Aiyabe Thila (Hollywood)

One of the best dive sites in this area, it offers almost everything. Top Reef 5 Meters , excellent for safety stop. Big overhangs with fantastic coral life, schooling fishes and predators wich hunt for them . Negative decent needed if there is current

Grey Reefsharks, barracudas, white tip reefsharks, groupers, sweetlipps and many more - basically and if you are lucky all the stars of the underwater world might be there!

Level

Level

Beginner
Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

21 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Drift Dive
Wall/Drop Off
Pinnacle, Needle, Seamount

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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Dive sites nearby

Bulaloghi Faru

Surrounding Reef of Bulologhi, an inhabited Island . Depending on current right or left should along the wall which has many caverns full wit corals and fish life

Dhigu Faru Kuda Thila

Small beautiful Thila, reef top 10-12 meter deep. Negative decent needed. You can swim around if the current is not too strong several times. Overhangs gives oyu protection frm current and to watch fish life.

© Peter S. (#417559)

Angaga Thila

Underwater seamount- called Thila in Maldives, top reef at 7-10 Meters. Negative decent needed away from the reef if there is current. High concentration of fish on the current side. Lots of schooling fishes, Tunas and big stuff such as sharks and rays. Beautiful cracks and holes with all kind of surprises.

© Peter S. (#417559)

Rangali Madivaru

Rangali Madivaru (Madi = Manta, Faru = long Reef) is a manta cleaning station located in the channel at approx. 9 meters on the edge where the sloping bottom meets a plateau reef. This dive site is best visited with the outgoing current.

Bojaha Madi (Moofushi Rock)

Also known as Moofushi Manta Point, this spot is fantastic for manta rays from December till April. The dive can be extended with a nice drift along the reef wall.

Mage Modu Thila

Small Thila. Top at about 7 Meters, lots so re-growing stone corals, black corals in the deep part. Especially in current challenging as negative decent is needed away from the site.

© PABLO S. (#2899666)

Kudimaa (Wreck)

This medium-sized steel wreck was sunk on purpose in 1998, this was to provide the many divers visiting South Ari Atoll with a wreck dive site. This site is very close to the house reef of Machafushi island.

Rimas Thila

This dive site is located near the island of Moofushi and is for advanced or deep certified divers, the top reef starts at 18-20 meters and the pinnacle itself is long and narrow.

Himandhoo Thila

Himandhoo Thila is located in the channel between the islands of Himandhoo and Moofushi. There is some interesting topography here with nice canyons and overhangs. Although this site is possible for all levels, beware of the current as it can get very strong.

© Andrea S. (#1912085)

Lily manta point

There is a coral block in 19 Meters of depth, still beautiful and untouched, with all kind of corals. and surrounded by sand. There are a lot of cleaner Wrasses around so the Reef Mantas come in to get cleaned. Divers scan sit on the sand and watch the Mantas coming in and out without harming corals.