Dive Review of Fuvahmulah Dive School. in
Maldives/Southern Maldives

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Fuvahmulah Dive School.: "I got what I came for - Tiger Sharks", May, 2025, by Phil Johnston, Victoria, AU ( Sr. Contributor 28 reports with 25 Helpful votes). Report 13389.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	No question, this is the world's premier tiger shark dive site, I thought significantly better than Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. The operator told us that up to 280+ tiger shark individuals have been ID'd at Fuvamulah, I estimate I would have seen approximately 10 of those over the course of 6 dives at "Tiger Zoo". This site is literally a minute outside Fuvamulah's only boat harbor. Tiger sharks are apparently regularly sighted on the adjacent "Tiger Wall" site but I did not see any during the 2 times I dived that site. Tiger sharks have frequented Tiger Zoo for many decades due to dumping of fish scraps there by the island's fishermen, but a number of dive operators now conduct shark feeds with tuna fish scraps hidden under piles of coral rocks. The Tiger sharks are clearly accustomed to this as they appear immediately divers reach the viewi ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Fuvahmulah Dive School.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui)
Closest Airport	Fuvahmulah Airport	Getting There	I flew Male to Fuvamulah airport, I left via Gan Airport on the neighboring island of Addu Atoll. Sri Lankan Airlines flies Colombo / Gan direct 2-3 times per week.
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	no currents
Water Temp	28-29°C / 82-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-22 M / 33-72 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	An informal check out dive for myself. My much less experienced partner had to do a brief refresher dive as she had not dived within the past 6 months. She also had to get a medical clearance from the local hospital as she was on mild medications. Some of the other divers went into deco
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	A dry table on the Ocean Breese dive boat, no fresh water rinse tub but 2 warm fresh ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Fuvahmulah Dive School. in Maldives/Southern Maldives

Fuvahmulah Dive School.: "I got what I came for - Tiger Sharks", May, 2025,

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Dive Review of Fuvahmulah Dive School. in
Maldives/Southern Maldives