Kandooma Caves

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© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll
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© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll
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Kandooma Caves

★★★★☆ (921)

Nice channel dive with many overhangs in around 20 meters depth. One of the overhangs at 20 meters has an opening at the ceiling with a window at 10 meters. Torch highly recommended. Many turtles seen here!

Frequently seen marine life: green turtles, grey reef sharks, eagle and mobula rays, barracuda, nurse sharks, giant trevally, dogtooth tunas and nudibranchs.

Dive Activity

Courses and Events

SSI Deep Diving

SSI Deep Diving

Extend your rangeThis SSI Specialty needs 3 training dives that need to be completed in order to get certified. Please note that those have to be booked separately. We have a range of beautiful dive sites very close to Guraidhoo that are definitely worth seeing from a deeper perspective! If you are certified for diving with Enriched Air Nitrox we will even give you the nitrox tanks free of charge, to have even longer bottom time.Please contact us to schedule your course accordingly.Deep DivingAs a deep diver, you have the unique opportunity to explore some of the world's best dive sites and most popular marine life. There is so much waiting for you in the deep blue sea. In a balanced combination of theory sessions and open water dives, the SSI Deep Diving Specialty course will teach you everything you need for dives between 18 and 40 meters. You will learn how to plan and safely conduct your deep diving adventures and how to get the most out of your deep dives with the help of dive computers and gas consumption calculations. Upon completion of the course, you will receive your SSI Deep Diving Specialty certification and be able to explore the most beautiful deep dive sites wherever you want. This SSI Specialty is also a prerequisite for other advanced training courses, making it the next logical step in your diving education.

May 14, 2026 +3 More
$196.00

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Green Turtle

Green Turtle
136 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 200

Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel

Moray Eel
107 Sightings
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Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle
65 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 25

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Eagle Ray

Eagle Ray
56 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600

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Wrasse

Wrasse
48 Sightings
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Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark
164 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 28

Udo Kefrig
Clownfish

Clownfish
91 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 100

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Parrotfish

Parrotfish
76 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90

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Angelfish

Angelfish
62 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40

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Triggerfish

Triggerfish
61 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 85

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Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish
57 Sightings
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9
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Total number of species approx.: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish

Bannerfish
54 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130

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Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish
52 Sightings
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Grey Reef Shark

Grey Reef Shark
47 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts

Sweetlips and Grunts
46 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 12

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Lionfish

Lionfish
34 Sightings
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Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark
18 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 15

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Tuna

Tuna
18 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 250

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Grouper/Basslets

Grouper/Basslets
15 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 60

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Soldierfish

Soldierfish
15 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130

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Pufferfish

Pufferfish
14 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 350

Alamy-Andre Seal
Damselfish

Damselfish
13 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90

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Goatfish

Goatfish
12 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110

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Snapper

Snapper
10 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40

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Jackfish

Jackfish
9 Sightings
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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

DivePoint Rannalhi

DivePoint Rannalhi

Adaaran Club Rannalhi, 20026 South Male Atoll, Maldives
Ocean Warriors

Ocean Warriors

Henveiru Meenaaz, 20006 Male’, Maldives
DivePoint Guraidhoo

DivePoint Guraidhoo

Silincoa, K. Guraidhoo, 08080 Guraidhoo, Maldives
DivePoint Guraidhoo

DivePoint Guraidhoo

Silincoa, K. Guraidhoo, 08080 Guraidhoo, Maldives

Sun Diving Olhuveli

Sun Siyam Olhuveli Maldives, 2005 South Male Atoll, Maldives

Diverland Embudu

Diverland, 00000 Embudu Village, Maldives

Eco Dive Club Maafushi, Ahmed Nihaal

Maafushi, 08090 Maafushi, Maldives

Maldive Queen Dive Center

FW Residence 07-03,Kurikeela Magu, 23000 Hulhumale, Maldives

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