Advice on Diving in Maldives

... of heart or inexperienced divers, due to strong currents and the need to go deep to have the best encounters, although there are many very easy dives aswell. Channel Diving is particularly challenging. Crossing the channels requires staying below the lip of the channel to avoid being drifted out into the blue; this can often be as deep as 35-40 meters. Diving into the channel often requires fighting or managing currents, reef hooking, and being comfortable with difficult conditions. Diving in The Maldives can basically be broken down into 3 major environments - channels, thilas & farus: ...