Sunlight Thila
Two small reefs with a sandy strip of roughly 60–70 m between them, dotted with coral heads busy with cleaner wrasse. Between about March and October, when southerly winds carry plankton here, manta rays come in to be cleaned; turtles and schooling reef fish are around the coral blocks.
Facts
- Region: Maldives – North & Central Atolls
- Area: North Malé Atoll
- Depth: 17 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: pinnacle, manta
- Coordinates: 4.3005, 73.5334
- Highlights: manta rays, manta cleaning station, turtles, cleaner wrasse
- Tips: Stay low on the sand at the cleaning stations and keep your distance from the mantas.