Scuba diving in Veligandu East
The Veligandu East dive site is located on the eastern side of Rasdhoo Atoll, Maldives and features a gently sloping wall covered in colorful corals. Bigger coral formations start to appear below 10m/33ft and then can be seen all the way down to the sea bottom at a depth of over 30m/98ft. Between the coral heads divers will see hundreds of glassfish, scorpionfish, and other reef fish. This dive site can also be interesting because of the possibility to be accompanied by numerous sea turtles that seem to be particularly friendly in this area. When going down to the sandy bottom, divers will have a chance to spot whitetip reef sharks and even rare leopard sharks.
When to go
It is possible to dive at this site throughout the year, because the annual water temperature of 26-29C/79-84F provides comfortable conditions for year-round diving. However, the best season is considered to be from December to May, when the seas are calmer and there is no rain.
What to see
During their dives, divers will see beautiful corals, colorful anemones, nudibranchs, clownfish, unicornfish, glassfish, scorpionfish, as well as larger species, like eagle rays, tuna, and some types of sharks. Divers will also have opportunities to see dolphins and to be accompanied by friendly turtles.
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There is a real offer for real divers – for those who wish to get a sight of underwater world of Maldives. Maldives is the world diving destination #1. Maldives has everything to prove it: clear warm water all year around, perfect visibility (20-40 m), and fantastic marine life. Corals, sponges, nudibranchs, fish, stingrays, dolphins, mantas, sharks can be found there. Diving in Maldives has some cool features. Most famous one is currents. Sometimes mild, sometimes strong, but always enjoyable. Jump in, adjust your buoyancy, and... just relax. Move with the waters along the reef walls (faru in Dhivehi), enjoy spectacular views of sea inhabitants, breath in, breath out. Napoleon wrasse, parrot fish, trigger fish, angel fish, snappers, groupers, sweetlips will be your companions in the journey. Mantas and reef sharks patrolling their areas or arriving to cleaning stations are often seen too. In Thoddoo, there are some nice walls up to 30-40 meters deep. Diving in channels (kandu in Dhivehi) between atolls and islands in Maldives sometimes can be challenging due to strong currents and visibility but always awesome because of greater chance to encounter sharks and mantas and better coral life. Madivaru channel near Rasdhoo island is the place to see hammerhead sharks. North channel (north to Veligandu resort) is where you can see mantas almost every day. There are some underwater rocks growing almost up to the surface called 'thilas'. These formations are like stop signs for the currents, providing food for corals and sponges - favorite food of bigger fish, turtles and sharks. Best thilas are located near Ukulhas island (Maaya Thila, Maa thila).