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Werner Lau News

Werner Lau - 19.05.2020 Every day we receive several inquiries as to when diving with Werner Lau will be possible again. To say it in advance: Of course nobody knows exactly yet. Among other things we are waiting for the flight schedules of the airlines [...]

Maldives News

Maldives - 28.04.2020 Our crew on Filitheyo is sending you best regards. Everyone is doing well on Fili, diving at the house reef is still great, even if the monsoon change is starting now. Also from Bathala and Medhufushi there is nothing new to report. [...]

Comet fisch

Bog Filitheyo - 27.04.2020 Did you know ... Cometfishes use their fake eye at the back of their body for two purpuses at least? 1. to survive: when treatened they stick their face into a hole in the reef and the back looks like a [...]

Corona Update 26.04.2020

Well, of course all our hotels and diving centres are still closed. Like everyone else we are wondering, too: When will we resume? When will we be able to open where and what again? This will depend largely on when flight concepts will finally be [...]

Maldives

Maldives - 08.04.2020 Small message from the Maldives: There are no more guests, but the remaining staff on Medhu, Bathala and Filitheyo is doing very well. There are certainly worse things than being an "island prisoner" and being able to avoid Corona..🙂... Anyway, we are [...]

Update 06.04.2020

First of all thank you very much from all of us for your good wishes and that you are thinking of us. In particular, I would like to thank our many repeat customers for their trust during the crisis. MALDIVES: Filitheyo and Medhufushi: Now there [...]

Maintenance Work in Filitheyo

Filitheyo - 02.04.2020  Hey lovely people! Only 4 divers and 7 guests left in total here on Fili! Now is time for maintenance, regulators and ropes from the house reef so that everything is perfectly ready for your next visit!

Corona Update

22.03.2020 Update Corona: We would like to thank you all for your good wishes and for thinking of us. We are thinking of you too.  MALDIVES: So far there have been only isolated cases of Corona. The government is isolating the islands and Male extensively, […]

Update

Hi everyone! This is our actual situation worldwide. Fuerteventura - we have closed our dive center, the club will most likely be closed within the next few days. In Fuerteventura there is a curfew and the same recommendations as everywhere else in the world: keep [...]

Whale Shark

Filitheyo - 17.03.2020 Whaleshaaaaaark today on the red boat!

Marbled Stingrays

Filitheyo - 15.03.2020 The marbled stingrays are very present in our atoll at the moment... It is probably mating time as we see them more and more in pairs! How frustrating to see them barely moving in the strong current while our masks vibrate because [...]

Lemon Shark at the house reef

Blog Filitheyo - 07.03.2020 400 Dives! And 250 of them with Werner Lau on Filitheyo! Congratulations Bhanu! Also lemon shark on the house reef.

Temporarily Change of our Cancellation Conditions

Due to the current concern about the corona virus, we have decided to temporarily change the cancellation conditions. For all new bookings the following applies with immediate effect: These bookings can be cancelled or rebooked free of charge up to 14 days before arrival. These [...]

SSI Crossover

Filitheyo - 20.02.2020 Five new SSI instructors for Werner Lau dive centers in the Maldives! Madita, Jerome, Natalie, Mat and Corinne were already very experienced diving instructors but so far not SSI certified... And also a new Assistant Instructor Trainer, Mika for Filitheyo, who can [...]

Team 2020

Filitheyo - 17.02.2020 Here is the whole Filitheyo Werner Lau Dive Center team (except Harun who is on holidays). As you can see this team can be friendly but serious and can also go totally crazy at times! From right to left at the back [...]

Madita & Jerome

Filitheyo - 11.02.2020 Madita is from Germany, Köln, and used to be yoga and fitness teacher but that was before she fell in love for scuba diving! (sure she still practices in secret though!!!). Jerome is belgian (from Wallonie) and used to be a paramedic, [...]

Happy Guests

Filitheyo - 06.02.2020 Happy guests after 2 dives with mantas almost all 2 dives long! And our captain Shard showing his creativity! Thanks guys, that was an amazing day! (Manta pic - Archiv)

again a heard day ….

Filitheyo - 03.02.2020 Another hard day on the boat... Watching mantas flying by... The sun on our skin, the warm waters... A little breeze... These poor divers look forward to going back home in the cold..

Double Vision

Blog Filitheyo - 21.01.2020 Isn't it cool how this Blenny can look up and to the left at the same time? Very handy if you live in a hole that has only one opening to the front and to the top!

InterDive Day 3

16.01.2020 ... and today was a really great day at the fair. Great people, many really good conversations and really good feedback to this first InterDive. Would be great if it would continue like that ... For all of you again for your information, because [...]

InterDive Day 2

16.01.2020 Something is going on. After the fair was a bit manageable yesterday, we notice today that it is starting to pick up. A new trade fair must first establish itself. We are very optimistic! Just like it used to be in the last years, [...]

InterDive Day 1

15.01.2020 Yesterday we arrived and set up the stand - today the first visitors came to pick up some information. At this first InterDive in Frankfurt our team consists of Werner, Lilly, Peter, Bernd, Jule and Steffi. As promised, we have a lot of offers [...]

Walhai

Blog Filitheyo - 14.01.2020 Here some very nice pictures from the whale shark we saw short time ago! Thanks you Gottfried for the nice pictures. 😍

Mika just after Xmas

Blog Filitheyo - 10.01.2020 This is how Mika felt after Xmas - round, with weird pattern ;)

Jacques from South Africa

Filitheyo - 08.01.2020 Meet our new South African colleague Jacques! He is the junior of the team but already well experienced and a very savvy shark specialist... He is also very quiet and patient, a nice and gentle man!