Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)

Guide to diving Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu) in Maldives

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu) in Maldives.

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

1 Countries
8 Dive sites
1 Liveaboards
58 Creatures

Sea creatures found in Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)

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

Creature type Sea creatures
Cnidarians Anemones
Coral Boulder coral , Brain coral , Hard coral , Sea Fans , Soft corals , Staghorn coral , Table coral
Crustacians Cleaner Shrimp , Lobsters
Eels Moray eels , Ribbon eels
Jack Mackerel Family Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally) , Jacks (Jackfish)
Other sea creatures Grey reef sharks , Silky sharks , Trevally
Pelagic fish Dogtooth tuna , Skipjack tuna , Yellowfin tuna
Rays Manta rays (Mantas) , Mobula Rays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish Angelfish , Barracuda , Blue damselfish , Bluefin trevallies , Butterflyfish , Clownfish (anemonefish) , Fire gobies , Fusiliers , Giant trevallies , Lionfish , Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses) , Oriental sweetlips , Parrotfish , Rainbow runners , Red bass , Reef fish , Snappers , Surgeonfish , Triggerfish
Sea slug or Gastropoda Nudibranchs
Sea turtles Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle
Sharks Blacktip reef sharks , Leopard sharks , Nurse sharks , Scalloped hammerhead sharks , Silvertip sharks , Spinner sharks , Thresher sharks , Tiger sharks , Whale sharks , Whitetip reef sharks
Sponges and cnidarian Sea sponges
Whales and dolphins Spinner dolphins

Dive sites in Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)

The following dive sites are found in Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu). Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu) Adora Liveaboard
Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding) Adora Liveaboard
Nilandhoo Kandu Adora Liveaboard
Nilandhoo Coral Garden Adora Liveaboard
Gema out (blue water dive) Adora Liveaboard
Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel) Adora Liveaboard
Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden) Adora Liveaboard
Gemanafushi Beru Adora Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)

Adora Liveaboard

Adora Liveaboard

Villigili Kandu (Villingili channel or Viligili kandu) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Silvertip sharks, Silky sharks, Leopard sharks, Tiger sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Mobula Rays, Barracuda, Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally), Dogtooth tuna, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Oriental sweetlips, Snappers, Triggerfish, Parrotfish, Soft corals, Sea sponges, Sea Fans, Ribbon eels, Fire gobies, Reef fish, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle
Kooddoo Kandu or Koodo Kandu (Shark Feed or Koodoo Feeding) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Tiger sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally), Barracuda, Dogtooth tuna, Rainbow runners, Fusiliers, Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Manta rays (Mantas), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Oriental sweetlips, Snappers, Surgeonfish, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Whale sharks
Nilandhoo Kandu top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Leopard sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Silky sharks, Tiger sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Barracuda, Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally), Trevally, Yellowfin tuna, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Red bass, Reef fish, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Spinner dolphins, Spinner sharks
Nilandhoo Coral Garden top sea creatures: Blacktip reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Clownfish (anemonefish), Hard coral, Staghorn coral, Brain coral, Manta rays (Mantas), Trevally
Gema out (blue water dive) top sea creatures: Trevally, Jacks (Jackfish), Yellowfin tuna, Barracuda, Blacktip reef sharks, Grey reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Giant trevallies, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Dogtooth tuna, Whale sharks, Manta rays (Mantas), Blue damselfish
Maarehaa kandu (Marehaa kandu or Maarehaa Channel) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Tiger sharks, Thresher sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Dogtooth tuna, Barracuda, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Bluefin trevallies, Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally), Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Reef fish, Brain coral, Table coral, Sea Fans, Nudibranchs, Moray eels
Kodey Kandu (Kondey Kandu or Kodey Coral Garden) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Tiger sharks, Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Manta rays (Mantas), Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Barracuda, Yellowfin tuna, Trevally, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Staghorn coral, Table coral, Soft corals, Parrotfish, Reef fish, Surgeonfish, Butterflyfish, Lionfish, Anemones, Leopard sharks, Dogtooth tuna, Skipjack tuna, Jacks (Jackfish), Snappers, Rainbow runners, Fusiliers, Moray eels, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Boulder coral
Gemanafushi Beru top sea creatures: Scalloped hammerhead sharks, Grey reef sharks, Silky sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Big-eyed Jacks (Bigeye trevally), Yellowfin tuna, Fusiliers, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Reef fish, Parrotfish, Butterflyfish, Snappers, Soft corals, Hard coral, Cleaner Shrimp, Nudibranchs, Lobsters

Top liveaboards diving Huvadhoo Atoll (Gaafu Alifu)

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

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

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 Adora Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 72%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

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 .