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Maalhos Thila
Also known as Blue Caves, this thila dive site is famous for its amazing array of blue and purple soft corals. The name comes from the large overhangs which you can easily swim inside of and have a look around.
Other than the magnificent coral life, here you can enjoy large schools of blue-striped snapper, interesting macro life, as well as grey reef sharks and white tip reef sharks.
DIVE TYPES
- Macro Spot
Level
- Advanced
- Expert
Programs
- Extended Range (XR)
- Freediving
- Scuba
Entry
- Boat
Body of Water
- Salt Water
currents
- no
- moderate
- medium
- heavy
Maximum Depth
- 28m
Visibility
- 18m
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| Jan - Mar | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep | Oct - Dec | |
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| Whitetip Reef Shark | ||||
| Grey Reef Shark | ||||
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| Angelfish | ||||
| Butterfly Fish | ||||
| Clownfish | ||||
| Lionfish | ||||
| Wrasse | ||||
| Scorpionfishes | ||||
| Snapper | ||||
| Surgeonfish | ||||
| Sweetlips and Grunts | ||||
| Soldierfish | ||||
| Triggerfish | ||||
| Goatfish | ||||
| Box Fish | ||||
| Trumpetfish | ||||
| Bannerfish | ||||
| Molluscs | ||||
| Octopus | ||||
| Crustaceans | ||||
| Shrimps | ||||
| Lobster | ||||
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RECOMMENDED TRAINING
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