Sandbank morning
Out at nine to a strip of sand with nothing on it, back by two.
550.00 Per person
Dhigurah, Alif Dhaal
Two boats, a board in the window, and the sea deciding
Sandbanks, reefs, dolphins and whale sharks. Seats are counted, the weather call is made at six, and the boats do not wait.
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What is going out this week
Every departure shows how many seats are left. Requesting one takes it off the board straight away.
Snorkel safari, three reefs
Three reefs in one morning, with somebody in the water with you.
850.00 Per person
Whale shark search
Four hours along the reef edge looking, with no promise of finding.
1,250.00 Per person
How our boats run
The tide sets the time
Departure times move through the week because the sandbank is only above water at low water.
Weather call at six
Made in the morning, messaged by half past, and a cancelled trip costs you nothing.
A guide in the water
Not sitting on the boat. Ten swimmers per guide, which is why the safari has ten seats.
Gear at no charge
Masks in four sizes, fins and float belts on every boat. There has never been a rental fee.
What we do
Six things you can ask us for
A trip out every morning
Something leaves the jetty every day of the year, weather allowing.
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Private charter
Take a whole boat for the day and go where you like.
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Snorkel gear, included
Masks, fins and float belts on every boat, at no charge.
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Lunch cooked on the island
Rice, curry, grilled fish and fruit, carried out in cool boxes.
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Photographs from the day
A shared folder the evening after your trip, at no charge.
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Getting to Dhigurah
We will tell you which boat runs on your day, and meet you at the jetty.
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Boats
211
Mornings out last season
159
Of those with a whale shark
2017
Running since
Guests
What people say at breakfast
They cancelled our first whale shark morning for weather and put us on the next day at no charge. The next day we swam with two of them.
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Lena B
Germany
Small masks that fitted a seven year old, and a guide who stayed next to her the whole time. She has not stopped talking about the turtle.
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The Okada family
Japan
Told us honestly that we would probably see nothing on a flat calm afternoon and to go the following morning instead. Who does that.
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Daniel R
Australia
Before you come
Asked at the office every day
How do I know a trip is not already full
The departure list on this website shows how many seats are left on each boat, and requesting a seat takes it off the board straight away rather than when we get round to reading the message.
If a departure has gone, ask anyway. Groups drop out and we keep a short list.
When do I pay
At the office the evening before, in cash, or by bank transfer if you prefer. Nothing is paid on this website.
The four night package takes thirty percent to hold the dates and the rest on arrival.
What happens if the weather is bad
We make the call at six in the morning and message everybody on that boat by half past six. A trip we call off costs you nothing and we will try to move you to the next one.
We do not go out on a bad forecast to save a booking. It is not worth it and it is how people get hurt.
Can we come off a trip we booked
Tell us before nine the night before and it costs nothing. After that the fuel is bought and the lunch is being cooked, so we keep half.
Will we definitely see a whale shark
No, and anybody who tells you otherwise is selling you something. We find one on about three mornings in four across a season.
If your boat sees nothing at all, come again for half price whenever it suits you, including a different week.
I cannot swim well. Can I still come
Yes. Float belts are on every boat and the crew will stay with you. On the sandbank trip the water at the edge is knee deep for twenty metres, and on the dolphin cruise nobody gets in at all.
Tell us when you book so the guide knows before you are in the water rather than after.
Take a seat on the next boat
Nothing is paid on this website. Settle at the office the evening before.
Or ask us
Send a message to the office
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Where we are
Hithigas Magu
Dhigurah, Alif Dhaal - Call us +960 668 4471
- WhatsApp 9607684471
- Email us boats@kanduhaa.example
- Opening hours Office open 7 in the morning until 9 at night, every day Boats leave from the main jetty