🇲🇻 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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Kuramathi house reef

Kuramathi house reef offers year-round diving on an accessible reef system with healthy coral and reliable marine life encounters in the Maldives.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Lang Giri

Lang Giri is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives with 12 recorded species observations and active community video content.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Lhohi Bodu Kandu

Lhohi Bodu Kandu is a Maldivian channel dive with strong currents and diverse reef fish populations. Year-round diving opportunity in the central atolls.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Lhohi Faru Tila

Lhohi Faru Tila is a productive tila (underwater pinnacle) in the Maldives offering year-round diving with strong pelagic activity and coral recovery potential.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Lhohi Giri

Lhohi Giri is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives with 12 documented species observations and active community video content.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Lhohi Kandu Tila

Lhohi Kandu Tila is a year-round Maldives dive site with 12 documented species and moderate coral health monitoring.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maa Neyru

Maa Neyru is a year-round dive site near Fuvahmulah in the Maldives, offering consistent conditions and healthy coral.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maafushi Thila

Maafushi Thila is a year-round Maldivian dive site with active species observations and community video documentation.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maafushi — Lagoon Kite Spot

Local-island kitesurfing on a flat lagoon — emerging Maldives kite destination.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maalhos Thila

Maalhos Thila is a year-round Maldivian dive site with 12 documented species observations and active community video record.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maamigili Beyru

Maamigili Beyru is a year-round Maldivian dive site with 12 documented species observations and active community video coverage.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maaya Lagoon

Maaya Lagoon offers year-round diving in the Maldives with 12 documented species and active community content.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Maaya Thila

Maaya Thila is a thila dive in the Maldives offering year-round access with healthy coral and consistent marine life encounters.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Main jetty exit

Shore dive at Embudu's Main Jetty Exit offers year-round access to Maldivian reefs with consistent marine encounters and minimal permit friction.

Beginner

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Miyaru Faru

Miyaru Faru is a year-round dive site in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives, near Gulhi island with documented marine life and growing community interest.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Miyaru Kandu

Miyaru Kandu is a productive channel dive in Vaavu Atoll offering year-round access and healthy coral ecosystems in the Maldives.

Intermediate 25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Moofushi

Moofushi offers year-round diving in the Maldives with 12 documented species and accessible reef exploration.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Neregando reef

Neregando reef offers year-round diving in the Maldives with healthy coral and abundant marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Noomas Giri

Noomas Giri is a year-round Maldivian dive site with 12 recorded species observations and active community video content.

Beginner 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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North Malé — Banana Reef

Banana Reef in North Malé offers intermediate diving on a scenic coral formation with excellent fish life and accessible depths from 5–30m.

Intermediate 5–30m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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North Malé — Manta Point (Lankan Reef)

Intermediate manta ray dives at North Malé's Lankan Reef. Year-round diving in 8–25m depth.

Intermediate 8–25m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Ocean Pro

Ocean Pro dive site near Helengili in Kaafu Atoll offers year-round diving with documented marine life and active community video content.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Olhuveli Kuda Giri

Olhuveli Kuda Giri is a year-round Maldivian dive site with 12 species observations and active community video documentation.

Intermediate 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Origandu Finolhu

Origandu Finolhu is a year-round dive destination in the Maldives with 12 recorded species observations and active community video coverage.

Jan·Feb·Mar+