South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)

Guide to diving South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll) in Maldives

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll) in Maldives.

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

1 Countries
7 Dive sites
1 Liveaboards
76 Creatures

Sea creatures found in South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)

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

Creature type Sea creatures
Cephalopod Octopus
Cnidarians Anemones
Coral Black coral trees , Gorgonian fans , Hard coral , Sea Fans , Soft corals , Tubastrea corals , Whip coral (wire coral)
Crustacians Crabs , Hermit crabs , Lobsters , Peacock Mantis Shrimp , Shrimp
Echinoderm Sea stars
Eels Giant moray eels , Honeycomb moray eels , Moray eels , Yellow-margin moray eels
Invertebrates Sea squirts
Jack Mackerel Family Jacks (Jackfish)
Other sea creatures Grey reef sharks , Marble rays , Pufferfish , Scorpionfish , Trevally
Pelagic fish Yellowfin tuna
Platyhelminthes Flatworms
Rays Manta rays (Mantas) , Mobula Rays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish Angelfish , Barracuda , Batfish , Blennies , Blue-lined snappers , Bluestripe snapper , Boxfish , Butterflyfish , Clownfish (anemonefish) , Frogfish , Fusiliers , Ghost pipefish , Giant trevallies , Glassfish , Groupers , Leaf-fish (Leaf scorpionfish) , Lionfish , Longnose hawkfish , Midnight snappers , Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses) , Oriental sweetlips , Parrotfish , Rainbow runners , Reef fish , Snappers , Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish) , Stonefish , Surgeonfish , Sweetlips , Titan triggerfish , Triggerfish , Trumpetfish , Yellowtail snapper
Sea slug or Gastropoda Nudibranchs
Sea turtles Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle
Sharks Blacktip reef sharks , Bowmouth guitarfish , Leopard sharks , Nurse sharks , Silvertip sharks , Whale sharks , Whitetip reef sharks
Sponges and cnidarian Sea sponges

Dive sites in South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)

The following dive sites are found in South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll). Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru) Adora Liveaboard
MV Kudhimaa Wreck Adora Liveaboard
Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila) Adora Liveaboard
Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali) Adora Liveaboard
Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila) Adora Liveaboard
Dhigurah Beyru Adora Liveaboard
Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila) Adora Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)

Adora Liveaboard

Adora Liveaboard

Maamigili Beru (Maamigili Beyru) top sea creatures: Whale sharks, Manta rays (Mantas), Whitetip reef sharks, Grey reef sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Leopard sharks, Mobula Rays, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Reef fish, Snappers, Fusiliers, Parrotfish, Trevally, Rainbow runners, Titan triggerfish, Triggerfish, Lionfish, Giant moray eels, Clownfish (anemonefish), Spiny Porcupinefish (Balloonfish), Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Sweetlips, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Flatworms, Nudibranchs, Sea stars, Lobsters, Hermit crabs, Gorgonian fans, Whip coral (wire coral), Hard coral
MV Kudhimaa Wreck top sea creatures: Batfish, Lionfish, Stonefish, Pufferfish, Boxfish, Yellowtail snapper, Nudibranchs, Ghost pipefish, Shrimp, Crabs, Frogfish, Trevally, Moray eels, Marble rays, Nurse sharks, Hard coral, Soft corals, Sea sponges, Sea squirts, Parrotfish, Surgeonfish, Glassfish
Kuda Rah Thila (Small Island Thila) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Jacks (Jackfish), Trevally, Bluestripe snapper, Reef fish, Oriental sweetlips, Fusiliers, Batfish, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Moray eels, Stonefish, Octopus, Nudibranchs, Soft corals, Gorgonian fans, Hard coral, Snappers, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle
Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point or Hukuru Elhi Faru & Madivaru Rangali) top sea creatures: Manta rays (Mantas), Whitetip reef sharks, Grey reef sharks, Silvertip sharks, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Yellowfin tuna, Whale sharks, Snappers, Fusiliers, Jacks (Jackfish), Midnight snappers, Reef fish, Moray eels, Octopus, Scorpionfish, Leaf-fish (Leaf scorpionfish), Lionfish, Nudibranchs, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle
Rahdhiga Thila (Kuda Rah Thila) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Marble rays, Barracuda, Giant trevallies, Jacks (Jackfish), Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Blue-lined snappers, Angelfish, Parrotfish, Trumpetfish, Blennies, Soft corals, Tubastrea corals, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Moray eels, Stonefish, Frogfish, Whale sharks
Dhigurah Beyru top sea creatures: Whale sharks, Manta rays (Mantas), Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Ghost pipefish, Blacktip reef sharks, Bowmouth guitarfish, Stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Parrotfish, Clownfish (anemonefish), Groupers, Triggerfish, Butterflyfish, Batfish, Jacks (Jackfish), Nudibranchs, Frogfish, Leaf-fish (Leaf scorpionfish), Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Longnose hawkfish, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Fusiliers, Lionfish, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Moray eels
Dhigga Thila ( Dhiga Thila) top sea creatures: Grey reef sharks, Whitetip reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Napoleón wrasse (Humphead Wrasses), Reef fish, Barracuda, Yellowfin tuna, Spotted eagle rays, Fusiliers, Jacks (Jackfish), Snappers, Bluestripe snapper, Oriental sweetlips, Whale sharks, Manta rays (Mantas), Trevally, Stingrays, Moray eels, Honeycomb moray eels, Yellow-margin moray eels, Nudibranchs, Frogfish, Scorpionfish, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea sponges, Clownfish (anemonefish), Anemones, Green turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Sea Fans, Black coral trees

Top liveaboards diving South Ari Atoll (Alif Dhaalu Atoll)

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