Faafu Atoll scuba dive sites in The Central (Baa, Lhaviyani, North & South Male, Alifu Alifu, Alifu Dhaalu, Vaavu Atolls)

Spectacular diving for experienced divers. Unspoiled beauty for long-lasting impressions of colorful reefs and large pelagics.

Faafu Atoll is not the biggest atoll but definitely holds some of the best-kept secrets of the Maldives scuba diving. It’s located on the South of Ari Atoll and is only 30 kilometers long.
The channels in the northeast corner of the atoll offer some of the best diving opportunities along unspoiled coral reefs. There are even two wrecks on a Resort’s House Reef. They are laying at a depth of 30 meters, therefore are for advanced divers to explore. The wrecks are home to some large manta and eagle rays, reef sharks and fishes like groupers, moray eels, frogfish, Napoleon wrasse and others.
Another great dive site is Manta Point – a clearing station for manta rays where they gather at the depths of 15 – 30 meters.
Nevertheless, there are also some dive sites that are suitable for novice divers like Jumping Jack and Repeater’s Paradise. Jumping Jack is a channel dive along seven submerged islands. In the area, divers can enjoy well preserved and bright corals and many reef fishes swimming along the coral gardens.
Repeater’s paradise wall starts at 6 meters and drops off to 23 meters. The wall is covered in beautiful corals and is a home to small fishes and critters.
Filitheyo Reef is another highlight of the area. The reef has many caves that are home to eagle and manta rays, stingrays, reef sharks and schools of fishes.

The conditions in 8 Faafu Atoll divesites you can expect to be - average depth from 27m to 33m, water temperature 29℃ to 30℃, air temperature 31℃ to 32℃, expected current 1 to 2 knots.

These Faafu Atoll dive sites are reef, wreck, drift.

In these divesites you will be able to encounter and see Fishes, Animals, Turtle, Corals, Shark, Ray, Wrasse, Eagle Ray, Lionfish, Lobster, Stingray, Manta Ray.