Planning to spend the last two weeks of December in the Maldives with family.
We are a mixed bag. A couple of non-divers (in laws) wich are very easy going and happy with not much--read a book, swim, have a drink, eat good food.
Me and wife are divers / UW photographer since 20+ years (wife actuallly did her first dives in Kani Resort 1988), and want to be able to visit at least a few "word class" dives sites from the resort by day trips. Then two "All Terrain" kids 13 (fresh OW) and 10 (will be snorkeling and perhaps do try dives need a house reef).
We do not want a sea plane transfer and liveaboard is off course out of the question.
The period we are looking at is the busiest busy and most expensive, which gives us few options.
Not too expensive (max €3000 for the resort pp, excl diving and flights)
Needs to have a good (by Maldivian standards) house reef for snorkeling
Maximum 90-120 mins away from Male with speed boat
Good food and nice beach
At least a few top dive sites (by Maldivian standards) on day trips distance
Lots of places seem to be out of our budget or fully booked for the time frame we're looking at. I have found these:
Bandos, N. Mahle (diving any good?)
Ellaidhoo, S Ari (for kids?)
Eryadiu, N Mahle (too small for non divers?)
Can anyone share their experience with those places?
cheers
We are a mixed bag. A couple of non-divers (in laws) wich are very easy going and happy with not much--read a book, swim, have a drink, eat good food.
Me and wife are divers / UW photographer since 20+ years (wife actuallly did her first dives in Kani Resort 1988), and want to be able to visit at least a few "word class" dives sites from the resort by day trips. Then two "All Terrain" kids 13 (fresh OW) and 10 (will be snorkeling and perhaps do try dives need a house reef).
We do not want a sea plane transfer and liveaboard is off course out of the question.
The period we are looking at is the busiest busy and most expensive, which gives us few options.
Not too expensive (max €3000 for the resort pp, excl diving and flights)
Needs to have a good (by Maldivian standards) house reef for snorkeling
Maximum 90-120 mins away from Male with speed boat
Good food and nice beach
At least a few top dive sites (by Maldivian standards) on day trips distance
Lots of places seem to be out of our budget or fully booked for the time frame we're looking at. I have found these:
Bandos, N. Mahle (diving any good?)
Ellaidhoo, S Ari (for kids?)
Eryadiu, N Mahle (too small for non divers?)
Can anyone share their experience with those places?
cheers
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