Kaafu
North & South Malé Atolls
North and South Malé Atolls are the country’s dive crossroads — minutes from the capital yet stacked with legendary reefs, thilas, and channel drama. With 54 charted sites in this guide, Kaafu rewards both first-week visitors and liveaboard crews looping the capital waters.
Expect house reefs you can snorkel at dawn and advanced drifts where grey reefs patrol the blue. Seasonality matters less than local weather windows; hire guides who read the tide board, not just the brochure.
Administrative code: K.
Islands (5)
Dive Sites
Akirifushi Caves
Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Aquarium
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Asdhoo Rock
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
8–28m
Giri
Banana Reef
Malé, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Boduhithi Thila
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
12–35m
Thila
Bushi Corner
Maafushi, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Cocoa Corner
Maafushi, Kaafu
8–28m
Channel
Colosseum
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
8–28m
Channel
Embudu Canyon
Malé, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Embudu House Reef
Malé, Kaafu
2–18m
House Reef
Embudu Kandu
Malé, Kaafu
10–40m
Channel
Feydhoo Caves
Malé, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Finger Point
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Furana
Malé, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Giraavaru Corner
Malé, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Gulhi Faru
Maafushi, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Gulhi Thila / Dhigu Thila
Maafushi, Kaafu
12–35m
Thila
Guraidhoo Corner
Maafushi, Kaafu
8–28m
Channel
Guraidhoo Manta Point
Maafushi, Kaafu
8–28m
Giri
Helengeli Thila
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
12–35m
Thila
Hembadhoo Wreck
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
8–28m
Wreck
Hp Reef
Thulusdhoo, Kaafu
8–28m
Thila
Kaashidhoo West
Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
Kandooma Beyru
Maafushi, Kaafu
8–28m
Reef
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