Southern Maldives Atolls | Maldives Diving Holidays

Southern Region

With areas virtually untouched by humans the diving of Southern Maldives is just spectacular

With new dive sites being discovered each week, the Southern Region of the Maldives will not disappoint. From the far south of Addu Atoll to channels bustling with fish life.

Insider's View

Southern Maldives is a pristine and largely unexplored area, made up of a collection of atolls including Addu, Faafu, Dhaalu and Meemu. It is this region of the Maldives that is a real draw for scuba divers, here you can get up close and personal with majestic pelagic such as manta rays, whale sharks, hammerheads, sail fish and threshers sharks as well as huge schools of fish and large gardens of hard corals.

As with much of the Maldives it is recommended you are an advanced diver with plenty of experience, you will find the ocean full of strong current offering exhilarating drift dives over healthy and colourful reefs. In recent years, a few hotels have been built in the Southern Maldives, so there are a handful of luxurious Maldivian resorts which offers fantastic diving and are perfectly suited to divers with non-diving partners. However, the general view is this off the beaten track part of the Maldives is best dived from a liveaboard to ensure the best untouched dive spots are reached!

There is plenty more available aside from great drift dives the Southern Maldives offers superb visibility, thrilling channels, unspoilt corals, and abundant reefs. If you are doing a liveaboard in this area you will get to dive Huvadhoo, an atoll that is gaining a reputation for the best shark diving location in the Maldives with up close encounters with silky sharks, great hammerhead sharks, oceanic black tip sharks and grey reef sharks just to name a few.

OUR HOLIDAY PRODUCTS

Filitheyo Island Resort

Maldives, Southern Region

Filitheyo Island Resort is modern and stylish and includes an amazing house reef that drops 90 metres into the blue, offering unparalleled encounters with pelagic right on the reef edge.

Located on Faafu Atoll
House reef diving with pelagic fish
125 rooms and villas
Daily diving with Werner Lau
Spacious and modern resort
Relaxing spa

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Medhufushi Island Resort

Maldives, Southern Region

Medhufushi Island Resort is the perfect place for honeymooners and couples, a serene and authentic Maldivian resort offering a wonderful underwater experience full of colourful marine life.

Located on Meemu Attoll
Perfect for couples and divers
112 beach and water villas
Full or half board options
Bar situated over lagoon
Excellent learn to dive resort

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Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort

Maldives, Southern Region

Blessed with pristine white sandy beaches and lush greenery, the Vilu Reef Beach & Spa Resort located 35 minutes south of Male boasts a treasure trove of gems waiting to be discovered by you.

Located on Nilandhe Atoll
103 beach & water villas
3 restaurants and 2 bars
Nitrox & rebreather facilities
Private beach & house reef
Spa facilities available

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MV Emperor Leo

Maldives, Southern Region

MV Emperor Leo is a one of a kind liveaboard in the Maldives operated by Emperor Divers offering the perfect balance between an adrenaline pumping diving adventure and a relaxing, comfortable and enjoyable stay aboard.

Max 24 guest/ 3 dives a day
Free Nitrox for qualified divers
WIFI within range
Full board basis inc soft drinks
Newly refurbished beautiful jacuzzi
Suitable for non-divers

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Internal Flights & Luggage	The Southern Atolls are accessed by resort seaplanes or speedboats. These journeys are limited to the international airline standard luggage allowance of 20kg check in plus 7kg hand luggage.
Transfer Information	Our packages include transfers on arrival and departure day. On arrival you will be met by one of our representatives and transferred to the resort. Transfer times are as follows: From Male to the Southern Atolls: 25 minutes by seaplane; 2 hours by speedboat
Dive Season	The best time of year and what to see when varies hugely when staying in the Southern Atoll, however as a general rule of thumb it is normally sunny all year round. As Addu Atoll is the closest to the Equator line this sees the most sunshine but from December to May it can be cooler with average air temperatures being 25°C. For the rest of the Southern Region, December to April brings the most sunshine, but May - November is the best season for diving due to the large pelagics and the best visibility. Although this hardly ever drops below 20 -30 metres.

Internal Flights & Luggage

The Southern Atolls are accessed by resort seaplanes or speedboats. These journeys are limited to the international airline standard luggage allowance of 20kg check in plus 7kg hand luggage.

Transfer Information

Our packages include transfers on arrival and departure day. On arrival you will be met by one of our representatives and transferred to the resort. Transfer times are as follows: From Male to the Southern Atolls: 25 minutes by seaplane; 2 hours by speedboat

Dive Season

The best time of year and what to see when varies hugely when staying in the Southern Atoll, however as a general rule of thumb it is normally sunny all year round.

As Addu Atoll is the closest to the Equator line this sees the most sunshine but from December to May it can be cooler with average air temperatures being 25°C. For the rest of the Southern Region, December to April brings the most sunshine, but May - November is the best season for diving due to the large pelagics and the best visibility. Although this hardly ever drops below 20 -30 metres.