The Best Channels For Diving and Snorkeling In Maldives

Vaavu Atoll the best diving location

Vaavu Atoll is without a doubt one of the most unique atolls in the Maldives due to its geographical formation. The Atoll of Vaavu Atoll also known as Felidu Atoll is the least populated in the Maldives and over the years remained naturally pristine offering superb diving and snorkeling.

Diving in Vaavu Atoll is fantastic for large pelagic fish life as the atoll have the most numerous channels in the Maldives archipelago which ensures lots of amazing dive sites.

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In the Atoll of Vaavu we have also some of worlds top dives sites and some of the highlights are been detailed below.

Fotteyo Kandu

This spectacular dive site is rated amongst the top 10 dive sites in the world hence there for a not to be missed dive experience. One of the best soft corals anywhere in the world without a doubt with high probability to encounter great hammerhead sharks and countless different other shark species and big fish life.

Miyaru Kandu

This is one of the best dive site not only in Vaavu Atoll but the entire Maldives. Declared as a protected marine reserve you are sure to be greeted with several species of large pelagic fish life.

odu Miyaru Kandu

A beautiful channel that is considered wide in the atoll but still possible to cross with an ideal current. There is also a high chance to see scalloped hammerheads and other large oceanic species in this wonderful channel dive.

Golden Wall

This is a beautiful wall dive which one would consider an amazing drift dive experience. Teeming with fish life and the whole reef covered with sponges and soft corals with kaleidoscopic colors which is a jewel of dive site.