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Finally open again!!

Blog Oasis - 05.07.2021 On the 1st of July 2021 we could finally reopen the hotel! We´re very happy about the lovely guests that have been with us since that day and who enjoy wonderful dives as well as the beautiful atmosphere. After 15 months [...]

Lion fish

Blog Bathala - 02.07.2021 Although the lionfish is visibly gorgeous, there's much more to this mysterious creature than its striking maroon, brown and white stripes, elegant fan-like fins and delicate floating tentacles. Native to the Indo-pacific region, the fish can be found on reefs as [...]

Servicing Time

Blog Medhufushi - 30.06.2021 We have finally reached the time of the year where we service all our equipment so that our divers have wonderful experience while diving. Servicing equipment is very important and its needs to be done annually irrespective you might dive with [...]

Welcome Markus

Blog Filitheyo - 24.06.2021 We got new reinforcments in the end of May. Markus is 37 years old (21 by heart) , vibrant, very communicative instructor, full of energy. He flew in from Macao, where he  worked as a show Diver at the biggest Water [...]

Nudis

Filitheyo - 18.06.2021 Chromodoris Tritos Yonow - also known as Dorid Nudibranch, Tritos Sea Slug. Opisthobranchia - Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs meaning "naked gills" are molluscs without a hard shell. These beautiful slugs are usually brilliantly colored and this in itself can act as a [...]

Countdown to reopening

Blog Oasis - 17.06.2021 In December 2020 we reopened our divecenter for guests that were staying in  nearby hotels. Since then, we´ve had a few guests whom you can see in the pictures and that were lots of fun to be with. Now the reopening [...]

Horse Eye Jacks

Blog Medufushi - 17.06.2021 Horse Eye Jacks also known as Big -Eye Jacks (Caranx Latus)  is a game fish and minor cHorse Eye Jacks also known as Big -Eye Jacks (Caranx Latus) is a game fish and minor commercial fish in the family Carangidae. Its appearance is similar [...]

The Orange Horizon

Blog Medhufushi - 10.06.2021 As the sun sets over the horizon the sky lights up in a beautiful dark orange colour which makes it look like the sky is on fire... @ Medhufushi Dive Centre (Sunset)

World Ocean Day

Blog Filitheyo - 08.06.2021 We celebrate this day to light the importance of oceans. As divers we withness the impact that our way of living has on the oceans. It is important to raise awarnes and contribute as much as we can, even when it [...]

Ocean day

Blog Bathala - 08.06.2021 Ghost nets are a problem for the marine environment, as they float free until they get stuck onto a reef, in which case they suffocate the corals and fish trapped underneath. This one was so heavy that three of us were [...]

Congratulation!

Blog Bathala - 03.06.2021 Diving keeps you young, ask Mrs. Ursula, 73 years old and her husband, Mr. Rolf, 86 years old from Switzerland 🙃 We are honored to have done Rolf's 2000th dive at Mayaa Thila. Congratulation, truly amazing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻  

Yellow Naked Soft Coral

Blog Medhufushi - 03.06.2021 Yellow Naked Soft Coral (Chironephthya sp.) Also known as Fan Thistle Coral, Limp Coral, Soft Tree Coral, Thistle Coral, Tree Coral. Found in caves and under ledges, along drop-offs and walls of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length [...]

Blue Stripe Snappers

Blog Medhufushi - 27.05.2021 We usually see them in shallow waters in a school together. They frequently gather in large aggregations around coral formations, caves, or wrecks during daylight hours their vibrant blue stripes with the yellow make them really stand out and beautiful delight for our divers. This species [...]

Moray Eels

Blog Bathala - 27.05.2021 Did you know moray eels reproduce by fertilization that is oviparous, when eggs and sperm are fertilized in the water outside the womb, also known as spawning. On average, female moray eels can release 10,000 eggs at a time. These eggs [...]

Work on the house reef

Filitheyo - 21.05.2021 On Filitheyo we have really nice house reef, with a lot of sea life and healthy corals. There are 7 exits for our divers to enter and exit house reef. Our instructors are regularly maintaining the ropes and other markers, that help [...]

Green Turtle

Blog Medhufushi - 20.05.2021 We always confuse a green turtle will be a herbivorous but no green turtles mostly feed on the species of the sea grass. Every time we see her we have smile on faces and so does she.. Meet our resident Green [...]

Stonefish

Blog Bathala -20.05.2021 Stonefishes are found wide spread in the whole indo-pacific region, some rare encounters have been reported even in rivers. They have potent neurotoxins secreted from glands at the base of their dorsal fin spines which stick up when disturbed or threatened. Their [...]

Pictures while waiting

Blog Oasis - 17.05.2021 We asked for pictures from you to help us shorten the waiting time until our reopening. Thanks a lot for these pictures to Silke Severin and Markus Laubenheimer! We can´t wait to see you again. All the best until then!

Great Barracudas

Blog Filitheyo - 14.05.2021 Barracudas - the  voracious predators that hunt by ambush. They rely on surprise and short bursts of speed (up to 43 km/h) to overrun their prey, sacrificing maneuverability. Generally, adult barracudas are considered to be solitary when it comes to hunting, though young barracudas tend [...]

Hawksbill Turtles

Blog Bathala - 11.05.2021 Hawksbill turtles use their beaks to help extract their favourite prey. Hawksbill turtles are typically found on coral reefs which are home to their preferred food—sponges. The shape and sharpness of their beak enable them to reach into small holes and [...]

The danish guys …

Blog Filitheyo - 30.04.2021 Here are our Filitheyo team updates. We have reinforced our lines with a new instructor – Jens. He comes from Denmark, but he lived in Germany for the most of his life. Now Tore and Jens can have their secret conversations [...]

Ribbontail Ray

Blog Bathala - 06.05.2021 Ribbontail ray - very common in the Indian ocean, all the way until Australia, with some sightings even in the Galapagos islands. Usually spending the time between 20 and 60m depth, the ray feeds on molluscs, crabs, shrimps and bony fish. [...]

Healthy coral life

Blog Medhufushi - 30.04.2021 After years of coral bleaching and increase in water temperatures our reefs are slowly growing back. But the every step we take in helping this ocean we can make the difference and bring it back to its old glory.. Our beautiful [...]

All around Bathala

Have you been recently on Bathala? A lot of work has been done to improve the comfort in the bar and the restaurant, the volleyball court is now repositioned into the center of the island. The beach is clean and tidy, as the removal of [...]

The royal beauty

Blog Medhufushi - 25.04.2021 We wait for them with patience and eagerness. As these elegant gentle creatures come by to get cleaned. At the ideal cleaning station block at Valley of the ray... The Reef Manta Ray (Mobula Alfredi) we see in Meemu Atoll is [...]