Dive in North Male Atoll

Lankan or Manta point is one of the most exciting dive sites in Maldives. It consists on three cleaning stations (or four) for mantas. It is almost sure to find the big guys here.The most important part is to stay away of the cleaning stations (the base of the rocks). If a diver stands there, the…

Nice wreck, sunk in 1981, with bottom at 37M anddeck at 25. It lies upright slightly tilted, and is on the sandy bottom next to Hulhule reef. It was a 3500 tons - 83m long freighter that struck to the reef at full speed. The hull was seriously compromised and it sunk in less than 1 hour. It was…

There is a conglomeration of coral rocks beginning at 15m surronded by any kind of reef fish. In the holes its always possible to find moray eels. The reef ends with a sandy bottom at 25 m where white tip sharks use to rest. Also, at 25m in the rock section there is a group of caves. Its possible to…

nice wall, but it shows some damages on the corals due to some storms in the past.normally you will be more focused on the wall, but don¥t forget to take a look into the blue, as when i dived there, some of the divers even saw a hammerhead.

nice and easy divesite with nice corals and possibility to see some larger fish among many reef fish. Ideal for beginners. Best on the north west side with a steep wall with many vampire blue triggerfishes and masked bannerfish. You can spot turtles here, and lobster along the wall

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…

Also known as "blue lagoon". Long reef on the south side of Thaburudhoo Kandu with plenty options for the diving. Grey reef sharks on the outside and great coral garden on the inside with max 18 meters with lots of reef fishes. Nice and easy dive.

this spot is some kind of lagoon so that you don¥t have to expect currents at all. therfore you just don¥t have to care about sharks or bigger pelagics and can fully concentrate on all the life a reef has to offer, and believe me, it¥s a lot!

Makunudhoo Kandu is a whole protected area with lots of dive sites scattered around the 2km of the kandu. Probably the most important one is Kuda Faru,that is a finger of reef from the inside to the outside corner, about 500m. Here you have the possibility to encounter some juvenile fish if you come…

makunudu outside is a bit more exposed to currents as makunudu inside as it lies in the entrance of the channel. so you just will be able to go there during inflowing current. many reef fish can be expected as somtimes nursesharks and turtles

nice reef dive neraby meeru. many reef fish, turtles, napoleons and moray eels. beautiful corals. The dive site is special because the reef drops vertically from dive to 30 meters where the location is great.

Miyaru is translated as shark in the local maldivian language (Dhivehi), so is common to see grey reef sharks, eagle rays , and sometimes manta rays, only then there is ingoint current.

The reef crest at the corner slopes gently down to at a plateau at 10 metres with some bommies to shelter behind and catch your breath before heading out into the stream. Or you can use it at the end of your dive to look at Shrimp-goby holes in the sand or Blennies sticking their heads out of vacant…

similar to meeru corner you have a nice reef and have the possibility to see mantas during summer.

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 sharks.…

pretty easy to dive and with a dominating colour: yellow. this one is more to watch the small inhabitants of the reef. nudibrances, scorpion fish but even moray eels, surgeon fish and turtels can be found there.

Erlangen is the name of a german city, and this wreck took the name from it. 3500 tons of boat, wrecked in 1894 on its way from Colombo to Hamburg. The reef top is a small thila at 15 meters, where the main remains can be found. The rest are scattered around the bottom, over the edge, deeper than…

On the south side of Dhiya Adi Kandu there are overhangs from 10 to 15 meters where lots of amazing blue, orange and yellow soft corals can be found. On the south west monsoon this place is great for large schools of mantas if there is strong current, as the passage gets filled by zooplankton, so is…

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…

In the Meerufenfushi region, on the north west side of Kassan Faru Kandu there is a channel with a steep reef up to 30m. There are some caves starting at 10m where is easy to find lots of different reef fishes and lots of big sea fans. Groupers, squirrelfishes, lots of moorish idol in couples and…

The boat was laying communications cables when ran onto Gaafaru Falhu reef, creating several holes in the hull. It took more than a week to sink, so they could hire local people to recover the cargo. While trying to save the ship, they blasted some coral areas that can be still recogniced as holes…

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…

In 1879, this ship sunk at the north of the Gaafaru region in north male. 1000 tons of boat that remains in 45º at the reef edge, with the anchor on the reef top being visible during low tide. The reef slopes down to 50m but is pointless to go deeper than 30, where there is a small cave. The…

Small giri that starts at 3 meters, or even on the surface when the tide is really low. Good dive site for beginners sas current is not very strong and is very easy to dive around the rock. You can find lots of hard coral on the sides and isolated patches of soft coral around the wall, that goes…

