Wildness Diving
Because Maldives is so popular as a diving centre, there is no "Wilderness Diving" near the resort islands. As many as 1,000 people ten per cent of the tourist population dive each day and many sites, which are shared by several resorts which become over crowded. At Banana Reef near Bandos Island Resort; for example, up to sixty divers a day goes diving.. This means the thud of boats can sometimes be heard overhead and on some parts of the reef divers suddenly appear like a shoal of sharks. If a few stingrays are discovered lying in the sand of a little cave, over eager spectators jostle each other with cameras, disturbing the fish and damaging the coral. It is particularly upsetting for the quiet diver who does not want to impress his friends with his feats but simply wishes to enjoy the privilege of underwater life.
The best way to experience a "Wilderness Dive" is to hire a Yacht Dhoni and head off with an experienced skipper, "keyolhu" (as they call in Dhivehi) to the outer atolls. There, off real desert islands, you will find coral reefs that have remained undisturbed for centuries.
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