Take an electric buggy ride from Tides Dhigurah and trek a hidden shortcut path through the local island jungle to reach the spectacular Dhigurah sandbank. See the newly built houses by the ocean, explore local island roads, and experience the final destination through cinematic drone angles showcasing the long, winding sandbar surrounded by pristine turquoise water.
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🕒 Timestamps: 00:00 Electric Buggy Ride from Tides Dhigurah 11:51 Walking the Beach and Hidden Jungle Shortcut 15:16 Drone Operators Briefing and Walk Logistics 16:01 Cinematic Drone Shots of Dhigurah Sandbank
Two travelers journey through Digora Island in the Maldives, heading toward a sandbank for a drone photoshoot. They discuss the local culture, the island's geography, and their upcoming travel itinerary to other islands, while reflecting on the natural beauty and stable tropical climate of the region.
So this is just a ride for like 20-25 minutes to the sand bar?
No, five minutes. Five minutes? 25 minutes? You're thinking a bike.
Oh, sorry. Oh my god. I'm so confused. Yeah, so five minutes.
I'm guessing. Did he say five minutes? He didn't say but I'm guessing five minutes.
Okay, maybe five minutes, okay? Yeah.
To get to the sand bar or sand bath on Digor Island in Maldives.
But yesterday we were just there too, right? Yeah, we are. But that ride is different because
we are on bike. Yeah, and it was fun. And it was fun and we showed lots of things.
And today's ride is kind of quicker. That is Maldives. Beautiful.
If it is sunny, the water will be so turquoise blue.
Yeah, still I think it's still in the blueness. But...
They're always busy. I think it's coconut drink.
Coconut drink? Yeah, and some snacks.
So we walked on this road like so many times, right?
Yes. We are starting missing this road already.
You know? Also, going back to the sides of Digora.
Yeah. You know, we lost like several times.
Oh yeah, yeah, that's true. Yeah, we lost.
But now we know how to get there. Yeah.
We are not, we are not lost anymore. Yeah.
So tomorrow we're leaving and then we're going to...
No, you're going first tomorrow...
Yeah, just one night and then we will go to the Mahushi.
No, no, then we're going to Okulhas.
Oh, Okulhas. Yeah.
And then Mahushi. After that Mahushi, yeah.
After that, that's a lot of... Islands?
Yeah, yeah, we are covering lots of islands in the Maldives.
I love Maldives now. Yeah.
Very nice people. Yep, yeah, yeah.
And very good food. People are very, really nice.
No bikinis. You will see some signs here that it means that,
you know, it's not allowed to wear bikinis. Yeah.
But there are, there is I think one place. Designated bikini beach.
That you are allowed to wear. Yeah.
Yeah. So you have to wear like shorts, you know,
t-shirts. Yeah.
Like a building here, like a hotel. Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, they're building a lot of new hotels.
So this is, you can rent the, what is this?
Like some gears. Yeah.
If you want some activities on the water. Yeah.
And this place is very good to see sunset. This is, I have a feeling
this is one of the best places to see sunset, which I'm going to show you in a second.
And this is going to be... But today there is no sunset.
Hey, how are you? Hi.
So it's right there. That's where you're going to see the sunset.
Oh, we, we, they were with us. Yeah, they were, that's on the tour.
Those two people there, they were with us. On the tour.
Yeah, on the tour today. Yeah.
Yeah. They recognize us?
Yeah. Oh my God.
Yeah, I think once you see the person, you will recognize them.
Yeah, I think. Yeah.
Because when you get there. Yeah.
When you go there, it was just, uh, straight. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Straight, uh, yeah.
So this is what the real Maldives looks like.
You get to see the local island. You will meet so many locals.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's true. You'll see all, all of like, no.
I think this also will be hotel. Yeah, yeah, that's true.
Oh, now we got that road. Now we got that road we were here before.
I think she, he made, he made a shortcut. Yeah, I think he made a shortcut.
Yeah. Right, this is the road we were before.
Yeah, I recognize this road.
You will see lots of, uh, sounds that in the city, you will not hear this.
Yep, lots of birds, crickets, insects, bugs. They're making very ambient noise.
So the weather here, the temperature is, uh, in one year.
It's kind of same, right? Yeah.
Like the temperature can be between 26 to 33 degrees Celsius.
Yeah, temperature, temperature doesn't fluctuate a lot.
It's a very stable temperature. You can expect to be in 20, 26 to 33.
Oh, they just walk. Yeah, they're walking.
