Drift dives & shark channels

Vaavu Atoll

Vaavu Atoll is one of the world's best drift-dive zones: Miyaru Kandu and Fotteyo Kandu pull sharks, eagle rays and schooling fish through their channels. Quiet topside, intense underwater.

1 resort· 30 min seaplane from Velana

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About Vaavu

Vaavu has fewer resorts, more reefs. NOOE Maldives Kunaavashi sits here as a contemporary resort. Liveaboards heavily feature this atoll for its drift dives. If you're a serious diver, Vaavu is one of the best Maldives experiences money can buy.

Miyaru Kandu drift dive

Alimatha night dives (nurse sharks)

NOOE Kunaavashi

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