Sea Sites
Dive sites, snorkelling points, reefs, wrecks and sandbanks queried from canonical Attractions.
These are queried from the Attraction CPT, so a physical site such as Banana Reef keeps one canonical page.
Dive Site
Banana Reef
One of the Maldives' first protected marine areas — a crescent of vibrant coral with extraordinary fish life.
Dive Site
British Loyalty Wreck
A Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker scuttled in 1946 — now coated in brilliant corals and teeming with life.
Dive Site
Cocoa Thila (Guraidhoo)
A magical coral garden in South Malé Atoll, accessible to intermediate divers with reliable wildlife.
Dive Site
Dhonfanu Thila
Baa Atoll's finest reef dive — a pinnacle alive with sharks and schooling fish.
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Ellaidhoo Thila
A dramatic pinnacle dive with strong currents and exceptional shark action.
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Embudhoo Express
The classic Maldives drift dive — effortlessly gliding past reef walls festooned with life.
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Fish Head (Mushimasmigili)
Ari Atoll's crown jewel — a pinnacle with one of the highest concentrations of grey reef sharks in the Maldives.
Dive Site
Fotteyo Cave
A stunning cave system with resident nurse sharks and exceptional soft coral formations.
Dive Site
Fotteyo Kandu
Vaavu Atoll's most dramatic channel dive — outstanding shark encounters guaranteed.
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Fuvahmulah Tiger Shark Point
The world's premier tiger shark dive — multiple large tigers patrol here year-round.
Manta Ray Point
Hanifaru Bay
One of Earth's greatest wildlife spectacles — hundreds of manta rays feeding in a single bay.
Dive Site
Kudarah Thila
One of the Maldives' top 10 dives — a dramatic thila with intense schooling fish action.
Dive Site
Kuredu Express
The definitive drift dive — rushing through schooling sharks and rays on a pulse-racing current.
Uninhabited Island
Laamu Sea Turtle Nesting Beach
Protected nesting ground where sea turtles come ashore between May and October.
Dive Site
Maaya Thila
Arguably Ari Atoll's finest dive — a perfect pinnacle surrounded by sharks at night.
Sandbank
Madivaru Sandbank
A pristine sandbar near Rasdhoo island, a favourite with whale shark researchers.
Dive Site
Maldive Victory Wreck
A 109m cargo ship that sank in 1981, now one of the Maldives' most accessible and rewarding wrecks.
Sandbank
Nakatchafushi Sandbank
A luminous white sandbar that emerges from the turquoise lagoon — perfect for sundowners.
Sandbank
Noonu Sandbar
One of Maldives' most photographed sandbars — a sliver of white perfection in brilliant blue.
Dive Site
Raa Atoll Outer Reef
Pristine outer reef walls with extraordinary soft coral growth rarely seen elsewhere.
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Rasdhoo Madivaru Hammerheads
Early morning dives to encounter hammerhead sharks rising from the deep blue.
Whale Shark Point
South Ari Marine Protected Area
The most reliable place on Earth to swim with whale sharks — encounters virtually guaranteed year-round.