Best of Southern Atolls 7 - 10 Nights (EQUATORIAL) Male' to down south or vise versa
ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS
North Male Atoll
Also known as North Kaafu, North Male is perhaps the best known and explored diving area of the Maldives, having long been recognized as providing a great variety of scuba diving, beautiful scenery and a geographical location that makes it relatively easy to get to.
North Male Atoll diving is characterised by reefs, caves, current-swept channels and drop offs. The atoll sees plenty of fish action and is generally a good area for large pelagics, with reef sharks and mantas at the front of the queue.
South Male Atoll
Kandus, or channels, are a major feature of South Male diving. On the eastern reef wall there are 6 channels through which a huge volume of water gushes, bringing with it all the nutrients to attract large quantities of marine life.
Cocoa Thila is South Male’s most revered site. It is a large, deep water pinnacle on the outer edges of the atoll, its many ravines and overhangs provide divers with refuges in which to shelter from the strong currents that attract grey reef sharks, eagle rays and large schools of fusiliers. Larger reef fish can be observed too, such as sweetlips, snappers and groupers.
Vaavu Atoll:
Vaavu Atoll boasts Fotteyo Falhu – the largest unbroken barrier reef in the Maldives. The reef is 50 km long and the easternmost point of the Maldives archipelago.
Vaavu is mostly visited by liveaboards and this is undoubtedly the best way to explore these unspoilt sites.
Throughout the year you can find numerous sharks in the heavy currents and there are many thrilling shark dive sites. As well as plenty of grey reef and white tip reef sharks, you may be lucky enough to see hammerhead sharks.
Highlights include Alimatha jetty which is also becoming a hot spot for a night dive due to the nurse sharks that can be found here.
Meemu Atoll:
Excellent Channel dives with outside walls draping in yellow soft coral and teeming with sharks.
Also visit the famous Muli Corner for a thrilling dive with great visibility and pelagic life.
Beautiful channels with pelagic action, Sailfish, Grey Reef Sharks, Eagle Rays and beautiful soft coral. Manta cleaning station.
Thaa Atoll:
Thaa Atoll (also known as Kolhumadulu) is among the least visited dive destinations in the Maldives.
This round atoll has a combined landmass close to nine kilometres, with no single island larger than a square kilometre.
The mesmerizingly beautiful series of 66 tiny islands that make up the atoll are surrounded by spectacularly clear water with underwater wonders and beauty yet to be discovered. Some dives have strong currents but this brings in the pelagic such as Hammerheads, Whale Sharks and dolphins especially at night.
Expect large reefs, coral gardens, steep walls and overhangs plus action packed channels.
Advanced divers can explore deep, steep walls that are decorated with coral. Hammerhead Sharks, Whale Sharks, Dolphins, Traditional Maldivian Channel Diving.
Laamu Atoll
Laamu Atoll (also known as Haddhunmathi Atoll) is an oval shaped southern atoll.
It measures 48 km in length and 35 km in width, and has some of the top dive sites in the world such as Guraidhoo and Gan; this Maldives Atoll is situated 32 southeast of Kolhumandulu Atoll and 95 km north of Huvadhoo Atoll.
Laamu Atoll boasts numerous pristine dive sites with many different features like caves, steep drop offs, swim-throughs, not to mention the abundance of marine life and beautiful topography.
Expect beautiful fish-filled channels with great shark encounters.
Beautiful fish filled channels with great shark encounters.
胡瓦迪胡环礁(Gaafu Alif / Gaafu Dhaal)
胡瓦杜环礁(Huvadhoo Atoll),又名加夫环礁(Gaafu Atoll),是马尔代夫最南端、也是最深的环礁之一。这里拥有众多原始潜水点,遍布洞穴、陡峭的峭壁和美丽的水下景观,以及令人叹为观止的珊瑚礁和丰富的鱼类资源。.
Diving at Nilandhoo Kandu sees divers likely to face the strongest current near the entrance of the channel and the drop-off.
Expect to see mantas, leopard sharks, grey reef sharks, silky sharks, schools of barracudas, eagle rays, schools of jacks, and turtles on the sandy bottom. Nilandhoo Kandu is popular with ‘shark trips’ and underwater photographers.
Mareehaa Kandu is a channel dive perfect for underwater photographers wanting some macro shots. At this site divers drift the reef, wall, and look out for big fish. At the entrance of the channel it is possible to see grey reef sharks, eagle rays and trevallies. There are also schools of silversides and bluefin trevallies, as well as various shrimp and crabs near the hard corals. Hawksbill turtles and whale sharks are spotted occasionally.
胡瓦杜环礁:鲸鲨、更多鲨鱼、维林吉利坎杜地区的快速通道潜水
富瓦穆拉
这座孤岛,也常被称为福姆拉环礁,位于赤道海峡内,北邻胡瓦杜环礁,南接阿杜环礁。它由一片低矮的珊瑚礁构成,长4.5公里,宽1.2公里。与其他马尔代夫潜水点相比,这座独特的环礁最特别之处在于经常能看到长尾鲨、远洋白鳍鲨和虎鲨。.
阿杜环礁
英国皇室沉船
这艘长 420 英尺的油轮是马尔代夫最大的沉船,二战期间曾两次被鱼雷击中,最终于 1946 年被英国人击沉。该船侧翻在水下约 33 米深处。.
Maa Corner
这里以其全年都有蝠鲼光顾的清洁站而闻名。主清洁站水深较深,水道中的水流可能会让初学者难以驾驭。水深稍浅的地方也有一些珊瑚礁,这些珊瑚礁也被认为是清洁站,经常可以看到蝠鲼在那里出没。建议使用水流钩,以便保持正确的位置并停留在原地,从而更好地观察蝠鲼。.
