Dive Sites
Hafza Thila - North Ari Atoll Maldives
Great dive site as is a cleaning station for sharks around. The best way to do this dive is with strong current. Jumping from the boat and descending as fast as possible to the end of the thila. It might be necessary to "climb" a little bit along the top of the thila. Once the current point is…
Ali Thila - South Ari Atoll Maldives
Bodufinolhu Thila - South Ari Atoll Maldives
Bodu Hithi Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
Some call this place manta point, as you might encounter manta rays between december and april. If not you still have the possibility to see some bigger stuff in the blue, like eagle rays.
The thila lies inside the Hithi Kandu and goes from 8 to 25m, there is not much coral compared with other dive…
Himendhoo Thila - North Ari Atoll Maldives
Himendhoo is a 4km wide Kandu with 3 main dive sites. The outside corner, the inside one, and Himendhoo thila, or Donkadlo Thila. That's one of the area dive sites where you can meet manta rays (usually from december to april).
Don't miss the caves and overhangs between 20m and 30m.
Maaya Thila - North Ari Atoll Maldives
Maayaa thila is probably one of the most popular dive sites in North Ari Atoll, and is common to find 3, 4 or more dhoanis around with lots of divers around, specially in high season. It is a marine protected area that has a thila at 6m with a diameter of around 80 meters. Around the thila is a wall…
Fish Head - Mushimasmigili Thila - North Ari Atoll Maldives
Mushimasmingili Thila is a very wide area, protected as a marine park, and the SE corner is known as The Fish Head. This was a classic shark fishing point, but not anymore since the area was protected. Usually is easy to find grey reef sharks here among other fishes. The top of the reef is 10m deep.…
Thinfushi Thila - South Ari Atoll Maldives
Thinfushi Ethere Thila is one of the other scattered thilas around Dhigurashu Kandu. Lies between 8 and 25m with very nice caves and seafans. Is claimed that the seafans here are the best of Ari, normally inside the caves. The thila is 100m long and the best diving is between 15 to 20m, where the…
Woshi Mas Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
experienced divers only!
woshi mas is hard to find. once you find it, you have to get down to 18m quickly, as the thila is in the open blue and if you can?t get to it you will drift away and end the dive before it begins.
on the top of the thila you will have to grab on it and then watch the…
Helengeli Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
The thila is situated at the east side of Helengeli island, and creates a perfect passage with amazing current point. No doubt this is one of the main points for seeing fishes in north male, moreover with the current is really strong (maybe more than 6 or 7 knots). The Helengeli housereef is just 40…
Miyaru Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
North west of Miyaru Faru channel, in the middle between faru and Dhiya Adi Faru, there is a small thila, with the reef top between 8 and 10 m deep. You can see the same pelagics as in miyaru faru, plus a school of trevally and powder blue surgeon fish that rubbles on the diver bubbles. Try to dive…
Ukulhas Thila - North Ari Atoll Maldives
On the outer north rim of Ari Atoll there is almost one huge reef that pops up to 30m in some places. At the end there is the Maavaru Kandu, a wide channel that features in the middle Ukulhas Thila. This dive is a very long and narrow pinnacle, 300m long with a flat top at 15m and sloping down to…
Okobe Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
Also known as Barracuda Thila, in the south east of Thulhaagiri. The diving of this site is completely different according the the currents. Is a thin but long thila of about 80 meters long, so is easy to circunvalate it in one dive. There are three main sections, one with 10m diameter, the mane…
Nassimo Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
Probably one of the best thilas in the whole North Male, known as paradise rock or virgin reef, is located almost 2 km at the west of Lankanfinolhu and is declared protected marine area. The life here both small and big is numerous so is common to find several dhoanis diving in the place. There are…
Kandooma Thila - South Male Atoll Maldives
In the middle of the Biyadhoo Kandu, at the north of Kandooma island there is this great thila, considered by many the best dive site in north male. Is a 300m long teardrop shaped thila with awesome scenery and lots of life.The west edge of the thila is called Jack Corner and when the current is…
Mas Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
In the Rasfari region there is this small thila. "Mas" means fish in Dhivehi. There is not much coral in this dive site, but is plenty of fish life. It goes to a maximum of 30m in not too steep slopes. At the bottom parts some stingrays can be found. Cruising along are schools of rainbow runner,…
Kuda Thila - North Male Atoll Maldives
In Makunudhoo region, there is this spectacular 100m long thila, on teh south part of Ziyaari Thila. The top is at 16m, so with strong current, a negative descent is needed. The best life is from 20 to 30m where there are lots of rocks forming nice structures. At 28m there is a big canyon. A lot of…
Dhigu Thila - South Male Atoll Maldives
Long thila in the middle of Gulhee Dhekunu Kandu, also known as Bushy Thila. The top is flat at 15m and usually is hit by strong currents. Outside the thila, at 25 - 30m there is sandy bottom, so is better to stay around it. Nice soft coral inside cavities along the wall of the thila. With outgoiung…
Vaagali Bodu Thila - South Male Atoll Maldives
250m long thila on the nouth west of Vaagali island. The best diving is on the north where the small channel opens and there are some small caves at 15m and another big one at 26m. The caves are full of soft coral, sea whips and black coral. Many oriental sweetlips live inside the caves. On the top…
Maa Thila - North Ari Atoll Maldives
On ther SW of Kudafolhudhoo lies this reef. On the south is a long drift dive with sandy bottom at 25m. White tips can be seen around. The coral is not very good and if the current is strong is easy to be washed away in less than 20min. The reef top is at 6 - 8m, so is easy to finish the dive with…