Maldives Marine Life

The Baros Thila is a circular reef found withing the North Male Atoll Location: North Male Atoll, Baros, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef Experience: Intermediate Maximum Depth: 30 meters Average Visibility: 22 meters Currents: None Access: Boat Marine Life: Stone fish, snappers, dolphins, anemone fish, bat fish Description: The reef top of this site... [Read more of this review]

The Blue Shadow Reef is a shallow dive with a wide variety of marine species to be seen Location: North Male Atoll, Bandos, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef, Drift Experience: Advanced Maximum Depth: 20 meters Average Visibility: 20 meters Currents: Strong Access: Boat Marine Life: Sweet lips, wrasses, snappers, tunas, barracudas Description: This reasonably... [Read more of this review]

Experience excellent drift diving for advanced divers at the Saddle Reef Location: North Male Atoll, Eriyadhu, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef, Drift Diving Experience: Advanced Maximum Depth: 28 meters Average Visibility: 25 meters Currents: Strong Access: Boat Marine Life: Turtles, wrasses, soldier fish, reef sharks, sweetlips, eagle rays Description:... [Read more of this review]

Intentionally sunk in 1991, this wreck had amazingly attracted stingrays and divers as well Location: Ari Atoll, Halaveli, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef Diving Experience: Advanced Maximum Depth: 30 meters Average Visibility: 30 meters Currents: None Access: Boat Marine Life: Garden eels, shark suckers, bat fish, stingrays, glass fish, silvertip sharks,... [Read more of this review]

A simple and suitable dive for all levels, with almost every feature that a dive site could offer Location: Addu Atoll, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef Experience: Intermediate Maximum Depth: 30 meters Average Visibility: 18 meters Currents: Light Access: Boat Marine Life: Wrasses, tunas, moray eels, turtles, barracudas, eagle rays Description: This... [Read more of this review]

This site gives a unique opportunity for divers since it is barely known to tourists Location: Baa Atoll, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef, Drift Experience: Advanced Maximum Depth: 30 meters Average Visibility: 30 meters Currents: Medium Access: Boat Marine Life: Moray eels, bat fish, grey reef sharks, jacks, anemone fish, nurse sharks, barracudas Description:... [Read more of this review]

In the perfect season, lucky scuba divers get the chance to see whale sharks at the Dhangethi Bodu Thila Location: South Ari Atoll, Medhu-Uthuru Province Type of Diving: Reef Experience: Intermediate Maximum Depth: 30 meters Average Visibility: 30 meters Currents: Medium Access: Boat Marine Life: Jack fish, rays, fusiliers, eels, barracudas, bat fish,... [Read more of this review]

Do not be surprised if sharks feature prominently here, because sharks are just “miyaru” in Dhivehi Location: Medhu-Uthuru Province, North Male Atoll, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef Experience: Advanced Maximum Depth: 30 meters Average Visibility: 18 meters Currents: Light Access: Boat Marine Life: Sharks, Rays, Barracudas, Moray Eels, Napoleon... [Read more of this review]

In general, the octopus is one of the smartest animals in existence and it is believed to be the smartest of all invertebrates If you are a fan of the FIFA World Cup, you should have at least been updated about the recent “oracle” octopus named “Paul”, who predicts the winners of the soccer matches in his aquarium. But given... [Read more of this review]

The Maamigili Faru is one site that can always be dived regardless of its underwater current conditions Location: South Ari Atoll, Maldives Type of Diving: Reef Experience: Novice Maximum Depth: 18 meters Average Visibility: 30 meters Currents: Light Access: Boat Marine Life: Rays, Groupers, Pelagics, Turtles, Jack Fish, Nudibranches, Eels, Lion Fish Description:... [Read more of this review]