As part of Euro-Divers’ Maldives 50th Anniversary celebrations we have created an incredible program of ‘Special Weeks’ and since sea turtles feature highly on our guests’ (and instructors!) must-see marine life list, we dedicated entire weeks to them!
Our dive centre at Kagi Maldives Resort & Spa was the first to enjoy a turtle week and it was enjoyed by guests and team alike. There were snorkelling and scuba diving adventures where lots of turtles were spotted. There was an opportunity to learn more about the different sea turtles we have here in the Maldives and this was very much appreciated by all who attended. A big thank you to all who made the week such a success.
Despite six of the seven species of sea turtles being listed as threatened, endangered or critically endangered worldwide, in the Maldives we are extremely fortunate to have regular sightings of two of the five species found here – the hawksbill turtle and green sea turtle.
Hawksbill Turtle
Turtles can be seen by both snorkelers and divers on almost every trip to the reefs and here in the Maldives they are not shy at all, they are inquisitive and not at all bothered by your presence, you should however, give them space, behave respectfully and never touch or chase them, even if they approach you.
Either foraging on sponges or sea grass, resting on the reef or gracefully gliding up to the surface for their next breath, the turtles are mesmerising to watch and its encounters such as these that will etch themselves in your memories for years to come.
Green Sea Turtle
If you missed Kagi’s turtle week, there are three more dates across 5 dive centres where you can join in with the turtley fun:
- 11-17th March at Havodda, Club Med Finolhu, Club Med Kani
- 9-15th April at Dhigali
- 5-11th August at Meeru
We hope you can join us, and the turtles, for an incredible turtle week soon!
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 Malé 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.
