Hanifaru Bay, North Ari Atoll and South Male Atoll
Hanifaru bay is the biggest manta feeding hotspot in the world. The site is a protected marine park and the whole Baa Atoll, where Hanifaru bay lies, has been declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve. It is a long and narrow (channel-like) bay with a dead-end. It serves as a scoop for all the plankton being carried up from the deep sea. This remote atoll is known for having some of the richest coral reef systems in the world.
Scuba diving is no longer permitted at Hanifaru bay, but that does not mean you will not have an amazing experience swimming with the mantas and whale sharks. As most of the action happens close to the surface, you will be amidst the giants and have incredibly close encounters simply by snorkeling.
7 nights
3 dives a day & 1 or 2 night dives during the course
The route is subject to changes due to the weather or group request
Daily Schedule
- Arrive at Male Airport & Transfer to and Check in MV Myna Liveaboard
- Dinner
- Free and easy
- Crossing to Angafaru in Baa Atoll
- Dive #1 Angafaru (Check Dive)
- Dive #2 Nelivaru Thila
- Dive #3 Dhigali Thila
- Sleep at Kihaadhoo (Baa Atoll)
- Dive #4 Dharavandhoo Thila
- Dive #5 Dhigu Thila
- Snorkel at Hanifau bay
- Anchorage: Near Veyofushi & Barbecue at Veyofushi island (Baa Atoll)
- Dive #6 Dhonfan thila
- Dive #7 Goidhoo Kandu
- Dive #8 Rashoo Madivaru
- Sleep at Rasdhoo (North Ari Atoll)
- Dive #9 Rasdhoo madivaru Hammer Head Point – North Ari Atoll
- Dive #10 Maya Thala – North Ari Atoll
- Dive #11 Feshoo Wreck
- Dive #12 Fesdhoo Lagoon (Manta night dive)
- Sleep at Fesdhoo (North Ari Atoll)
- Dive #13 Fish Head
- Dive #14 Guraidhoo Corner
- Dive #15 Vilivaru Giri
- Sleep at Guraidhoo
- Dive #16 Medhu Faru
- Dive #17 Kandooma Thila
- Sleep at Kurumba
- Check Out in the Morning