Lhosfushi Kuda Kandu

Kuda Kandu means small channel and is situated north of Guraidhoo channel, which has a very shallow sandy bottom at 12 meters deep and 10 meters wide. It is deep inside the atoll with colonies of stony corals which give good hide away spots to blue stripe yellow snappers.

You will see white tip reef sharks, green turtlse, napoleon wrasses, Jack fishes, Ribbon eels, and grey reef sharks.

Level

Level

Beginner
Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

20 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current
Ripping Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Drift Dive
Snorkeling
Wall/Drop Off
Macro Spot
Cleaning Station

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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Dive sites nearby

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lhosfushi corner

Lhosfushi corner can be dived with strong or medium flowing inward or outward of the atoll, or with no current at all.It’s therefore a suitable dive site for all level, with both good hard & soft corals, and a very dense fish life.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Middle Point

Middle point “MEDHU FARU“ offers different varieties of fish life. At 30m overhangs are covered with sea fans and between 8-20m. Drifting to the inside will take you along rich coral formations. The best diving can be archived during a north east current.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Guraidhoo Corner

One of the interesting attractions during the northeast monsoon, this site offers a wide variety of big fish life. The entire channel is a marine protected area. Be well prepared for several downstream washing machine currents when drifting to the inside channel.

© DivePoint Rannalhi, South Male Atoll

Medhu Faru

Beautiful outside reef dive. Many big and small coral blocks between 5-15 meters. A gentle drop off going down to 30 meters. Best to be dived in an East to West current.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Napoleon Reef

This dive site is named Napoleon Reef for good reason. This site is covered in large Napolean wrasses. This is a good drift dive for all levels of diver. Many times divers have also encountered whale sharks and mobula rays here as well.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Mendhu Ingili

Locally, Mendhu Ingili means “middle finger.“ This dive site is a hidden treasure with a beautiful reef away from the busy and famous Guraidhoo corner. Diversity is rich here due to the flow of nutritious ocean currents.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Kandooma Caves

Kandooma Caves is blissful with huge green sea turtles. Most divers average seeing 8-9 turtles in a single dive. You will drift along at an average depth of 25 meters where you will see large coral blocks surrounded by Oriental sweet lips and emperors.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Kandoo Kan

With a slow incoming current Kandoo Kan is a great site of beginner divers to observe plenty of big fish life close to the reef. This is one of the best dive sites to encounter huge green sea turtles.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Guraidhoo Outside

This is a long, gently dropping reef. An easy dive site for every level of diver. Best depth is in the 5 to 20-meter zone. During the month of August, there is a strong possibility to see whale sharks with the small incoming south to east current.

© SUN SIYAM DIVING OLHUVELI, 2005 South Male Atoll

Banana Reef / Manta Point

This dive site is well known as a Manta Ray Cleaning and feeding zone from late March to begining of November and some times into mid-December. This is one of the best places to dive with these giant rays within this part of the Atoll.