Ari & Rasdhoo Atolls · Maldives · Pinnacle · Reef
Rahdigaa Thila
A field of table coral crowning a thila of caverns and overhangs
Area photo: John Hepburn · CC BY 4.0
Rahdigaa Thila is a small pinnacle in Ari Atoll topped by a field of table coral, with walls cut by caverns, overhangs and swim-throughs. Currents can be strong, and fusiliers, trevally and sharks pass in the blue off the reef.
Also known as Rahdhiga Thila, Rahdhigga Thila.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Ari & Rasdhoo Atolls and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The thila's walls hold many caverns and overhangs, with drop-offs and swim-throughs, the deepest a swim-through at 35 m. Batfish cruise alongside divers, while in the blue fusiliers, big-nosed unicornfish and trevally pass, with a shark or two sometimes resting on the sand at 30 m. The dive ends on the top of the pinnacle at around 5 to 7 m, over a wide field of table coral.
Marine life and season
- Reef fish swarms
- Trevally & jacks
- Reef sharks
- Pristine corals
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime |
Season follows Ari & Rasdhoo Atolls: The seas are calmest from December to May, but manta numbers peak from August to November.
Know before you go
- Currents over the thila can be strong.
Sources
- Ari Atoll diving — Dive The World
- Diving in Rahdhiga Thila Maldives — Divebooker
- Rahdhigga Thila — Zentacle
More dive sites in Ari & Rasdhoo Atolls
Pinnacle
Ocean-facing pinnacle at the mouth of Bathala channel
Mantas at a cleaning station from December till April
Reef
A canyon cut diagonally through the middle of a channel reef
Pinnacle
South-side overhangs with gorgonian fans and black corals
Glassfish packed into the wheelhouse of a sunken trawler
Pinnacle
An estimated sixteen resident grey reef sharks
Pinnacle
A pinnacle eroded into five separate pieces, 12 m to 40 m
Grey reef sharks hunting in the blue around a tiny volcano-shaped top
Similar dives elsewhere
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Turtles and whitetips resting under a quiet 10 m pinnacle
Endemic sponge snail on a protected thila topping out at 7 m
A swim-through tunnel packed with sweetlips and groupers