Scuba Diving in Dhaalu Atoll
Untouched Reefs of the Maldives
Dhaalu Atoll is one of the least explored diving destinations in the Maldives, offering a pristine underwater world teeming with marine life, vibrant coral gardens, and dramatic topography. With fewer resorts and diving centers in the region, its dive sites remain uncrowded, giving you a rare and authentic sense of discovery.
We offer daily dive trips for our guests, both private and group diving experiences, led by certified dive professionals.
Top Dive Sites in Dhaalu Atoll – From Hulhudheli Island
Fushi Kandu (Marine Protected Area)
Type: Channel
Max Depth: 40m
Highlights: This is Dhaalu’s signature dive and a top site in the Maldives. It boasts five thilas covered in soft corals and sea fans. Schools of eagle rays, grey reef sharks, turtles, and snappers are often seen.
Experience: Advanced divers
Note: Best dived on incoming current
Hulhudheli Kandu
Distance: Just off Hulhudheli
Type: Channel
Max Depth: 30m
Highlights: Great for manta sightings (seasonal), blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, and dense schools of fusiliers, triggerfish, and trevallies.
Experience: Intermediate to Advanced
Special: A must-dive site during the northeast monsoon
Madivaru Kandu
Type: Channel
Max Depth: 35m
Highlights: Strong currents bring grey reef sharks, whitetip sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, napoleon wrasse, and large tuna.
Experience: Advanced
Great for: Big fish action
Kuda Thila
Type: Thila (Pinnacle)
Max Depth: 30m
Highlights: Small pinnacle packed with soft corals, moray eels, trevallies, white tip sharks, and eagle rays.
Experience: Beginner to Intermediate
Conditions: Often calm, perfect for photographers
Mas Thila
Type: Thila
Max Depth: 30m
Highlights: Similar to Kuda Thila but larger. Frequent visits from white tip sharks, turtles, sting rays, and schooling jacks.
Experience: All levels depending on current
Note: Ideal for drift dives
Vommuli Kandu
Type: Channel dive
Max Depth: 30m
Highlights: Large pelagics, strong currents, reef sharks, eagle rays, and occasional manta rays during incoming tides.
Level: Advanced (Drift dive)
Maaenboodhoo Corner
Type: Outer reef
Max Depth: 25m
Highlights: Nurse sharks, schooling snappers, moray eels, and turtles. Beautiful coral overhangs.
Level: Intermediate
Rinbudhoo Beyru
Type: Reef wall
Max Depth: 30m
Highlights: Ideal for macro lovers – nudibranchs, leaf scorpionfish, shrimps, and vibrant reef fish. Calm dive site.
Level: All levels
Dhoores Thila
Type: Deep pinnacle
Max Depth: 35m
Highlights: Big-eye trevallies, barracudas, and gray reef sharks. Excellent for photographers and experienced divers.
Level: Advanced
Soft Coral Pass
Type: Wall + Shallow Reef
Max Depth: 25m
Highlights: Combination of soft coral walls and shallow reefs. Bright, colorful, and relaxing.
Experience: Beginner to Intermediate
Lhohi Caves
Type: Overhangs and Caves
Max Depth: 28m
Highlights: Soft coral-covered overhangs, lionfish, nudibranchs, and resting turtles.
Experience: Intermediate
