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Laamu - Thaa - Meemu - Felidhu - South Ari - South Male - North Male

This itinerary takes in some of the most spectacular diving areas in the Maldives and offers the chance of manta ray, whale shark and shark sightings all year round.

 

QUALIFICATION NEEDED: PADI Open water or equivalent - PADI Advanced Open Water advised due to more challenging dive sites.

 

Itinerary highlights:

 

**PLEASE NOTE** The dive sites below are just an example of the route taken and are not guaranteed. All dives sites are subject to weather conditions and local seasonal knowledge and the final route taken is at the absolute discretion of the captain and dive guides.

 

FUSHI KANDU - Laamu Atoll: One of the most popular channel dives; although relatively shallow, it stretches for 250m and white tip reef sharks are frequent visitors. So too are schools of jacks, as they surge in among tuna and eagle rays.

 

OLHUGIRI KANDU - Thaa Atoll: Schooling fish and jacks attract large numbers of white tip reef sharks. Tuna and eagle rays wait for the leftovers and the occasional large Napoleon wrasse can be seen nibbling on corals.

 

MULAKU KANDU - Meemu Atoll: The north east is peppered with submerged pinnacles covered predominantly in soft corals, whilst the west will see you surrounded by jacks and snappers. Keep an eye open for sharks and rays at 30m!

 

KUDARAH THILA - Ari Atoll: One of the best dive sites for soft coral and fish life. The marine life here is so abundant, that the divers have named it 'fish soup'. The thila is in a circular shape and can be covered in a single dive at different depths, if the current is not very strong.

 

GURAIDHOO KANDU - South Male Atoll: Since the eastern side of the channel is open ocean, large predatory fish can regularly be spotted here. This site is famous for sightings of sharks, schools of eagle rays and the occasional sail fish and hammerheads. The best condition to do the dive is when the current is flowing into the Atoll. The dive begins on the outer reef following the current into the atoll. Most of the pelagic species can be observed on the eastern side, where the reef drops off into the deep ocean. At the end of the dive in the channel, along the reef you can find overhangs with plenty of soft coral growth and small fish.

 

KANDOOMA THILA - South Male Atoll: Located in a channel, the reef is subject to strong currents at times. The ocean currents carry lot of nutrients to the reef, supporting an abundance of sea life. The site is well renowned for the soft coral growth, turtles, diverse fish life and invertebrates found on the reef. At the reef slope you may find sharks and eagle rays.

 

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