Dive in Raa Atoll

On the northern outside of Vinaneiy Faru, there is a brilliant sight. Lots of pink corals cling from the wall of the vertical channel creating a very nice ambience. The dive starts in the sandy area of Vinaneiyfaruhuraa, and the reef slopes down slowly to a cliff at 18m, where drops off vertically…

On the outside of Landaa Giraavaru there is this long and narrow reef with very good hard coral. Usually is easy to spot stingrays and napoleons.There is also a Landaa Giraavaru Lagoon where a easy and shallow dive can be done. Is a very nice place for night photography.

Dhigu Thila is a narrow and long thila going from east to west, about 150m south east of Anga Faru. The top is at 6m and goes down to 30m, with a sharp drop off in the easter side.In this dropoff there is a large cave at 13m full of black coral. All along the south part there aremany big bright…

Also known as Kuda Thila is located 2km south west of Dhonfaru.Is a relatively small thila of about 50m diameter, that starts at 7m and slopes down to 40m. Here you can find big trevally and schools of blue striped snapper. Also tuna and stingrays on the bottom.

The topography of this thila is what makes it special. It's located at the south west of Dharavandhoo and goes south to north along a narrow column for more than 200m. The top is at 5m on the shallower parts but goes down slowly until the bottom at 30m on the eastern part. The western part drops off…

This dive is on the west side of Maalhoss island, close to the lagoon entrance. The well bends a little bit to the southwest and then dropsoff to 25m where lies a bottom of sand and rocks.All along the wall there are many holes and cavities. The place is very good for fish identification, with many…

Also known as Horubadhoo Thila is a protected marine area SW of Horubadhoo island.This was one of the main shark fishing points in Maalhosmadulu, but not anymore since they got the area protection. Is a thila that goes from 10m to 40m. 5 to 10 grey reef sharks can be seen circling around the thila…

This is the corner of the Kunfunandhoo Kandu, and is the best place to dive the channel. The dive starts in the outside, several meters out of the entrance, and drifts until the corner is reached. The best dive is with ingoing current, where eagle rays will appear among with the napoleons.

Nelivaru Thila is a good dive for almost anybody. You can spend most of your time along the slope in the northwest side, where the reef slopes down from 3m to 30 and many corals spread out, or you can face some currents and explore the overhangs of the southeast part. Turtles can be seen around the…

The south of Miriandhoo is a very small but deep thila, sometimes with strong current that can even drag the diver down. The place is quite isolated and it attracts turtles, snapper schools and sometimes eagle rays.

The reef is called Naamuli Faru that means, "Shipwreck Reef".It is a wide reef with the top at 5m where lies the remains of an old steel ship. It is covered by coral and covers about 30m. The wreck is completely broken and everything is flattered remains, with everything spreaded out around. The…