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Fuvahmulah

A local-island base for tiger sharks, deep walls, and biosphere reserve nature

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25 sources • Updated Feb 13, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Feb 13, 2026.

DiveJourney dive spot: Merikafalhu (Tiger Point) - Dive spot overview used for site naming and planning context.
DiveJourney dive spot: Farikede - Advanced wall dive description and pelagic species notes.
DiveJourney dive spot: Thoondu - Wall and cleaning-station description, plus species notes.
DiveJourney dive spot: Bilhifeyshi (Hook Box) - Wall and overhang depth context.
DiveJourney dive spot: Tiger Wall - Signature wall site reference for internal linking.
Protected Areas of Maldives (environment.gov.mv) portal - Official protected-area listings for Farikede MPA, Thundi Area, and the kilhi wetlands, plus shark-diving resources.
UNESCO MAB: Fuvahmulah Biosphere Reserve - Biosphere reserve designation and background.
MIRA: Green Tax (effective rates including 1 Jan 2025 updates) - Official Green Tax rates and rules.
NDMA Maldives: Emergency Contact Numbers - Police, fire, ambulance, coast guard, and NDMA emergency numbers.
Maldives Immigration (entry rules and visa on arrival information) - Official entry requirements and visa information.
IMUGA Maldives Traveller Declaration portal - Traveller Declaration submission system (required within 96 hours of flight time).
Visit Maldives Atolls: Fuvahmulah connectivity - Official travel connectivity overview (flights and ferry options).
Fuvahmulah City Council: Getting Here - Local island ferry connections and approximate travel times.
Maldivian (Island Aviation) destinations: Fuvahmulah - Domestic flight network reference for Fuvahmulah (FVM).
Maldives Meteorological Service - Monsoon and climate context for seasonal planning.
Maldives Customs - Customs restrictions including prohibited imports.
ADK Hospital: Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment Unit - Reference for hyperbaric oxygen treatment availability in Male.
Bank of Maldives - Banking and ATM context for practical travel planning.
Destination hero photo by Mohamed Reemaaz - Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@remexphotomv
Maldives Meteorological Service - Climate - Supports January to March as the dry season, mid-May to November as the wet monsoon, and December plus April as transitional months.
PADI - Diving in Fuvahmulah (Gnaviyani Atoll) - Supports year-round diveability, tiger-shark reliability, and the need to keep non-tiger pelagic timing broader because currents vary.
Visit Maldives - Fantastic Gentle Giants and Where to Find Them - Supports December to March, with August also notable, as the whale-shark guidance that argues against overconfident narrow whale-shark windows.
Visit Maldives - Whale Sharks: Gnaviyani Atoll - Supports year-round whale-shark aggregation language with higher probability around December and April, reinforcing lower-confidence species timing.
PADI — Tiger Zoo dive site - Supports tiger-shark diving as a year-round core draw at Fuvahmulah rather than a narrow seasonal window.
PADI — Extreme Dive Fuvahmulah - Supports the island’s year-round pelagic identity while keeping whale-shark, manta, and hammerhead timing broader and lower-certainty than tiger sharks.