Fesdhoo Wreck & Thila

This dive site is located on the outskirts of Fesdhoo Island and embodies a wreck next to a small thila (pinnacle). This site is better suited for nitrox divers.

Great for macro lovers, those who enjoy beautiful healthy corals, and lovers of large fish schools. This site is also known to be an occasional manta cleaning station.

Level

Level

Beginner
Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

15 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current
Ripping Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Macro Spot
Wreck Dive

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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Himandhoo Thila

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Rimas Thila

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Once this dive site was on the top 10 best in the world. Due to this rating many divers dived this site and specially at night. The damage on the top of this Thila (diver error) is bad, but as from 12m acceptable. At night many giant trevally and some white tips hunting.

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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

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