Mathifaru Caves

★★★★★ (10)

Depending on the current, either we dive the wall or the caves from the same spot. Suitable for most levels. The top reef sits at around 6 metres, sloping to a wall that drops to around 30. Most of the dive is spent under the large overhangs where the main wall and ceilings are covered by yellow, soft corals.

Tuna, eagle rays, reef sharks and occasionally manta out in the blue. The common reef species like parrot fish, groupers, all the schooling fish and sometimes turtles are often spotted.

Dive Activity

Dive Sites Nearby

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic
Baarah Thila (★4.1)

Baarah Thila (★4.1)

A large plateau like thila, in the channel between Baarah & Hanimaadhoo, this dive site has provided opportunities to see everything from mantis shrimp to manta rays and even sail fish circling above. A large rocky plateau, covered in older rock and coral formations, the top sits at 15m, dropping off at its sides to 30m.
Aqualung
Baarah Corner (★4.3)

Baarah Corner (★4.3)

Reef wall from 8m to 25-30m with interesting boulder and old coral formations at the top to deep overhangs and caverns below, often with a changable current to watch for at times and cleaning stations spaced along the top reef, offering opportunities to spot manta rays and turtles in the right conditions/season.
The Barefoot Diving Center, Hanimaadhoo
Baarah Caves (★4.0)

Baarah Caves (★4.0)

Deep sheer wall to 25-30m from a top reef at around 7m. Deep caverns, overhangs, ledges and small caves at around 16m where white tips and nurse sharks can be seen along with rays resting. Macro life to be found in the deep caverns and along the wall / inside the small overhangs and openings.
Scubapro
Baarah Out (★4.0)

Baarah Out (★4.0)

The dive begins on the top of the oceanic plateau at a depth of 8-12 metres, leading to a wall that slopes down to around 28 metres. There are many large coral blocks and small caves.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink
Tweety and Sylvester (★4.6)

Tweety and Sylvester (★4.6)

This Divesite is located on the east side of the island Baarah and is covered in hardcoral. Easy to dive between 10 - 20m. Also good for beginners.
Mares
Hide and Seek (★0.0)

Hide and Seek (★0.0)

This divesite on the westside of the island Mulidhoo has lots of overhangs and caves that are waiting to be explored. Looking into the blue can be very rewarding too.
Mares
Maafahi Corner (★4.1)

Maafahi Corner (★4.1)

Starting on the shallow top reef at around 5 meters, sloping down to over 20 metres, we explore the reef and in the right conditions, out into the center of the channel to explore a small coral covered thila. Either way, this site offers lots of opportunities to explore many interesting coral and rock formations.
Aqualung
Muraidhoo Corner (★3.9)

Muraidhoo Corner (★3.9)

This can be a very easy dive in normal conditions, but also quite challenging in the case of strong currents. The reef starts in shallow waters and goes slowly down to 20 and to 30m in some areas. A large ’aquarium’ section is the highlight of this dive, along with small canyons and large overhangs full of soft corals.
Scubapro
The Ridge (★4.5)

The Ridge (★4.5)

Between the two islands Mafaahi and Muraido, near the canal to the port of Muraido, two long ridges can be found. Depth varies between 15m and 22m.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Thakandhoo Corner (★4.9)

Thakandhoo Corner (★4.9)

This dive is located on the south reef of Takandhoo Island. Suitable for all levels of experience. We start in shallow water on the top reef, heading deeper on the slope to some small caves / openings, ending at the corner of the reef around some interesting rock formations, between 18 and 30 metres deep.
Mares, Janez Kranjc
Utheemu Reef (★3.8)

Utheemu Reef (★3.8)

The top reef at Utheemu starts shallow, with a slope/drop off reaching up to 25m+ at the sand. Often with a reasonable current, this site offers opportunities to explore some older coral and rock formations with frequent sightings of grey reef, nurse sharks and eagle rays.
Scubapro
Mulidhoo Aquarium (★4.4)

Mulidhoo Aquarium (★4.4)

Aquarium is a dive site located at Mulidhoo Island. It is suitable for all levels of experience. The dive site has a drop off which gives way to a sloping reef dropping down to 25 meters.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink
Dhonakulhi Kandu (★4.6)

Dhonakulhi Kandu (★4.6)

A beautiful channel location, with a very shallow top reef, sloping to sand at 18-25m, covered with hard and soft corals, abundant with marine life, often with a slight to medium current.
Aqualung
Filladhoo Thila (★4.7)

Filladhoo Thila (★4.7)

This dive site is a pinnacle on the west side of Filladhoo Island. Suitable for all levels of dive experience. There are some nice overhangs along the pinnacle wall.
Mares
Alidhoo Caves (★4.1)

Alidhoo Caves (★4.1)

Starting on a beautiful top reef at just 5 meters deep, progressing to a drop off and wall that reaches depths of 30 meters. Along the reef wall there are some large overhangs, where it is possible to see sleeping sting rays or turtles, lion fish, moray eels and lobsters.
Aqualung
Golden Wall (★4.1)

Golden Wall (★4.1)

A deep wall dive, starting on a top reef with many hard corals, descending over the edge and down a shear wall, covered in yellow, soft corals to eventual deep overhangs / caverns at its base, around 30m depth.
Aqualung
Cathedral (★4.5)

Cathedral (★4.5)

A shallow 10m top reef, sloping to a beautiful reef wall, dropping to 30m, covered in soft and hard corals, with one large, colourful, naturally formed arch.
Mares
Filladhoo (Wreck) (★4.2)

Filladhoo (Wreck) (★4.2)

The Filladhoo wreck is the northern-most wreck site in the Maldives, located in Haa Dhaalu Atoll. You will find it to the south of Filladhoo Island and parts of the wreck are breaking the water’s surface.
Mares
Sandbank (★4.6)

Sandbank (★4.6)

This site is situated close to Dhidhdhoo Island and a naturally formed sandbank. Suitable for most divers. The dive starts on the top reef at a depth of 10 to 12 meters, sloping to 25 to 30 meters at the base.
Aqualung
Naridhoo Wall (★4.6)

Naridhoo Wall (★4.6)

A beautiful wall dive, covered with corals at all levels, the dive begins on the top reef at a depth of 10 to 12 meters, following the wall down to a slope at around 18 meters, before dropping further to around 30 metres, where we can explore some large sequential overhangs and caverns at the base.