North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)

Guide to diving North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll) in Maldives

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll) in Maldives.

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

1 Countries
6 Dive sites
1 Liveaboards
68 Creatures

Sea creatures found in North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)

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

Dive sites in North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)

The following dive sites are found in North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll). Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)

Adora Liveaboard

Fishtank (Fish Factory or Stingray City) top sea creatures: Stingrays, Black-spotted stingrays, Mangrove rays, Moray eels, Giant moray eels, Leopard moray eels, White-eyed moray eels, Yellow-headed moray eels, Bannerfish, Snappers, Fusiliers, Parrotfish, Jacks (Jackfish), Whitetip reef sharks, Shrimp, Octopus, Squid, Honeycomb moray eels, Reef fish, Sooty moray eels
Bodu Thila (Boduhiti Thila) top sea creatures: Whitetip reef sharks, Grey reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Jacks (Jackfish), Yellowfin tuna, Dogtooth tuna, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels, Reef fish, Fusiliers, Red-tooth triggerfish, Snappers, Oriental sweetlips, Groupers, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans, Anemones, Nudibranchs, Octopus, Cleaner Shrimp
Hullumale Neru - Tiger Shark Point (Shark Tank or Madimiyaru & Hulhumale Shark Point) top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Spinner sharks, Bull sharks, Lemon sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Guitar sharks (Guitar rays or Guitarfish), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Manta rays (Mantas), Jacks (Jackfish), Barracuda
Maagiri (or Maa Giri) top sea creatures: Snappers, Fusiliers, Jacks (Jackfish), Bannerfish, Whitetip reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Stingrays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Parrotfish, Lionfish, Surgeonfish, Clownfish (anemonefish), Anemones, Reef fish, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Octopus, Lobsters, Hard coral, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans
Kurumba House Reef top sea creatures: Hard coral, Soft corals, Whitetip reef sharks, Blacktip reef sharks, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Spotted eagle rays, Stingrays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Moray eels, Octopus, Yellowfin tuna, Fusiliers, Bannerfish, Grey reef sharks, Nurse sharks, White-eyed moray eels, Groupers, Snappers, Trevally, Batfish, Lionfish, Surgeonfish, Butterflyfish, Nudibranchs, Scorpionfish, Sea stars, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Moorish Idols, Clownfish (anemonefish), Blue-lined snappers, Giant trevallies, Bluefin trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Honeycomb moray eels, Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Stonefish, Lobsters, Beaded crinoids (feather stars)
Lankan Manta Point (Emas Thila) top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Blacktip reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Hawksbill turtle, Bluestreak cleaning wrasse, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Moray eels, Giant moray eels, Reef fish, Fusiliers, Oriental sweetlips, Triggerfish, Barracuda, Angelfish, Spotted eagle rays, Honeycomb moray eels, Lobsters, Shrimp, Cleaner Shrimp, Blue tangs, Snappers, Butterflyfish, Rainbow parrotfish, Glassfish

Top liveaboards diving North Malé Atoll (North Kaafu Atoll)

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

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Adora Liveaboard: 70%

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 70%. 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 ( [Boat:8/10] + [Cabin:8/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:4/10] + [Drinks:8/10] + [Non-diver:5/10] = 42/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Adora Liveaboard is calculated as 42/60 = 70% 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 .