For a fast and furious ride into the deep, the Embudhoo Express is a great current to take you down into a fascinating dive site, where you’ll discover the splendours of the Indian Ocean. For diving enthusiasts, a range of Maldives resorts are on offer that will point you to some prime diving spots that can be explored during your time here. The Kurumba Maldives is one of the most select luxury hotels Maldives has to offer, and it will take care of all the details to ensure that your plunge into the deep is one of the most memorable aspects of your holiday here. On the east side of the Vaadho area, you will discover some strong currents and intriguing diving sites. The ingoing current at this point is known as the Embudhoo Express, which is a brilliant drift spanning two kilometers that affords a hard, fast, and thrilling ride. This exciting stretch also draws the likes of napoleons, eagle rays, and other large pelagic looking for some prime waves to ride. The southern part draws a range of grey reef sharks, which has earned it the name of shark point. It features a range of small caves, and 500 metres into the channel, you’ll encounter a large cave that is between 5-25 metres with a swimthrough point at 11 metres, the perfect place to end a dive. Within the cave, you’ll discover octopuses, lion fish, angel fish, and huge moray eels, so make sure you bring your underwater camera to capture these majestic beings on film.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.
