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Dhigu Thila, Maldives

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 23 km.

About Dhigu Thila

A pinnacle dive. It goes down to 25 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 8 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.7 km away. The sea is about 29°C in January, its coldest month (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm), and 30°C in April, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 23 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 4 dive sites.

  • What it is Pinnacle.
  • How deep Down to 25 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 8 dive centres or shops within 10 km, the nearest 4.7 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 15 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Feb, Mar and Apr (about 20 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 27 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to MLE, changing at Dubai International Airport (DXB).

    See flights ORD → MLE · Skyscanner from about £805 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 45 min from the airport to Dhigu Thila.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this site yet: Fulidhoo, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: MLE (MLE), 23 km.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Dive site

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Forecast

Not for Open Water divers. Suits Advanced divers and up, as a dive guide states it. See it for Advanced divers.

Rough cost

About £1,035–£2,095 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £805–£1,675
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £40–£65
  • Food £155–£290

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