Hanifaru Bay
★★★★★
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The most famous manta ray feeding and breeding ground in the Maldives and the largest known in the world! Don’t miss out this fantastic spot between May and November. Whale Sharks and Dolphins pop in from time to time.
Manta rays and whale sharks can be found here from May to November. The surrounding reef is also full of other marine life such as white tip reef sharks, green turtles, sweetlips, etc.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock-crisod
56 Sightings
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0
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0
J
6
J
15
A
11
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6
O
12
N
5
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
15 Sightings
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2
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1
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0
J
3
A
3
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6
O
0
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0
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0
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
10 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
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0
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8
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0
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2
O
0
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0
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0
iStock/Extreme Photographer
Whale Shark
8 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
M
0
J
2
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2
A
0
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3
O
0
N
0
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0
Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
6 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
iStock-stephnea
Spinner Dolphin
5 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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4
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0
D
0
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
5 Sightings
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0
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2
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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1
O
0
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0
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0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
3 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
3 Sightings
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0
F
1
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
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1
O
0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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2
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
M
0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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