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Nika Diving Center
North Ari AtollAbout this dive shop
Nika Dive Center is run by highly-qualified European instructors who share their professional expertise and arrange daily excursions into the fabulous Maldivian waters. The area around the resort and dive center is home to some of the best dive sites in the Maldives, including top-notch thilas such as Hafsa Thila, Maaya Thila and Bodu Thila. Over 20 dive sites are easily accesible by boat, up to 30 minutes away. There's also a gorgeous house reef if you want to explore a bit closer to home, with the chance to see baby reef sharks, nurse sharks and turtles in the warm waters. The dive center itself is a PADI 5* center and offers a range of certifications to both beginners and certified divers alike.
Activities offered
Services
Facilities
Equipment Rental
Payment Methods
Staff
- PADI Instructors
- 3
Languages
- English
Marine life
Marine Life
Whitetip reef shark
1077 known dive sites · 39 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Belize, Cayman Islands and 36 more.
Blacktip reef shark
899 known dive sites · 40 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 37 more.
Hawksbill Turtle
2037 known dive sites · 62 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 59 more.
Lemon shark
74 known dive sites · 16 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Bahamas, Brazil and 13 more.
Manta Ray
571 known dive sites · 41 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Belize and 38 more.
Eagle ray
2283 known dive sites · 74 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 71 more.
Stingrays
3354 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 82 more.
Green Turtle
2342 known dive sites · 77 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 74 more.
Moray eel
4444 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Albania, Argentina, Aruba and 83 more.
Angelfish
2873 known dive sites · 81 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 78 more.
Clownfish
2011 known dive sites · 57 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Cambodia, Cape Verde and 54 more.
Barracuda
3075 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 81 more.
Jackfish
1276 known dive sites · 64 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 61 more.
Lionfish
2463 known dive sites · 75 countries
Marine life
Reported around Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba and 72 more.
Snapper
2686 known dive sites · 77 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 74 more.
Surgeonfish
2126 known dive sites · 65 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 62 more.
Parrotfish
3048 known dive sites · 78 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 75 more.
Triggerfish
2519 known dive sites · 74 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 71 more.
Wrasse
3660 known dive sites · 80 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 77 more.
Tuna
1066 known dive sites · 51 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde and 48 more.
Pufferfish
2272 known dive sites · 72 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 69 more.
Octopus
3974 known dive sites · 93 countries
Marine life
Reported around Albania, Argentina, Aruba and 83 more.
Lobster
2720 known dive sites · 86 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 79 more.
Stonefish
535 known dive sites · 49 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde and 46 more.
Scorpionfish
3075 known dive sites · 81 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 78 more.
Goatfish
2379 known dive sites · 73 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 70 more.
Squid
1631 known dive sites · 75 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 72 more.
Cuttlefish
2132 known dive sites · 60 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Bahrain, Belize and 57 more.
Crab
3583 known dive sites · 95 countries
Marine life
Reported around Argentina, Aruba, Australia and 85 more.
Nudibranch
2157 known dive sites · 83 countries
Marine life
Reported around Albania, Argentina, Australia and 80 more.
Cod
166 known dive sites · 26 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Colombia, Croatia and 23 more.
Shrimp
3328 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 83 more.
Opening hours
Open now- Monday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Thursday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Friday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Saturday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
- Sunday
- 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Where this dive shop may take you
Dive sites around North Ari Atoll
Maagiri Thila
Maldives
Pinnacle with a top at 2-3 meters depth. Maximum depth is around 23 meters. Sandy bottom and walls covered by hard coral. You can find curremts from mild to medium.
Nearby
1.2 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Gangehi Kandu North
Maldives
North side of a narrow channel close to Gangehi island resort. Blows 2 types of current (Incoming or Outgoing). Mild to strong current. Top with 5 meters and bottom about 33 meters.
Nearby
5.4 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Hafsa Thila
Maldives
Hafsa Thila AKA Angotti is a small Thila located in the North Ari Atoll and famous for it’s stationary grey reef sharks, which can be seen on almost every dive.
Nearby
9.8 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Maavaru Manta Point
Maldives
Twenty minutes distance from A A Mathiveri, its a cleaning station for reef mantas you will see mostly mantas and eagles rays. There there is a chance to see dolphin as well. High chances of seeing them are in Dec Jan Feb March & April
Nearby
11.3 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Shark View Point
Maldives
Ukulhas house reef, swim from the shore or by boat its just a minute away. providing home to many marine fish life which divers love to watch. its an exiting dive place where you always have something to see.
Nearby
11.7 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Fushi Faru
Maldives
5 to 10 minutes from Ukulhas, a small uninhabited island name Fushi, the dive site is called Fushi Faru. this dive site is unlike any other excellent for beginner divers and advance divers. dive is a easy dive mostly with mild current. in the dive on the reef of Fushi you visit pinnacles attached to the reef.
Nearby
13.3 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
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