REVIEWS
Take a look at what Instructor Candidates, scuba dive course students and fun divers say about us.
Instructor Candidates Feedback
What a journey it’s been! 16 days passed by in the blink of an eye.@adashraf Thank you for your continuous guidance from the beginning and all throughout this IDC. Learnt so much during this short period of time.@mark_soworka_course_director honestly the best course director out there! Thank you so much for all your help and advice you have given through out the duration of this course.And guys @t_od_dy @shakoor12 @salt.fish @salamaman2019 thank you all for keeping each other sane and all the fun! All the best guys, hope to see you all progress in your careers!
Faathim
Dharavandhoo, Jun IDC 2022
I'd been looking forward to this day since I became a Dive Master, and I couldn't be happier with how the IDC experience turned out. I appreciate all of the Dive Desk team's time, support, and effort, especially with the lengthy classroom sessions assisting us in reviewing our diving theory, evaluating us on our DryRuns, in-water sessions, and in our Academic presentations. It really helped me get through and prepare for the PADI IE in just a few days. You guys truly molded us into instructor material in just a few days, & it was truly an amazing learning experience with all of you! I'm excited to keep learning from the best.
Ahmed Mujaahid
Male', Oct IDC 2022
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This past 2 weeks was one of the memorable days in my dive career. Its being a tough and challenging time, but thank you so much DiveDesk, Adam Ashraf, Maldives - Dive-Careers , Nazeef Ahmed & Mark Soworka for making the IDC program easier. Thank you so much for you guys sleepless night for making me prepare for the IE. Alhamdhulillah now I’m a proudly a PADI Instructor. Through out the IDC program Appi Maalimee you make me motivated and keep pushing my self to the top and thank you for the hospitality and the organization from the Blue World Dharavandhoo. #learnfromthebest
Shabyn
Dharavandhoo, Jun IDC 2022
End to an unforgettable chapter in my life with amazing people!
Thank you guys so much! Can't ask for more!
Hiyaadh
Male', Aug IDC 2022
Thank you Assarey and the Dive Desk Team for all the support and hard training to become an instructor!
Ihsan
Male', Aug IDC 2022
My gratitutde to you all of you have done, which I will never forget. I truly appreciate you and your time you spent helping me in many occasions. Thank you very much for the course. I enjoyed every minute of your lecture as well as your marvellous sense of humour.
Adam Farish
Fuvahmulah, July IDC 2022
Would like to thank Adam Ashraf for his professionalism, caring & patient manner throughout the IDC. So happy we met & hope to see you see you soon..above & underwater!!!
Nadav Blackman
Bandos Resort, Feb IDC 2020
What a ride it has been! I couldn't have asked for a better place to have done my PADI Staff Instructor than at @divedesk! Thank you @adashraf for allowing me to be a part of this IDC, the skills and knowledge that you and your team have provided me with is invaluable! I will cherish these memories forever & know that all the candidates will rock their IE!
Kayla
Male', Oct IDC 2022
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No amount of words will be enough to tell how grateful I am to you @adashraf , thank you for your kindness and support over the last few weeks. It has been one of the most amazing few weeks with lots of stress and fun. Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. Team @divedesk - @aiman_________ , @divechillz , @junmba , @ahmed.nazeef , @divewith_bob @fathihjaleel I appreciate your time, guidance, and efforts! I’m grateful to have you all as my teachers. Ive learnt a lot from you all and will continue to learn from you guys. Couldn't have done this without your help.
Liekan
Male', Aug IDC 2022
It was my biggest dream to become a diving instructor since a very long time. It was very challenging and I am proud that I achieved it. Diving gives me the feeling of freedom, relaxation, and reminds me that I am only a small part of this big world. Every new dive is a new experience, new challenge. Also passing on the knowledge of diving is bringing me joy.
The best experience has been that I met Asarey which helped me a lot in teaching and starting my career."
Teygo
Bandos Resort, Oct IDC 2019
Mr. Adam @adashraf such a good man. I try to follow you as my role model, every time I see you all my stress calms down because I can see peace in your face and I learned a lot from you, thanks you for everything.
Ali
Dharavandhoo, Jun IDC 2022
IDC Maldives DiveDesk thank you for giving an opportunity and being incredibly patient, this was by far the best thing ever. Not only i have been taught about diving but so many other things, everyone was more than helpful and a special shout out to Adam Ashraf for being a mentor in more ways than one!
Mohamed Nasooh
Rasdhoo, Sep IDC 2022
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After completing my PADI IDC a month ago, I can't express how happy I am to have joined @DiveDesk. I truly appreciate Ashraf (Asarey) and the time he spent making sure we understood every aspect of the dive theories. He was the best mentor and instructor I could ask for. "There is never a wrong answer, or a silly question," he explains, which automatically prepares your thinking to follow the same idea after becoming an instructor! As a result, students are more likely to open up and ask more questions!
