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Join us at beautiful Fuvahmulah in the Maldives in 2026 to tick some of the biggest animals in the ocean off your bucket list! Guaranteed tiger shark encounters, as well as whalesharks, manta rays, thresher sharks and turtles are expected in April / May 2026!
Join us on the ultimate diving adventure to Fuvahmulah – the shark diving capital of the Maldives and one of the world’s best destinations for big pelagic encounters!
We’re returning to the Maldives, but Fuvahmulah is unlike any other island in the archipelago – a single-island atoll in the deep south (just 33 kms from the Equator) and one of the largest islands in the Maldives as well as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve! Known for its year-round encounters with tiger sharks, thresher sharks, hammerheads, oceanic mantas, silvertip sharks, and even whalesharks and mola mola, this is the place to be if you’re chasing uncrowded big animal dives.
This is not your average Maldives trip. There are no crowds, no resort walls – just amazing diving in open ocean drop-offs teeming with life. Fuvahmulah is surrounded by deep water and lies along a migratory route, making it a magnet for megafauna and large pelagic fish.
Tiger sharks will be seen daily, while thresher and hammerhead sightings are common, especially around a full moon. We’ve planned our trip building up to a full moon, which takes place on the 1st of May. It’s also on the migration route of the whale shark population of the Maldives, with regular sightings in April!
We’ve timed our trip for peak pelagic season, in late April and early May, which is the absolute best time of the year to dive Fuvahmulah! With expert local guides and a boutique-style dive lodge waiting for you, you’ll dive up to three times a day in some of the most pristine and adrenaline-filled waters in the Indian Ocean. Advanced certification and Nitrox are recommended to make the most of the deeper dives and maximise bottom time on your big animals encounters.
Fuvahmulah is home to a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and offers an incredibly rare chance to dive a UNIQUE open-ocean island with no surrounding reef barrier, creating ideal conditions for pelagic sightings just minutes from shore.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime trip for divers who dream of close encounters with some of the biggest inhabitants of the sea, and raw, unspoiled dive sites that very few ever get to experience.
We’ve secured a special package deal including return flights from Adelaide, boutique accommodation, breakfast and dinner included, up to 3 dives per day, nitrox, private boat transfers – all for just $5599 per person!
To reserve your spot, click the link below or email us and we’ll send you the online booking form. A $1200 deposit ($2400 in September 2025) is required at the time of booking to secure your place on this exclusive big animal diving adventure.
Book on today for the trip of a lifetime! Staying at The Shark Residence and diving with Scuba Club Fuvahmulah with 17 dives included of which 5 will be tiger shark dives!
Fuvahmulah is a large island in the south of the Maldives archipelago and has only recently been discovered as a hidden gem for scuba divers, so tourism is still relatively new for the island.
The Shark Residence offer Deluxe (Twin or Double Bed) Rooms with a rooftop pool and a terrace!
Join us on this adventure of a lifetime!
Return Airfares ex Adelaide to Gan Island, via Melbourne and Colombo with Qantas and Sri Lankan Airlines.
If you would like to join the trip from a different airport (anywhere in the world), please let us know and our travel agents will contact you with a quote including airfares right away!
Return airport transfers in Colombo and return private boat transfer between Gan Island and Fuvahmulah are included, as well as a meet and assist at Gan Airport.
The package price is based on 8 nights twin share accommodation with a total of 7 nights at The Shark Residence in Fuvahmulah.
Six diving days are included in the package, with a total of 17 dives included (5 x 3 dives + 1 x 2 dives on the last diving day).
Nitrox, tanks and weights are included in this trip. Rental gear is not included in this trip. If you need any gear, we highly recommend to have a look at our online store or contact us to rent gear for the duration of the trip at a reduced rate.
Eat, sleep, dive, repeat is a great mantra for our diving trips!
Breakfast and dinner is included at the AIG Grand on Fuvahmulah.
Lunch has not been included, as daily diving times depend on the tides and currents, so dive times are flexible. Between the 2 morning dives and 1 afternoon dive, we will go for lunch at a local café or the AIG Grand.
Your departure taxes are included with your tickets.
As we will be staying overnight in Colombo (Sri Lanka), we may need to apply for a VISA for Sri Lanka, which is not included in the trip.
Extra fees will apply for:
We highly recommend taking out travel and cancellation insurance, in case something happens before or during the trip.
Diving insurance is mandatory. We highly recommend DAN diving insurance.
Any excess luggage fees can be prebooked with our travel agent beforehand or can be paid at the airport.
Package price is subject to change. Please use package price as an indicative price only, as exchange rate and flight prices can change.
See why Fuvahmulah Islandearned its nickname of the “Shark Diving Captial of the Maldives” – with so many shark species and the big attraction of Fuvahmulah – the tiger shark, all within arms reach! Due to its remote location, this truly is one of the best shark diving spots on Planet Earth!
Join us in 2026 and see the big animals of Fuvahmulah with your own eyes, diving with Scuba Club Fuvahmulah!
Simply click the button below to book you spot!
Fuvahmulah Island and its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve lie in a unique position close to the southern most tip of the Maldives. It is the first Maldivian atoll in the Southern Hemisphere. and one of the largest islands archipelago.
With a daily mean temperature of 27°C, the weather is warm all year round and the water temperature in April/May is approximately 30 degrees!
The island has a distinct topography with a subgmerged reef that extends deep towards the ocean floor. This feature brings nutrient rich ocean currents up and creates an ideal environment for the many cleaning stations and nurseries around the island that attract the oceanic mega fauna.
Please note that alcohol is strictly forbidden on Fuvahmulah, as sale and consumption are prohibited on all Maldivian local islands. Alcohol is not available on the island from any accommodations and should not be brought into public spaces. Please respect local customs and laws at all times.
We have contemplated booking a liveaboard trip to the deep south of the Maldives. We’re normally huge fans of booking liveaboards, but after seeing lots of videos and speaking to divers who had visited the island recently, decided to book a land-based trip instead of a liveaboard.
The main reason is that Fuvahmulah is so remote and in such a unique location, that anything can show up here on any given day. The liveaboards only visit the island for a maximum of 1 day and the chances of missing out on some of their big animals would be high when visiting by liveaboard.
Instead we set out to find a dive operation that could offer us 3 dives a day, good accommodation and has the right local knowledge to safely dive with the tiger sharks as well as know when and where to expect the other frequent visitors to their biosphere reserve. In many cases we believe liveaboards offer better value than resorts do, but in this case, the local knowledge is so important to be in the right spot at the right time and to do the dives we’ll be doing in a safe manner, that running this trip from land was the best option.
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We pick the best destinations in the world for our trips and always try to book the best time of the year to go! Currents bring in big animals, so we always keep an eye on the lunar cycle and plan our trips at a time that we can expect the best possible diving at that location!
Travel with likeminded people and make dive or travel buddies for life! We have an amazing group of people that travel with us regularly that make every trip a party and keep coming back year after year!
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