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.

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. 

Maamigili Beyru

Dhigurah Beyru is a popular dive site located near Dhigurah Island in the Maldives. This site offers divers the opportunity to explore a vibrant underwater world teeming with marine life. 

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

 The site is characterized by stunning coral formations, including colorful soft and hard corals. The underwater landscape features coral gardens, walls, and overhangs, 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 also known for the presence of larger species such as sharks, rays, 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. It typically ranges from approximately 10 to 30 meters (33 to 98 feet). 

 Like many dive sites in the Maldives, Dhigurah Beyru 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. 

Dhigurah Beyru

Seventh Heaven is a popular dive site in the Maldives, known for its stunning underwater topography and marine life.

Here's what you can expect when diving at the Seventh Heaven dive site:

 This site is characterized by its unique underwater landscape, featuring a chain of underwater pinnacles and overhangs. These formations are covered in colorful soft and hard corals, creating a beautiful backdrop for your dive.

 The dive site is home to a diverse range of marine life. You can expect to encounter schools of reef fish, including angelfish, butterflyfish, and surgeonfish. The site is also known for the presence of larger pelagic such as sharks, rays, and turtles.

 The depth at Seventh Heaven can vary, making it suitable for divers of different experience levels. It typically ranges from approximately 12 to 30 meters (33 to 98 feet).

 Like many dive sites in the Maldives, Seventh Heaven 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.

Seventh Heaven

Broken Rock is indeed a well-known dive site in the Maldives, and it's a popular spot for divers due to its unique underwater topography and marine life. 

Here is some information about Broken Rock:

 The name Broken Rock aptly describes the site. It features a large underwater pinnacle or rock formation that appears to have split or broken into two parts, creating a channel or swim-through in between. The site is famous for its dramatic and photogenic underwater landscapes.

 Divers can expect to encounter a wide variety of marine life. You may see schools of colorful reef fish, moray eels, turtles, and an assortment of coral species. Additionally, it's a good place to spot larger pelagic species like sharks and rays, and if you're lucky, you might encounter whale sharks or manta rays in the area.

 The depth at Broken Rock can vary, making it suitable for both novice and experienced divers. The shallowest parts are around 5-10 meters (16-33 feet), while the deeper sections can go past 30 meters (100 feet).

 Visibility in the Maldives is generally excellent, and Broken Rock is no exception. You can often enjoy clear waters with visibility ranging from 20 to 40 meters (65 to 130 feet).

 Since Broken Rock is lying within a channel you can experience moderate to strong currents there. It's important to stay close and listen to your guide who is familiar with the conditions. Divers often plan their dives based on tidal movements to experience the channel swim-through.

Broken Rock is among the most popular diving sites in the South Ari Atoll. Watch out for the huge fan corals that protrude from the sides as you swim down the canyon that divides the thila in half. Broken Rock is a fantastic dive site that constantly offers something fresh thanks to the local Napoleon wrasse, turtles, scorpion fish, a wonderful array of marine life, including numerous kinds of moray eels, and an abundance of soft coral.



Broken Rock

Diving at Kuda Rah Thila is a fantastic experience, as it is one of the renowned dive sites in the Maldives. It has been declared as a marine park since 1995 and therefore home for an abundance of marine life.  

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

 Kuda Rah Thila is an underwater pinnacle, which is a submerged coral reef formation that rises from the depths of the ocean. It is characterized by its stunning coral formations, swim-through, and a diverse range of marine life. You'll find hard and soft corals in various shapes and colors, creating a picturesque underwater landscape. This makes it an ideal location for underwater photography.

 The dive site is teeming with marine life, making it a paradise for underwater enthusiasts. You can expect to encounter various species of reef fish, including vibrant snappers, bannerfish, and fusiliers. The site is also known for encounters with turtles, moray eels, and even reef sharks.

 The depth at Kuda Rah Thila varies, making it suitable for divers of different experience levels. It typically ranges from around 12 to 30 meters (33 to 98 feet), with some areas going deeper.

 The visibility in the Maldives is generally excellent, and Kuda Rah Thila is no exception. On a clear day, you can often enjoy visibility exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more.

 Since Kuda Rah Thila is lying within a channel you can experience moderate to strong currents. It's essential to dive with an experienced guide who is familiar with the site's conditions to ensure a safe and enjoyable dive.

Kuda Rah Thila is one of the most famous dive sites in South Ari atoll. this protected site is considered to be the most beautiful of the archipelago thanks to its outstanding diving conditions. Divers will not be left indifferent by the caves framed by large gorgonians, black corals, as well as soft pink and orange corals. Kuda Rah Thila is covered with soft corals and host many species such as flatworms, snappers, jacks and batfish..



Kuda Rah Thila

Five rocks has originally been one pinnacle which split into five due to age and strong currents. 

Here is what you can expect diving on Five rocks: 

 The "Five Rocks" dive site is characterized by a cluster of five submerged pinnacles or rocks that rise from the depths of the ocean. These pinnacles are covered in vibrant corals and offer an incredible underwater landscape for divers to explore.

 The site is teeming with marine life, and you can expect to encounter a variety of reef fish, including angelfish, butterflyfish, and triggerfish. The area is also home to large pelagic such as sharks, rays, and turtles. Additionally, you may see schools of snappers and fusiliers.

 The depth at "Five Rocks" can range from approximately 14 to 30 meters (33 to 98 feet). You have to be an advanced diver to be able to dive that site. 

 Like many dive sites in the Maldives, "Five Rocks" typically offers excellent visibility, often exceeding 20 meters (65 feet) or more on clear days.

 Since the site is lying within a channel the currents at "Five Rocks" can vary from moderate to strong. . It's essential to stay close to your guide who is familiar with the site's conditions to ensure a safe and enjoyable dive. Strong currents can attract pelagic species, making it an exciting dive.

Five Rocks, Sometimes called “Reethi Thila” ‘Beautiful Thila’ in the local language certainly lives up to its name, consists of 5 rocky outcrops lying roughly in a circle and featuring a series of fissures, caverns and overhangs. The dive begins by dropping down onto the 5 rocks to the floor at about 25 to 30m. In the channels between the rocks and dropping down the reef slope, there are a lot of pink gorgonian fans. The reef also features a lot of tubastrea coral, sponges, anemones and encrusting algae, all adding up to a very colourful scene. Five Rocks is a favorite among photographers for its dramatic underwater landscapes



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