Banana Reef

Banana Reef is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering the original Maldives dive site, a banana-shaped pinnacle with caves, schoo...

HP Reef (Girifushi Thila)

HP Reef (Girifushi Thila) is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering stunning soft-coral covered crevice with spectacular swim-thr...

Hulhangu Kandu

Hulhangu Kandu is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering deep channel attracting sharks, tuna schools, and occasional sailfish in...

Kandu Oiy Giri

Kandu Oiy Giri is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering accessible shallow thila with sea turtles, stingrays, cuttlefish, and di...

Kuda Haa

Kuda Haa is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering outstanding macro diving reef with reliable frogfish encounters, leaf scorpion...

Lankan Caves

Lankan Caves is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering shallow caverns and overhangs near Manta Point with glassfish, nurse shark...

Manta Point (Lankanfinolhu)

Manta Point (Lankanfinolhu) is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering reliable manta ray cleaning station at 10 to 15 metres wher...

Nassimo Thila

Nassimo Thila is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering iconic submerged pinnacle with dramatic overhangs sheltering nurse sharks...

Okobe Thila

Okobe Thila is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering large productive pinnacle attracting grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, and...

Victory Wreck

Victory Wreck is one of North Male Atoll (Kaafu)'s most rewarding dive sites, offering iconic 110-metre freighter sunk in 1981, lying upright at 20 to 35 metres...

North Male offers the widest dining variety in the Maldives from world-class resort restaurants to authentic local eateries in Male. The capital's cafe culture features hedhikaa (short eats), fresh juice bars, and international cuisine. Resort islands offer fine dining with ocean views. The Maldives offers a unique culinary experience blending South Asian flavors with fresh seafood preparations that reflect centuries of maritime tradition and cultural heritage from the Indian Ocean island communities.

Hulhumale Hotel Jen

Himmafushi Beach Villa

Kurumba Maldives

Bandos Maldives

North Male Atoll is the birthplace of Maldivian diving, home to legendary sites like Banana Reef, the original Maldives dive site, and the iconic Victory Wreck, a 110-metre freighter sunk in 1981. The atoll offers extraordinary diversity from manta cleaning stations at Lankanfinolhu where reef mantas gather reliably from May to November, to the stunning soft-coral covered crevices of HP Reef at Girifushi Thila. Nassimo Thila features iconic overhangs with nurse sharks and sweetlips, while Okobe Thila delivers grey reef sharks and napoleon wrasse in strong currents. Kuda Haa offers outstanding macro diving with frogfish and leaf scorpionfish, and Hulhangu Kandu provides deep channel encounters with sharks and tuna. The proximity to Male and Velana International Airport makes this the most accessible diving region in the Maldives with outstanding infrastructure and diverse accommodation options.

North Male Atoll (Kaafu)

Explore the compact capital city with its fish market, Grand Friday Mosque, and bustling harbour.

Male City Tour

Relax on the reclaimed island's wide beaches with watersports and local cafes.

Hulhumale Beach

Visit the popular swimming and snorkelling spot near Male's waterfront.

Artificial Beach

Traditional dhoni fishing at sunset with your catch prepared for dinner by local chefs.

Sunset Fishing Cruise

Rent a sea scooter to explore shallow reefs at your own pace.

Underwater Scooter Tour

Experience the vibrant local food scene at Male's evening food stalls and cafes.

Night Market Visit

Directly accessible from Velana International Airport (MLE) by speedboat (30 to 60 minutes). The closest diving region to Male with excellent infrastructure and multiple daily dive boat departures.

Dive Sites in North Male Atoll (Kaafu)