Go Divers Maldives - Rasdhoo Atoll
The team at Go Divers Maldives are exactly who you want guiding you around Rasdhoo. They’re based right on the main drag of Rasdhoo, making pre-dive briefings and post-dive debriefs easygoing. We’ve always found their briefings thorough, especially helpful for navigating the often-zippy currents around places like Hammerhead Point. They’re PADI-focused, offering everything from a Discover Scuba Dive to your Enriched Air Diver cert, which we’d highly recommend for extending those bottom times when you’re chasing sharks. What we really appreciate about Go Divers is their flexibility. If you've got a particular site in mind, like the manta cleaning station at Madivaru, and conditions are right, they’ll do their best to get you there. We’ve spent some incredible afternoons watching mantas loop and glide, so close you can hear the gentle swish of water as they pass. Their local knowledge of current patterns and marine life behaviour is excellent, making the difference between a good dive and a truly memorable one. Our favourite thing is how they manage to make even a busy site feel personal, often timing dives to avoid the biggest crowds.
- Location
- Rasdhoo Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 3.539039, 72.931175
- Website
- https://godivers.mv
- Certification Agencies
- PADI
- Courses
- Discover Scuba Diver (DSD), PADI Open Water Diver (OWD), PADI Advanced Open Water Diver (AOW), PADI Enriched Air Diver (EANx)
- Air Fills
- Air, Nitrox
- Price Range
- mid-range
Dive Sites Near Go Divers Maldives
Go Divers Maldives provides access to 15 dive sites in Rasdhoo Atoll.
- Ari Atoll
- Bathalaamaagaa Kanthila - 10-30m (pinnacle)
- Bathala Maga Khan Faru - 24m (reef)
- Bathala Maga Khan Thila - 25m (pinnacle)
- Bidu Thila (pinnacle)
- Bojaha Madi (Moofushi Rock) - 25m
- Divebase - 5-15m (reef)
- Dive base Albatros House Reef (reef)
- Ellaidhoo Chaaya Reef (reef)
- Ellaidhoo house reef (reef)
- Etheremadivaru house reef (reef)
- Fesdhoo - 15-30m (channel)
- Fesdhoo thila - 10-30m (pinnacle)
- Fesdu Wreck (wreck)
- Fish Head (pinnacle)
Other Dive Centres in Rasdhoo Atoll
Best Time to Dive in Rasdhoo Atoll
The warmest water temperatures in Rasdhoo Atoll occur in April, averaging 30.7°C. The coolest conditions are in January at 28.6°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 28.6°C
- February: 28.8°C
- March: 29.6°C
- April: 30.7°C
- May: 30.1°C
- June: 29.7°C
- July: 29.8°C
- August: 29.8°C
- September: 29.6°C
- October: 29.3°C
- November: 29.4°C
- December: 29.1°C
Marine Life in Rasdhoo Atoll
Home to 104 recorded species including 42 hard corals, 42 reef fish, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 seagrass & algae, 2 sharks & rays, 2 other.
Notable Marine Life
- Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) - Sharks & Rays
- Staghorn coral (Acropora valida) - Hard Corals
- Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) - Reef Fish
- Staghorn coral (Acropora austera) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora secale) - Hard Corals
- Table coral (Acropora clathrata) - Hard Corals
- Lineated Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Staghorn coral (Acropora lutkeni) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora nasuta) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora aculeus) - Hard Corals
Recommended Packing List for Rasdhoo Atoll
Based on average water temperature of 29.5°C, currents 16 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 30°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories