Moofushi Manta Point Dive Site: Manta Cleaning Station Dive

Moofushi Manta Point is a dive site in South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll), Maldives.

See below for all liveaboards that dive Moofushi Manta Point.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated liveaboard diving Moofushi Manta Point, scoring 9.5/10. You can easily book the Scubaspa Yin liveaboard using this link.

Scubaspa Yin
Scubaspa Yang

Moofushi Manta Point is a South Ari cleaning station visited for manta rays and busy reef life. Divers wait beside the cleaning area and let mantas dictate the encounter, rather than swimming above the coral blocks. A patient, low-impact approach gives mantas space to use the cleaning station naturally.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the second highest customer rated liveaboard diving Moofushi Manta Point, scoring 9.6/10. You can easily book the Scubaspa Yang liveaboard using this link.

Maldives liveaboards that dive Moofushi Manta Point

Below are all the dive liveaboards currently found for Moofushi Manta Point in the Maldives, sorted from highest to lowest customer liveaboard rating, with unrated liveaboards shown last.

8 liveaboards dive Moofushi Manta Point Show liveaboards

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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Princess Sara Liveaboard

Princess Sara Liveaboard

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 9.1/10

SDE Rating: 86%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Princess Sara Liveaboard: 86%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Princess Sara 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 Princess Sara Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:7/10] + [Boat:9/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:8/10] = 43/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Princess Sara Liveaboard is calculated as 43/60 = 86% 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 £149.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 12·Guests: 24

Length: 40 m·Beam: 11 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 3-5 logged dives
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Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure

Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 9.6/10

SDE Rating: 85%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure Liveaboard: 85%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure 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 Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:8/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:9/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:9/10] = 42/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure liveaboard is calculated as 42/60 = 85% 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 £233.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 10·Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 20

Length: 30 m·Beam: 8 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Maldives Aggressor II

Maldives Aggressor II

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 9.0/10

SDE Rating: 65%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Maldives Aggressor II Liveaboard: 65%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Maldives Aggressor II 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 Maldives Aggressor II liveaboard are ([Diving:9/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:6/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:3/10] = 31/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Maldives Aggressor II liveaboard is calculated as 31/60 = 65% 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 £206.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 11·Bathrooms: 12·Guests: 22

Length: 41 m·Beam: 8.5 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:No minimum number of logged dives
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Horizon 3 Liveaboard

Horizon 3 Liveaboard

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 8.5/10

SDE Rating: 76%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Horizon 3 Liveaboard: 76%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Horizon 3 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 Horizon 3 Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:10/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:7/10] = 39/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Horizon 3 Liveaboard is calculated as 39/60 = 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 £145.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 12·Bathrooms: 12·Guests: 25

Length: 36 m·Beam: 9.5 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 40 logged dives
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Adora Liveaboard

Adora Liveaboard

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: 8.7/10

SDE Rating: 72%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Adora Liveaboard: 72%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Adora 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 Adora Liveaboard are ([Diving:10/10] + [Cabin:8/10] + [Boat:8/10] + [Dining:4/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:5/10] = 35/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Adora Liveaboard is calculated as 35/60 = 72% 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 £154.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 11·Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 21

Length: 123 ft·Beam: 34 ft

Dive certification:Advanced Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 30 logged dives
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Maldives Legend Odyssey

Maldives Legend Odyssey

Maldives

Liveaboard Rated: Not rated yet

SDE Rating: 83%

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Maldives Legend Odyssey Liveaboard: 83%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Maldives Legend Odyssey 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 Maldives Legend Odyssey liveaboard are ([Diving:8/10] + [Cabin:9/10] + [Boat:7/10] + [Dining:8/10] + [Drinks:0/10] + [Non-diver:9/10] = 41/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Maldives Legend Odyssey liveaboard is calculated as 41/60 = 83% 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 £233.00 GBP /day

Cabins: 11·Bathrooms: 11·Guests: 22

Length: 30 m·Beam: 6.6 m

Dive certification:Open Water Diver
Logged dives:Minimum 3-5 logged dives
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Maldives; Moofushi Manta Point Dive Site Details

Moofushi Manta Point Common Sightings

Moofushi Manta Point Diver Details

Useful training for this site
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
Cleaning station

Entry
Boat

Minimum recommended experience
Intermediate

Maldives; Moofushi Manta Point Dive Site Details

Water type
Salt

Water temperature
26.0°C–30.0°C

Best time to dive Moofushi Manta Point
Year-round; December to April generally brings drier weather and strong visibility, while manta and whale-shark patterns vary by atoll and monsoon.

Depth
8.0m–25.0m

Visibility
15.0m–30.0m

Current strength
Generally mild, Moderate

Location
3.884, 72.744

Maldives’ Moofushi Manta Point dive site map and location

The latitude and longitude for Maldives’ Moofushi Manta Point dive site are: 3.884, 72.744

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Moofushi Manta Point Liveaboard Dive Site

Moofushi Manta Point is a South Ari cleaning station visited for manta rays and busy reef life. Divers wait beside the cleaning area and let mantas dictate the encounter, rather than swimming above the coral blocks.

This is a site where the dive plan matters as much as the name on the itinerary. Visibility, current direction and wildlife activity change with the monsoon and tide, so depth and route should be agreed during the briefing rather than assumed from a previous visit. Divers should stay close to the guide, protect the coral with controlled buoyancy and leave space around cleaning stations, sharks and rays.

A liveaboard can revisit the area when mantas are present, arrive before day-boat traffic builds and move on without pressuring the cleaning station when the animals are absent. Night diving is normally scheduled at a more sheltered reef or lagoon unless the operator specifically confirms this site. This makes the wider itinerary more valuable than treating every published stop as guaranteed: an experienced cruise director can change the order to improve both safety and the quality of the encounter.

The site combines well with Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila) and Dhigurah Beyru, offering a useful change of topography or marine-life focus within South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll). A dive computer and surface marker buoy are sensible on every Maldives itinerary. Nitrox helps with 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 allow.

PADI’s Maldives dive-site guidance gives broader context for Maldives diving. You can also compare Maldives liveaboards and check which itineraries include this site.

The Moofushi Manta Point dive site in the Maldives is visited by eight dive liveaboards. The highest customer-rated liveaboard scores 9.6 out of 10. Prices across these liveaboards start from £145.00.

If you want a more intimate experience, the smallest liveaboard in this selection of the Moofushi Manta Point dive liveaboards is Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure, which has 10 cabins, accommodates up to 20 guests, and is 30 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 Moofushi Manta Point 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 40 logged dives. So be careful when you choose a liveaboard that has the Moofushi Manta Point dive site on its itinerary, to make sure both your dive certification and level of experience match its minimum levels.

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