Shuga
Rasdhoo, Mar IDC 2022
I’m immensely proud to have joined DiveDesk for my PADI IDC, I could not have found better teachers and classmates. Forever grateful for all the time and dedication Asarey, YD, Jumba and the rest of the team put to prepare us for IE. This team is commited to make everyone successful and will go extra mile to get you ready. On top of that they are amazing group of people that I’m proud to call friends Big thank you to our course director Mark Soworka for believing in all of us
Marie
Rasdhoo, Jan IDC 2022
I am forever greatful that you always communicated how much faith you had in us. It was something we really needed to hear at the time.. we could not have completed IDC successfully without all your help.. spending all your time with us teaching. Mark Soworka, Mohammad Kazemi our course directors @IDC Maldives Dive-Careers.com DiveDesk.. Ashraf & Bob you guys are the best we appreciate all your help during the IDC, day & night from the beginning no one else could have done any better. Junaid, Nazeef, Daniel, Ali Shafeeq thankyou all for ur support
Aslam
Rasdhoo, Sep IDC 2021
Thank you & team you are amazing people 'DIVE DESK'
You expected me to succeed, and this motivated me to keep trying until I did. You set the bar high, and I learned more than I thought I could. You taught me that I am smarter than I thought and that failure is okay as long as I pick myself up and try again. Thank you for believing in me.
Zaff
Fuvahmulah, July IDC 2022
Shakoor
Dharavandhoo, Jun IDC 2022
Dive Desk, IDC Maldives - You did more than prepare me for my IE, uou prepared me for my career. Thanl you for all the lessons you've taught me.
Ibrahim Maarish
Rasdhoo, Mar IDC 2022
First of all I started my diving career as just to do fun dives. But I never thought I would be come to this far in my life. I never thought of teaching diving to someone else! Surprisingly I love it! Al'hamdhulillaahi After two weeks of hard work in IDC Im proudly a PADI Instructor. This doesn't mean I'm done in learning about diving. Actually there is a lot to learn yet also. This is a IDC to remember always in our memories. Thank you to our mentors @divedesk Dive-Careers.comMark Soworka @mitchellalyssa @idcmaldives & Matt Wenger for sleepless nights, preparing us for the instructor as today. Specially I wanna thank you Adam Ashraf who gave this opportunity to me and always being there for us no matter where or when! Here comes my amazing instructor guys! This wouldn't happen without you guys. Thank you Ifaaz, Aiman, Nazeef, Junaid, Jilwaz. You guys thinks IDC is all about stress and always being tired. No its much more fun when you get to know everyone and start working together. Thanks everyone who was in my team and make a joyful IDC. Guys If you ever wanna go and have fun and #learnfromthebest choose @divedesk & @divecareers they're amazing.
Much love.
Appi
Rasdhoo, Sep IDC 2021
Alhamdhulillah...Today is one of the happiest days of my life. Becoming an instructor is a big achievement for me. Thank you Assarey for teaching me through this IDC from Male' to Rasdhoo. It really made a difference to learn from Assarey. He teaches in a way that makes it easy to understand. I recommend all my fellow friends to join Divecareers in future IDCs and to move forward in this industry.
Aiham
Rasdhoo, Mar IDC 2022
Alhamdhulillah Finally a PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor On 18th April 2021 I started my Openwater course from DIVE DESK just to dive as a fun diver, but once i started the course it became something I really enjoyed and decided to take diving as a career and finally now I’m a scuba dive instructor. I'm really glad to be under the wing of best dive center DiveDesk during this awesome journey with the best & full of knowledgeable instructors Adam Ashraf Nazeef Ahmed Ahmed Junaid Mohamed Aiman Ifaaz Shareef Ibrahim Jilwaz Mippu Mifraah Thank you everyone for making me the one who I’m today. IDC couldn’t be that easy without your help IDC Maldives Mark Soworka Dive-Careers.comAlyssa Mitchell you guys made everything really easy with your experience and knowledge. Truly a pleasure to have the best colleagues ThankYou everyone for supporting me during the IDC. Hope to meet you all soon and wish you all a successful career #learnfromthebest is not just a slogan of dive desk, they are the best of best If you want to start your dive career do not waste your time finding a dive school just contact Dive Desk I’m sure you won’t regret it, they are truly the best
Shimal Mohamed
Dharavandhoo, May IDC 2022
After buying IDC Crew pack, i was not sure how much effort i need to complete... WINNING IE, but after arrived under the roof of @divedesk, all nervous worries went away. We studied hard and we had a lot fun. It's like a family! As One family staff of @divedesk were waiting for us, ready to provide what we needed, ( study materials, ans our questions). A perfect preparation for IE. All staff are very professional and knowledgeable. It's a perfect place if you want to learn. I can't explain how good was the whole environment, thanks all staff of Dive Desk for the best experience of my life. After we arrived to Dharavandhoo for IDC we felt part of the family's with the Boss @adashraf. The guesthouse is clean, big and beautiful.. Pretty close to the beach..
