Alila Kothaifaru Maldives
Our remote island retreat lies at the northern edge of the Maldives in the calm Raa Atoll, reached via a panoramic 45-minute seaplane voyage from Male. Discover a picture-perfect paradise of powdery soft white-sand beaches and crystal-clear turquoise waters alongside some of the most remarkable dive experiences in the archipelago.
Resort Website: https://www.alilahotels.com/kothaifaru-maldives
Euro-Divers Alila Kothaifaru Dive & Water Sports Center
The fully equipped PADI 5-star dive center offers a full range of diving courses for all levels.
With 20 dive sites within a short boat ride, we are fortunate to be surrounded by various dive sites and often uncrowded, from easy-going outer reefs and manta cleaning stations to some stunning thila dives.
We offer morning, afternoon and night dives to make the most out of it. Both divers and snorkelers can look forward to abundant fish life like turtles, sharks, eagle rays, and manta rays.
DIVING HIGHLIGHTS
2 tanks diving trip
The dive sites around Alila offer you to see many turtles and possibly an encounter with Manta rays throughout one dive.
Manta cleaning station located just 15 minutes away by boat and from November till March it’s high chance to find them there.
Our dive guides will show you the best reef you can find in Raa Atoll during the two tanks diving trip.
EURO-DIVERS ALILA TOP DIVE SITES
Padi e-learning
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Become a PADI certified diver in no time by simply participating in all underwater adventures of the Open Water Course or Advanced Open Water Course and without spending time in a classroom during your holiday!
Downloads available
SNORKELING
Our professional team of snorkeling guides is ready to explore with you the beauty below the surface.
Newbies, as well as experienced snorkelers, are surprised by the huge amounts of colorful fish and sensational reef formations.
SNORKELING HIGHLIGHTS
Private speed boat to Turtle point or Manta snorkeling
We suggest a private boat trip on our speed boat if you prefer to enjoy a pleasant boat journey with your soulmate with more privacy. We can visit turtle point, a manta cleaning station, or other gorgeous coral reefs with a private snorkeling guide during this trip.
Don’t worry if you have never tried snorkeling. Our experienced guide will teach you the basic skills to help you gain confidence in the water.
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Hanifaru Bay (seasonal from May to November / snorkeling only)
The jewel in the biological crown of Baa Atoll is a tiny bay named Hanifaru, where seasonal gatherings of hundreds of manta rays and periodically even whale sharks, have made this site world famous in recent years, attracting tourists and marine biologists from across the planet to immerse themselves in the equatorial waters amongst a feeding frenzy of these gentle giants.
Surely a once in a lifetime experience when travelling to Raa Atoll during the specific period.
WATERSPORTS:
Our Water Sports Center offers relaxing activities like Stand-Up Paddleboarding, Kayaking, Romantic Catamaran Sailing and Windsurfing.
All activities are suitable for beginners, experts and families alike.
Join us on the sunny side of life and enjoy the exciting water sports activities we have to offer.
RELAXING
EVEN MORE RELAXING
HIGHLIGHTS
Catamaran Sailing
Sailing in the blue waters of Maldives will make you fall in love once again, relax and unwind as you enjoy tranquillity and nature with your own personal captain.
EXCURSION HIGHLIGHTS
Dolphin Search Cruise
Join us on an adventure to watch dolphins in their natural environment, playing in the boat’s bow while you enjoy the scenic view from the deck of our traditional Maldivian dhoni.
Everything started with my Open Water Course at Koh Tao, Thailand. I’m hooked with the first breath I took underwater – this magical and peaceful world with all these different colors and creatures made me forget about everything else. It felt like an addiction.
This time made me realize that I don’t want to keep diving only as a hobby. I wanted to become a Diving Instructor and make diving my profession.
I was working as an entertainer in one of the resorts in South Male atoll. The first time I tried diving I absolutely fell in love with it, so every day off I would go diving.
I was lucky enough to meet people from Euro-Divers who helped me complete my instructor course and employment later on.
That trip changed everything. Since 2014, I visited more than 50 countries in three continents.
2019, 2020, 2021 – still in Maldives, enjoying what I love the most.
Im sonnigen Süden (Ägypten) lernte ich im Urlaub die unglaubliche Unterwasserwelt bei einem Schnuppertauchgang kennen und lieben.
Anfangs arbeitete ich im Tauchcenter im Büro, mir wurde jedoch schnell klar, dass ich die Gäste nicht nur über Wasser sondern auch unter Wasser begleiten wollte. Somit machte ich die Divemaster Ausbildung.
I studied Hotel management and ended up working for several years in different Hotels/Resorts around Italians seaside where I spend my days off diving and achieving the Dive Master rating.
I choose to stay in Oman because of its unspoiled dive site, beaches and many undiscovered dive places! We do not have mass tourism here and the country itself is spectacular besides being the safest place to live in.
Bored and burnt out of the stressful life in Holland, I quit my job as Manager Back Office & Finance and I went to Curacao for holiday. On this tropical island I took my first breaths under water with Instructor Marc, who is still my buddy in life.
Diving keeps me grounded, relaxed and connected with Mother Nature (myself). It supports me to let go, to put things into perspective and it helps me to stay focused and balanced in my position as a manager.
But diving was not at all my purpose of the journey, in fact I was not even a diver yet, I became a diver after I got passionate in freediving in Egypt in 2012 while freediving with dolphin in the wild, eager to become a snorkeling guide, I did my life guard licence and then my PADI open water!
I love freediving but scuba diving is an all other story for me, learning scuba diving make you discover part of yourself you didn’t know, you learn to control things that you would have never imagined possible, I regularly see many of my students discovering how calm they can be underwater when in life they tend to be hyperactive and then in the other hand I see calm or introverted persons becoming excited and move like a torpedo underwater 🙂 so diving might not be for everyone but it is definitely to discover!
I decided after my hospitality studies to enter this fascinating new world. I have started my career in Club Med as Guest Service and had the opportunity to travel some of the famous destinations for diving or snorkeling.
I am the perfect example of someone who was scared of diving, the only advice I could give is to believe in yourself.
But since I was young, I knew I wanted to travel the world, to go on adventures, have fun and meet people from everywhere. Unfortunately, those jobs didn’t give me the opportunity to do it so after 5 years I decided to move to Thailand.
Scuba Diving is a sport of passion.
During this time, I wanted to try something new, so I started scuba diving and I will never forget my first underwater experience. I felt nervous at first but at the same time a lot of excitement.
Some people might think that diving is a difficult sport, but there are many ways to enjoy safe diving for any age or gender.
