Dhigu Faru Kuda Thila

★★★★★ (75)

Small beautiful Thila, reef top 10-12 meter deep. Negative decent needed. You can swim around if the current is not too strong several times. Overhangs gives you protection from current and to watch fish life.

Especially in current lots of fish life, fuesiliers, surgeant fishes, tunas, jack fishes. Whitetip reef sharks and eagle rays are frequently visitors. Black coral with hawkfishes...

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Whale Shark
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Reef Manta Ray
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Total number of species: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Whitetip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Grey Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Blacktip Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal

Damselfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 30

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Stonefish
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
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Total number of species: 2

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Tarpon
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 15

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Tuna
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Total number of species: 15

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Garfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Dive Sites Nearby

Peter S. (#417559)

Maamigili Beyru (★4.2)

Dive site right on the corner of Maamigili Island at the southern end of the Ari Atoll, which also has an airport. Outer reef slowly sloping down to approx. 10 m, then more or less steep wall up to over 40 meters with smaller overhangs and crevices. Depending on the current, right or left shoulder along the reef.
Peter S. (#417559)

Dhigurah Beyru (★4.2)

Outer reef diving site on the local island of Dhighura - reef slowly sloping down from 0 to approx. 10 m, then more or less steep wall up to over 40 m with smaller overhangs. Depending on the current, right or left shoulder along the reef.
Scubapro

Magey Modu Thila (★4.5)

Small Thila. Top at about 7 Meters, lots so re-growing stone corals, black corals in the deep part. Especially in current challenging as negative decent is needed away from the site.
Peter S. (#417559)

Kuda Rah Thila (★4.6)

A stunning underwater pinnacle just minutes away from the island of Kuda Rah. This dive site has been declared a protected marine area. The dive site is better for Advanced certified divers and those who are experienced with a bit of current. Nitrox is recommended.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Five Rocks (★4.4)

This dive site is quite unique in the fact that the pinnacle has split into five pieces over thousands of years of erosion. The pieces of pinnacle lay at depths of between 12m and 40m.
Peter S. (#417559)

Rangali Madivaru (★4.4)

Rangali Madivaru (Madi = Manta, Faru = long Reef) is a manta cleaning station located in the channel at approx. 9 meters on the edge where the sloping bottom meets a plateau reef. This dive site is best visited during the manta season when the current is outgoing, otherwise when the current is incoming.
PABLO S. (#2899666)

Kudimaa (Wreck) (★4.3)

This medium-sized steel wreck was sunk on purpose in 1998, this was to provide the many divers visiting South Ari Atoll with a wreck dive site. This site is very close to the house reef of Machafushi island.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Vilamendhoo Thila (★4.2)

Just off the end of the main island reef, this thila sits on the edge of the atoll just in the channel. As such, it gets good pelagics when the current runs like whitetip reef sharks, and occasional manta and hammerheads. Come up on the deep side to check out the frequent eagle rays found cruising this dive site.
Peter S. (#417559)

Angaga Thila (★4.4)

Underwater seamount- called Thila in Maldives, top reef at 7-10 meters. Negative decent needed away from the reef if there is current. High concentration of fish on the current side. Lots of schooling fishes, Tunas and big stuff such as sharks and rays. Beautiful cracks and holes with all kind of surprises.
Andrea S. (#1912085)

Lily manta point (★4.3)

There is a coral block in 19 Meters of depth, still beautiful and untouched, with all kind of corals. and surrounded by sand. There are a lot of cleaner wrasses around, so the reef mantas come in to get cleaned. Divers can sit on the sand and watch the mantas coming in and out, without harming corals.
Peter S. (#417559)

Mahibadhoo Rock (Manta Point) (★4.3)

Manta Rays cleaning station. Great amount of mantas spotted here during outgoing currents between May and December. Maximum depth is 18 meters. Possible strong currents, when this happens, visibility tends to be poor, around 10 meters.
Peter S. (#417559)

Aiyabe Thila (Hollywood) (★4.7)

One of the best dive sites in this area, it offers almost everything. Top Reef 5 Meters , excellent for safety stop. Big overhangs with fantastic coral life, schooling fishes and predators wich hunt for them . Negative decent needed if there is current
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Bulaloghi Faru (★4.2)

Surrounding Reef of Bulaloghi, an inhabited Island . Depending on current right or left should along the wall which has many caverns full wit corals and fish life