The food is very good and the guesthouse owners and staff were amazing, helping us with everything. During the all the staff worried like us til we got the result. After we celebrated all together
Thank you all, Boss,- asarey, YD, Mark, Bobb, Aiman, and all other staff from dive desk, and @Blueworld Appi and all staffs,
For making this experience wonderful.
Iqbal Bilal
Rasdhoo, Jan IDC 2022
I have gained so much knowledge and experience in such a short period of time to be well prepared and to be confidence to get successful in IDC and IE. Highly recommend Mark Soworka (Dive-Careers.com), Assarey and the DiveDesk team for your IDC and IE. They will pick you up, work with you and make you well prepared
Ibrahim Jilwaz
Rasdhoo, Jan IDC 2022
Alhamdulillah!! Wooohooo! What an awesome journey!!
From PADI Open Water Diver to PADI Instructor, well all those courses in this pandemic!! Kudos to Adam Ashraf (Asarey) and his DiveDesk team Ahmed Junaid (Junmba), Nazeef Ahmed(YD) & Mohamed Aiman for making this happen!
And most importantly it was a pleasure to be under the wings of World most experienced Course Director Mark Soworka Dive-Careers.com for me to gain a whole new level of scuba knowledge and experience and finally be successful in Instructor Examination (IE - Its Easy ) and become a PADI Instructor
Ahmed Mifrah
Liveaboard, Jun IDC 2021
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Been dreaming about this moment for a long time. Thank you @adashraf @junmba for being the best and most patient teachers and mentores. Also this whole thing wouldnt even be possible without the hard work of the DiveDesk, IDC Maldives and Dive-Careers.com thank you all for organizing this, and special thanks to @adventurer.2 and @ch3ch3y for having us, and i will miss the fun we had during this week, wish all of my fellow instructors a fruitful dive career
Ahmed Rosakh
Liveaboard, Jun IDC 2021
A dream come true !!! With all the difficulties and challenges we all made it through. A great thanks to team from @divedesk and a very special thanks to @mark_soworka_course_director and @adashraf for helping me through out. Don’t want to forget @junmba and @ch3ch3y for assisting us all the way. I really want to mention my resort @milaidhoo management and my family for everything you’ve done.
Thank you to all the fellow candidates who shared the same feeling with me.
It is one of the best experiences I have ever had in my dive career.
Karo
Maamigili, Feb IDC 2021
I want to express my utmost gratitude for such memorable past 19days! The IDC by itself was such a wonderful, life changing experience but the people and the location made it extra special! Big shoutout to my fellow IDC candidates, the best course director Mark Soworka , DiveDesk's Adam Ashraf and his team of instructors and of course, Shamoon from Shamar Guesthouse in Maamigili! It was a pleasure spending the past two+ weeks with you!
Shaarif
Maamigili, Feb IDC 2021
I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to what i have earned today.Ever since i got certified as a Divemaster becoming a diver instructor was a dream of mine but exams are too stressful i never thought i could make up to here. But with the continuous help and support from Adam Ashraf and his team Shahfaan Waseem, Ahmed Junaid and DiveDesk and Best and most experienced Course Director Mark Soworka it was easier to pass through any hardship i faced. Basically they made it a piece of cake for me! Not gonna lie but all the sea water I swallowed was worth it today. Words cannot describe how happy i am for what i earned at a very young age. So to anyone dreaming of becoming a Dive instructor I highly recommend @divedesk , as they are the best you can rely onto from here. I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for you all IDC Maldives Dive-Careers.com DiveDesk HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Arif Mohamed
Maamigili, Feb IDC 2021
The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
Thank you so much..
Mark Soworka Adam Ashraf Shahfaan Waseem Ahmed Junaid #learninfromthebest
PADI Course Students' Feedback
Just “Perfect”! It was fun and everyone is so helpful and I learned a lot in last couple of months…Thank you and the whole divedesk team for all the love and support!
Ayham
Diiremaster Candidate, 2022
Thank you so much for all the support you gave through all these years since my open water. I know I was a hard student to deal with during my dive masters but I hope I make you proud in this field in the years to come. Again, thank you for being my first mentor in this field, always gonna appreciate you and the work you do and have done for me. you’ll still be the first person I’ll contact if I have any question during field or any emergency. Thank you Ashrafbe!
