Normah Baharom
Maldives
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Nº104
Date: 2017-07-16 - 11:46
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Max Depth: 17.4m Duration: 51mins
Dive Location
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Computer: Suunto - D6i
- Camera: Olympus - TG4
- Camera: GoPro - Hero 4 Silver
- Lift bag: Aqualung - Red
- Regulator: Scubapro - MK25/A700
- Regulator: Scubapro - Console 3 Gauge inline with 330m
- BCD: Scubapro - LiteHawk
- Wet suit: Scubapro - 3mm
- Wet suit: Scubapro - 0.5mm
- Mask: Scubapro - Crystal VU Plus
- Fins: Scubapro - Seawing Nova
- Gloves: Subgear - Tropic
Recent Divers in North Male Atoll
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Dive Shop & Buddies
Dive buddies:
Ahmed,
Fahad,
Aamer Al Hammadi,
Faris Al Mulla,
Hanoof Al Hammadi,
Khalifa,
Rasha,
Seham Al Falahi
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Sunlight Thila Dive Site, just 9.6km away from Male’ International Airport, in Inner South East North Male’ Atoll is also one of the brilliant colourful reefs out of thousands in Maldives making the Maldivian seascapes amongst the most enchanting in the world, is a nature’s treasure house.
“Sunlight Thila Dive Site” is a formation of two small reefs that attract giant manta rays between March and October, when the winds from the south carry a large amount of plankton to this area. Between the reefs lies a 70-meter long sand bottom boasting small coral formations with plenty of cleaner wrasses. During the dive you will kneel on the sand whilst watching these majestic mantas circling above you waiting for their turn to be cleaned. As it is not uncommon to see ten or more manta rays at a time, this dive has become a big attraction for both beginners and experienced divers.
The site surrounded by clear turquoise waters introduces a fascinating world of coral gardens. To have a tete-a-tete with such underwater treasures, diving is the most recommended pastime.
Mostly in the famous dive sites, like “The Sunlight Thila”, The corals offer some of the most spectacular vistas of underwater life - divers can see mantas, whale sharks, valleys of luscious soft corals, colourful gardens of hard corals, eagle rays, over 1000 species of fish around the reefs, countless species of invertebrates, shells, turtles and crustaceans.