Kaafu Atoll

Sea Retreats Dive & Watersports, 20092 Thulusdhoo

Gasfinolhu House Reef (★4.6)

Located on the western side of the island. Beautiful long reef with arches and overhangs on the shallow part of the reef 14m above. Some area are a bit more gentle slope and some areas are a steep slope.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Rihivelhi Caves (★4.7)

Beautiful inner reef dive with lots of overhangs between 10 and 25 meters. Great hard on the reef and nice colorful soft corals in the overhangs. Torch highly recommended!

Mares

Kuda Faru (★4.5)

Finger Point also known as Kuda faru, the divesite is located in the channel of Makunudhoo, a few kilometers northwest of the island that shares the same name. The northern reef of the channel presents an interesting outgrowth, which looks like a pinnacle (Thila), has a top reef at 12m and is connected to the main reef.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Rannalhi Caves (★4.5)

Drop off located at the corner and at the outside reef with a lot of small and very big overhangs form 5 meters to 20 meters. Whip corals inside the channel and many anemones.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Rannalhi Kuda Giri (★4.6)

Small Giri with beautiful coral blocks on the west side. This giri is covered with fields of anemones and different types of anemone fish. Easy dive.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Appa Thila (★4.4)

Appa Thila is a large reef on the inside of the atoll. Its west side is a beautiful terrace with lots of hard and soft coral blocks. Down at 30 meters there is some smaller overhangs, but the most beautiful part is the shallower waters above 15 meters. Appa Thila is great for beginners and snorkellers.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Vale Giri (★4.7)

Mid sized Giri with lots of beautiful soft corals on the south and east side. Various sandy areas with blocks and nice table corals. Ideal place for snorkelers too.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Faana Thila (★4.6)

This is a small inside reef, with a drop off on the west side and lots of overhangs. A torch is recommended. This site is full of hard corals on the top reef and is one of the best sites known for its coral.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Magu 2 (★4.3)

When the current starts coming in from the west side of the atoll, you better not miss this spectacular dive site! It is a pinnacle a thila but very large with a shallow top reef. This dive site has one of the best fish life combinations from very tiny to very large.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Kani Corner (★4.5)

This outside reef is also called “Balcony“ and features big fish. The landscape is beautiful with a lot of small overhangs at 20 meters. Torches are recommended. This site is generally dived in an east - west current.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Point Thila (★4.5)

This is a small reef situated inside the atoll with a drop-off on the west side. The reef is full of holes and overhangs, with sponges and black corals. A torch and camera are highly recommended.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Kalhu Thila (★4.5)

Kalhu Thila is situated right in the center of the atoll and is a small pinnacle with lots of soft corals and overhangs. This is the perfect site to do your night dive. The pinnacle starts from 3 meters and drops down to 28 meters.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Ran Thila (★4.4)

Ran Thila is an underwater knoll, with a gentle slope on the north-east and East side and a drop off on the west side with a lot of overhangs and caves in between 5-20 meters. A torch is recommended.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Lhosfushi Kuda Kandu (★4.3)

Kuda Kandu means small channel and is located north of Guraidhoo channel, it has a very shallow sandy bottom at 12 meters deep and 10 meters wide. It offers colonies of stony and soft corals which give good hide away spots to blue stripe yellow snappers.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Napoleon Reef (★4.2)

This dive site is named Napoleon Reef for good reason. This site is covered in large Napoleon wrasses. This is a good drift dive for all levels of diver. Many times divers have also encountered whale sharks and mobula rays here as well.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Bolifushi Wreck (★4.4)

Bolifushi Wreck is a around 60 ft long steel wreck which stands literally upright in the water with its bow on the top. The wreck is located between 4 to 20 meters of depth...

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Furana North (★4.1)

The dive site is a classical channel dive site that also features a thila, which is an underwater mount from 12 to 30 meters. Usually jumped on the outside reef with a left shoulder drift into the channel. After approximately 20 meters it is possible to reach the thila.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Kandoo Kan (★4.4)

With a slow incoming current Kandoo Kan is a great site of beginner divers to observe plenty of big fish life close to the reef. This is one of the best dive sites to encounter huge green sea turtles.

SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Cocoa Corner (★4.5)

Cocoa corner can be dived both with incoming and outgoing current. Incoming is generally considered the best, with loads of grey reef sharks patrolling the blue at the entry of the pass.With outgoing current, a couple of detached coral blocks makes an interesting dive, with nurse sharks, grey reefs and stingrays

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Admiral 1 (★4.6)

Admiral 1 is a channel and offers the option of either a drift dive in the current or crossing the channel along the outside reef. In its middle there is a smaller thila on 16 meters, which makes a nice addition to hang out and watch the scenery when crossing the channel.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Vaagali Thila (★4.4)

Small thila in the Vaageli channel. You can dive around it within one hour. The thila has many blocks and nice terraces. The top of the thila is at 10 meters.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Enmadi Giri (★4.4)

This dive site is in the channel of Lohifushi, with a sandy bottom between 15 - 25 meters. You can dive both sides of the 50-meter large sand channel. In the sand, you can find many coral blocks.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Viligili Corner (★4.5)

Viligili Corner is a really nice drift dive. The current can be really strong during the southwest monsoon and is precisely the best moment to dive here. It offers the best chance to gray reef or white tip sharks at the coral rocks at 25 meters.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Emboodhoo Thila (★4.4)

This underwater reef begins at 15 meters and features interesting formations with overhangs. The site offers diverse marine life ranging from macro species to shark predators. The dive can start or end where the channel meets the open ocean, where pelagic fish and groups of eagle rays are often spotted.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Karens Block (★4.8)

Really nice drift dive on a sloping wall and blocks in the more sloping area full of soft corals and marine life. It starts at 4 to 5 meters and goes down to 30+ meters and is one side of a channel. You can expect current but not too strong.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Himmafushi Faru (★4.3)

Himmafushi Corner offers a wonderful drift dive on an easy slope from 5 to 30m. Here there is a drop-off and you can see big life with a bit of luck.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Kani Inside (★4.7)

A well-protected dive site. The top of the reef is at 4m and is, therefore, also popular with snorkelers. Between 4-6m the wall begins to fall straight down. Many small inlets and crevices.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

West Rock (Wreck) (★4.5)

West Rock is home to a small wreck that is easy to dive, which lies upright in a small bay at a depth of about 26m. Parts of the hold can be explored. The superstructure and the mast come down to 10m.

SSI Service Center Maldives, 200015 Male

Kuda Giri Wreck (★4.4)

This wreck site requires a short swim from the nearby reef “Giri“ to reach it. This well-preserved wreck sunk in 1994 and is teaming with marine life.

Maldives Passions, 08090 Maafushi

Gulhi Outside (★4.4)

In the local language (Dhivehi), Miyaru means “shark“ and Faru means “reef“. Shark’s reef it is then, so it’s not too hard to guess what you can expect here!! White tip sharks galore, grey reef sharks aplenty, a few nurse sharks, less common leopard sharks too and even rare tiger sharks & whale sharks sightings!

Maldives Passions, 08090 Maafushi

Maafushi Caves (★4.6)

Small caves & overhangs that lays in the middle of the pass between Maafushi & Anantara Resort. Good fish life, and nice soft coral growing underneath the coral formations, tucked away from light and current, which can be quite strong here.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Turtle Reef (★4.3)

Turtle Reef is a beautiful part of the outside reef on the east side of the atoll, famous for it turtle encounters. The reeftop stretches down to approximately 7 meters on the edge - after that the deep blue awaits you...

