Activity PADI Scuba Diving
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Velaa Private Island Dive Center
Fareedhee, 4th floor, M. UniyaAbout this dive shop
The untouched Noonu atoll is home to numerous exotic dive sites featuring shark cleaning stations, dramatic swim-throughs and elusive Eagle Rays. A dedicated marine biology team oversees the development of the largest coral restoration programme in the Maldives, and guests can arrange an immersive tour of the coral garden as well as discover the fascinating hidden-gems located within the house reef. The well-equipped dive shop offers PADI certification from beginner through to dive master levels and a range of Scubapro equipment.
Activities offered
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Facilities
Languages
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Spanish
Marine life
Marine Life
Eagle ray
2283 known dive sites · 74 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 71 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.
Green Turtle
2342 known dive sites · 77 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 74 more.
Hawksbill turtle
2037 known dive sites · 62 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 59 more.
Moray Eel
4444 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Albania, Argentina, Aruba and 83 more.
Clownfish
2011 known dive sites · 57 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Cambodia, Cape Verde and 54 more.
Scorpionfish
3075 known dive sites · 81 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 78 more.
Lionfish
2463 known dive sites · 75 countries
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Reported around Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba and 72 more.
Snapper
2686 known dive sites · 77 countries
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Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 74 more.
Surgeonfish
2126 known dive sites · 65 countries
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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.
Damselfish
3562 known dive sites · 83 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 80 more.
Goatfish
2379 known dive sites · 73 countries
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Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 70 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.
Shrimp
3328 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 83 more.
Lobster
2720 known dive sites · 86 countries
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Reported around Aruba, Australia, Bahamas and 79 more.
Crab
3583 known dive sites · 95 countries
Marine life
Reported around Argentina, Aruba, Australia and 85 more.
Angelfish
2873 known dive sites · 81 countries
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Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 78 more.
Tuna
1066 known dive sites · 51 countries
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Reported around Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde and 48 more.
Bannerfish
1744 known dive sites · 49 countries
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Reported around Australia, Brazil, Cambodia and 46 more.
Stingrays
3354 known dive sites · 91 countries
Marine life
Reported around Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia and 82 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.
Nudibranch
2157 known dive sites · 83 countries
Marine life
Reported around Albania, Argentina, Australia and 80 more.
Whitetip Reef Shark
1077 known dive sites · 39 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Belize, Cayman Islands and 36 more.
Pipefish
906 known dive sites · 62 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria and 59 more.
Stonefish
535 known dive sites · 49 countries
Marine life
Reported around Australia, Brazil, Cape Verde and 46 more.
Opening hours
Closed now- Monday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Thursday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Friday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Saturday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
- Sunday
- 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
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Where this dive shop may take you
Dive sites around Fareedhee
Orimas Thila
Maldives
Orimas Thila is a deep thila dive site with the top of the thila at approx. 20m and is known as shark point due to the sharks that hang around in this area. If the current is strong you may need to hook into or hold onto the rocks to stay up current with the fish life.
Nearby
5.0 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Vavathi Kurolhi / Christmas Tree
Maldives
This dive site is one of the best and most precious thilas / pinnacles in Noonu atoll. It gets its name from the fact that the pinnacles of the reef are stacked to resemble a christmas tree.
Nearby
5.1 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Than'buru Canyon
Maldives
The swim through experience 40 min by boat. Max Depth:30m / Average depth: 17m. Canyons and swim through for all levels of divers, it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or an experienced diver. The reef drops down to 30 meters and is full of small crevices and openings.
Nearby
12.8 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Minaavaru Faru
Maldives
The East side of the Island Minaavaru has a beautiful reef dropping from 2 meters until 18 meters of depth.An easy dive, even when currents appear. Between varieties of hard corals, cream colored ’loped pore corals’ are scattered around the reef
Nearby
15.7 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Irufushi House Reef
Maldives
The reef has a gentle slope that descends to a sandy bottom at a depth of 18 meters. This depth makes it ideal for beginners making their first open water dives, as well as for divers conducting their check dives.
Nearby
16.0 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
Kaalhu Maizaan
Maldives
The maximum depth is 18 meters with a steep reef, small over hangs at different depths with colorful decorated roofs and purple whip corals are mixed with small gorgonian and spiral black corals on the bottom.
Nearby
16.7 km away. This shop may organize trips here.
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