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Notes from the boat: what we’ve learned diving Dhigurah and South Ari Atoll, written by the team who runs the trips.

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We’re divers who run an all-inclusive diving hotel on Dhigurah, in the South Ari Atoll, and this is where we write down what we actually see out on the water. Whale sharks, mantas, the thilas in the channel next door, how to get to the island, what a dive day with us really looks like — the honest version, not the brochure one.

Every post comes from the people who do the briefings and read the currents, so when we tell you whale sharks are easier to meet with a snorkel than a regulator, that’s because we’ve watched it happen for ten years, not because it ranks well.

Table corals on the reef at Manta Point, South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Meet our marine biologist: an interview about coralMarine Life

Meet our marine biologist: an interview about coral

Mette, who looks after our social media and marketing, put five questions to Jess, our…
15 October 2026 Read More
Aerial view of Dhigurah, a long narrow island in South Ari Atoll, with its harbour at the near end
Diving Dhigurah for the first time: what our guests wish they’d knownTrip Planning

Diving Dhigurah for the first time: what our guests wish they’d known

We've replied to more than 400 reviews since the beginning in 2015, and the same…
9 October 2026 Read More
Divers on the back deck of the dive boat Manta Mobula at the quay in Dhigurah harbour, South Ari Atoll
What our all-inclusive covers, from the arrival coconut to the last diveTrip Planning

What our all-inclusive covers, from the arrival coconut to the last dive

Divers ask us what the all-inclusive actually covers before they book. It covers the diving.…
6 October 2026 Read More
A Boutique Beach dive guide briefs two guests under the boat canopy at the Dhigurah jetty, Maldives, dive tanks on the deck.
Diving the Maldives from Australia, via Sri Lanka or SingaporeTrip Planning

Diving the Maldives from Australia, via Sri Lanka or Singapore

Sondra and Peter emailed us the week after they got home. They had finished their…
6 October 2026 Read More
Planning a Dive Trip to Dhigurah Island: Getting There, What to Know, Where to DiveTrip Planning

Planning a Dive Trip to Dhigurah Island: Getting There, What to Know, Where to Dive

We get asked the same questions about Dhigurah Island every week: how do you actually…
15 October 2026 Read More
Aerial view of snorkellers swimming alongside a whale shark just beneath the surface in turquoise shallows at South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Whale sharks in the Maldives: the honest answer most divers haven’t been toldMarine Life

Whale sharks in the Maldives: the honest answer most divers haven’t been told

If you come to the Maldives to see whale sharks, you'll most likely meet one…
15 October 2026 Read More
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