Ari Atoll

Guide to diving Ari Atoll in Maldives

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Ari Atoll in Maldives.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Maldives liveaboard diving Ari Atoll. You can easily book the Adora Liveaboard, scoring 8.7/10, using this link.

1 Countries
2 Dive sites
8 Liveaboards
42 Creatures

Sea creatures found in Ari Atoll

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Ari Atoll, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type Sea creatures
Cephalopod Octopus
Coral Hard coral , Purple gorgonian fans , Soft corals
Crustacians Shrimp
Eels Moray eels
Jack Mackerel Family Jacks (Jackfish)
Other sea creatures Grey reef sharks , Trevally
Pelagic fish Dogtooth tuna , Yellowfin tuna
Platyhelminthes Flatworms
Rays Manta rays (Mantas) , Mobula Rays , Spotted eagle rays
Reef fish Angelfish , Barracuda , Bluefin trevallies , Bluestreak cleaning wrasse , Butterflyfish , Damselfish , Dottybacks , Fairy Basslet , Giant trevallies , Groupers , Halimeda ghost pipefish , Midnight snappers , Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses) , Oriental sweetlips , Rainbow runners , Reef fish , Snappers , Starry Rabbitfish , Sweetlips , Unicornfish
Sea slug or Gastropoda Nudibranchs
Sea turtles Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle
Sharks Scalloped hammerhead sharks , Whale sharks , Whitetip reef sharks
Sponges and cnidarian Sea sponges

Dive sites in Ari Atoll

The following dive sites are found in Ari Atoll. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Panettone Adora Liveaboard, Horizon 3 Liveaboard, Maldives Legend Odyssey Liveaboard, Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure Liveaboard
Moofushi Manta Point Adora Liveaboard, Horizon 3 Liveaboard, Maldives Aggressor II Liveaboard, Maldives Legend Odyssey Liveaboard, Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure Liveaboard, Princess Sara Liveaboard, Scubaspa Yang Liveaboard, Scubaspa Yin Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Ari Atoll

Adora Liveaboard

Adora Liveaboard

Panettone top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Yellowfin tuna, Dogtooth tuna, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Trevally, Bluefin trevallies, Giant trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Reef fish, Unicornfish, Rainbow runners, Midnight snappers, Starry Rabbitfish, Butterflyfish, Angelfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Damselfish, Dottybacks, Fairy Basslet, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels, Shrimp, Soft corals, Hard coral, Purple gorgonian fans, Sea sponges
Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Horizon 3 Liveaboard

Horizon 3 Liveaboard

Panettone top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Yellowfin tuna, Dogtooth tuna, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Trevally, Bluefin trevallies, Giant trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Reef fish, Unicornfish, Rainbow runners, Midnight snappers, Starry Rabbitfish, Butterflyfish, Angelfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Damselfish, Dottybacks, Fairy Basslet, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels, Shrimp, Soft corals, Hard coral, Purple gorgonian fans, Sea sponges
Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Maldives Aggressor II Liveaboard

Maldives Aggressor II Liveaboard

Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Maldives Legend Odyssey Liveaboard

Maldives Legend Odyssey Liveaboard

Panettone top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Yellowfin tuna, Dogtooth tuna, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Trevally, Bluefin trevallies, Giant trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Reef fish, Unicornfish, Rainbow runners, Midnight snappers, Starry Rabbitfish, Butterflyfish, Angelfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Damselfish, Dottybacks, Fairy Basslet, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels, Shrimp, Soft corals, Hard coral, Purple gorgonian fans, Sea sponges
Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure Liveaboard

Maldives Legend Sea Pleasure Liveaboard

Panettone top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Yellowfin tuna, Dogtooth tuna, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Trevally, Bluefin trevallies, Giant trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Reef fish, Unicornfish, Rainbow runners, Midnight snappers, Starry Rabbitfish, Butterflyfish, Angelfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Damselfish, Dottybacks, Fairy Basslet, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels, Shrimp, Soft corals, Hard coral, Purple gorgonian fans, Sea sponges
Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Princess Sara Liveaboard

Princess Sara Liveaboard

Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Scubaspa Yang Liveaboard

Scubaspa Yang Liveaboard

Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse
Scubaspa Yin Liveaboard

Scubaspa Yin Liveaboard

Moofushi Manta Point top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whale sharks, Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Groupers, Reef fish, Snappers, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Oriental sweetlips, Sweetlips, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Halimeda ghost pipefish, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse

Top liveaboards diving Ari Atoll

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Ari Atoll.

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

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Princess Sara Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 86%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

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 .