DIVE EXCURSIONS
DIVE EXCURSIONS FOR CERTIFIED DIVERS
Explore the vibrant marine life of the North Male atoll. Every day, our team goes out on a diving expedition around the island and beyond. Discover the rich marine ecosystem and the unique seascapes of the Maldives. Around this atoll, it is common to see nurse sharks inside an overhang or a cave, turtles, mantas, eagle rays, sharks, and sometimes even dolphins. For macro lovers, you’ll also find nudibranchs, shrimp, and other interesting small creatures. There is so much to see in this area of the Maldives, and with the list of dive sites we have, you’ll find something new on every dive. Beginners and experienced divers are welcome to join this daily excursion.
Visit or call the Centre to book your slot. Private trips on a yacht are also available on request.
MUST VISIT SITES
MAHAL CAVES
Level: Open Water
Distance from Jumeirah Maldives: 40 minutes by dhoni
If you sail in the south direction inside the atoll, you’ll arrive at Mahal Caves, a dive site with a pinnacle formation, or “Giri,” as it is locally known. It’s a comfortable dive site that all levels of divers can enjoy. The top of the giri is around 3 metres deep and populated by hard corals and different species of reef fish. Descending a few metres you will see a colourful wall of beautiful soft corals and caves that is home to eels, lionfish, and lobsters. At 20 metres from the pinnacle, you will find a sandy bottom. If you love macro, this site is perfect for you. If you keep an eye on the ocean side, there’s a chance to see snappers, tunas, blue-fin trevallies, and sometimes white-tip reef sharks.
OLHAHALI UGOL
Level: Open Water
Distance from Jumeirah Maldives: 10 minutes by dhoni
The Olhahali Ugol dive site is located on the northeast corner of the resort house reef. The upper part of the reef is full of life that everyone will enjoy. Here you will see clownfish, Napoleons, plenty of eels, sweetlips, huge schools of blue triggerfish, and reef butterflyfish. For Advanced Open Water Diver, you can explore the caves below, starting at 20 metres. Here you’ll find turtles and sharks hiding inside. Further down at 30 metres, there’s one huge cave big enough to dive inside, here you’ll find plenty of soldierfish. You can also sit and look on the ocean side for sharks sleeping on the sandy bottom, eagle rays and other pelagic fish.
OLHAHALI THILA
Level: Open Water
Distance from Jumeirah Maldives: 10 minutes by dhoni
Olhahali thila is a small pinnacle close to the northeast corner of the island. It is one of the best dive sites around here and a great place to dive again and again. Due to the strong current, starting from 13 metres to 30 metres, this dive site is suitable for experienced divers only. With strong currents comes a lot of action, here it is common to spot sharks, eagle rays, Napoleon wrasse, schools of red snappers, bluefin trevallies and dogtooth tuna everywhere. In the small canyon, you will see a lot of soft corals south of the thila.
PADI E-LEARNING
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