Diving Sites

Explore some of the world’s best dive sites right on the doorstep of W Maldives. 

• Maaya Thila, Fishhead, Malhoss Thila, Himendhoo Thila - to name just a few.
  
• Breathtaking HOUSE REEF and our own Fesdu shipwreck.

Diving Courses

Get certified with a full range of PADI courses: 

• Open Water, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver and Divemaster 
  
• Specialty courses such as wreck, nitrox, underwater photography, night or deep

Signature Packages

• Star in your own aquatic adventure in a W underwater video 
• See the Fesdu and Halaveli wrecks up close and personal on a W Explorer two tank wreck dive 
• Turn up the excitement on “Whale Shark Quest,” an overnight trip on our two-mast luxury yacht ESCAPE to Whale Shark Point, south of Ari Atoll, where the world’s largest fish reside 
• Up the thrills on “Hammerhead Heaven,” an overnight trip on ESCAPE to the world-famous Hammerhead Shark Point, where you can swim with these larger-than-life creatures. Dive from our Princess 42 Silver Rider, which will take you to the area in about one hour 
• Underwater wedding: say yes to the love of your life while diving for the first time

Eco Diving

Check out stunning marine life at W Marine biology station. 

• Immerse yourself in guest educational programs, presentations, guided trips, and much more 
  
• Embark on sea watching adventures with our resident W marine biologist

Safety

Dive into your adventure and leave the logistics to us – we provide the best equipment and the best training. 

• Quality safety equipment, DAN first aid kits, DAN twin cylinder oxygen kits 
  
• Mobile communications on all boats 
• All staff trained as emergency first responders 
• Professionally staffed medical center with decompression chamber reached within 45 minutes

Scuba Diving Equipment and Gear

Get into gear with our full range of the latest state-of-the-art water sports equipment – all provided to compliment your Maldives liveaboard holiday. 

• Bauer B-trox Nitrox and silent high pressure compressors 
  
• Latest top quality Scubapro diving gear 
• Top quality underwater photo equipment

House Reef

Encounter reef sharks, turtles, tuna fish, coral, and hundreds of other species with our in house marine biologist and divers as we explore the acclaimed house reef of W Maldives, whose diverse range of marine life has propelled the resort to one of the best dive resorts in the Maldives.

Best Dive Sites Around W Maldives

Hop aboard one of our daily excursions to explore the deeper oceans as we take you to the best diving sites in the Maldives, including Ari Atoll, Vaavu Atoll and North Male Atoll.

In each of these sites, revel in the vastness of the ocean and the myriad of marine life that reside in it. At Ari Atoll, come face to face with giant mantas, hammerhead sharks and large schools of barracuda and batfish. Explore Fotteyo Kandu at Vaavu Atoll, the dive site that is rich with diverse marine landscapes from swim-throughs to caves and overhangs, where you will find plenty of sharks, tune, unicornfish and triggerfish. North Male Atoll is home to Banana Reef and some of the most popular dive sites in the Maldives, which will bring you before large morays, manta rays as well as sharks.

Private Diving Excursions

Hop aboard one of our daily excursions to explore the deeper oceans as we take you to the best diving sites in the Maldives, including Ari Atoll, Vaavu Atoll and North Male Atoll.

In each of these sites, revel in the vastness of the ocean and the myriad of marine life that reside in it. At Ari Atoll, come face to face with giant mantas, hammerhead sharks and large schools of barracuda and batfish. Explore Fotteyo Kandu at Vaavu Atoll, the dive site that is rich with diverse marine landscapes from swim-throughs to caves and overhangs, where you will find plenty of sharks, tune, unicornfish and triggerfish. North Male Atoll is home to Banana Reef and some of the most popular dive sites in the Maldives, which will bring you before large morays, manta rays as well as sharks.

• Full Day Big Game Fishing 
• Half day Big Game Fishing 
• Traditional Maldivian Sunset Hand-line Fishing 
• Private Night Fishing 
• Local Island Trip 
• Dolphin Encounters on Silver Rider