Maldives - Omadhoo, Himmafushi and Huruvalhi
Omadhoo (15 to 18 September)
15 September
Photos I took at the tourist beach on Omadhoo.
Drone photos and videos I took before sunset.
The pier on Omadhoo attracts many nurse sharks at night.
16 September
Some of the fish we saw while snorkelling at the local reef.
More drone photos and a video I took before sunset.
17 September
More photos of fish at the local reef.
Omadhoo is full of horned ghost crabs, digging holes everywhere.
Final sunset drone photos and video.
Himmafushi (18 to 22 September)
18 September
Drone photos and a video I took around sunset.
19 September
Sunset photo taken from the tourist beach.
20 September
The Maldives is a very strict Muslim country, with alcohol forbidden on all local islands. Some islands, like Himmafushi, have a floating bar which sells some alcohol. This is the first beer I had since arriving in the country.
Sunset photo taken from the floating bar.
21 September
Sign at the port welcoming visitors.
Final sunset drone photos and video.
Huruvalhi (22 to 27 September)
22 September
We spent our final days in the Maldives at a resort on Huruvalhi.
Nice paint job on one of the planes at the seaplane terminal at Male International Airport.
The seaplane we took to Huruvalhi.
Taking off from Male.
Photos taken during the flight.
Arriving at Huruvalhi.
23 September
We went snorkelling at the local reef. The highlights were seeing a yellow blackspotted pufferfish and a whitespotted boxfish.
Photo taken at sunset.
24 September
Drone photos and a video I took during sunrise.
More snorkelling at the local reef. This time we saw a porcupinefish, a blackspotted pufferfish and a turtle.
Drone photos and a video I took around sunset.
25 September
Final drone photos and video taken during sunrise.
We went on a dolphin watching trip in the afternoon.
26 September
We went on a final snorkelling trip in the morning. The highlight was seeing a starry pufferfish.
You can spot many sharks and rays from Huruvalhi island. Here is a juvenile blacktip reef shark we saw.
An eagle ray.
Another blacktip reef shark swimming around.
27 September
Our final day in the Maldives, before taking a plane back to Singapore.
More blacktip reef sharks swimming around.
A nurse shark.
A photo and video taken during the flight back to Male.
Back at Male International Airport.
The seaplane terminal at Male International Airport.
