Maaya Thila, North Ari Atoll

★★★★☆ (4,814)

Once this dive site was on the top 10 best in the world. Due to this rating many divers dived this site and specially at night. The damage on the top of this Thila (diver error) is bad, but as from 12m acceptable. At night many giant trevally and some white tips hunting.

The deep pinnacles around the Thila are amazing with many grey reef sharks around and full of glass fish.

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
624 Sightings
J
36
F
47
M
59
A
55
M
31
J
16
J
30
A
56
S
54
O
68
N
94
D
78
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
500 Sightings
J
24
F
34
M
34
A
44
M
33
J
7
J
12
A
39
S
44
O
66
N
90
D
73
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl

Octopus
457 Sightings
J
27
F
27
M
46
A
50
M
34
J
7
J
31
A
32
S
30
O
50
N
68
D
55
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins

Hawksbill Turtle
311 Sightings
J
25
F
24
M
19
A
23
M
10
J
0
J
19
A
25
S
18
O
38
N
69
D
41
iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
257 Sightings
J
13
F
16
M
11
A
25
M
12
J
0
J
16
A
22
S
25
O
31
N
46
D
40
iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
190 Sightings
J
13
F
13
M
13
A
0
M
0
J
6
J
19
A
21
S
22
O
27
N
30
D
26
iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
97 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
18
A
12
M
0
J
8
J
11
A
13
S
0
O
12
N
12
D
11
iStock-crisod

Reef Manta Ray
77 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
22
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
12
O
0
N
29
D
14
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
1.4k Sightings
J
79
F
100
M
135
A
122
M
71
J
31
J
72
A
96
S
108
O
162
N
239
D
162
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
1.1k Sightings
J
61
F
82
M
107
A
93
M
52
J
22
J
56
A
87
S
81
O
131
N
180
D
145

Dive Centers Show on map

Kuramathi Dive Club

Kuramathi Island Resort
09140 Rasdhoo Atoll
MDV

Reef Rangers Ukulhas

Vashaamagu
A.A Ukulhas
MDV

Noovilu Sports

Kandolhu
North Ari Atoll
MDV

Dive Club Buoyancy

Chaandhanee Magu
09040 Mathiveri
MDV

Seacrest Scuba

Miraaz, Vashaamagu
09030 AA.Ukulhas
MDV

SSI Service Center Maldives

H. Crest
200015 Male
MDV

Maldive Queen Dive Center

FW Residence 07-03,Kurikeela Magu
23000 Hulhumale
MDV

Murakabay Maldives

Jumbooreemagyu
09030 Ukulhas
MDV

Sub Oceanic @ Hilton Maldives Amingiri

Hilton Maldives Amingiri
20188 North Male Atoll
MDV

Bodu Manta Diving

Nikagas Magu
09050 Bodufolhudhoo
MDV

Joy Dive Safari

Safari Island Resort
20119 North Ari Atoll
MDV

Apex Dive Rasdhoo

Ghaazee Magu
09020 Rasdhoo
MDV

Diving Centers Werner Lau Bathala

Nord Ari Atoll
09090 Bathala Island Resort
MDV

SSI International GmbH

Johann-Hoellfritsch-Str. 6
90530 Wendelstein
DEU

Jerry’s Dive Club Rasdhoo

Cooperation rd
09020 Rasdhoo
MDV