Thoondu
Wall dive at the northern tip of Fuvahmulah with a small overhang and, close by, a cleaning station visited by thresher sharks. The top reef is at 5–7 m with the main dive at 18–30 m before the reef slopes into the blue. Strong currents and vortexes are common; giant trevally, barracuda, groupers and snapper are resident, with seasonal oceanic mantas, hammerheads and whale sharks.
Facts
- Region: Maldives – Deep South
- Area: Fuvahmulah
- Depth: 5–30 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: strong
- Type: wall, drift
- Coordinates: -0.2751, 73.4178
- Highlights: thresher sharks (cleaning station), hammerhead sharks (seasonal), oceanic manta (seasonal), whale shark (seasonal), trevally, barracuda, snapper
- Permit: Fuvahmulah City Council requires a paid permit for diving in Fuvahmulah waters (rules reported June 2023: USD 40 per foreign diver with a Fuvahmulah-based dive school, USD 55 with safaris or schools based elsewhere, USD 200 per person on foreign vessels); dive centres must be registered with the council and anchoring at dive points is banned. Fees and rules may have changed – check with your dive centre (adhadhu.com).
- Issuer / contact: Fuvahmulah City Council
- Phone: +960 686 0001
- Email: info@fuvahmulah.gov.mv
- Website: https://fuvahmulah.gov.mv/en/contact-us
- phone from the council citizen portal https://afuncity.mv/; the council site lists the short number 1618; office: Narguis Magu, Maadhadu, Fuvahmulah
- Tips: Thresher code of conduct: stay at least 5 m from the sharks and off the cleaning station, max 6 divers per guide, no flash, strobes or video lights, stay close to the reef.