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Werner Lau

Dive Centre Center (English)

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Company description At the core of Werner Lau`s philosophy is his customers` satisfaction. All his efforts are based on the needs that his Werner Lau dive centre guests may have. The conception and organisationn of his dive centres are based on many years of experience which Werner Lau and his team gained from both guests as well as local management and tourist organisations. Perfect service revolving around every diver coupled with practical experience and personal enthusiasm for the underwater world - that`s what distinguishes Werner Lau and his team !
Some company history:
-1980 was Werner`s first trip to the Maldives to Vabbinfaru island (now known as Banyan Tree, North Male atoll). The diving centre was run by Lutz Hagemann who taught diving without lead weights. Here Werner Lau, an active swimmer in his youth, learnt to dive. And the young German boy from Allgau in Bavaria instantly fell in love with the Maldivian island life.
At the time Werner Lau was a self-employed salesman who traded in wine. But alongside the fine grape juice he discovered a new passion: up to four times a year he visited the Maldives and just dived, dived, dived...
In the end the persistent boy from Allgau, did that which most visitors only dream of: he took time off, and packed a small bundle together so he could exchange half a year of stress of a self-employed salesman with the ``calm life`` of a diving instructor.
-1986 Werner Lau enlisted Lutz Hagemann as his very first diving instructor and became himself a ``weight free diving instructor``. But learning years are no easy breeze: up to six times a day the future diving instructors were driven into the water with guests, always with no weights on their hips - at the time this was quite normal. In addition Werner had to go on long liveaboard trips diving in what was then completely unknown waters. But this way the boy from Allgau learnt a lot about diving in every situation, whether as pure pleasure or in hard core current, on the house reef or searching for new dive locations. He also watched how one of the pioneers of Maldivian diving had built up a diving centre which revolves around the guest and how he placed their interests above everything else. This was knowledge which was put to great use a few years later.
-1988 was the breakthrough year for Werner Lau. During a holiday at home he met and fell in love with his future wife Lilly (the attractive girl from Munich was immediately `dragged` off to the Maldives). Werner left Lutz Hagemann and became employed as the dive centre manager for the then existing travel outfit DTM on Eriyadoo.
-In 1992 there is a new Lau arrival on its way. The family is growing, business is too.
-In 1994 Werner took over the diving centre on Vilamendhoo together with his partner Ali.
-In 1999 and 2000 the next coups followed with the two luxurious islands Filitheyo and Medhufushi, which were soon tailored to fit the famous `Lau style` ie `the best service, as far as possible`.
-Then in 2001 a change of worlds! Werner was given an offer he couldn`t refuse: to take over two diving centres in Sharm El-Sheikh in exclusive partnership with the Thomas Cook Group whom he was already working very successfully with in the Maldives. From the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea, it certainly sounded tempting: 4 flying hours instead of 9, much more European, and the confidence that his Maldivian concept in everything concerning service is unique. It wasn`t quite as easy as that, but Werner and Lilly Lau nonetheless persisted and are today one of the top addresses in the Sinai.
-In 2004 the new WERNER LAU dive centre started operations in Pondok Sari.
-In 2005 the opening of the WERNER LAU dive centre in the Charm Life Morgana Resort (a 5 star house) in Taba has set new signs. A very beautiful, unspoilt house reef and numerous, almost untouched top dive sites let divers´ hearts beat faster !
Even for Egypt insider tips still exist...
Location description: The local reef is one of the most stunning in the Maldives with warm waters and magnificent visibility. There are 5 entry points spaced around the reef giving you access to the many wonderful reef formations. In these waters you will find guittar sharks and very large nurse sharks among our constant underwater companions; sometimes in late afternoon a huge koiba (2 metres) is sighted; you are likely to come across curious almost tame turtles, napoleons, rays, eagle rays, sharks, zebra sharks and a large number of bat fish.
The night dives on the drop off (wall) on the east side of the island are probably one of the most fascinating experiences which you could hope for. You can dive on the reef 24 hours a day and Eriyadu is an eldorado for macro photography.
Due to its secluded position right at the top of the North-Male-Atoll, Eriyadu still offers exclusive diving areas, a feature which unfortunately can no longer be taken for granted in the Maldives. 35 out of the total 40 diving spots are visited only by divers from Eriyadu. (you will realise this when you see the splendour of such virginal reefs).
Almost untouched Farus, Tilas and Giris with a surprisingly large number of big fish, even for the Maldives, await you. We will be diving in at least three areas inhabited by grey reef sharks: Lucky Express (flight through and above a fairy landscape), Werner Special (Werners secret leads you to silver tip sharks, rays and giant perch) and of course the legendary Fishpoint (among the abundance of fish you will see 20-30 grey reef sharks and up to 40 eagle rays). Further first class diving grounds include the Blue Grotto, Lucky Hell, Barracuda Point, Shark Sleeping Place and Lilly`s Corner.
Departure for the diving sites is at 9:00 and 14:30 daily. The boat trips to the various diving sites take from 5 - 60 minutes. Once or twice a week we arrange whole day trips to Gaa-Faru, Helengeli or Mantapoint. Eriyadu offers some of the best diving on the Maldives.
We look forward to see you soon!

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Contact information:

Phone: ++49 (0)201 - 868 107 6
Fax: ++49 (0)201 - 868 107 4
Street Address:
Borbecker Str. 249
Essen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
D 45355
Spoken language(s): English,German
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT + 1 Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Paris, Warsaw
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