![]() ![]() ![]() Serious Maldives divers should consider booking a liveaboard dive cruise to the Far North's walls and pinnacles before it gets too crowded. Hardly any liveaboards make it all the way north to these atolls at the top of the Maldives, but those who do are rewarded with plentiful mantas, loads of sharks, some hard coral gardens, and incredible visibility. Lastly, the Far North Atolls, namely Haa Alifu and Haa Dhalu, are serious contenders for the best Northern Atolls underwater sights. The Christmas tree imagery is uncanny, and the resting reef sharks and pelagic visitors further recommend this site to divers, many of whom cite it as one of their favorite Northern Atolls dive sites. ![]() Noonu Atoll also claims a star for unique topography at Christmas Tree Rock, large, life-encrusted shelves are ornamented with colorful dancing fish in vibrant shades of pink, yellow, and blue. At a dive site called Orimas Thila, there is a channel where grey reef sharks swarm in communities of twenty or more, from small juveniles to adults over three meters long. Shark-lovers in the Northern Atolls will be happy to dive at Noonu Atoll. Crevices and overhangs are common at Raa, like in many areas of the Northern Atolls, and divers should be sure to explore them for soldierfish and squirrelfish, and even Napoleon wrasse. Fenfushi Giri and Reethi Thila are the two most famous sites divers here have a good chance of being absolutely surrounded by fish. Divers who like to know and study their fish will enjoy the sheer variety of species at Raa, made even more exciting by their abundance. Raa Atoll's pinnacles, like Baa Atoll dive sites, host impressive fish biomass and diversity. Dive sites in Lhaviyani's channels are good spots for finding reef sharks, which are rarer in the Northern Atolls than in the Central and Southern Atolls. ![]() The crevices and overhangs of Madivaru's vertical topography present great opportunities to check for additional reef life, while the adjacent blue water often offers tuna and barracuda. Lhaviyani Atoll offers a wall dive called Madivaru, known for abundance and variety of reef fishes, including multiple butterflyfish species, triggers, emperors, and Napoleon wrasse. To top it off, Baa's World Biosphere Reserve Hanifaru Bay offers an incomparable sight from May through December: huge aggregations of manta rays and whale sharks going wild in a plankton-eating frenzy. Dive cruises visit Baa's various channels and pinnacles for the chance to mix seriously impressive fish biomass with fun swim-throughs and overhangs. Baa also lays claim to one of the Northern Atolls unique offerings: a famous underwater landscape of blue, green, and yellow soft corals at the dive site Maavaru Kandu. Dive Areas Of The Northern Atollsĭue to the variety of dive sites and atolls available to divers a Maldives dive liveaboard is the best option to explore the area.īaa Atoll is known for having loads and loads of fish, great variety of species, interactive topography, and good manta-viewing. In addition, the Northern Atolls hold many sites with particularly unique topography, making for memorable dives, either because of the quantity and variety of interactive features, or because the reef simply looks unlike any other. Sharks have their special spots within Noonu, Lhaviyani, and the Far North Atolls. Some areas are known for large and plentiful reef fish, and some get regular visits from mantas and other pelagics. The marine life that surrounds you as you descend from your dive dhoni will probably be equally diverse. It's got pinnacles, channels, walls, and bays. Liveaboard dive cruises to the Northern Atolls is diverse. However, the area is equally recognized for offering a high-quality, well-rounded underwater scene, with abundant reef fish, interactive topography, and blue-water visitors. The Northern Atolls contain some dive sites that are famous throughout the country for unique and special characteristics or reef inhabitants. Visitors can enjoy the quintessential Maldives diving experience without the crowds. Northern Atoll liveaboards take divers to the large expanse of ocean north of Maldives' Central Atolls which opened to liveaboard diving in the not-too-distant past. What To Expect On A Northern Atolls Liveaboard ![]()
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