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Best of the Maldives: Closest House Reef Entry – Lily Beach

Published 18 September 12 12:39 AM | Maldives Complete

    For those who want the ‘ unda da sea’ experience , house reef proximity is a big consideration for many Maldive aficionados. Being opposite Vilamendoo, the current holder of the ‘ Closest House Reef’ crown, Lily Beach literally mirrors Vila...

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Best of the Maldives: Longest House Reef – Soneva Fushi

Published 13 June 12 1:59 AM | Maldives Complete

    If instead of endless diving , you want to do endless house reef snorkelling, then Soneva Fushi is your best bet. It has the longest house reef in the Maldives and a fine one at that. Over a kilometre and a half (nearly a mile long) of aquatic...

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Best of the Maldives: Coral – Park Hyatt Hadahaa

Published 16 October 11 2:34 PM | Maldives Complete

If the underwater stars that dazzle you are star fish, starlets and feather stars, then Park Hyatt Hadahaa is the place to swim to and at. Adrian Neville tweeted last week, “ Park Hyatt house reef, the best corals of any resort bar none. But oddly...

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Best of the Maldives: Aquatic Topiary – Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru

Published 2 February 11 12:21 AM | Maldives Complete

  While the ‘ house reef’ is the ‘main event’ in snorkelling, lagoon snorkelling can be its own treat. During our first, uninitiated trip to the Maldives, we spent nearly the whole week there delightedly snorkelling among the modest coral and rock...

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Best of the Maldives: Closest House Reef – Vilamendhoo

Published 8 May 10 1:44 PM | Maldives Complete

(Vilamendhoo Reef photo by Atoll Photography ) I have written on the ‘ best’ house reef and the ‘ deepest drop off’ house reef’, but one of the most prominent questions about house reefs is which is the ‘closest’. Given the Maldives atoll topology, often...

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Best of the Maldives: House Reef Drop Off – Filitheyo

Published 3 January 10 9:8 AM | Maldives Complete

One of the absolute joys of the Maldives is the snorkelling. There is plenty of debate in the diving community about the top dive spots in the world. The Maldives always ranks up in the elite top with the likes of the Great Barrier Reef, Cayman Islands...

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Best of the Maldives: House Reef – Kandoludhoo

Published 15 August 9 12:26 PM | Maldives Complete

           One of the very first and most common questions to ask of any ‘ Maldives Best Of’ selection is what is the ‘Best House Reef’. Maldives is easily one of the world’s top dive areas up there with the...

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