Diving in the Maldives

Rasdhoo South Wall is a stunning dive site featuring three pinnacles surrounded by vibrant marine life. With regular sightings of Napoleon wrasse, white-tip and grey reef sharks, stingrays, and occasional eagle rays or manta rays, it offers an unforgettable experience for both wide-angle and macro enthusiasts.

One of South Malé Atoll's most thrilling dive sites — a legendary teardrop-shaped pinnacle (also known as Cocoa Thila) famous for dramatic underwater scenery and big-fish action. Strong currents attract schools of bluefin trevally, eagle rays, dogtooth tuna and large groups of grey reef sharks, making it a true adventure dive for experienced divers.

Tiger Port is a thrilling shark encounter site just 10 minutes from Malé, offering sightings of tiger sharks, bull sharks, hammerheads and spinner sharks. With experienced guides and proper safety procedures, it delivers an unforgettable big-shark diving adventure.

Miyaru Kandu is a protected channel dive known for dramatic caves, coral-covered rocks and rich marine life. Famous for grey reef shark encounters, vibrant soft corals and excellent underwater photography, it offers an unforgettable drift diving experience.

Maaya Thila is a world-famous Marine Reserve, celebrated for its abundant marine life and breathtaking underwater scenery. With circling white-tip and grey reef sharks, colourful corals, caves, turtles and vibrant reef fish, it is a paradise for divers and underwater photographers.

Rasdhoo Channel is an exhilarating advanced dive site featuring coral-covered pinnacles, strong currents and incredible marine encounters. Divers can spot stingrays, white-tip and grey reef sharks, eagle rays, manta rays and even hammerheads in the deep blue.

Just 20 minutes from Rasdhoo, this stunning reef slopes down to 30 metres, with massive coral blocks teeming with glassfish. Swim alongside friendly turtles and watch for eagle rays, mobulas, reef sharks and fascinating macro life like nudibranchs and scorpionfish. The shallows are filled with colourful anemones and playful clownfish — a must-dive for every ocean lover.

One of the Maldives' finest hard-coral reefs, this easy and relaxing dive site starts at 12 metres and gently slopes beyond 30 metres. With vibrant coral formations, calm conditions and a stunning underwater landscape, it's perfect for divers of all levels.

Kottey Corner is a thrilling series of underwater plateaus with dramatic drop-offs and deep blue views. Famous for its exciting currents, it offers encounters with stingrays, white-tip reef sharks and breathtaking reef formations from shallow plateaus to the deep.

Bathala Thila is a beautiful reef just off Bathala Island, starting at 10 metres and bursting with colourful corals and marine life. Discover vibrant anemones, nudibranchs, schooling fish, resting nurse sharks, white-tip reef sharks and majestic Napoleon wrasse.

A spectacular dive site on Malé's house reef, featuring vibrant soft corals, rich marine life and exciting encounters with passing pelagics brought in by the Vaadhoo Channel — a perfect blend of colourful reefs and big-fish action.

A thrilling 8-metre shallow dive where you settle on the sandy bottom and enjoy an unforgettable shark show up close — a unique and exciting underwater encounter.

A stunning underwater chimney on the house reef of Amilla Maldives, offering breathtaking scenery and encounters with sharks, turtles and abundant tropical fish — a must-visit dive for unforgettable marine life.

A breathtaking wall reef covered in vibrant hard and soft corals, offering a spectacular underwater landscape filled with colour, beauty and marine life.

Banana Reef, the Maldives' first protected dive site, is a legendary underwater wonder. With dramatic cliffs, vibrant corals and depths up to 30 metres, it offers encounters with snappers, Napoleon wrasse and reef sharks.

Fotteyo Kandu is a world-famous channel dive, featuring dramatic caves, vibrant yellow coral walls and thrilling encounters with hammerhead sharks, grey reef sharks and eagle rays — a spectacular advanced dive for true ocean explorers.