Maldives
Sep 27 – Oct 2, 2026 six days of divingMantas owned the reef edges — the same glide line, over and over. Reef sharks patrolled the sand and hung in the mid-water haze; an eagle ray came through with a school in tow; a turtle rested on the reef like it paid rent.
Manta rays
- Repeated glides along the reef edge, belly spots lit from above; one close pass near enough to count the patches.
Reef sharks
- Singly over the sand at first, then in loose groups hanging in the mid-water, jack clouds swirling around them.
Eagle ray
- One, mid-water, gliding with a school of fish for company.
Turtle
- One resting on the reef, ringed by politely close divers.
Jacks & schools
- Dense spinning columns in open water — scenery for the sharks, and for us.