Some itineraries on a Baa Atoll-bound liveaboard include North Male and Ari Atoll. Hanimadhoo can be reached by domestic seaplane from Male. However, some depart from Hanimadhoo in the north and spend their whole itinerary in that area. Many liveaboards bound for Baa Atoll depart from Male. Budgets for Baa Atoll liveaboards range from 200 to 400 euros per day. The water temperature stays stable at 27-30 C.
Baa Atoll dive sites can be visited year-round, though the southwest monsoon from May to November can make the seas a bit choppy. The length of most liveaboard dive cruise itineraries to Baa Atoll ranges from 7 to 10 nights. No matter your interests, Nilandhe Atoll is sure to have something for you. The southern atoll is home to an abundance of protected areas that are teeming with marine life, including grey reef sharks, schools of fusiliers, snappers, sweetlips, and even tuna, turtles, and mantas. It is actually made up of two atolls - the northern atoll is known for its big schools of fish, as well as sharks, Napoleon wrasse, and eagle rays. Nilandhe Atoll, on the western border of the Maldives' Southern Atolls, is a great destination for liveaboard diving. Liveaboards in Baa Atoll are mostly MV yachts and luxury yachts. Some diving in Baa Atoll is suitable for beginners with moderate currents. Hanifaru Bay even enjoys world-famous manta and whale shark aggregations during the plankton-rich months from August through November. Dhonfanu Thila and Dhigali Haa dive sites are underwater pinnacles known for their scenic whip corals, bushy black corals, and sea fans, as well as schools of snapper and regular manta rays. At Maavaru Kandu, you can dive below huge rocky overhangs festooned with luminous pastel gardens of blue, yellow, and green soft corals. Ari Atoll liveaboard itineraries will often include a combination of the above.īaa Atoll, in the Maldives Northern Atolls area, offers an array of famously beautiful underwater landscapes and plentiful marine life. Places to dive in and around Ari Atoll are North and South Male Atolls, Rasdhoo Atoll, and sometimes Baa Atoll. Ari Atoll liveaboards depart from Male, reachable by short flights from nearby Singapore, Dubai, and Colombo, as well as longer flights worldwide. Budgets for liveaboards in Ari Atoll range between 200 to 400 euros per. The water temperature usually remains between 26-29 C, and visibility is at a good 15-20 meters. The best time to dive in Aril Atoll is the calm-sea season of December to May. The length of most liveaboard itineraries to Ari Atoll ranges from 7 to 12 nights. Maldivian liveaboards to Ari Atoll are mostly MV luxury yachts. Experienced divers will be best able to navigate the strong currents that bring the giants to Ari Atoll.
The most dependable Maldives dive sites for whale sharks and manta rays are located in this area. Within Ari Atoll's 40 km length and 105 small islands, dive sites like the premier Maaya Thila, overflowing with reef life, or Donkalo Thila, one of multiple manta cleaning stations, are only accessible to liveaboards. Diving in and near Ari Atoll can bring you face to face with manta rays, pelagic fish, and even hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll to the northeast. Liveaboards in Ari Atoll come for its submerged, volcano-shaped pinnacles, which attract immense amounts of big marine life. Maldives liveaboards offer itineraries encompassing the world-class dive sites of North Male Atoll, Ari Atoll, Baa Atoll, Hanifaru Bay, Rasdhoo and many more, including remote atolls in the far north and south where you'd be hard-pressed to see another liveaboard. The Maldives' crystal clear waters are home to mantas, whale sharks, and reef sharks, not to mention the brilliant flatworms and ghost pipefish who hide among its wrecks, coral gardens, channels, and pinnacles. Deserted, white sand islands peep up out of the ocean by only two meters, stretching seamlessly into an underwater paradise of wildlife nourished by the Indian Monsoon current. Diving in the Maldives by liveaboard offers the best in many must-have tropical SCUBA experiences.
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