Maldives Passions, 08090 Maafushi

Embudu Channel (★4.3)

This is a marine protected area because of the population of grey reef and white tip sharks it supports. The dive starts on the south side of the channel and then sinks down to the edge of the last “step” around 30m.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Boduhiti Thila (★4.4)

Bodu Hithi Thila is a two slightly separated seamounts in the famous Bodu Hithi Channel. Seasonally it is one of the top Manta Spots in North Male Atoll.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Madivaru Beyru (★4.6)

Starting the dive at 6 m on the top reef, you’ll find a lot of interesting coral formations. It is a large sandy bay, starting at 16 m and dropping down towards the reef where resting sharks and stingrays like to stay.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Stingray City (★4.4)

Stingray City is quite misleading for a place where Nurse Shark dominate - Several separate coral block in depth from 15 to 3 are located in a small lagoon close to Embudu Channel.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Old Virgin (★4.6)

This wall is for all kind of divers, easy and protected but nice. The reef falls from 5 to 25m and we have to look in the small overhangs.In the right month (May to Aug) often mantas passing in the blue. A spot also good for a night dive and a good chance to get surprised.

Maldives Passions, 08090 Maafushi

lunbo giri (★4.5)

Lumboa Giri is located quite close to Kuda Giri, and it’s a quite similar dive site, although smaller and without the wreck. A nice pinnacle, with an interesting configuration, it boasts with nice hard & soft corals, a good fish life, and makes for an interesting macro option.

DivePoint Hudhuran Fushi, 20193 Male

Lhohifushi Kandu (★4.6)

This is a typical channel dive, however, the down/up currents found here make for difficult conditions that are not suitable for the beginner diver.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Fihalhohi Kandu (★4.5)

At the outside reef of Fihalohi, a gentle slope goes down to 20 meters. In the sandy bottom there are stone corals and, within it, shelter loads of glassfish and cleaning shrimps.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Lara Giri (★4.4)

This dive site is located on east side of dive point rannalhi, boat navigation time is 40min. Its a very small round giri, you can swim around in one hour.

DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Rannalhi Jetty (★4.4)

Rannalhi Jetty lies on the Northern Tip of Rannalhi Island - easiest entry point would be from the beach itself. The underwater topography offers a maximum depth of 25 meters, the reef structure creates various reef potholes with a sandy bottom, surrounded by coral blocks and several smaller Giris to dive around.

Scubapro

Makunudu Plateau (★4.6)

Makundu Plateau is located at the south-eastern tip of the long reef near Makunudu Island. The Plateau itself is a shallow coral garden, 5-12 meters, with amazing coral hills and towers.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Amingiri Sandbank Reef (★4.8)

What seems to be a rather “unspectacular” sandbank reveals itself as a very pretty dive site. Having said that, sandbanks are never really unspectacular in the Maldives but you wouldn’t expect a very pretty wall ranging from 3 to 30 meters when looking at the pristine white sand on top of the reef.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Anemone Thila (★4.9)

The dive site is of round shape and can be defined as a classical Maldivian thila – a submerged pinnacle. The top reef is located at 4 meters which makes it easy to descent to for all experience levels.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Mas Giri (★4.8)

Located a 10-minute boat ride north-east of Hilton Maldives Amingiri, Mas Giri is one of our must-see dive sites if you like beautiful marine life. Pretty much all tropical reef fish that are home in the Maldives can be found on Mas Giri.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Thin Thila (★4.8)

Located just north of Hilton Maldives Amingiri. This dive site is situated in the backdrop of a channel and just east of our dive site Hulangu Kandu. Due to its location strong currents can affect it. The site consists of a thila with three top reefs at 3 meters. The sandy bottom lies at around 20 to 30 meters.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Hulangu Kandu (★4.9)

Hulangu Kandu is located in the channel just North of Hilton Maldives Amingiri. The dive site itself sits at the corner of the outer reef. It is an interesting diving spot with changing reef structures and anything Maldives has to offer. Dive into one of Maldives TOP 10 Dive Sites to meet Grey Reef Sharks and more

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Neygey Thila (★4.7)

Located just north of Amingiri. This dive site lies in the protection of a faru in between two channels. This makes the dive sites less exposed to strong currents and therewith suitable for all experience levels. The reef structure is a thila from 4 to 30 meters.

Sub Oceanic at Hilton Maldives Amingiri, 20188 North Male Atoll

Baros Thila (★4.8)

Located south of the resort island Baros. Baros Thila has a top reef at around 8 meters. The reef top is dominated by rock formations. From there it gradually slopes down to 25 to 28m.

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