Archives for Male' Atoll Dive Sites category
Type of dive : Driftdive, Depth Range:10m - 30m, Photography:Use a 14mm - 28mm for schooling snappers, sharks and pelagic fishes.
Special Feature:On the outside is a crescent shaped cliff, a great place to watch pelagic fish swimming by. The reef here drops down very steeply and is covered with hard coral. Inside the channel, the reef turns into a slope with nice soft coral. The marine life here is rich with pelagic species, sharks, eagle rays and all sorts of reef dwelling fishes.
Type of dive:Driftdive, Depth Range:8m - 30m, Photography:Use of a wide angle lens 14mm - 28mm is advisable for landscape, fish school, tunas and turtles,
Special Feature:An extension of Lankan Reef, this site contains remarkable caves starting at 30m going up to 10m. Beautiful hard and soft coral as well as huge gorgonians decorate the caves and makes the perfect place to watch tunas, jacks, with occasional appearances by napoloeons and turtles.
Type of dive:Anchor dive, descent and ascent on a rope, Depth Range:5m - 25m,
Photography:This is a place for macro photographs. Use a 50mm - 100mm for the moray eels, stonefish and gobies,
Special Feature:Myriad of color glaze this beautiful reef where the marine life is abundant. Only about 100m in diameter, it provides excellent opportunities for keen uw-photographers. The reef is covered mainly in hard coral and crustacions. Massive moray eels are found here, as well as the extremely rare ghost moray. The dense lionfish population is really amazing and if you have good eyes, this is your chance to spot some stonefish. Surrounded by soft white sand, the reef is home to innumerable garden eels.
The Maldives is renowned for its coral gardens and multiple coloured tropical fish that swim lazily in the crystal clear waters. For a visitor, the ideal holiday cannot be fulfilled without a glimpse of these underwater marvels. The turtles, rays, sharks and seaweed growth provides a breathtaking view. It is no wonder, the Maldives is included among the best diving spots of the world. The average visibility is around thirty meters sometimes even extending to sixty meters.Diving possibilities include drift diving, wreck diving and night diving.