Vaagali South

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Vaagali South

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Beautiful channel dive with the option to dive the outside reef. Very nice coral blocks surrounded by sandy areas inside the channel. Depth between 5 to 20 meters. Torch and camera recommended.

Frequently seen marine life: mobula rays, reef fish, napoleons, turtles, schools of fish, sharks, eagle rays...

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Adaaran Club Rannalhi, 20026 South Male Atoll, Maldives

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Enmadi Giri (★4.5)

This dive site is in the channel of Lohifushi, with a sandy bottom between 15 - 25 meters. You can dive both sides of the 50-meter large sand channel. In the sand, you can find many coral blocks.
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Vaggiri (★4.3)

Vaggiri is a great dive site for every diver, especially those who love to see small life and have longer dives. There are overhangs, small caves and swim throughs. The formation of this giri is very unique and a perfect place to try out deep dives for the first time.
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Rani Kan (★4.8)

South west corner of Rihiveli island. This divesite at the corner of the wide channel is a perfect place to observe grey reef sharks. Can be dived with outgoing and incoming current. Offers beautiful overhangs teaming with life.
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Rihivelhi Caves (★4.7)

Beautiful inner reef dive with lots of overhangs between 10 and 25 meters. Great hard on the reef and nice colorful soft corals in the overhangs. Torch highly recommended!
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Rihiveli Wreck (★4.4)

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Rani Corner (★4.4)

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Olhuveli House Reef (★4.3)

The dive school located at the end of the main jetty offers access to the house reef, giving you easy excess to the seamless drop-off for diving and snorkeling. One of the best house reef resorts in the Maldives. Night feeding manta rays are here almost every night.
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Lohi Kandu Thila (★4.5)

The outside of this long and narrow thila is covered of hard corals and offers a great variety of marine life. Dolphins are often spotted playing in this area.
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adam faru (★4.7)

Very nice landscape with beautiful coral rock formations between 5 and 20 meters. In between the rock formations are sandy plateaus with leather and soft corals. Torch and camera recommended.
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Fihalhohi Beyru Thila (★4.4)

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Lhohi Faru Thila (★4.1)

Huge schools of yellow back and neon fusiliers swarm around the thila together with schools of trevally and barracuda are also around, ready to hunt and feast on the smaller fish.
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Fihalhohi Kandu (★4.5)

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alimas faru (★4.6)

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Ihi Reef (★4.1)

Easy dive on the outside reef wall with a lot of sea life to see and find until a depth of 20 meters. Beautiful overhangs between 8 to 18 meters. Very nice for underwater photography. Torch is highly recommended.
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Macaro Faana Thila (★4.4)

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Ram Faru (★4.3)

Outside reef with an interesting “entrance“ into the channel. Big blocks at 20 meters as well as hard corals. Great variety of marine life. Torch highly recommended.
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Guraidhoo Corner (★4.4)

One of the interesting attractions during the east monsoon, this site offers a wide variety of big fish life. The entire channel is a marine protected area. Depending on the strength of the current, be well prepared for several downstream currents and some washing machines when drifting to the inside channel.
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