It's good exercise, right? Yeah, that's true.
Oh, I'm wearing today. Oh, yeah, right.
It is like a shell and seahorse, seahorse.
Yeah, seahorse, seahorse, seahorse.
This is seahorse?
No, no, no, I don't think it's seahorse.
Oh, it's not. Maybe the other one because I have another pair.
It looks like a star. Star.
Okay, so I cannot see right now. Yeah, I cannot see right now.
But yeah, I have another pair that has seahorse.
Okay, so I think this is a shell.
Oh, this is starfish. Starfish.
Yeah, yeah, that's what I was thinking.
I know that name, but I couldn't remember. Starfish.
I think at one point we have to walk because the car cannot go any further.
Yeah, that's true.
Lots of coconut trees, palm trees. Oh, yeah.
Oh, they are cleaning up the, see, they are cleaning up the mess there.
That was us yesterday, right? Yeah, I can see that.
On the bike. Yeah, so quiet.
Is he going to stay with us, waiting for us? I think so.
Because we have to return rate. So I think he's going to stay.
But I think that will be quick. Yeah, yeah, I don't think it takes long.
Yeah, so anyway, guys, we are going to have a drone video here.
Like I and Amidon on Sandbank, okay? And that will be forever a souvenir for us.
Yeah, that's true.
And how much is the drone video?
Around 100 US. It could be like a little bit less.
But it's like, you know, they're asking for like 80, around 80.
But I'm going to ask them to do a little bit more.
So they might charge extra, I don't know.
But you can say like, you know, 80 to 100 in that range.
Oh, he has parrots. Oh, holy.
I saw that parrot before. Yeah.
When you were doing the... Right, I'm sorry, what did you see?
Yeah, when you were walking on the... Oh, right.
Okay, okay, yeah.
And the parrot is just sitting there on the motor.
Yeah. No, no, it's on hand.
Yeah, and it doesn't, it's not scared of motorbike.
Yeah. Yeah.
Droning is fun. Yeah.
Fun to ride the bike from other side also. Yep.
Lots of trees.
So this is a small tram.
I think they call it buggy.
Buggy? Buggy.
Buggy. Yeah.
Okay, so they call this buggy, not small tram.
Something like a small tram.
We'll see later, guys, on the sand.
Both sides is water.
Oh, I think they're calling me.
Like, where you are, guys, now? Yeah.
You are late, guys.
I think that's the nearest, though.
Yeah.
Oh, there are also bananas.
Yeah, yeah, bananas.
You know, still it takes long.
Yeah.
Right? Yeah.
It's not five minutes.
It's not five minutes, I don't think.
No.
Maybe at least ten.
Yeah.
So, guys, we're going to the sandbank again.
So this time we're doing a short drone shot.
And we got our guys behind us.
Oh, see, it's still good.
It looks still good, yeah.
It's still, it's still, it's gonna be okay.
Yeah.
There's a little bit of sun there, too.
Yeah.
They told us to take the shortcut.
So we're gonna see.
Yesterday we didn't come this way.
We can't.
Yeah.
I think it's a shortcut.
So it's like we're going through the forest.
Huh?
Yeah, I think we are going to the same place.
But doing much shorter.
Oh, what is this?
This is like a house here.
We didn't see this house yesterday.
Whoa, that looks nice.
I wonder if it's someone's house.
Huh?
No, no, you didn't see.
Straight?
So, whoa, look at.
You know, it's a very beautiful place to have a house here.
Right so close to in front of the beach.
Oh my goodness.
We came here, right?
Yeah, but we didn't.
Yeah, so we came here, but we didn't take that path.
We took like longer path.
I see kind of sun sneaking up a little bit.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I think so.
So we saw these whale sharks yesterday.
And it looks like it's low tide right now.
Yeah.
These are made of sand.
But when you came here, it was like really sunny.
And we're kind of burning in the sun.
But now it's a lot.
Yeah, I think we're going straight.
Okay.
So first we will take some shots in this side.
Yeah. Okay.
And then after that.
Okay.
You can go to the sand bank.
Okay.
And just walk.
Okay.
And when you walk, always walk in the middle.
Okay, middle.
Just middle.
Middle.
Okay.
You can go and come back.
Okay.
And then while you come back, just lie down in the middle.
Like that.
Up.
Okay.
So I'll take from above.
Okay.
And then again, you come back.
And then we will take some lie down shots on the beach and water.
Okay.
But you will be with us, right?