Prodivers has won the much coveted Tauchen Award for Best Dive Center in the Maldives

Tauchen is Germanys leading diving magazine, it has been sharing diving related news for 40 years and is well known and respected within the diving community.

 Each year Tauchen asks the public to vote for those in the diving industry who have provided the outstanding service or products that make diving the enjoyable sport we know and love. Winners of Tauchen Awards receive a Bronze Dolphin equal to an Oscar in the diving world.

Prodivers were nominated and at the much anticipated awards ceremony at Düsseldorfs Boot Show on 25^th January evening, they were presented with a Tauchen Bronze Dolphin.

"We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to all our loyal guests who voted for us, this amazing achievement would not have been possible without you!" Reads a statement by Prodivers.

"Its an honour to have been recognised with one of the most prestigious awards in the industry."

With all the excellent dive centres in the Maldives, the competition was fierce. According to Prodivers, this achievement is an affirmation of the great work their teams at Kuredu, Komandoo, Hurawalhi, Vakarufalhi and Lily Beach are doing.

Prodivers operates its scuba diving centres on five separate islands in the Maldives. Each centre is tailored to suit the specific guests that visit each of the islands but the main principles for each of the dive centres remain the same, ensuring that diving and snorkelling experiences of guest are as good as they can possibly be.

Kuredu Island Resort is the home of Prodivers PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Centre and is one of the largest and longest running diving and snorkelling operations in the Maldives,set amongst an array of enticing dive sites.

Hurawalhi is surrounded by some of the top dive sites in the Lhaviyani Atoll, including drop offs, beautiful protected and colourful reefs with dazzling fish and a large number of channels for those seeking bigger fish action.

Komandoo offers the best of what the Maldives has to offer. Countless drop offs, beautiful protected reefs full of life and colour and access to a large number of channels for those seeking bigger fish action.

Diving around Lily Beach offers a very good chance of encountering whale sharks and manta rays which are frequent visitors in season. Explore stunning reef formations covered with an abundance of amazingly colourful soft corals.

The South Ari Atoll is home to some of the most famous and well known dive spots across the Maldives. Vakarufalhi lies directly next to some of the diving hot spots offering quick and easy access to a lot of these sites.