1. Ranveli House Reef

One of the best house reefs in the South Ari Atoll. As Ranveli lies just inside a channel, the rich ocean currents which runs into the channel attracts a lot of marine life to the house reef and the coral growth is extensive because of this. At a depth of 20 meters there is wreck of a small barge too. Groupers, Snappers, Sting Rays are found on this wreck. And also White Tip Reef Sharks patrol nearby. The house reef is good for snorkellers and divers alike.

2. Ranveli Wreck “Al Karim”

The 47.5 meter cargo ship “Al Karim” was purposely sunk on the 24th of April 2000 to the house reef of Ranveli. This is considered to be a deep wreck for recreational divers. The wreck lies at a depth of 35 meters and it is accessible from a depth of 22.3 meters. Marine life found on the wreck includes schools of Batfish, Snappers, Trevallys, schools of Sweetlips and Fusiliers. Also on the bottom underneath the bow of the ship there are Nurse Sharks and Sting Rays. This is a dive for advanced divers.

3. Ranveli Kuda Thila
This is the closest dive site to Ranveli. The oval shaped submerged reef top is at 4 meters and goes all the way down to a depth of 35 meters. At 12 meters and 20 meters there are lots of overhangs. The coral and fish life here is abundant. Turtles, schools of Dog Toothed Tuna, Trevallys, Fusiliers, Snappers and on the sandy bottom you can see a lot of Garden Eels.

4. Ranveli Bodu Thila
A very long submerged reef. Just 8 minutes from Ranveli. The top of the reef is at 5 meters and the deepest is 27 meters. Lots of soft corals and sponges underneath the overhangs which are at 15 meters. You can see large schools of Tuna, Snappers and Glassfish. Here you can try your luck to find the elusive Frogfish. Gobies and also Garden Eels can be found on the sandy bottom.

5. Broken Rock
This is one of the most beautiful dive sites in the atoll. Two huge coral blocks separated by a canyon in the middle. The top reef starts at 15 meters. The canyon in between the two coral blocks has a depth of 24 meters. The bottom of the reef is 25 meters. You can see schools of Barracudas, Eagle Rays, Skipjack and Yellow Fin Tunas, Sailfish, and if the current is just right, you will be able to watch the Grey Reef Sharks.

6. Hani Thila
The top of this narrow reef starts at 8 meters and goes down to a depth of 35 meters. The coral life is very good here, lots of table corals and other hard corals. At this site you will find a lot of small Nudibranchs and Flatworms. Also Hawksbill and Green Turtles and Sting Rays.

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