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Addu Atoll

The Abbu Atoll is situated about 480 km south of the capitol Male and consists of 6 inhabited and about 27 uninhabited islands. Dams and bridges connect the 4 largest islands and are the largest land connection on the Maldives. The black top road from Gan to Hithadhoo does reach the remarkable length of about 18.5 km. The total population comes to about 30,000 making it the second largest after Male. The Addu Atoll lies south of the equator.

Hithadhoo is the "capital" with about 10,000 inhabitants. There are schools and a hospital. The population lives mostly from fishing; the fish is processed here also.

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The British Royal Air Force built an air base here during World War II and expanded it during the hot phase of the Cold War in 1956. They erected dams to connect the surrounding islands. The English trained and hired the Maldivians as service employees, giving them the possibility to earn an income. In 1976 the English relinquished the post and left the Maledives. The Maldivian service personnel moved to Male and the surrounding tourist resorts. Due to their excellent knowledge of the English language, they were very welcome. There is only one tourist resort on the Addu Atoll: - the Equator Village.

 

Here you get information and learn knowledgable things about the Addu Atoll south of the equator .

Welcome in Diverland Gan Dive Centre on Gan in Addu Atoll in the Maldives . The Dive Centre is run by Axel Horn . Experience pure diving on Gan . The Equator Village is the only resort and our Diverland Gan Dive Centre the only dive centre on Gan - therefore, we are able to guarantee an individual dive holiday in the waters around the Addu Atoll . Apart of pure diving we offer technical diving , diving with rebreather , diving with Nitrox, dive training from beginner to professional , diving with children , underwater photography , wreck diving , night diving , skin diving ( snorkeling ) tennis , canoeing , squash and many more things. For diving with rebreathers following gear types are available: CCR ( closed circuit rebreather , closed-circuit-rebreather ) Buddy Inspiration / Evolution and SCR (semi closed rebreather , semi-closed-rebreather ) Draeger Dolphin and Draeger Ray . Rebreather training is run under the guidelines of the associations ANDI , IART and NRC . For mixed gas diving within the technical diving we offer the mixed gases Trimix , Heliox and Heliair . The regular dive training is run under the guidelines of the associations PADI and NAUI .

A holiday with us on Gan in the Maldives is worth to do in any case . Blue and warm water, friendly people, the Indian Ocean , unspoilt housereef and reefs - these are only a few reasons to see us and to experience an unforgettable holiday . Yours Axel Horn