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The Kuredu Island Resort is located in Lhaviyani Atoll, an area famous for its abundant fish life. The resort is just 80 miles north of the international airport and just 40 minutes by seaplane.

Special Features

Located on Lhaviyani Atoll

A large resort with lots going on

383 rooms of varying types

Half/full board or all inclusive basis

Choice of many non-diving activites

Lively Maldivian resort

Prices from

£1,364

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£58

8 Days Diving

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Kurumba Maldives

The Kurumba Maldives is a private island resort located on the soft white sands of North Male Atoll just 15 minutes from Male international airport by speedboat.

Special Features

Island resort built in Maldivian style

180 rooms and bungalows

BB/HB/FB board basis

A favourite with our customers

9 restaurants to choose from

Great value Maldives diving

Prices from

£1,490

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£59

6 Days Diving

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Velidhu Island Resort

The Velidhu Island Resort is located on a small island in North Ari Atoll just 20 minutes from Male international airport by seaplane or 2 hours by speedboat.

Special Features

Privtate island resort

80 beach and 20 water bungalows

HB or AI board basis

Spa/Bar/Pool/Massage/Watersports

Euro divers on-site

Most suitable for couples

Prices from

£1,500

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£51

10 Days Diving

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Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo

The Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo is located on a small island in the northeast of Ari Atoll just 26 miles from Malé international airport.

Special Features

Private island resort with 112 rooms

Choice of rooms or bungalows

2 restaurants (Main/A’la carte)

Dive & Sail diving centre on-site

Half/full board or all inclusive basis

Fantastic house reef diving

Prices from

£1,509

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£44

10 Days Diving

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Filitheyo Island Resort

The Filitheyo Island Resort is a beautiful four star hotel located in unspoiled Faafu Atoll just 40 minutes from the international airport.

Special Features

Located on Faafu Atoll

House reef diving with pelagic fish

125 rooms and villas

Half/full board or all inclusive basis

Daily diving with Werner Lau on-site

Sea view infinity pool

Prices from

£1,648

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£54

6 Days Diving

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Eriyadhu Island Resort

The Eriyadhu Island Resort is a quiet island resort very popular with divers and those who just want to chill out set on a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean.

Special Features

Beach resort with a blue lagoon

Access 35 dive sites from this resort

Located on North Male atoll

Picturesque setting

Dive centre on-site

Good for all types of diver

Prices from

£1,769

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£51

10 Days Diving

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Medhufushi Island Resort

The Medhufushi Island Resort is a naturally quiet, serene, authentic Maldivian resort located in Meemu Atoll just 40 minutes seaplane journey from the international airport.

Special Features

A quiet island resort

105 beach and water villas

Beautiful white sandy beach

Choice of half or full board basis

Good learn to dive resort

Great for those seeking relaxation

Prices from

£1,807

Including flights and transfers

Diving from

£54

6 Days Diving

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Due to its fabulous location, being surrounded by a reef, it is not surprising that the Maldives is renowned as one of the world’s top diving and snorkelling destinations. Top dive sites include Mushimasmingili Thila (Shark Thila), which is located in the northern section of the Ari Atoll and famous for its abundance in fish, and notably grey reef shark, giant snappers and tropical reef fish. Also Guraidhoo Corner, which is near the islands of Losfushi, and lies on the east side of the South Malé Atoll. Powerful vertical currents make this suitable for confident divers only. The reef is particularly known for its large fish, including sharks, eagle rays, sailfish and large snappers. Theses are just two of the numerous spectacular dive sites, located at this destination.

The Maldives, or as it is officially known the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean situated 500km southwest of the southern tip of India. It is made up of about 1190 low-lying coral islands, out of which roughly two hundred are inhabited by local communities. The majority of locals do not tend to interact with tourist visitors, with the exception of those involved with tourism in the resorts and Male. The remaining islands are in fact uninhabited by people but are covered in lush tropical vegetation and palm trees. All of the islands are relatively low none of them are more than 2m above sea level.

For a long time the Maldives was one of the best kept secrets in the world, it offered paradise to the few that ventured there, as it still does today. As with all good secrets, the Maldives is today one of the top tourist destinations with around 87 resorts, boasting tropical landscapes hugged by picture perfect beaches festooned with palm trees.

North and South Male Atoll form one large administrative district that is also known as its alternative Dhivehi name, Kaafu. The capital of the Maldives, Male and the international airport are both located in the south-eastern corner of this atoll. Despite the fact that over the last 10 years due to tourism these centres have become extremely busy, it is only necessary to travel a couple of kilometres to escape the hustle and bustle to enjoy peace and tranquillity as well as some fine diving.

