Continent |
Asia |
Country |
Maldives |
Next Big City |
Male |
Next Town |
South Male Atoll |
|
Type: |
Island, Lagoon |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Rescue, Shower, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Shallow, Flat, Small wave, Medium wave |
Hazards: |
Reefs, Corals, Bridge |
Quality: |
Crystal clear |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
The water is flat and shallow inside the lagoon. The sea floor has sand. The only side with some corals is the West side near the landing stage. During low tide you can see many little island of white sand appear in the lagoon, that is big. Waves are small inside the lagoon and also near the reef in the West side are small. You have big waves near the reef in the East side. In the West side you have the reef near the beach, around 100 m, while in East side reef is far, about 500m. The lagoon is big.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
None |
Beach Users: |
None |
The beach is fantastic. West side and East side have beautiful beaches, with soft sand and shells. No rocks in the sea, only a little wall in the end of the South side of the island. I think that the South and the West side are better for kiting. Also you can use those little islands of sand as base for launching during low tide. On this island you have white sand everywhere.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts |
Winter:
|
Shorts |
Wind
Best Months: |
February, March, April, May |
Wind Type: |
Frontal, Trade |
Best Direction: |
NE, SW |
Main Direction: |
NE, SW |
How to get there
Transport |
Boat |
Access
|
Short walk |
Olhuveli island is situated in South Male atoll about 35 km south of Male. It takes 30 minutes to arrive there with a speed boat. They use open cruiser boats with 450hp outboard engines. You fly on the water to arrive there! There is little bit of confusion about fast boats. There are two kind of fast boats with big differences in velocity. There is also another boat used to do very short transfers called Dhoni (a typical Maldivian boat), but forget this to reach the most part of the islands.
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