Maldives – North & Central Atolls
The central atolls around Malé are where most Maldives diving happens. North and South Malé, Rasdhoo, Ari and Vaavu are linked by short crossings, so a one-week liveaboard from Malé can combine shark-filled channel (kandu) drifts, coral-covered thilas, manta cleaning stations and night dives with nurse sharks. South Ari is known for year-round whale sharks, and in the south-west monsoon Baa's Hanifaru Bay draws large manta feeding aggregations – a snorkel-only protected area. Resort dive centres, local-island guesthouse shops and dozens of liveaboards operate here, under a national 30 m depth limit.
Tauchplätze
- Ahga Giri
- Aiyabe Thila
- Alimatha Jetty
- Amilla Fushi Blue Hole
- Anga Thilas
- Aquarium
- Aquarium (Lhohifushi)
- Back Faru
- Banana Reef
- Bathala Maagaa Kan Thila
- Bathala Thila
- Bodu Hithi Manta Point
- Bodu Hithi Thila
- Broken Rock
- Candice Thila
- Cocoa Corner
- Coral Garden (Fulidhoo)
- Devana Kandu
- Dharavandhoo Thila
- Dhigali Haa
- Dhigu Thila
- Dhigurah Arches
- Dhigurah Beyru
- Dhonfanu Thila
- Ellaidhoo House Reef
- Embudu Express
- Embudu Thila
- Faadhoo Beyru
- Faadhoo Kandu
- Fares Thila
- Farukolhu Kandu
- Felivaru Beyru
- Fesdu Wreck
- Fish Head
- Five Rocks
- Fotteyo Kandu
- Fulidhoo Caves
- Furana North
- Fushifaru Thila
- Gangehi Kandu
- Giraavaru Caves
- Guraidhoo Kandu
- Halaveli Wreck
- Hammerhead Point
- Hanifaru Bay
- Hanifaru Thila
- Hans Hass Place
- HP Reef
- Hudu Thila
- Kandooma Caves
- Kandooma Thila
- Kani Corner
- Kashaavaru Kandu
- Kihaa Rock
- Kuda Giri Wreck
- Kuda Haa
- Kudadhoo Corner
- Kudarah Thila
- Kudhimaa Wreck
- Kunaavashi Kandu
- Kuramathi Caves
- Kuramathi House Reef
- Kuramathi Queen
- Kuredu Caves
- Kuredu Express
- Lankan Caves
- Lion's Head
- Maalhos Manta Point
- Maalhos Thila
- Maamigili Beyru
- Maaya Thila
- Madi Gaa (Rasdhoo)
- Madivaru Beyru
- Madivaru Thila
- Maduvvari Irumathi Kandu
- Maldive Victory
- Manta Point (Guraidhoo)
- Manta Point (Lankan)
- Medhu Faru
- Meyyafushi Kandu
- Miyaru Gaa
- Miyaru Kandu
- Moofushi Manta Point
- Naifaru Beyru
- Nassimo Thila
- Nelivaru Thila
- Okobe Thila
- Omadhoo Playground
- Panettone
- Rakeedhoo Corner
- Rangali Madivaru
- Rasdhoo Beyru
- Rasdhoo Channel
- Rasdhoo Madivaru
- Rasfari Corner
- Reef Explorer
- Rihiveli Wreck
- Seventh Heaven
- Sunlight Thila
- The Shipyard
- Ukulhas Thila
- Vaadhoo Caves
- Vattaru Kandu
- Velassaru Caves
- Vilamendhoo House Reef
- Vilamendhoo Thila