DIVE EXCURSIONS
DIVE EXCURSIONS FOR CERTIFIED DIVERS
Join us as we set out to dive at some of the most incredible dive sites in the North and South Male atolls. You will be in awe of the rich and diverse marine life in these atolls. Here you’ll find reefs, schools of reef fish, mysterious caves and uniquely shaped overhangs, manta cleaning stations, and many more. If you are into wreck diving, there are a couple of dive sites that you can visit, or maybe go on a drift dive into one of the most exciting channels in the Maldives and swim along with sharks, tunas, and other pelagics. Whatever takes your fancy, there will be something for you! We have daily dive trips in the morning, afternoon, and at night.
MUST VISIT
FISH TANK
Level: Open Water Diver
Distance from Centara Ras Fushi: 60 minutes by dhoni
The fish tank is known as one of the most thrilling dive sites anywhere in the world. A sandy slope starts at 5 meters and goes down to 25 meters or deeper with some rocks on the sandy slope. More than 50 stingrays sometimes swim around the divers and all the rocks are occupied by different species of moray eels. After exploring the sandy slope, divers can follow the reef with schools of fusiliers, banner fish, barracudas and many other tropical reef fish. This is one unforgettable diving experience.
GIRAAVARU KUDA HAA THILA
Level: Open Water Diver
Distance from Centara Ras Fushi: 5 minutes
There are two peaks over a length of about 100 meters and, although the thila does not have as many spectacular rock features as other sites do, it is a Marine Protected Area. The fish life is as prolific and diverse as any reef in the Maldives. The twin peaks rise from the atoll floor to 10 meters and 8 meters, and among the delicate coral on the reef top, there are numerous species of damselfish. Circling above the reef are large schools of flame bassets and blue-striped snappers. There is also a lot of freckled hawkfish, long-nose filefish, scorpion fish, and, of course, sharks and giant trevally hunting their prey.
LANKAN MANTA POINT
Level: Open Water Diver
Distance from Centara Ras Fushi: 75 mins by dhoni
The Lankan Finolhu Manta Point has a worldwide reputation as being one of the most consistent sites for attracting large numbers of manta rays. Several large coral rocks at 15-20 meters at the southeast corner of the Lankan Finolhu reef mark the point where mantas converge during the southwest monsoon season (from April to December). These rocks are one giant cleaning station for the mantas. Blue-streak cleaner wrasse, often working in pairs, can be observed swimming out to the hovering mantas to remove old skin and parasites.
PADI E-LEARNING
Start your scuba diving adventure online now at home, in your own time and leave the diving part at Centara Ras Fushi Resort and Spa Maldives.
Ready to Start Your Adventure?
Contact our 5-star dive team to schedule your sessions or ask any questions about our curriculum.