Kuramathi Kandu Dive Site: Maldives Liveaboard Guide

Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) is a dive site in North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), Maldives.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel).

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel), scoring 9.4/10. You can easily book the White Pearl Liveaboard using this link.

White Pearl Liveaboard
Scubaspa Yin

Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) is a channel, drift dive in North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), known for a broad channel where sharks, rays and tuna pass in the current. Conditions are shaped by the tide and current, so the guide can change the drop point or route on the day. A liveaboard is particularly useful here because it can arrive with the site properly timed rather than treating a published itinerary as a guaranteed fixed schedule.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the second highest customer rated liveaboard diving Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel), scoring 9.5/10. You can easily book the Scubaspa Yin liveaboard using this link.

Maldives liveaboards that dive Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel)

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) in the Maldives, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

White Pearl Liveaboard

White Pearl Liveaboard

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 9.4/10

SDE Rating: 76%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the White Pearl Liveaboard: 76%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the White Pearl Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the White Pearl Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:6/10] = 38/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the White Pearl Liveaboard is calculated as 38/60 = 76% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £284.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 13·Bathrooms: 16·Guests: 28

Length: 56.4 m·Beam: 10.2 m

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 50 logged dives
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Scubaspa Yin

Scubaspa Yin

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 9.5/10

SDE Rating: 75%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Scubaspa Yin Liveaboard: 75%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Scubaspa Yin liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Scubaspa Yin liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:6/10] = 36/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Scubaspa Yin liveaboard is calculated as 36/60 = 75% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £256.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 17·Bathrooms: 24·Guests: 36

Length: 50 m·Beam: 11 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Scubaspa Yang

Scubaspa Yang

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 9.6/10

SDE Rating: 71%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Scubaspa Yang Liveaboard: 71%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Scubaspa Yang liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Scubaspa Yang liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:5/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:5/10] = 34/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Scubaspa Yang liveaboard is calculated as 34/60 = 71% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .

From £255.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 17·Bathrooms: 24·Guests: 36

Length: 50 m·Beam: 11 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Maldives; Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) Dive Site Details

Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) Common Sightings

Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) Diver Details

Useful training for this site
Advanced Open Water Diver, Drift Diver, Good buoyancy control skills, Enriched Air (Nitrox) Diver

Suggested equipment
3mm wetsuit, Dive computer, Surface marker buoy (SMB), Torch, Nitrox

Dive type
Channel, Drift

Entry
Boat

Minimum recommended experience
Advanced

Maldives; Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
26.0°C–30.0°C

Best time to dive Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel)
Year-round; December to April usually brings drier weather and strong visibility, while manta and whale-shark patterns vary by atoll and monsoon.

Depth
20.0m–35.0m

Visibility
12.0m–30.0m

Current strength
Moderate, Strong

Location
4.038, 72.86

Maldives’ Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) dive site map and location

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Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) Liveaboard Dive Site

Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) is a channel, drift dive in North Ari Atoll (Alifu Alifu Atoll or Rasdhoo Atoll), best known for a broad channel where sharks, rays and tuna pass in the current. The most rewarding part of the dive depends on current direction, so the exact entry point and route should be agreed during the briefing rather than copied from an earlier visit.

This is where a liveaboard can improve the dive. The cruise director can check the current, arrive before the busiest day boats where relevant, and move the dive within the itinerary if conditions are better later. On remote southern routes, a liveaboard may be the only practical way to include the site. Night diving should only be expected where the operator confirms that the reef and current are suitable after dark.

Divers should keep close to the guide, hold a controlled depth and carry a surface marker buoy. Nitrox is useful for repetitive diving when the diver is qualified and the boat supplies it. A reef hook should only be used where the operator and local rules permit it.

The site can be combined with Maya Thila and Fish Head (Mushimasmingili Thila), giving the itinerary a useful change of topography or marine-life focus within the same region. Read the supporting dive-site source and compare Maldives liveaboards that may include this area.

The Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) dive site in the Maldives is visited by three dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.6 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £255.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) dive liveaboards is White Pearl Liveaboard, which has 13 cabins, accommodates up to 28 guests, and is 56.4 m in length. If you prefer a larger boat, Scubaspa Yang, which is 50 m in length, has 17 cabins, and accommodates up to 36 guests.

To dive the Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) dive site, the minimum diver certification ranges from Open Water Diver to Advanced Open Water Diver, and logged dive requirements range from no minimum number of logged dives to minimum 50 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the Kuramathi Kandu (Rasdhoo Channel) dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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