Fuvahmulah
Fuvahmulah (Gnaviyani Atoll)
Fuvahmulah
Fuvahmulah is a one-island atoll famed globally for consistent tiger shark diving and rare geographic features like freshwater lakes and black pebble beaches. Locally, it’s renowned for agriculture, traditional lifestyles, and a dialect unique to the island.
Islands of this Atoll
Abadhas Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Bahthi Dhoro Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Blue Wall NW Fuvahmulah
Advanced
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Coral Gardens West Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Hard‑coral gardens Butterflyfish & angelfish Parrotfish & surgeonfish Anemonefish & damsels Blue‑spotted stingrays Hawksbill turtles Moorish idols Octopus & cuttlefish Grey reef sharks (outer edge) Eagle rays
Ebithe Faro Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Gehmiskiy Fanno Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Kandhoval Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Neregando Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Plateau Feneric Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
South Point Blue Drift Fuvahmulah
Advanced
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Tiger Shark Point Fuvahmulah
Advanced
Tiger shark (year‑round, headline) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip (occasional) Oceanic manta (occasional) Eagle rays Giant trevally Tunas Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Ambul Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Bilhifeyshi Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Bondo Fanno Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Deep Ledge SE Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Farikede Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Havihtha Fanno Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Maaneyre Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
North Plateau Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Rasge Fanno Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Thresher Point Dawn Fuvahmulah
Advanced
Pelagic thresher shark (dawn cleaning) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip (occasional) Tiger shark (occasional pass) Oceanic manta (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Jacks/trevally Barracuda Tunas Turtles
Tiger Zoo Harbor Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round, headline) Pelagic thresher (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip (occasional) Oceanic manta (occasional) Eagle rays Giant trevally Tunas Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Aruh Fanno Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Black Oceanic Cleaning Station Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Oceanic manta ray (cleaning/feeding) Reef manta (occasional) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (rare) Tiger shark (occasional pass) Eagle rays Jacks/trevally Barracuda Tunas Turtles
Caves & Overhangs East Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Glassfish & sweepers Soldierfish & squirrelfish Soft corals & sponges Hawksbill turtles (resting) Moray eels Lionfish & scorpionfish Shrimps & lobsters Sweetlips Tiger & thresher sharks (occasional) Eagle rays
East Gate Corner Fuvahmulah
Advanced
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Farimikede Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Kalho akirigando Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Nere Muli Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Pelagic Alley SW Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
South Plateau Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles
Thresher Shark Cleaning Station Fuvahmulah
Intermediate
Pelagic thresher shark (cleaning, dawn) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip (occasional) Tiger shark (occasional pass) Oceanic manta (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Jacks/trevally Barracuda Tunas Turtles
West Gate Corner Fuvahmulah
Advanced
Tiger shark (year‑round) Pelagic thresher shark (seasonal) Grey & whitetip reef sharks Silvertip/hammerhead (occasional) Oceanic/reef mantas (occasional) Eagle rays & mobulas Giant trevally Tunas (yellowfin/skipjack) Barracuda Green & hawksbill turtles