Snorkeling and diving reports from places where I was in the water myself — with water temperature, visibility and depth from my logbook. Translated from German.https://riffnah.de/en/enhttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/maldives-local-islands/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/maldives-local-islands/Maldives local islands for snorkeling: five I snorkeled myself. Where the house reef starts at the beach, where you need a boat, which island suits whom.Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/maldives-rainy-season/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/maldives-rainy-season/Maldives rainy season or dry season? Twice at the same reef on Rasdhoo, in April and August: same fish, same visibility. The difference was one animal.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/crystal-rock-mauritius/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/crystal-rock-mauritius/Crystal Rock Mauritius: a rock in the lagoon, round corals in 20 meters of visibility, dolphins and a barbecue on Île aux Bénitiers. A boat day from Flic en Flac.Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/best-time-of-day-to-snorkel/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/best-time-of-day-to-snorkel/Best time of day to snorkel? In the Maldives I had 25 meters of visibility in the morning, 15 from noon. What decides it, with 19 of my own readings.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/gopro-vs-insta360/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/gopro-vs-insta360/GoPro vs Insta360 for snorkeling: what the Insta360 X5 did for me with a whale shark and mantas, compared to my GoPro Hero 10, and what bothers me about it.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/hanifaru-bay-manta-season/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/hanifaru-bay-manta-season/Hanifaru Bay manta season: when to go, how the tour from Maalhos works and why murky water is a good sign. With fifty mantas, August 2026.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/sharm-el-sheikh-snorkeling/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/sharm-el-sheikh-snorkeling/Sharm El Sheikh snorkeling: which hotel has a house reef, where the easiest way in is and what you'll see. One week on the Red Sea, October 2025.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/maldives-snorkeling-trip/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/maldives-snorkeling-trip/Maldives snorkeling trip to Rasdhoo and Fulidhoo: a strong house reef, turquoise shallows, mantas and turtles, and honest about the 2024 coral bleaching.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/flic-en-flac-snorkeling/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/flic-en-flac-snorkeling/Flic en Flac snorkeling on Mauritius: from the beach into the lagoon, what lives between sand and surf wall, what you need and when the boat is worth it.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/whale-shark-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/whale-shark-maldives/Whale shark in the Maldives: the tour from Dhigurah with price, best time and rules. A beautiful animal, and behind it fifty snorkelers.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/fulidhoo-beach/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/fulidhoo-beach/Fulidhoo beach snorkeling: at Bikini Beach I swam out a hundred meters and found no reef. Instead, the big rays from the jetty came along.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/swim-with-turtles-mauritius/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/swim-with-turtles-mauritius/Can you swim with turtles in Mauritius? At Turtle Point, a sea turtle in two meters of water, 50 m off the beach. Do you need a boat, and what applies since 2022?Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/turtle-reef-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/turtle-reef-maldives/Turtle Reef in the Maldives, at Rasdhoo: we wanted to snorkel with turtles, and again and again a shark moved along its path. It had no interest in us.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/stingrays-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/stingrays-maldives/Stingrays in the Maldives: on Fulidhoo, nurse sharks and stingrays waited at the jetty almost every evening, relaxed, of their own accord, very close.Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/best-snorkeling-in-sharm-el-sheikh/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/best-snorkeling-in-sharm-el-sheikh/The best snorkeling in Sharm El Sheikh for beginners: Ras Bob, Ras Umm Sid, Ras Mohammed and Gordon Reef in the Red Sea, and which reefs are really worth it.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/swim-with-turtles-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/swim-with-turtles-maldives/Swim with turtles in the Maldives: by boat from Rasdhoo to a reef in the middle of the sea, an hour and a half with around ten turtles, all alone and unhurried.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/manta-rays-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/manta-rays-maldives/Manta rays in the Maldives, in the off-season: a boat trip from Rasdhoo, first a shadow that disappears. Then it lies ten meters below me and turns toward me.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/snorkeling-gear/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/snorkeling-gear/My snorkeling gear: which mask, snorkel and fins I use, why open-heel fins with neoprene boots came next, and when inexpensive gear from Decathlon is enough.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/nurse-sharks-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/nurse-sharks-maldives/Are nurse sharks in the Maldives dangerous? Two boat trips from Fulidhoo and Rasdhoo, a nudge against my leg, and why I stayed in the boat the second time.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/blacktip-reef-shark-maldives/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/blacktip-reef-shark-maldives/Blacktip reef sharks in the Maldives: on my first day on Rasdhoo, suddenly one is there on the house reef. An uneasy feeling, and who gives way to whom.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/diving-without-certification/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/diving-without-certification/Diving without certification in Egypt: booked spontaneously on board, no practice, held on to down to 20 meters. My dive at Ras Mohammed, October 2025.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://riffnah.de/en/articles/snorkeling-blog/https://riffnah.de/en/articles/snorkeling-blog/Riffnah, the snorkeling and diving blog, is starting: real experiences from the Maldives, Egypt, Mauritius & more, with our own photos and videos.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT