🇲🇻 Maldives

26 atolls in the Indian Ocean. Manta and whale shark hotspots in Baa Atoll (Hanifaru Bay), South Ari, and Fuvahmulah. World-class drift diving on channels, with thila pinnacles full of grey reef sharks.

📖 Diving in the Maldives: 156 Sites, Mantas & What to Know

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Adam Faru

Adam Faru is a year-round diving destination in the Maldives with strong species diversity and accessible reef exploration.

Beginner 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Akirifushi

Akirifushi is a year-round dive destination in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, with documented marine life and active community monitoring.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Banner Reef

Banner Reef is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives with consistent access and notable marine biodiversity tracked through community observations.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Coral Faru

Coral Faru is a year-round Maldives dive destination with 12 documented species and active community coverage.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Adam Faru

Adam Faru is a year-round diving destination in the Maldives with strong species diversity and accessible reef exploration.

Beginner 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Akirifushi

Akirifushi is a year-round dive destination in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, with documented marine life and active community monitoring.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Banner Reef

Banner Reef is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives with consistent access and notable marine biodiversity tracked through community observations.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Biyadoo Kuda Giri

Biyadoo Kuda Giri is a year-round Maldivian dive site with documented marine observations and strong community interest.

Beginner

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Coral garden

Coral garden at Embudu offers year-round diving in the Maldives with healthy coral systems and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fuvahmulah — Tiger Zoo

Solo island in the deep south of the Maldives — tiger sharks year-round at point-blank range, plus hammerheads and thresher sharks.

Advanced 12–25m 30m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Hanifaru Bay

UNESCO biosphere reserve in Baa Atoll — site of the world's largest manta ray feeding aggregations. Snorkel-only (no scuba).

Beginner 3–12m 15m Jun·Jul·Aug+

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Housereef East

Housereef East at Reethi Beach offers year-round house reef diving in Baa Atoll with easy access and active community documentation.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Exit 4

Exit 4 is a year-round dive site near Vilamendhoo in Maldives' Alif Dhaal Atoll, known for consistent marine encounters and accessible reef diving.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Exit 5 + 6

Exit 5 + 6 near Vilamendhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll offers year-round diving with strong marine life activity and accessible conditions.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Exit 7

Exit 7 is a year-round dive site near Vilamendhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives, offering consistent access to tropical marine life.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Exit 8

Exit 8 is a year-round dive site at Vilamendhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll. Expect coral formations and pelagic encounters in the Maldives.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Exit 9

Exit 9 is a year-round dive site near Vilamendhoo in Alif Dhaal Atoll, Maldives, known for accessible exploration with notable marine life sightings.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Farikede Faru

Farikede Faru is a year-round Maldivian dive site with 12 recorded species observations and no coral bleaching stress.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fesdhoo

Fesdhoo is a year-round diving destination in the Maldives with recorded marine species observations and accessible conditions.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fihalhohi Hausriff

Fihalhohi Hausriff is a house reef dive in Kaafu Atoll offering year-round access to a thriving coral system in the Maldives.

Beginner 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fihalhohi Hausriff Nord

House reef dive off Fihalhohi Island in Kaafu Atoll. Accessible year-round with documented marine life and shallow-water coral.

Beginner

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Fihalhohi Paradies

Fihalhohi Paradies is a year-round dive spot in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, with accessible reefs and documented marine life.

Beginner 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Finolhu Faru

Finolhu Faru is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives with diverse marine life and accessible reef diving.

Beginner 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fish Bank

Fish Bank is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives' Alif Dhaal Atoll, known for abundant marine life and accessible conditions for divers of various levels.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fish Head

Fish Head delivers prolific pelagic action year-round in the Maldives, drawing sharks, rays, and schooling fish to a submerged pinnacle.

Advanced 30m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Five rocks

Five Rocks is a year-round Maldives dive site with coral bleaching concerns and 12 documented species observations.

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Fulhidoo Caves

Fulhidoo Caves offers year-round diving in Vaavu Atoll with cave formations and 12 documented species sightings.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Fuvahmulah — Tiger Zoo

Solo island in the deep south of the Maldives — tiger sharks year-round at point-blank range, plus hammerheads and thresher sharks.

Advanced 12–25m 30m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Gangehi Kandu

Gangehi Kandu is a year-round Maldivian dive channel known for consistent reef action and abundant pelagic encounters.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Gangehi North Kandu - manta cleaning station

Gangehi North Kandu is a manta cleaning station in the Maldives where reef mantas gather year-round for feeding and grooming.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Guradoo Kuda Kandu

Guradoo Kuda Kandu in Kaafu Atoll offers year-round diving with diverse marine life and coral ecosystems to explore.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Guradoo North

Guradoo North is a year-round Maldives dive site near Lhosfushi island in Kaafu Atoll, known for diverse marine life and coral ecosystems worth monitoring.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Guradoo South

Guradoo South is a year-round dive site in Kaafu Atoll offering consistent reef diving with good species variety in the Maldives.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Guradoo South Outside

Guradoo South Outside is a year-round Maldives dive site with 12 recorded species and growing community video documentation.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Guraidhoo Channel

Guraidhoo Channel in the Maldives is a drift-fed dive corridor rich with pelagic action and reef life. Dive year-round in this open-water channel between islands.

Intermediate 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Guraidhoo Corner

Guraidhoo Corner is a year-round dive spot in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, known for healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+