GANGEHI KANDU
Maldiven
Gangehi Kandu is a three kilometer long channal in Ari Atoll, near a beautiful island resort. It is a perfect dive site for a diving holiday. You can make a memorable drift at the north side of the channel. Jump in the west-monsoon at rising tide. Flow up to 4 knots and you come up with the resort Gangehi 2 km further. At depths between 20 to 25 meters you will find a large variety of marine life. Leopard sharks, gray reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, napoleons, manta rays, and lots of fish. Look for life among the many cracks and holes in the rocks. Different species of sharks are resting at the sandy bottom of Gangehi Kandu, while manta rays, tuna and eagle rays swim by in the open sea. With a little luck you might even spot a whale shark.
Particulars
Jump of the boat into the water and let yourself flow through the channel. Along the way you' ll definitely get anything from an unforgettable drift dive. Pay special attention to the many overhangs, especially depths between 20 and 25 meter. Don't forget to brin you suraface marker buoy.
Warnings
There can be a strong current present at Gangehi Kandu. Surface marker buoy required.
GANGEHI KANDU Features
- Nicknames
- Gangehi Kandu
- Address
- Ari-Atoll
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- 90 min.
- Suitable for
- Experienced divers (drift dive)
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- Boat dive facilities
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Boat dive, drift dive
- Current
- Medium, strong
- Visibility
- 20 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 30 m.
- Bottom
- zand en rotsen
- Life
- Eagle ray, blue tang, mackerel, manta ray, nudibranch, reef shark, tuna, whale shark
- Other recreation
- N/A