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Dive Review of Manthiri/same in
Maldives

Manthiri/same: "Excellent", Apr, 2019,

by Andrew Anderson, MA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 4 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 11017 has 3 Helpful votes.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 4 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving N/A
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments Trip exceeded all expectations. Smooth transition to and from airport, including hotel and pool for one night. 4-5 dives a day, each one unique. Boat moved often to new locations. Divemaster provided detailed briefing for each dive. Incredible numbers and variety of marine life, including reef sharks, many mantasand eagle rays, reef fish including sweetlips, unicornfish, clownfish in anenomes, grouper, many morays of several types, royal angelfish, schools of bannerfish surrounding divers, huge schools of blue striped snappers and red snappers, Moorish idols, octopuses, brilliant soft coral, fields of table coral, clown triggerfish. Snorkeled with a whale shark. Food was excellent, and included fresh fish caught on board. Some current on some dives; we used reef hooks to watch the mantas, another time just drifted with the current for fun. Beautiful red and yellow crinoids on one dive. One wreck. A/C on board. Bucket list trip for me.
Websites Manthiri   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Cozumel, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Grand Cayman, Great Barrier Reef, Roatan, Aitutaki, Bonaire, Dominican Republic, La Paz, Turks & Caicos
Closest Airport 10 minutes away Getting There Emirates Boston-Dubai, then Emirates Dubai-Maldives. Long layover in Dubai. Total 17 hours

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm, currents
Water Temp 80-85°F / 27-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions Depth limits
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas Squadrons
Dolphins None Whale Sharks 1 or 2
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 4 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 3 stars Large Fish N/A
Large Pelagics 5 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments Dedicated space for UWP with multiple electric outlets, plenty of room. Skilled repair of one flash problem I had.
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