Rasdhoo Madivaru
A horseshoe-shaped reef in the channel between Rasdhoo and Madivaru, with healthy coral, a wall below 20 m, overhangs, crevices and a sand patch with garden eels. Its exposed position brings jacks, barracuda, tuna, whitetip and grey reef sharks and eagle rays; mobula rays and silvertip sharks are rarer visitors.
Facts
- Region: Maldives – North & Central Atolls
- Area: Rasdhoo Atoll
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: channel, reef, wall
- Coordinates: 4.2626, 72.9981
- Highlights: swim-throughs/overhangs, grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, eagle rays, barracuda, jacks, tuna, mobula, silvertip
- Tips: Part of the Rasdhoo–Madivaru protected area (2018). For experienced divers.