Banana Reef
Location: Malé Atoll, Maldives
Dive Site Specs
- Max depth:
- 30m
- Difficulty:
- Advanced Open Water
- Entry type:
- Boat Dive
- Coordinates:
- 3.895332, 73.458009 (Directions on Google Maps)
- Tags:
- Reef, Deep, Photography, Boat Dive
Overview
Banana Reef is one of the most famous, historically significant, and breathtaking dive sites in the Maldives. Located in the North Malé Atoll (also known as Kaafu Atoll), it was the very first dive site discovered in the country back in the early 1970s. It gets its name from its distinctive, curved banana shape when viewed from above
Access: Boat access
Marine life: Grey reef sharks, white-tip reef sharks napoleon wrasses, moray eels, sea turtles
Nearby Dive Sites
- Middle Point (1.0 km away)
- Lhosfushi Corner (1.5 km away)
- Cocoa Thila (2.7 km away)
- Guraidhoo Corner (3.3 km away)
- Victory Wreck (32.5 km away)
- Miyaru Kandu (33.3 km away)
Recent Dives
- Banana Reef - 2013/11/24 (by MMaresca · Nov 24, 2013 · Depth: 22.9m · Duration: 51 min)