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Steve Newby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nWould love an answer to this question!\\n\\nI'm also going in March\/April and was thinking of going to North East Ari Atoll... would I have a good chance of seeing Mantas\/Whale sharks.\\n\\nWill only have three days diving time. : (<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tJohn Fry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFeb - Mar is a good time to be there for both Manta & Whalesharks.. Ari Atoll - go south - the water is generally higher in plankton at that time of year and that is what attracts the big filter feeders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nPerfekt! Thanks :)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tAndr\u00e9 Fernandes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nI dived in Jan in Ari and Male atolls on a liveaboard. Its the best way to dive the Maldives in my opinion as they can move about to where the mantas and whalesharks are reported to be at that time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tIsmail Cetin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nSouth Ari (islands like Vilamendhoo) - as about 150 resident whale sharks stay in this area, there is a high probability to see them during your dive. It's really an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tNat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
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Would love an answer to this question!\\n\\nI'm also going in March\/April and was thinking of going to North East Ari Atoll... would I have a good chance of seeing Mantas\/Whale sharks.\\n\\nWill only have three days diving time. : (<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
John Fry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFeb - Mar is a good time to be there for both Manta & Whalesharks.. Ari Atoll - go south - the water is generally higher in plankton at that time of year and that is what attracts the big filter feeders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nPerfekt! Thanks :)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tAndr\u00e9 Fernandes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nI dived in Jan in Ari and Male atolls on a liveaboard. Its the best way to dive the Maldives in my opinion as they can move about to where the mantas and whalesharks are reported to be at that time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tIsmail Cetin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nSouth Ari (islands like Vilamendhoo) - as about 150 resident whale sharks stay in this area, there is a high probability to see them during your dive. It's really an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tNat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
Feb - Mar is a good time to be there for both Manta & Whalesharks.. Ari Atoll - go south - the water is generally higher in plankton at that time of year and that is what attracts the big filter feeders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Katja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nPerfekt! Thanks :)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tAndr\u00e9 Fernandes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nI dived in Jan in Ari and Male atolls on a liveaboard. Its the best way to dive the Maldives in my opinion as they can move about to where the mantas and whalesharks are reported to be at that time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tIsmail Cetin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nSouth Ari (islands like Vilamendhoo) - as about 150 resident whale sharks stay in this area, there is a high probability to see them during your dive. It's really an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tNat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
Perfekt! Thanks :)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Andr\u00e9 Fernandes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nI dived in Jan in Ari and Male atolls on a liveaboard. Its the best way to dive the Maldives in my opinion as they can move about to where the mantas and whalesharks are reported to be at that time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tIsmail Cetin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nSouth Ari (islands like Vilamendhoo) - as about 150 resident whale sharks stay in this area, there is a high probability to see them during your dive. It's really an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tNat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
I dived in Jan in Ari and Male atolls on a liveaboard. Its the best way to dive the Maldives in my opinion as they can move about to where the mantas and whalesharks are reported to be at that time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ismail Cetin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nSouth Ari (islands like Vilamendhoo) - as about 150 resident whale sharks stay in this area, there is a high probability to see them during your dive. It's really an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tKatja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tNat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
South Ari (islands like Vilamendhoo) - as about 150 resident whale sharks stay in this area, there is a high probability to see them during your dive. It's really an amazing experience!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Katja Jacobsen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nFantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\tNat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
Fantastic!! Thank you very much Ismail :-)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Nat\u00e0lia G\u00f3mez Valero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/p>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/fieldset>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tVote up<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/form>\n\n<\/div>0 votes<\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\nThe whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>"}
The whale shark is usually found un Maamigili, at the South of Ari Atoll. Mantas can be seen in many different locations and february and march are definately high season months for these two spoting chances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Steve Newby<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n