Two boat dives a day guarantee that divers can cover all the best locations within this area during their stay. Most dives are off the open Wadu Channel with its constant flow of the sea which enhances good coral growth and plenty of marine life.
Dive Site |
Depth |
Site Description |
Highlights |
Wadu Caves |
8 - 17 |
Many overhangs and huge caves |
Soft coral, yellow face angel fish, trigger fish, large groupers and huge napoleon fish.
Excellent for photographers |
Embudu Canyon |
12 - 17 |
Large potion of reef has fallen away to create a canyon |
Sharks, masses of snappers and oriental sweet lips.
Best coral in the Wadu Channel |
Kuda Haa |
10 - 27 |
Two small hills connected by a causeway |
Blue stripped snappers, small reef fish, napoleon fish and groupers
Protected Marine Area |
Hans Haas Place |
5 – 12 |
Drop off covered with small overhangs |
Puffer fish, morays, porcupine fish, lobsters and napoleon fish
Protected Marine Area
Excellent for photographers |
Velassaru Corner |
10 - 27 |
Drop off with huge caves |
Lionfish, morays, turtles, white tip reef sharks on the bottom and occasionally rays overhead |
Lionshead |
8 - 15 |
Caves and overhangs |
Ideal for watching sharks f there is a strong current
Protected Marine Area |
Kuda Giri Wreck |
20 – 30 |
Ship Wreck |
Batfish, jackfish and fusilier fish.
Excellent for photographers |
Bolifushi Corner |
10 - 20 |
House reef with narrow channel |
Snappers, fusiliers, tunas, eagle rays and small reef sharks |
Giraavaru Caves |
10 – 30 |
Huge cave and overhangs |
Groupers, tuna, white tip reef sharks, napoleon wrasse and turtles |
Jasmin Drift |
5 - 25 |
Laguna outer reef with wall feature and drop off |
The wall is covered with hard and soft corals. Ghost pipe fish, leaf fish and humphead parrot fish |
Old Shark Point |
5 - 25 |
Canyon |
Moray eels, lionfish, scorpion fish, tunas, eagle rays, titan trigger fish and stone fish |