Zana Shiraz
Diiremaster Candidate. 2022
Thanks for everything you taught me for the past few months as well as your support. You have always gone above and beyond the expectations of a ‘great’ instructor. Also, for being so passionate when finding opportunities for us and giving us honest feedback to help us improve our skills. The patience and understanding are unsurpassed. I look up to you guys as a role model and hope that I will have the opportunity to learn with you all in the future. I am so happy and glad that I choose dive desk as my center to do this course. Thanks for everything and best wishes for all future endeavors.
Haiyan
Diiremaster Candidate, 2022
Finally a certified Open Water Diver! Dive Desk is one of the best PADI Dive School to learn Scuba Diving. A team of great people. Adam and Teygo were really great. Instructor went above and beyond while teaching. Highly recommended.
Ameer Abbas
Diiremaster Candidate, 2022
It made me more confident. The instructors helped us through everything. Dive Desk team was always there to help and they would always do their best to get us through. I started my dive journey at DiveDesk.Words cannot describe how happy and grateful I am. My only hope is that I can pass on this knowledge and be an a Divemaster you all would be proud of..I am so glad that i choose dive desk as my dive center to finish up to Dive master. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.And a huge thanks to Asarey,Aththi ,Fathih sir ,Jillu, YD, Aiman,Bob ,likan for your help and knowledge all throughout Dive master.
Alim
Diiremaster Candidate, 2022
New Milestone achieved. Finished the most amazing 36
days doing Divemaster Course with Dive desk. A huge thank you for our Course Director Asarey and the instructors, Jillu, YD, Aiman, Aththi, fathih for all the advice and wisdom. Although the time was short i learn a lot. I hugely recommend everyone who wants to go PRO, dive desk gives amazing opportunities!
Vitte
Diiremaster Candidate, 2022
Just completed the Open Water with Dive Desk! Nothing but great things to say and I highly recommend it! Many thanks Ashraf, Ifaaz and Bob! Looking forward to starting the Advanced course with you guys soon!
Ágúst Ingi Atlason Kristmanns
Diiremaster Candidate, 2022
Thankyou Dive Desk for the amazing experience.. During the course of Advanced Open Water Diver and Underwater Photography Specialty I have really enjoyed every bit of it. Everything was well organised, safe and fun at the same time. Asarey, you are one of the best diving instructors I have met. Dive Desk has an enthusiastic and friendly team. The instructors are more than happy to share knowledge, information and help anyone to overcome fear and experience the amazing beauty of diving. Kudos, keep it up team, and looking forward to future adventures with you guys!
Mimrah
Open Water Diver, February 2020
Fun Divers Feedback
Got a lot of diving whilst there. Everyone on this particular dive boat is taking their PADI Divemaster course, I was the only recreational diver on the boat. Really fun, and fantastic people! Next to airplane pilot, divemaster is a very popular and high paying job in the Maldives. If you are a diver and ever near Male', be sure to go with @divedesk, amazing marine life, amazing viz, amazing variety of dive sites, amazing dive team!
Mark Zawacki
August 2021
Awesome scuba diving with you guys. Enjoyed the underwater world very much.
Unais Bin Muhammad
Fun Diver, August 2015
Don't even have words to explain...every dive comes with a surprise
Zain Zaeem
Fun Diver, August 2020
If you are looking for local guys to show you around the dive sites around Male, you can't go wrong with these guys. The prices are affordable, the guides are experience and really fun guys to be around. Highly recommend them.
Ilyas Sapiyan
Fun Diver. August 2014
The best memories are made in the ocean #happybubbles
Mohamed Jazeel
Fun Diver, August 2020
This is one Dive Center you just can't help but love an come back to over and over again. This year would be my 5th year back to back that I have come back to this DC on my holiday breaks. With each year upgrading my skills as a Diver. Ashraf the DC manager has a life-time of experience; which he uses to ensure that they grow under his guidance. Highly recommend diving with them!!
Shahiq Shiyad
Fun Diver, August 2021
We had a phenomenal time with the team doing the discovery dive. They were very professional and thorough while keeping an outgoing atmosphere. They took their time to make sure we were comfortable underwater before going for the actual dive. We got to see lots of sealife in the waters of Male. One for the books for sure! Definitely book with them if you are in the area!
Lily David
Fun Diver, May 2023
If you are contemplating whether diving is for you, think no more! Head out to Divedesk and the rest is an experience you will never forget. The beauty of Maldives lies underneath the waters. Gain the skill and explore! Many thanks to my instructor Teygo & Master Hud!
Ahmed Munshid
Fun Diver, January 2021
