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Scuba Diving LocationsThere are around forty famous scuba diving locations in the Maldives, but literally hundreds dotted around the different resorts that in my opinion could pass as being just as good. 
Every resort island has a dive school and all the staff, from instructors to the boat crew are all professional and very friendly, diving in Maldives is very safe and there are no dives deeper than thirty metres as this is against Maldivian law.
So far I've jumped off of a dive boat sixty times in this wonderful place and have dived some of the most famous scuba diving locations listed later on this page, sometimes with my son and daughter other times with complete strangers, who incidentally become instant friends.
The water temperature is normally 28 to 29 degrees I've known it to be as warm as 30 degrees around Easter time,
most scuba diving locations around each resort will be reached
within thirty minutes to an hour on a Dhoni which is a traditional Maldivian boat and are fully equipped for diving.
The amount of wild life under the water is amazing, so many different species of tropical fish, big, small and in-between, colourful corals of all descriptions, you can almost always see something new. Click the link to see a short film of a morning dive I took part in on the North Male Atoll Jan 08. Five of us were dropped on a beautiful coral garden with all the varieties of reef fish you can imagine, it was a great dive and we were coming to the end of our dive time when this happened. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmvAdLCmpmU Believe it or not that film was taken on an ordinary digital under water camera on video mode and was taken by my new friend Mark Collins, who with his wife Jo were having a one week diving holiday on Hudhuranfushi resort. Well done Mark. As you can see you never know what you are going to bump into. These mantas should not have really been on this side of the atoll at this time of year, which brings me to point out the different seasons for mantas and whale sharks. 
If you want to see something big like mantas or whale sharks it's best to make sure that you are in the right place at the right time, to stack the odds in you favour visit
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For information on other scuba diving destinations check out Destination Scuba this is great web site with all scuba information including scuba diving locations such as South Africa and more on my favourite place, the Maldives. 40 famous scuba diving locationsI have listed below the famous dive sites and the atolls where they are located, however you would need to check if they are within reach of your resort, or check out Maldives Dive Travel for the very best in liveaboard diving and the boat crew can find the best dive sites for the time of year that you visit. Lhaviyani atoll ie Kuredu island. 1. Kuredu Express. 2. Fushifaru Kandu. 3. Felivaru. North Male atoll ie Hudhuranfushi, Meeru, Paradise Island etc. 4. Helengeli Thila. 5. Stairs. 6. HP Reef. 7. Nassimo Thila. 8. Banana Reef. 9. Maldive Victory. 10. Hans Hass Place. 11. Lions Head. 12. Gira Kuda Haa. 13. Okobe Thila. 14. Rasfari Kandu. 15. Makunudu Kandu. 16. Relitto Seagull. South Male atoll ie Biyadoo, Fun Island, Club Rannalhi etc. 17. Embudhoo Kandu. 18. Guraidhoo Kandu. 19. Vaagali Faru. Felidhoo atoll ie Dhiggiri, Alimatha etc. 20. Miyaru Kandu. 21. Foththeyo. 22. Rakeedhoo Kandu. 23. Vattaru Kandu. Meemu atoll ie Medhufushi. 24. Mulaku Kandu. 25. Hakura Thila. Dhaalu atoll ie Vilu Reef, Angsana Velavaru etc. 26. Fushi Kandu. Faafu atoll ie Filitheyo. 27. Filitheyo Kandu. Ari atoll including Rasdhoo atoll ie Sun Island, Vilamendhoo, Club Bathala, Hilton Maldives, Lily Beach etc. 28. Kuda Rah Thila. 29. Madivaru. 30. Fish Head. 31. Orimas Thila. 32. Kari Beyru Thila. 33. Maaya Thila. 34. Halaveli Wreck. 35. Ukulas Thila. 36. Maalhos Thila. 37. Madivaru Kandu. 38. Dhigali Haa. 39. Nelivaru Thila. 40. Meedhoo Beyra Miyaru. PHEW ! As you can see the North Male and Ari atolls have the lions share of top dive sites, but like I mentioned before wherever you are in the Maldives the diving is sensational. return from scuba diving locations to home page manta ray migration and location Best Scuba Diving [information from the Maldives] more on Maldive dive sites scuba gear links Have A Great Story About This Topic?
Diving in the Maldives can vary from gently drifting with Manta Rays to clinging on to rocks watching reef sharks while the current tries to steal your mask.
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