DIVING WITH MANTA RAYS – MALDIVES MANTA EXPEDITION

The best trip for Manta Rays diving

From August to October, we propose a special cruise called MANTA EXPEDITION. Some years ago, a group of scientists discovered a place where, during a specific frame of time and related to the tiles and currents, a large amount of plankton is blocked inside Hanifaru Bay. This situation induces an uncountable number of manta rays to stay there feeding in big groups for a long time. After a long time of observing this behavior from the locals, the hotels and diving operators started to prepare special trips for this timeframe to visit the bay and diving with manta rays.

Our route for manta ray diving

Our Manta Expedition route allows us to combine a large part of the classic route, the best known in the Maldives, with the Baa Atoll, North of the central atolls. In this route we explore the North Male and South Male atolls, visiting the first manta cleaning stations and some thilas to see sharks, such as Kandooma and Guraidhoo. Crossing to the Ari Atoll where we will look for the whale shark and dive with mantas at night, and diving in Rasdhoo, where the pelagics await us. Completing the cruise sailing to the North already in Baa, in the Dharavandhoo area, next to Hanifaru Bay (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) where we will try to enjoy the manta ray diving and snorkeling. As you can see, this route represents the most famous diving areas of the Northern Atolls of the Maldives.

Diving with manta rays

Manta ray diving is one of the most exciting and unforgettable experiences in a scuba diver’s life. Diving with tanks or just snorkeling, the sensation of being in the water with these awesome animals is incredible. The chance to be in front of them feeding the plankton is something amazing. How they open the mouth to filter the water and start swimming on the surface like interpreting a choreography, dancing, swimming, and feeding is something very special.