On the west side of Thulusdhoo there is a 40m formation with the shape of a big "C" and a stiff slope with the shape of a colisseum. Is a nice place to find rainbow runners, dogtoothed tuna, blue fin jacks and small barracudas. Looking down you find turtles, and looking up sometimes eagle rays. If…

One of the best drift dives in north male. The current can be really strong during the south west monsoon, and is preciselly the best moment to dive here, as is when the mantas return to the coral rocks at 25 meters. It is basically a slope that gos to 25 - 30m in a sandy bottom. Inside the channel,…

Also known as Rainbow Reef. Is a marine protected area on the south side of Girifushi island with abundant fish life and very nice soft coral. The top reef is completelly filled of reef, caves and crevices with an outside that goes from 15 to 24m, where a large cave is located. Inside the cave there…

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 threemain sections, one with 10m diameter, the mane with…

At the north of Girifushi there is this thila 100m long and 30m wide. With medium to strong current is easy to drift the whole thing in 30 minutes or less. Going to the south there is a smaller 20m thila and the bottom is sandy at 20m. At the end is possible to reach the next dive site: Potato reef,…

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…

This is a very popular easy dive for the dive resorts, as is very easy for beginners and close by to the main resorts in north male. Some places use this dive site as check out dive and if there are many divers in the place, all life goes away. Moreover, is easy to find beginner divers kicking the…

On the west side of Furanafushi there are these three dive sites, from north to south: Furana Thila, north and south.The thila is very interesting with ingoing current, always during south west monsoon where eagle rays, nurse sharks and even mantas can be found here. About 100m south there is Furana…

This banana shaper reef belongs to the marine protected areas of north male and has excellent coral reef with very abundant fish life. It lies inside Kuda Kalhi and was one of the very first dive sites of maldives. Close to Club Med resort there are always divers here. Big rocks get to amazing coral…

Long wall 300m lon that drops to 30m, even though the best part is within 15m. The name is given because the whole wall is populated with branches of black coral, that appears greysh or even white. Lots of feather stars cover the hard and soft coral and in the small holes there are lots of cleaner…

Also known as Kikki Reef, is a protected marine area in the middle of Gulhi Falhu with lots of hard coral, caves and excellen reef life. Is a 100 m long wall that forms one of the sides of Vaadhoo Kandu with lots of overhangs along the wall. The reef starts at 5m and runs down to 30 and there is a…

In the outside corner of Thilafushi island there is this reef with outcrops. Thilafushi is the "Trash island" where all the rubbish from Male goes. Usually grey reef sharks are around 30m, but lately people claims that they are not there anymore. Currents can be strong as it goes incoming or…

Following Vaadhoo kandu, more west than old shark point, there is this protected marine area. Usually water is very clear as the current is quite strong and wash away all the particles. There are many slopes and overheads where you can even sit and watch the show with eagle rays and grey reef…

Kuda Haa is a small thila with two main pinnacles, one that starts at 6m and the other ona at 14m. On the reef top there are many diverse species of damselfish and parrotfish, and swimming around schools of basslet and bluestripped snapper. Scorpionfish can be found mimetized on the top as well. At…

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,…

Rasfari is a relatively short reef slope along the west side of Rasfari island, and takes its name by the Rasfari region where it belongs. Is a protected marine area, but fish life is not as good as in other dive sites. Visibility is quite good and it is possible to see the reef sloping down from…

Very close to the jetty of Hembadhoo there is this very small boat. A former tug boat sunk by a dive center in 1988 and it can be reached from shore. It is 16m long with the bottom at 22m. Lots of fishes are attracted by the wreck and stay inside. Lots of bluefin jack, black and midnight snappers or…

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…

North of Olhahali there are two small caves at 15 and 20m, and another one at 25m. This one is the most important, more than 40m and with lots of blue and shite soft coral on the ceiling and huge seafans and sponges.

Located in the north of Thulusdhoo Kandu, it's easy to see a school of gray reef sharks,eagle rays, napoleon wrasse and also white tip reef sharks. The Steps tothe easternmost tip of the atoll is one of the well-kept sectrets ofMaldives while whale sharks, eagle rays and napoleon wrasse swimming…

Nika is the first of 5 beautiful Thilas in the channel. If you follow this channel to the middle of the Atoll, just opposit the island of Velidhu, there is a huge reef called Gemburuga with a lagoon in the middle. The island resorts offer 365 days succesful Manta snorkeling to this lagoon. On all of…