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Ari Atoll Dive Sites

Pineapple Island

Ari Atoll Dives Sites Barabaru Thila Beverly Hills Broken Rock Dhigurah Thila Maaya Thila Madivaru Corner Pineapple Island Rangali Outside Ukulhas Thila Vilamendhoo Thila Malé Atoll Dives Sites Location: South Ari Atoll, northeast of Rangali Rating: Beginner Description: House reef of Pineapple Island Type of dive: Depending on current, a relaxed dive. Depth range: 3 - 25 metres. Marine life: Sometimes you'll find sleeping white tipped sharks and sting rays, glass fish are found near small coral blocks. This is also a cleaning station for morays and other fishes. Instructor's comment: The reef is covered in soft and leather corals throughout the structure of the reef. Easy to dive even with currents.

Rangali Outside

Location: South Ari Atoll, outer reef of the atoll Rating: Beginner Description: Outside reef Type of dive: Relaxed drift dive Depth range: 9 - 30 metres. Marine life: The top starts at 12 metres with large blocks. The reef edge falls steeply to over 30 metres and has small overhangs with morays and lobsters plus lots of marine life, shoals of snappers, stingrays, nurse sharks and also white tipped reef sharks are seen throughout the year. Instructor's comment: Overhead descent is needed depending on the current.

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