The dive site itself actually consists of two dive sites that are divided by a sandy plateau at 8 meters. South of the plateau we can find a large lagoon with an average depth of about 12 meters. On the other side towards the north and north west a sloping and long reef called faru ranges from 10 to 30 meters.

A five-minute boat ride to the east take us to the neighboring local island Olhuvelifsuhi. The shallows are covered in sand which is why we also call this dive site “the milky sand reef”.

Olhuveli Medhu Faru is located 5 minutes to the east of Le Meridien Maldives. The reef structure is very unique. It starts from 2 meters and connects into separate reefs and small thilas all the way down to 30 meters. It is spread very wide and gives endless possibilities how to dive the area.

A nice and easy site 20 minutes to the north east of Le Meridien Maldives. A top reef with healthy hard coral gardens at about 5 meters. he dive site reaches a depth of a maximum of 25 meters and features a large and very nice coral block in the north east at approximately 20 meters depth.

Runway got its name from the parallel established Seaplane runway. It is an easy and beautiful dive along a coral slope full of marine life. Starting from 2 meters at the top the reef reaches a depth of approximately 20 meters.

Candice Thila is a beautiful small reef with it’s reef top around 5m and its bottom at around 30 meters. It is located 15 boat minutes north of Le Meridien Maldives

The house reef at Thilamaafushi is located at the north of the island. It is sheltered from the elements and therefore accessible for practically the entire year for both divers and snorkelers alike. It offers four different dive sites and includes a thila, which is a typical Maldivian reef structure.

Ahga Giri is a small reef with its reeftop at 5 meters. The place is famous for its resident nurse sharks which grow quite big at the place. A stunning experience without any comparison!

Hudhu Thila is a great site for macro diving. Hudhu Thila is located north east of Le Meridien and has a top reef at approximately 5 meters. From there it drops to the bottom at 25 to 30 meters and features some lovely overhangs. Hudhu Thila is a great site for macro diving.

Gaa Vehtunu Thila translates into “fallen stone” reef. The fallen stone actually describes a reef structure west of the main reef consists of a big mushroom coral block at 19 meters depth. The main thila has a small top reef at 5 meters from where it drops gradually to about 20 meters.