Alimatha Jetty

Alimatha Jetty, located in the Felidhu Atoll, is one of the best dive sites in the Maldives. A plethora of nurse sharks, rays, and schools of huge trevallies may be seen on the shallow reef. It is an excellent location for underwater photography and night dives. It has a maximum depth of 15 meters/50 feet and an average depth of 10 meters/30 feet, making it accessible to divers of all abilities. The current, though, maybe rather powerful here. This site in Vaavu Atoll, like Maaya Thila, is ideal for a night dive. Local marine life now congregates beneath the planks, looking for an easy meal, thanks to the Alimatha Resort kitchen's habit of washing fish on the jetty.

While the authenticity and eco-credentials of this must be questioned, it must be stated that being beneath the jetty at night is amazing. Our best advice is to try this dive during the offseason; during peak season, you'll encounter as many divers as fish and sharks. This is a shallow dive with a maximum depth of 15m/49ft, making it suited for adventurous novices.

Things to see: Nurse sharks, gigantic trevallies, and marble rays whip themselves into a feeding frenzy as they glide around and between divers. Because of their eagerness, the animals sometimes accidentally bump divers.