PADI FIVE STAR DIVE CENTER · RASDHOO

Begin on the island.Dive into deeper blue.

Explore 20+ North Ari dive sites with bilingual instructors, combining scuba, freediving and authentic Maldivian island life.

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5★PADI Five Star Center
中 / ENChinese & English
20+Diverse dive sites
≈ 60 MINSpeedboat from Malé
DIVE / LEARN / ROAM

Signature experiences

No rushed checklist—just the right ocean for the conditions and for you.

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From a liveaboard to an island stay.

Liveaboards and dive resorts show fixed or ranged CNY prices, with dates and live availability confirmed by the team.

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Sunset on a Maldivian beachRASDHOO
04°15′N
THE ISLAND WAY

Not a resort bubble. A real island rhythm.

Rasdhoo is the capital of North Ari Atoll. Beyond its white beach and fishing boats lies a living community. Head out for sharks, rays, turtles and schooling fish—then return to an island that still feels real.

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BENEATH RASDHOO

A different dive in every direction.

Walls, channels, wrecks, sand, night dives and drifts—chosen for the day and the team.

01

Hammerhead Blue-Water Route

Rasdhoo’s signature early-morning blue-water dive, most sought after from January to April.

30m+
02

Madivaru Corner

A lively channel corner known for reef sharks, eagle rays, turtles and schooling fish.

18–30m
03

Rasdhoo Wreck

A wreck-and-reef setting suited to buoyancy practice and underwater photography.

18–26m
04

Kuramathi Kandu

A broad channel and outer-reef plateau where whitetip reef sharks, tuna and eagle rays often pass in the current.

18–30m
05

Madivaru Finolhu

Sand, reef slope and cleaning stations make a varied route for rays, turtles and smaller reef life.

8–22m
06

Rasdhoo Caves

Overhangs along the outer reef wall shelter soft coral, lobster, morays and macro life.

12–28m
07

Veligandu East

Drift along a long reef with bright shallow coral, ideal for a relaxed dive and wide-angle photography.

10–24m
08

Rasdhoo House Reef

A gradual route from shallow sand to reef slope, suited to check dives, training, night dives and macro observation.

3–20m
OUR HOME BASE

Rasdhoo Center

A Chinese-and-English PADI Five Star Dive Center on Rasdhoo, connecting ocean exploration with authentic island life.

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FIELD NOTES

Read the ocean before you go.

Marine Life: Meet Rasdhoo’s Reef Residents
marine-life · 2026-07-31

Marine Life: Meet Rasdhoo’s Reef Residents

From butterflyfish and parrotfish to schooling jacks, notice the different roles across the reef.

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