DHIHFUSHIMAADHOO BEYRU

Faadhoo Kandu is one of the two magnificent channels located north east of Le Meridien Maldives. The potential strong current is not for the faint hearted and a crossing is only possible on a mild current since the bottom is too deep to be able to hide from it.

Imagine a wall! A real drop off that doesn’t stop dropping! A reef that disappears into the blue! Do you have the picture in front of your inner eye? Then you are right at Faadhoo Beyru, one of the best dive sites we have on offer in the proximity of Le Meridien Maldives.

A site not to be missed by the experienced diver. With the right current Meyyafushi Kandu is a great channel to cross and experience what so many people come to the Maldives for. Starting from either one of the corners the actual swim only takes about 20 minutes.

We find this gem of a dive site after a 50 minutes boat ride to the north east. The dive site offers a wide variety of reef structures. You can experience a great sandy plateau with several cleaning stations and a wall with beautiful overhangs and soft corals during the same dive.

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.

A 10-minute boat ride to the north and we arrive at Boava Thila. Located north of Le Meridien and in the inside atoll, the dive site is suitable for beginners and experienced divers alike. The reef features large patches with beautiful black coral .

Salleydhoo Thila is another lovely dive site located about a 15-minute boat ride to the north of Le Meridien Maldives. Salleydhoo Thila has a very interesting topography. The southern part of the dive site doesn’t have the usual round-ish shape, but we find two tongues here that reach a depth of 20 – 22 meters.

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.

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.

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