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A trip tailored by our team of experts to give you the best of the Maldives in 10 days. This route will take you to North Male, Ari, Vaavu, Thaa, Meemu, and Laamu atolls. Some of the best dives in the Maldives are scheduled with a great variety of dive sites that will please every diver.
Routes are indicative. They can change with the seasons. Visited atolls and dive sites are not guaranteed. The Senior Instructor, in consultation with the divers and Boat Captain, will select the route and dive sites based on current, tides, and weather conditions in order to make the best possible dive safely.
- North Male Atoll
- BACK FARU: The out reef of Hulumale is ideal for a first dive of the holidays. Plenty of moray eels live here, including the magnificent honeycomb moray.
- Level: Easy
- Depth: 28m/92ft
- Cam: 24-60
North and South Ari Atoll - MAAMIGILI HR: The main interest of this long-out reef is the possibility of meeting Whale Sharks and Zebra sharks! Drift along and keep your eyes open!
- Level: Easy
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: Wide/24-60
MAAYA THILA: Tiny Thila is a natural park full of surprises! Very popular for night dives, this place is home to many sharks and turtles. The top reef at 6m/20ft is great to end the dive. - Level: Easy
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: Macro/24-60
FESDU WRECK: This small Wreck lies on a sandy bottom at 30m, close to an army of garden eels. Take the west direction from there and find a nice Thila where the small critters gather. Will you spot the resident frogfish? - Level: Difficult
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam. : M./W./24-60
FISH HEAD: Magnificent Thila! Grey reefs, white tips, Jacks, Turtles, and schooling fishes make this dive unforgettable. - Level: Medium
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
FESDU LAGOON: Night dive with manta rays, are you in? - Level: Easy
- Depth: 15m/50ft
- Cam: 24-60
MOOFUSHI KANDU OU CORNER: Great dive with eagle rays, grey reef sharks, napoleons, and mantas, what else? - Level: Med./Diff.
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: Wide
DHIGGA THILA: 150m/500ft long Thila with stunning overhangs covered with colorful soft corals. The last part of the dive in a hard coral garden is just magical. - Level: Easy
- Depth: 28m/91ft
- Cam: Macro/24-60
KUDARAH THILA: The number of fish in this marine park is just amazing. Schooling Jacks and snappers stay in place in the split point next to an anemone field. Keep your eyes open for a guitar shark passing by! - Level: Med./Diff.
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
5 ROCKS: One of the best examples of the outstanding diversity of Maldivian marine life. Massive Gorgone fans, soft corals, and clouds of fish make this place so special. - Level: Medium
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: M./W./24-60
BODU FINHOLU THILA: Beautiful Thila, a bit away from the out reef. - Grey reef sharks, stingrays, and mobulas in numbers can be seen here, as well as the magnificent whale shark!
- Level: Easy
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
Vaavu Atoll - MIYARU KANDU: Beautiful Challe crossing with schools of grey reef sharks and resident eagle rays.
- Level: Med./Diff.
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
ALIMATHA HR: Exceptional night dive with black tip sharks, Stingrays, and loads of Tawny Nurse Sharks. - Level: Med./Diff.
- Depth: 20m/65ft
- Cam: Wide/24-60
FOTTEYO KANDU: One of the best dives in the Maldives. On top of the schools of Sharks and eagle rays, the soft corals are absolutely amazing. - Level: Easy/Med.
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: M./24-60
DEVANA KANDU: The Great channel with sharks, eagle rays, stingrays, napoleons... - Level: Medium
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
- Meemu Atoll
MULI KANDU: Drift dive close to Muli Island, where turtles come to lay eggs. Abundant fish life with schooling snappers, tunas, and jacks, as well as sharks and eagle rays. - Level: Medium
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
VANHURAVALHI KANDU: This channel can be crossed to approach the schools of grey and silvertip sharks. The deepest part of the dive offers nice overhangs covered with yellow net coral. - Level: Difficult
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
KURALI KANDU: Located at the southeast point of the atoll, divers get good chances to enjoy the manta show with an outgoing current on a sandy bottom between 12 and 18m. - Level: Easy
- Depth: 15m/100ft
- Cam: Wide angle
HAKURA THILA: Amazing Thila with beautiful light effects on the north tip. The macro lovers will enjoy the shallow part of the dive, where a great variety of nudibranchs and pipefish can be found. - Level: Medium
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
MADUVARI KANDU: Beautiful channel, home of a big school of sharks. Eagle rays, napoleons, barracuda, and jacks make it even nicer! - Level: Difficult
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
Thaa Atoll - KALHUFAHALA GIRI: Very fishy reefs with soft and hard corals. Grey reef sharks, white tips, and eagle rays live around the pinnacle.
