Scuba Diving Regions in Maldives
From world-class walls to muck diving havens, discover the unique character of each regional cluster.
Regional Diversity
The Maldives offers excellent diving year-round with water temperatures of 27 to 30 degrees Celsius. The dry northeast monsoon from December to April brings the best visibility of 20 to 40 metres and calm seas across all atolls. The wet southwest monsoon from May to November brings plankton blooms that attract manta rays and whale sharks to cleaning stations, particularly at Hanifaru Bay in Baa Atoll. Liveaboard diving is available throughout the year with different atoll routes depending on the season.
Planning Tips
Many regions are seasonally dependent. For Maldives, the best diving conditions are usually spread across different months depending on the archipelago or coast.
Addu Atoll is the Maldives' southernmost atoll and home to the extraordinary British Loyalty Wreck, a 140-metre British oil tanker torpedoed in WWII and now con...
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Ari Atoll is widely regarded as the Maldives' premier diving destination, home to the legendary Maaya Thila, the country's most famous night dive packed with wh...
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Baa Atoll is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and one of the Maldives' most celebrated diving destinations, world-famous for the extraordinary Hanifaru Bay manta ray...
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The Far North Atolls of Haa Alif and Haa Dhaalu represent the Maldives' most remote and least-explored diving frontier, located over 300 kilometres north of Mal...
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Fuvahmulah is a unique oceanic island rather than a typical atoll, and has emerged as one of the world's most exciting pelagic diving destinations. The legendar...
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Huvadhoo Atoll is the Maldives' second-largest atoll and one of the most exciting emerging pelagic diving destinations in the Indian Ocean. The atoll's deep cha...
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