- Depth
- 12–35 m
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Current
- Moderate
- Visibility
- 15–30m
- Best season
- Southwest monsoon (May–Oct)
Overview
Dhon Thila is in Haa Dhaalu, shaped around a pinnacle standing in open blue. Working depths are usually about 12–35 m, with 15–30m visibility when the sea is kind.
Best window: Southwest monsoon (May–Oct). Look for reef fish, surgeonfish, wrasses, grey reef sharks, trevally, nudibranchs, shrimp.
Diving it
- 1
1. Entry
Reach the site by boat. Check wind, swell, and surface drift before you roll in — the GPS mark is the feature, not a guaranteed entry lane.
- 2
2. At depth
Circle the crown first, then drop to the shoulder where the fish stack up. One slow lap tells you where the cleaning stations and the blue-water side are. Stay close enough to the rock to read the current.
- 3
3. Coming up
Finish with a safety stop near 5 m and send up an SMB so the boat can follow you. Do not surface in a busy pass or under another boat without a marker.
Local tips
The profile suits advanced divers, and the current is moderate. Expect a steady push along the reef. Keep the group close and have an SMB ready before you leave the bottom.
Reef care
Give cleaning stations a wide berth and keep your fins off the crown. The fish will come closer if the group stays still.
- Entry
- Boat
- Access
- Liveaboard, Dive Dhoni
- Immersion
- Scuba Diving
- Position
- 6.60260°N, 72.95572°E
Nearest airport: Kulhudhuffushi Airport (HDK) · Domestic · 13 km
Tide
Tide times load as you reach them.
Marine life
- reef fish
- surgeonfish
- wrasses
- grey reef sharks
- trevally
- nudibranchs
- shrimp
- Reef
- Thila
- Advanced
- Macro
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