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Giravaru Tourist Resort – PLANETA DIVERS Courses

Giravaru, the island of your dreams, is easily accessible, situated just 15 minutes by speed boat from the Male’ International Airport. This Travel Maldives opportunity offers you a choice of over 20 of some of the world’s most talked about diving sites, with skilled international divers to escort you and guide you to some of the best kept secrets contained in the depths of these sites.

Some of them are between the most popular diving sites among skilled scuba divers of the world. The dive school in Giravaru Resort is managed by Jutta and Giovanni and is called PLANETA DIVERS. The dive school offers PADI training and certification.

PLANETA DIVERS Services on Giravaru
Opening Hours are from 8:15 to 12:30 and from 14:15 to 18:00 everyday. Services include; introductory dives, Discover Scuba Diving PADI, Open Water Diver PADI and advanced courses, Specialty Courses PADI, Underwater naturalist, Underwater Photographer, Underwater Videographer, Wreck Diver and Night Diver.

Our courses are held in English, German, Italian, French and Spanish. Morning and afternoon boat dives to 30 various dive sites and weekly full day excursions are also offered. Also, 12 hours house reef diving for experienced divers and a guided house reef dives is available.

Equipments offered: 40 sets of snorkeling, 20 BCD jackets, 20 regulators Sherwood, Dive computers (Octopus Suunto), Dive lights and 50 aluminum tanks: 10 and 11 liters are the equipments offered here.

Other Facilities: these include a Classroom with AV equipment, well equipped workshop for basic maintenance and service, One Bauer compressors with a capacity of 230 l/min, Dan Oxygen kit and a Medical Centre with a 4 man Decompression Chamber in 15 min by speedboat on Bandos Island Resort.

Following are the pricelist of equipment rentals available at PLANETA DIVE:
- Snorkel – At US$ 2.00 per day.
- Fins and Mask – At US$ 4.00 per day and US$ 3.00 per day for more than 4 days.
- Wetsuit, Regulator, BCD and Computer – At US$ 4.00 per dive.
- Diving light – At US$ 8.00 per dive.
- Snorkeling Set – At US$ 10.00 per day and US$ 8.00 per day for more than 4 days.

DIVE COURSES
- Introduction dive for US$ 30.00 offers 30 minutes of dive in shallow waters.
- Discover Scuba Diving PADI for US$ 110.00 which includes 2 dives, that allows you to dive with us on the house reef, it counts as the first 2 dives of the PADI Open Water Course.
- Open Water Course PADI for US$ 484.00 including all the educational material, equipment and certification.
- Specialty Courses for US$ 50 per dive plus US$ 30 per certification fee.
- Advanced Open Water Course for US$ 290.00, the dives will be charged according to the price list.
- Rescue Course for US$ 370.00, and
- Dive master course for US$ 800.00.

Non limit diving
- 6 days (for US$ 330.00): this is for skilled divers only. Boat and equipment are not included. This program has to be taken as block and can not be split.
- 12 days (for US$ 550.00): this is also for experienced divers only. Boat and equipment are not included. This program too, has to be taken as block and can not be split.

Dive Packages: Prices for Dive Packages with equipment included and tank and weight belt differs according to the amount of dives chosen.

Boat Trips: One trip, two trips per day and full day trips are also available at US$ 10, 18 and 22 respectively.

Diving in the Maldivian sea is one of the best underwater experiences a diver can have. The variety and number of brightly colored reef fish, pelagic fish and exotic marine life that populates the water’s depths are unforgettable, at any level of experience. It would be great to know more about Maldives through maldives news updates, as you plan for the perfect diving holiday. Learning about the culture, weather and current events would always be helpful when traveling to another country whether for diving experiences or merely for vacation.

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Posted in Scuba Diving · March 1st, 2010 · Comments (0)

Enjoy Beautiful Dive Sites – Gasfinolhu

Maldives consists of hundreds of resort islands where almost all offers diving as part of the holiday package. Therefore, a Maldives Vacation opportunity offers memorable diving experiences to all the guests. One resort famous for offering diving courses and great diving sites is Gasfinolhu Island Resort.

The OCEAN-PRO Dive Team in Gasfinolhu welcomes all guests, who not only want to enjoy the luxury of the beautiful dive sites around North Male Atoll, but are also looking for something special.

Allow yourself to glide through the deep blue waters of the Indian Ocean witnessing the beauty of the aquatic world!

We provide an interesting variety of courses that are not offered everywhere, from beginner right through to expert. We are confident that at least one of these will accomplish your dreams!

Available here are the full range of PADI courses from Beginner through to Dive master level, plus a wide selection of Specialty courses too. All PADI course materials are available in English, German, and French. For our Nitrox Divers we also offer Nitrox 32% for free!

With all these exciting underwater activities you may have trouble remembering all the fun! In that case you can rent one of our four digital underwater cameras and make a photographic diary of your experiences.

Gasfinolhu is surrounded by a vast, beautiful lagoon which is home to a large variety of marine life. There is no typical house reef and so all our dives are boat dives. As the lagoon is shallow it is a ideal environment for both divers training and snorkeling.

All equipment needed for diving & snorkeling can be rented at the dive center. The equipment is checked, serviced and replaced on a regular basis, insuring that everything is always up to date. All rental and personal diving equipment is stored in the on-site wet room.

The average water temperature is 28 degrees Celsius. The visibility from January to May is around 20m to 50m and from June to December is around 15m to 25m.

For more information on different other resorts in Maldives and the diving opportunities, Maldives Directory provides a complete list with breathtaking pictures of each holiday destination. You can also find out more on diving centers existing in Maldives Resorts.

Ocean-Pro Dive Sites: Numerous amounts of courses for beginners and experienced divers are available from the Dive Center. We cover most of North Male Atoll with more than 50 dive sites, rated from easy to difficult.

They include different reef formations, such as Thilas, Giris and Farus; Outside Reefs; Channels and Wrecks. The outside reefs around Gasfinolhu are popular for their turtle population and so encounters are literally guaranteed. It is also possible to see Sharks and Manta Rays all through the year. Our favorite Manta spots from May to December are “Fairy Tale” and “Lankan Manta Point” and from December to April is “Bodu Hithi Thila”. These trips are offered as full day or two tank dive tours.

And the international Ocean-Pro dive team in Gasfinolhu will make your diving holidays an unforgettable experience. So, before choosing your ideal Maldives vacation spot, it is always advised to follow Maldives News, to know more about the country prior to traveling. This ensures a carefree and exciting vacation which you are totally prepared for!

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Posted in Scuba Diving · March 1st, 2010 · Comments (0)