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Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Maldives (Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Maldives) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Casey Mahaney, Astrid Witte Mahaney
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Category: Book
Buy New: $124.57
New (1) Used (5) from $50.00
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1091785
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 151
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1864503637
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781864503630
ASIN: 1864503637
Publication Date: September 2001
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Product Description
Scattered like rings across the Indian Ocean, the 26 atolls that comprise the Maldives are a divers mecca. Encompassing channels, pinnacles and walls, the sites here have lyrical names that match their beauty. While hard corals recover from recent coral bleaching, the reefs still thrive with vibrant soft corals, sponges and anemones. Prolific fish life ranges from funny little blennies to massive, friendly Napoleonfish. Divers are transported to the reefs on colorful traditional dhonis and luxurious safari dive boats. This book describes 78 of the best sites in the Maldives, with full-color photos taken in the wake of El Nino damage. Youll get specific information on: - dive site topography and access
- safari boats, including contact information
- resort islands across the archipelago
- travel logistics and topside attractions
- 13 easy-to-read maps
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| Customer Reviews:
Maldives-A diving Mecca October 28, 2004
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
If you are planning a SCUBA diving trip to the Maldives I would recommend this book for some useful information and eye candy in preparing an amazing underwater experience. I also recommend it because the photographs have been taken since the El Nino damage to the reefs so they portray a realistic view of what you will encounter. While the reef damage is unfortunate and visible, the Maldives are still an amazing for the variety of life that you can experience; whale sharks, mantas, hammerheads, napoleon fish, etc... can all be found in various location in the Maldives. Once, in the Maldives though, I would rely on the advice of the locals and the local dive shops. These people know which sites are best under the current conditions and where the sorts of things you would like to experience are to be found at that moment. So the book is not really a necessity, more something to wet your appetite for the trip. My experience included diving with a whale shark, being surrounded by giant mantas that swam in circles around me, seeing many sharks, and a very friendly sea turtle that seemed to think my camera might be an edible treat!
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