Kahambu Thila is a pinnacle located inside the atoll north of Dhigurah and is a favorite for turtle lovers.

Here's what you can expect when diving at Kahambu Thila:

The site features a shallow top, sloping down to greater depths with smaller and bigger overhangs and cracks, creating interesting areas to explore.

Expect to see schools of fusilier, bannerfish, and angelfish. This site is home to resident sea turtles and white tip sharks, along with octopus, cleaner shrimps, and zebra moray eels. It’s an exciting dive site, not only for turtle but also for macro lovers!

The Thila has a shallow top reef at around 3 meters (10 feet), dropping down to 30 meters (98 feet) and deeper. Overhangs can be found at all depths, making it suitable for divers of all levels.

Visibility can vary depending on conditions, sometimes exceeding 20 meters (65 feet).

Kahambu Thila

Bodu Giri is a dive site located inside the atoll, close to the LUX resort. It's a stunning pinnacle and its topography and depth makes it an interesting dive site for all levels of divers.

Here's what you can expect when diving at Bodu Giri:

The Giri features a shallow top with a long reef, surrounded by sand. One side has a wall, while the other gently slopes down. You will find abundant hard corals throughout the site.

Divers can encounter huge schools of snapper, batfish, and fusilier. Occasionally, sea turtles are seen, and the elusive leopard shark has also been spotted here, along with mantas passing through. Additionally, you may find stingrays and whitetip reef sharks in the sandy patch.

Bodu Giri has a shallow top reef at about 3 meters (10 feet), dropping down to 30 (98 feet) meters on the wall side. This makes it an interesting dive site for all levels of divers.

Visibility can vary depending on conditions, but it sometimes exceeds 20 meters.

Bodu Giri

Lily Rock (Manta Point) is a popular dive site located inside the Atoll, close to Lily Beach Resort. This site serves as a cleaning station for mantas, providing divers with an incredible opportunity to observe these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat.

Here's what you can expect when diving at Lily Rock:

The site features a rock formation situated between sandy areas, with coral reefs framing the sandy patches on both sides. This creates a unique and picturesque underwater landscape that divers can explore.

At Lily Rock, divers can witness mantas cleaning on the rock, providing a close encounter with these graceful animals. Additionally, garden eels can be found in the sand, while curious batfish and various schooling fish inhabit the coral reefs, adding to the vibrant marine ecosystem.

 typically sit at around 18 - 20 meters (59 feet) around the rock in the sand. It is also possible to shallow up to 12 meters (39 feet) on the surrounding reef.

Visibility at Lily Rock can vary depending on the conditions, typically ranging between 10 to 20 meters (33 to 65 feet).

The site experiences small to medium currents, with the possibility of encountering stronger currents occasionally, making it suitable for divers with varying levels of experience.

Lily Rock (Manta Point)

Enter Bodu Finolhu Thila is a popular dive site located at the west side of south Ari Atoll on the outreef. This site offers divers the opportunity to encounter larger numbers of reef sharks combined with a variety of marine life.

Here's what you can expect when diving at Bodu Finolhu Thila:

The site features stunning underwater formations created by beautiful hard corals, adorned with colorful sponges. There is a deep pinnacle in front of the sloping reef, separated by a sandy path between the reef and the pinnacle. Divers can explore coral gardens, rock formations,  and sandy patches, showcasing diverse underwater scenery.

Bodu Finolhu Thila is home to a wide variety of marine species. If conditions are good, many grey reef sharks as well as silvertip reef sharks can be found at the Thila. Additionally, divers can expect to encounter schools of reef fish, including angelfish, butterflyfish, surgeonfish, and bannerfish, along with other intriguing creatures like moray eels, lionfish, and cleaner shrimp.

The reef starts from approximately 8 meters (26 feet) and goes down to over 30 meters (98 feet). The pinnacle itself is located at depths of 22 to 30 meters (72 to 98 feet).

Bodu Finolhu Thila typically offers good visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days.

This dive site generally has mild to medium currents, although stronger currents can occasionally occur.

Bodu Finolhu Thila

Fishbank is a popular dive site located near Dhigurah Island on the Outreef. This site offers divers the opportunity to explore a vibrant reef for both macro lovers and friends of larger marine creatures.

Here's what you can expect when diving at Fishbank:

The site is a bay area close to Dhigurah Beyru, approximately 100m wide. From a shallow top reef it gently slopes down, disrupted by interesting rock formations.

Fishbank is home to a wide variety of marine species. Due to it's topography divers can expect to encounter large schools of reef fish, including angelfish, butterflyfish, surgeonfish, and bannerfish. Larger species like grey reef sharks and turtles are also present. It's possible to spot leaf scorpion fish here as well! The rock formations at various depths make Fishbank an ideal nursing ground for whitetip reef sharks.

Additionally, look out for moray eels, lionfish, cleaner shrimp, and other intriguing creatures.

The depth varies, making it suitable for divers of different experience levels. The top reef starts at approximately 5 meters and slopes down to a maximum depth of over 30 meters (16 to 75 feet).

Fishbank typically offers good visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days. 

This dive site is generally protected, resulting in mostly mild currents, although stronger currents can occasionally occur.

Fishbank 

Machchafushi Wreck, also called "Kudhimaa Wreck" is a popular dive site located at Centara Grand Island Resort. This site offers divers the opportunity to explore a vibrant underwater wreck teeming with marine life and possibility to penetrate.

