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Exclusive oceanic diving with sharks and pelagic on the Equator
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Why you must visit Fuvahmulah?
Fuvahmulah is the unique island in Maldivian archipelago which has unique location - it is rock in the middle of open ocean at the Equator. All the year through the island is surrounded by thousands of sharks and pelagic creatures
One atoll, one island. Huge pelagic pit stop and cleaning station in the middle of the open ocean.
Hidden diving
Paradise
Diving in Fuvahmulah is ultimate. Here, in Fuvahmulah, divers can see 7 types of rare sharks in one dive. Here divers can encounter dozens of Tiger sharks everyday. Here are Thresher Sharks cleaning stations where divers enjoy to see them during all the day cleaning on the shallow under the sun shine, and jumping from time to time. One of the biggest population of Oceanic Mantas and Mobulas use Fuvahmulah reef as cleaning station through out the year. Seasonally they arrive for matting, when divers have rare possibility to observe dozens of them exposing playful breeding behaviour. The gorgeous schools of Scalloped Hammerheads, Giant travellers whale sharks encountered in Fuvahmulah throughout the year. Likely the range of the rare type of sharks Longimanus, Maco, Small Tooth Sand Tiger Sharks might be encountered any day. The only Dream of all divers - Sun/Moon fish or Mola-Mola is unpredictably appeared from time to time cleaning on the reef. Humpback, Pilot and Melon headed whales, Spinner dolphins are passing Fuvahmulah by huge packs, use to stop for a few days.
Fuvahmulah is only the place when all these rare sharks and pelagic are available to see throughout the year, in natural environment and comfortable conditions.
This unbelievable pelagic paradise has been hidden from the world diving society for a long time. The beauty and secrets of this mysterious place became accessible for the wide audience since the beginning of 2017 when Fuvahmulah Dive School started to conduct daily operations and underwater research. We are the pioneers in diving in Fuvahmulah. Our team has collected plenty of unique data of this amazing place. Similar to other famous islands located along the equator (Galapagos, Cocoa), Fuvahmulah is the unique place and one of the best diving destination in the world.
Along with huge sharks aggregation, local waters are rich of schools of pelagic fishes: tunas, barracudas, vahoo. Huge coral reef is the home for millions of colourful reef fishes, turtles, rays and eels. The open ocean always surprise us with unpredictable rare encounters.
On this web site you will find many interesting and useful information about diving and holiday in Fuvahmulah. Last updates of underwater adventures in Fuvahmulah you can see on our FB page and Instagram.
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All dives we do from the boat in the open ocean.
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We do not do night dives due to the safety reasons.
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Diving in Fuvahmulah is exiting, however, some dives require advance level and double safety.
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We offer a variety of courses and specialities PADI 5*. Fuvahmulah is the best place to make Shark speciality and Manta Ray Speciality.
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We carry our official tiger shark research. Guests are welcome to participate lectures and data collecting.
“Tiger Zoo” is the name of the dive site when tiger sharks are available on the shallow plateau every day all year round. Sharks are not agressive, divers have possibility to see them in natural environment. Fuvahmulah Dive School provides special dive in Tiger Zoo following all the necessary safety rules and regulations. Divers are given special briefing and special safety equipment.
The best solution to approach Fuvahmulah for travellers who would like to have the best and avoid any head ache with the organisation issues. We manage all the logistic from international airport arrival.
The special private packages with private accommodation and private diving boat can be arranged for special request.
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Why your choice is Fuvahmulah Dive School?
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Fuvahmulah Dive School is the first professional diving facility in Fuvahmulah. Pioneers in diving with tiger sharks un the Maldives. We have opened Fuvahmulah for the world diving society and have made it famous.
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Fuvahmulah Dive School is 5 star PADI diving centre. We follow high standards, safety and give outstanding service. We offer a variety of diving courses, you are welcome to begin or improve your diving qualifications during your stay with us.
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We have the big local multilingual professional Team, many dive guides. We always keep small ratio, and are capable to give an extra guides for a private dives.
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Most of our Team members are Fuvahmulah citizens, they know the island's features since their childhood.
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Our diving Boats are just excellent and super comfortable.
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Fuvahmulah Dive School has official government research permission of Tiger Sharks and other elasmobranchs in Fuvahmulah. We have Marina Biologist on board as a permanent Team member.
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If you interested in sharks behaviour and want to know more, our Team are happy to share with you not only fantastic dives, but also the knowledge and interesting facts and findings of our research. You can get your shark and ray specialities. We will make your diving as meaningful as entertaining.
We are in Social Media
Vincent Kneefel
Ducken Magazin 2022, Dutch
Nafaahath Ibrahim
Mihaaru, 2018 English
Paola Ottaviano
Materiali di Viaggio,2018 Italian
Nima
Jazeera, 2021
Divehi
Lennart Vossgaetter
Non-invasive methods characterise the world's largest tiger shark aggregation in Fuvahmulah, Maldives
Татьяна Иванова
Предельная глубина, 2-2021
Русский
Miriam Fiba
Mimi in
Wonderland, 2018
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Maldives Magazine, 2020, English
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Diver NET, 2022
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Triton, 2022
Turkish
Alex Tyrrell
DIVER-Britan's Best-Selling Diving magazine,2020 English
Riccardo Sturla Avogadri
Scuba portal, 2018, Italian
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Maldives Magazine,2019 English
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ZUBLU
Diving holidays around the world
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Triton, 2022
Turkish
Peter Verhoog
Hippocampus, 2018, Dutch
Fathimath Shaahunaz
Mihaaru, 2017,
English
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Fuvahmulah Times, 2018
English
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Triton, 2022
Turkish
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Triton, 2022
Turkish
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We are happy to contribute to the world database and collaborate
with the conservation and research projects of big pelagic
Since 2017 Fuvahmulah Dive School support Manta Trust Research Project. In 2018 more than 600 Black Oceanic Mantas and 2 rarest Manta Morph were identified in Fuvahmulah waters.
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