A deep channel, Vaadhoo Kandu, separates North Male Atoll from South Male Atoll and this narrow ocean pass acts as a funnel for the prevailing currents. From the months December to April, which are the northeast monsoon season, the clean oceanic waters flow into the atoll and the visibility is usually brilliant. During these same seasons many of the channels on the western side are the favourite haunt of manta Rays and Whale Shark. From the months May to December in the southwest monsoon season, the opposite applies, although manta Rays and Whale Sharks can still be found on the south-eastern side. The inner ring reefs have been depleted by earlier coral mining for building purposes, but the Maldivian government has now introduced laws to control this practice.

As well as diving in the Maldives, the island offers a vast array of other brilliant activities from night-fishing trips, windsurfing to relaxing and sun bathing on the gorgeous white sanded beaches and embracing the tranquil and peaceful surroundings.

Maldives Diving Holidays - Diving Information

The Maldives is the destination for the experienced thrill-seeker looking for sharks and manta rays in the severe open currents that run through the channels.

Dive sites are found in all the atolls and range from inner reefs to house reefs and from mid channel thilas to outer walls.

Ari Atoll

Ari Atoll offers some of the best sites in the Maldives and provides every type of diving making the ideal destination for experienced and novice divers. Ari Atoll is dotted with thilas and shallow reef tops with good coral growth. The sides are deeper and drop into around 30 metres mixed with intriguing caves and overhangs sheltering a wide variety of reef and pelagic fish.

North Male Atoll

This region offers some fascinating diving giving divers the opportunity to see at least seven wrecks on the Gaarafu Reef located north separated from the rest of the atoll.
The diving in North Male is characterised by caves and reefs with steep drop offs and strong currents.

South Male Atoll

South Male Atoll is a coral reef paradise dotted with marine havens in crystal clear waters. The atoll is separated from North Male Atoll by the Vaadhoo Kandu and some diving spots feature fish in schools of sizeable numbers, pelagic, plenty of soft corals and caves. Maldives Diving Information The Maldives have excellent coral reefs and an abundance of fish life throughout the country. The numerous channels and passages between the atolls and the existing currents throughout the island chains ensure nutrients are always on the move attracting vast numbers of fish enjoying the passing feast.

Ari Atoll

Some of the best dive sites in the Maldives are in Ari Atoll. The northern area of Ari Atoll has been blessed with many dive sites full with numerous reef fishes in varying sizes, shapes and colors and brilliant coral formations. The sites are often sheer, dropping away to around 30 metres interspersed with intriguing caves and overhangs sheltering a huge variety of reef and pelagic fish.

The southern area is home to Kudarah Thila, a site with a complex topography and spring tides that can bring strong currents leading to a very challenging dive. The thila is divided into four large coral heads with superb caves full of corals, gorgonian sea fans and whip corals.

Ari Atoll Diving Season

Ari Atoll is a year round diving destination, although different marine encounters will be seen in different times of the year. From December to April there are some exciting manta points where divers can just sit in the shallow water and watch them float around the cleaning station. Whale sharks are also common in South Ari Atoll in May and November and other sharks are present throughout the year.

North Male Atoll

North Male Atoll is scattered with dive sites, many of them well known in the diving community. Manta points, reef formations, coral gardens and wrecks are all part of the diving experience here. This Atoll has six protected marine areas, the Hans Hass Place, Lions Head, Kuda Haa, Banana Reef, HP Reef and Paradise Rock, all offering you fantastic sightings.

The type of marine life you will have the opportunity to see include hammerheads, grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, eagle rays, manta rays, turtles, frogfish, triggerfish, surgeonfish, jacks, trevallies, snappers, napoleon wrasse and barracudas.

North Male Atoll Diving Season

There are two Monsoon seasons in the North Male Atoll, the North East Monsoon which is present from December to April and is dry with gentle breezes and the South West Monsoon present from May to November with more chances of rain and rough sea conditions. From November onwards, currents pick up giving you the opportunity to encounter pelagics and enjoy a dive with very good visibility.

South Male Atoll

South Male Atoll scattered with superb dive sites, abundant marine species and tropical weather. Here you will have the opportunity to see moray eels, lionfish, squirrelfish, soft corals and fans occupying the colorful chamber dwellings, to schooling trevallies and sharks patrolling the reef channels and walls.

South Male Atoll Diving Season

South Male is an all year round diving destination, although best conditions are present from December to April. The Southwest Monsoon is present from May to November with more chances of rain and rough sea conditions.

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