Here's what you can expect when diving at Machchafushi Wreck:

The site is characterized by a stunning coral garden, leading to the sunken Japanese cargo ship.  Since the ship has been sunk in 1998 plenty of soft, hard corals and sponges have taken hold of it. 

This dive site is home to a wide variety of marine species. Divers can expect to encounter schools of bafish and big eye kingfish. The area is also known for the presence of larger species such as sharks, stingrays, and turtles. Additionally, you may spot stonefish, nudibranch, boxfish and other macro life.  

The top of the wreck is at 12 meters, while the bottom lies at around 30 meters. (39 to 100 feet) The top reef leading to the wreck starts at approximately 3-5 meters which slopes down to greater depth (9 to 16 feet).

Machchafushi Wreck usually offers excellent visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days.

This dive site is fairly exposed and therefore currents can be strong on some days. 

Machchafushi Wreck

Dhigurah Arches is a popular dive site located near Dhigurah Island. This site offers divers the opportunity to explore a vibrant underwater world teeming with marine life and nice shallow swim throughs. 

Here's what you can expect when diving at Dhigurah Arches:

The site is characterized by stunning coral arche formations, which are formed from beautiful hard corals and covered with colorful sponges. The underwater landscape features coral gardens, small walls, cracks and sandy patches providing diverse underwater scenery for divers to explore.

This dive site is home to a wide variety of marine species. Divers can expect to encounter schools of reef fish, including angel-, butterfly-, surgeon- and bannerfish. The area is also known for the presence of larger species such as sharks, stingrays, and turtles. Additionally, you may spot moray eels, lionfish, cleaner shrimps and other interesting creatures. 

The depth can vary, making it suitable for divers of different experience levels. The top reef starts at approximately 5 meters which slopes down to a depth of maximum 23 meters (16 to 75 feet).

Dhigurah Arches usually offers excellent visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days.

This dive site is quite protected and therefore most of the time currents are fairly small. Although occasionally currents can be stronger. 

Dhigurah Arches

Dhigurah Thila a medium sized stunning underwater pinnacle just 7 min from Dhigurah Island. 

Here's what you can expect when diving at Dhigurah Thila:

This site is a rather long underwater pinnacle, characterized by its underwater landscape, featuring big overhangs covered with soft corals and gorgonian fan corals. 

The dive site is home to a diverse range of marine life. You can expect to encounter schools of reef fish, including bannerfish, butterflyfish, and fusiliers. The reef is covered with giant moray eels, hiding in cracks and overhangs. It is also known for whitetip reef sharks lying on the sandy bottom around the thila, sleeping nurse sharks, stingrays and turtles in overhangs and a group of baby eagle rays hovering above the reef. Keep an eye out in the blue for tuna and napoleon fish passing.

 Dhigurah Thila ranges from approximately 8 to 25 meters (26 to 82 feet), which is making it suitable for divers of different experience levels.

This site usually offers excellent visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days.

Since the pinnacle is lying within a channel, where an enormous amount of water flows in and out depending on the tides, currents can be strong and challenging. It's important to stay close and listen to your guide who is familiar with the conditions.

Dhigurah Thila

Turtle Reef is a popular dive site located near Dhigurah Island, on one of the outreefs. This dive site offers divers the opportunity to explore a vibrant underwater and encounter hawksbill or green sea turtles. 

Here's what you can expect when diving at Turtle Reef:

The site is characterized by a sloping reef with stunning coral formations. The landscape features a coral garden along a wall and the top reef providing diverse underwater scenery for divers to explore.

This dive site is home to a wide variety of marine species. Divers can expect to encounter schools of reef fish, including angelfish, butterflyfish, and surgeonfish. The area is known for the presence of hawksbill turtles, which are feeding on the reef or green turtles resting in-between the corals. Additionally, you may spot moray eels, lionfish, cleaner shrimps and other interesting creatures.

The depth can vary, making it suitable for divers of different experience levels. It typically ranges from approximately 5 to 25 meters (12 to 98 feet).

Like many dive sites in the Maldives, Turtle Reef usually offers excellent visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days.

As with most dive sites in the Maldives, you will encounter some current along that reef. The strength of currents can vary day by day.

Lux Beyru - Turtle Reef

Maamigili Beyru is a renowned dive site located near Maamigili Island in the Maldives. This dive site is particularly famous for its encounters with whale sharks, the world's largest fish, making it a popular destination for divers seeking to swim with these gentle giants. 

 While the main attraction are undoubtedly the whale sharks, the site itself features beautiful underwater topography. It's a sloping wall dive, where you can expect vibrant coral formations and coral gardens. 

 In addition to whale sharks, it is also home to a diverse array of marine life. You can encounter schools of reef fish, including colorful species like angelfish and butterflyfish. The area is also known for the presence of other pelagic species, such as rays, turtles, and various shark species.

 The depth can vary, accommodating divers of different experience levels. Depths typically range from around 5 to 30 meters (16 to 82 feet).

 The Maldives is renowned for its excellent underwater visibility, and this site is no exception. Visibility often exceeds 20 meters (65 feet) on clear days.

 Diving conditions can be affected by strong currents, particularly in areas where whale sharks are encountered. 

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