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Embudu Channel / Embudu Express, Maldives

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 47 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 12 km.

About Embudu Channel / Embudu Express

A drift dive. It goes down to 32 m. You get in from a boat. It suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 47 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 12 km. Within 5 km we also list 6 dive sites.

  • What it is Drift.
  • How deep Down to 32 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 2 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 2.4 km away.

Facts: verified.

Dive centres nearby

  • Diverland Embudu 2.4 km

  • MA Services 9.7 km

  • Ocean Junkies Dive centre 13 km

  • Dive Club Maldives 14 km

  • Dive Center 15 km

  • Eco Dive Club 17 km

  • Maldives Passion 17 km

  • Sinai dive club Maldives 17 km

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Mar (about 20 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLE, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).

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  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Embudu Channel / Embudu Express.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 47 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 12 km.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits experienced divers only, as a dive guide states it. See it for experienced divers.

Rough cost

About £1,015–£2,065 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £805–£1,675
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £20–£35
  • Food £155–£290

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