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Overview
Mafzoo is in Gaafu Dhaalu, shaped around a shallow crown you can almost see from the boat. Working depths are usually about 8–28 m, with 15–30m visibility when the sea is kind.
Best window: Southwest monsoon (May–Oct). Look for reef fish, surgeonfish, wrasses, nudibranchs, shrimp. Guides who know this corner tend to save it for a day when the water is settled.
Diving it
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1. Entry
The liveaboard holds station up-current of the mark. Roll in together, check the surface drift before you descend, and treat the GPS point as the feature, not a guaranteed entry lane. On a calm day the shallow part is also worth a snorkel, clear of the boat’s ladder.
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2. At depth
The show is near the top. Stay over the crown, watch your depth on the swell, and only drop the sides if the group is comfortable and the boat can still see you.
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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 beginner divers, and the current is mild. A light push is common. Start on the side the water is coming from so the feature you came for is in front of you.
Reef care
The top is shallow, so fins and cameras hit coral easily. Stay a body length above the crown and pack out everything you brought.
Marine life
- reef fish
- surgeonfish
- wrasses
- nudibranchs
- shrimp
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