Dive Review of Boutique Beach in
Maldives/South Ari Atoll/Dhigurah

Other Maldives reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Boutique Beach : "How a Dive Resort should be!", Feb, 2026, by Jon Clark, AZ, US ( 1 report). Report 13768.
Photos Submitted with this Report Click on an image to see an enlarged version and captions
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	My husband and I just returned from Boutique Beach All-inclusive Dive Resort in Dhigurah, Maldives, South Ari Atoll. We were both emotional about leaving our new found family. This is hands down the best dive resort experience we have ever had. PROs: - Accommodations: For some unknown reason, we were upgraded to one of their brand new Suite rooms. It is 2 story, with somewhat steep stairs, but if you are ok with that, it was awesome. The bathroom is large, has 2 shower heads, open air, bidet toilet and plenty of room to rinse gear if needed (we only brought our socks, masks and computers back after each dive so not really needed). The Breakfast/Lunch dining has a "toes in the sand" fl ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Boutique Beach
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii (Maui, Kona, Kauai & Ni'ihau), Fiji, Florida Keys, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Bahamas, Indonesia (Liveaboard), St. Lucia, St. Thomas, St. John, & Maldives
Closest Airport	Male Velana Int. Airport	Getting There	We flew from PHX to DFW on Qatar Airways, from DFW to Doha, Qatar, from there to Male, then took a Sea Plane to a dock at Lux, then a 10 minute boat ride to Dhigurah. It is a very long ways for Americans!
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents, no currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	2
Water Visibility	30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There is a large dip tank on the boat, personally we didn't need anything else on board. Plenty of plug-ins and adapters for everything we needed in our room. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 223 dive reviews of Maldives and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

All Maldives Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Maldives
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Want to assemble your own collection of Maldives reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.48 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Boutique Beach in Maldives/South Ari Atoll/Dhigurah

Boutique Beach : "How a Dive Resort should be!", Feb, 2026,

Photos Submitted with this Report

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Boutique Beach in
Maldives/South Ari Atoll/Dhigurah