- Level: Easy
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: Macro
OLHUGIRI KANDU: A Beautiful channel with sharks, rays, shoals of jacks, and snappers. Have a look at the overhangs for some nice soft corals. - Level: Difficult
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
KALHUFAHALA HOUSE REEF: Superb spot to contemplate and go snorkeling with a whale shark at night. - Level: Easy
- Depth: 15m/50ft
- Cam: Wide
- Laamu Atoll
ISDHOO MULI: Located on the northeast tip of the atoll, this site offers a great variety of fish. White tip sharks, napoleons, turtles, jacks, groupers, and sweetlips can be seen. - Level: Medium
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
FUSHI KANDU: Adrenaline junkies: get ready! Keep your eyes wide open for schooling eagle rays, grey reefs, white tips, and big eye jacks! - Level: Difficult
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
KADHDHO THILA: This mushroom-shaped site is a good place for macro dives. Nice hard corals and huge Gorgonian fans bring a pleasant atmosphere during the dive. - Level: Easy
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: Macro / 24-60
HITHADHOO CORNER: A long plateau located in the channel from 8 to 22m. Several cleaning stations offer an amazing manta show, while snappers, bat fish, and great barracudas are watching in groups! - Level: Med/Difficult
- Depth: 30m/100ft
- Cam: 24-60
Usual Activities in a Day:
Cruising speed (Flexible times)
Sunrise: Tea, coffee, and the first dive (depending on the tide and the site)
- 08.30 am: Continental & local breakfast
- 09.30 am -10.30 am: Navigation
- 10.30 am: Some days, the first or second dive
- 12.30 pm: Lunch with fresh fish, vegetables, rice, fruit, and local or international food
- 02:00 pm: Navigation or second dive
- 04:00 pm: Island hopping or well-deserved rest
- Sunset: Night Dive (1 per week)
- 06.30 pm: Relaxing. Bar opening!
- 08:00 pm: Dinner: usually fresh fish and traditional Maldivian cooking, and international cuisine
- Evening under the stars, a presentation of the fauna of the Indian Ocean.
All aquatic activities are under the supervision of a qualified instructor of the team. Before each activity, the Instructors on board will make a detailed presentation of the site, currents, wildlife, and safety rules to be observed.
The choice of sites is at the discretion of the captain and Seafari Senior Instructor, depending on the season and weather conditions. The senior instructor may impose water supervision or restriction from diving on any diver whose technical level is not sufficient to guarantee safe diving conditions. Snorkeling sessions with manta rays are planned in secret places.
Marine Life: This 10-day journey through North Male, Ari, Vaavu, Thaa, Meemu, and Laamu offers some of the richest marine life in the Maldives, with dives featuring whale sharks, mantas, eagle rays, grey reef and white tip sharks, silvertips, napoleons, turtles, and schooling jacks, snappers, and barracuda. Thrilling channels reveal sharks in the currents, while thilas and overhangs burst with soft corals, gorgonian fans, nudibranchs, and macro critters. Night dives bring manta rays, nurse sharks, stingrays, and unique nocturnal behavior, and several sites give the rare chance to encounter mobulas, guitar sharks, and even snorkel with whale sharks after dark. Across atolls, divers enjoy a perfect blend of pelagics, vibrant reef life, and stunning coral formations—making this route an unforgettable all-round Maldivian diving experience.
The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.
(*) The itinerary description is provided by the boat operator. Sample itineraries and maps are for illustrative purposes only, and the exact route and sites visited may change based on local regulations, guest experience, weather, and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.