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THE GREAT NORTH

The Great North itinerary in North Male offers a captivating journey through the Maldives’ pristine northern atolls. Experience stunning coral reefs, vibrant marine life, and luxurious resorts. Enjoy world-class snorkeling, diving, and tranquil beach relaxation, while discovering local culture and natural beauty in an unparalleled tropical paradise.

The Great North
  • Duration – 8 Days/ 7 Nights
  • ATOLLS – North Male’ – Lhaviyani – Raa – Baa
  • Dives – 17 Dives including 1- 2 Night Dives
Day 1

Maldives Legend Airport staff will welcome you at Velana International Airport on arrival and take you to the boat for boarding.

Refreshments are served while you get checked in followed by general boat briefing.
*Dive Briefing will be given before each dive by our dive guide.

15:30 – Check Dive – Fish Tank (if time allows)

19:30 – Dinner

Day 2

06:30 – Dive 2 Hulhumale’ Neru

08:30 – Breakfast

10:30 – Dive 3 Lankan Manta Point

12:00 – Lunch

14:30 – Dive 4 Helengeli Thila

19:30 – Dinner

Dive Highlights:

Hulhumale’ Neru: An emerging popular dive site in Male’ Atoll where there is a good chance to see tiger sharks, guitar sharks, bull sharks and sting rays.

Lankan Manta Point: Popular Manta cleaning station.
Day 3

Early morning Cruise to Kaashidhoo

06:30 – Dive 5 Kaashidoo Island

08:30 – Breakfast (Cruise to Lhaviyani Atoll)

10:30 – Dive 6 Fushifaru Thila

12:00 – Lunch

18:30 – Dive 7 Night Dive at Kuredu House Reef

20:30 – Dinner

Dive Highlights:

Kaashidhoo Island: At this site you can see a lot of pelagic marine life and a great chance to see Hammerheads.

Kuredu Express: grey reef sharks, large tuna, napoleons, eagle rays, stingrays, barracuda and huge school of jack fish are sighted.
Day 4

06:30 – Dive 8 Shipyard

08:30 – Breakfast (Cross to Raa Atoll)

10:30 – Dive 9 Kottafaru Manta Point

12:00 – Lunch

14:30 – Dive 10 Maafaru Corner

19:30 – BBQ Dinner on the Beach

Dive Highlights:

Shipyard: A unique dive site with TwoWrecks on one dive site with colorful hard and soft corals. Small blennies nest in the ends of broken pipes, emperor angelfish, anthias, damsels and butterfly fish are found all around the wrecks.

Maafaru Corner: Which has couple of cleaning stations where from December till April have a great possibility to encounter manta rays, grey reef sharks, eagle rays, sting rays, big schools of snappers and sweetlips.
Day 5

06:30 – Dive 11 Blocks

08:30 – Breakfast

10:30 – Dive 12 Beriyan Thila

12:00 – Lunch (Cross to Baa Atoll)

18:30 – Dive 13 Night Dive at Kihaadhuffaru Thila

20:30 – Dinner

Dive Highlights:

Beriyan Thila: Sightings of napoleon wrasse, grey Rreef Sharks, Eagle Rays, Lobsters, Sting Rays.

Kihaadhuhfaru Thila: Which has overhangs full of colorful soft corals. Marine life includes sting rays, black Tip Reef Sharks, nurse sharks and possibility to see manta rays.
Day 6

06:30 – Dive 14 Dhonfan Thila

08:30 – Breakfast

10:30 – Dive 15 Hanifaru Bay / Dharavandhoo Thila

12:00 – Lunch

14:30 – Dive 16 Nelivaru Thila

19:30 – Dinner (Cross to Male’ Atoll)

Dive Highlights:

Dhonfan Thila: In this dive site you can see schooling fusiliers and snappers, long Nose hawkfish, angelfish and nudibranchs and a good chance of sighting manta Rays.

Dharavandhoo Thila: A beautiful Coral Garden and at times a manta cleaning station.
Day 7

06:30 – Dive 17 Finger Point

08:30 – Breakfast

12:00 – Lunch

14:30 – Male’ City Tour

19:30 – Dinner

Dive Highlights:

Fish Tank: Here you can see almost all types of moray eels, giant leopard, sting rays, black spotted rays and many more.
Day 8

Departure Day

Our dedicated staff will assist you clean and wash your dive equipment and help with packing if required. Drop off to the Airport for your Departure Flight. Our Team will always take care of you until you depart from the Maldives.

Have Safe Journey Home and see you again!

*Itinerary is subject to change based on weather conditions, last minute requests and other issues. * Hanifaru Bay is a marine protected site where scuba diving is not allowed. You will only be able to snorkel and a marine fee of USD 30 per person is to be paid if you are snorkeling there which is not included in the price.