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South Male Atoll

Channel drifts and thilas a speedboat ride from the Maldives capital

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 16 sources

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Destination Guide Sources For South Male Atoll

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

16 sources • Updated Feb 13, 2026

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

Maldives Immigration - Tourist Visa (entry conditions) - Visa on arrival basics, passport validity, and updated entry notes
Maldives Immigration - Traveller Declaration (IMUGA) - Requirement to submit traveller declaration within 96 hours before travel
MIRA - Green Tax rate change circular (effective 1 Jan 2025) - Official green tax rates for resorts, hotels, tourist vessels, and guesthouses
Maldives Meteorological Service - Climate - Monsoon pattern overview for Maldives (northeast vs southwest monsoon)
Protected Areas Maldives - Emboodhoo Kanduolhi

Research Sources

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

16 sources • Updated Feb 13, 2026

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

Maldives Immigration - Tourist Visa (entry conditions) - Visa on arrival basics, passport validity, and updated entry notes
Maldives Immigration - Traveller Declaration (IMUGA) - Requirement to submit traveller declaration within 96 hours before travel
MIRA - Green Tax rate change circular (effective 1 Jan 2025) - Official green tax rates for resorts, hotels, tourist vessels, and guesthouses
Maldives Meteorological Service - Climate - Monsoon pattern overview for Maldives (northeast vs southwest monsoon)
Protected Areas Maldives - Emboodhoo Kanduolhi

- Protected area description for the Embudhoo channel entrance

Protected Areas Maldives - Guraidhoo Kanduolhi - Protected area description and attributes for the Guraidhoo channel entrance

Protected Areas Maldives - 15 dive sites protection (1995 PDF) - Lists protected dive sites and outlines prohibited activities and restrictions

Protected Areas Maldives - Permit instructions - How protected area permits are requested and processed

Ministry of Tourism - Hyperbaric treatment chamber contacts (PDF list) - Published contact list including Bandos Maldives and ADK Hospital (generated June 2023)

ADK Hospital - Hyperbaric Treatment Unit - Hospital information about hyperbaric treatment services in Male'

Maldives Police Service - Emergency contact (911) - Emergency hotline information and non-emergency contact numbers

COMO Cocoa Island - Diving menu (South Male site descriptions) - Operator descriptions for South Male dives including Embudhoo Express, Cocoa Corner, and Kandooma Caves (April 2025)

PADI - Cocoa Thila (Kandooma Thila) dive site - Depth and current notes for a key South Male thila site

PADI - Guraidhoo Corner dive site - Overview of a key corner dive in South Male Atoll

Soulty Freedivers - Maldives freediving courses - Freediving instruction options based in Male' Atoll

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