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It would appear that Maayafushi is a turtle nesting hotspot as one evening last week, 6 cute baby turtles were discovered emerging from their nest and heading towards the ocean. Further investigation revealed hundreds of tiny ‘footprints’ in the sand suggesting that there had in fact been a full nest of perhaps 100+ turtles hatching.

After over a year with TGI Maldives at Maayafushi, our snorkelling guide Gio is moving on to a new adventure. His happy, outgoing personality was a great asset for us during the numerous snorkelling excursions that he took.

A thrilling Manta show at Manta Point, near Maayafushi, this week spoilt our diving and snorkelling guests rotten!

At first we could not properly identify them, but their unique sound was a giveaway … The lucky group of divers at Maayafushi this week saw a school of dolphins at Manta Point, also known as Emas Thila. This dive site is normally known for Manta Rays, but highlighting the fact there is much more on offer, we were graced with the appearance of a pod of Dolphins!

Snorkellers and divers have a lot to look forward to – in about a month and a half, the waters around Maayafushi will get new inhabitants!

‘After not even 15 minutes of diving an amazing hammerhead shark showed up from the blue, came even quite close and, not only that, after swimming away it even decided to come back!’ – just another dive with the team at TGI Maayafushi!

During a recent beginner’s course, our Maayafushi team witnessed a very interesting attempt of a moray eel trying its luck with a porcupinefish.