If you’re searching for the best opportunity to witness the astonishing phenomenon of hundreds of manta rays (Manta alfredi) and whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) feeding together, look no further than Hanifaru Bay, Baa Atoll.

Don’t miss your opportunity to experience this incredible sight! Book your August 2016 Maldives liveaboard cruise holiday with MV Adora or MV Sting Ray. Contact our (send us an email) and confirm your Maldivian diving cruise. Diving cruises include snorkelling in Hanifaru Bay and diving in sites nearby to the bay.

Why all the hype about an enclosed underwater bay approximately the size of a football field? This small, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, locally known as ‘Vandhumaafaru Adi’, transforms into the world’s most dense manta ray feeding station between the months of May and November each year. This phenomenon happens when the lunar tide occurs during the South West Monsoon season resulting in the bay turning into a rich, soupy plankton filled smorgasbord, attracting filter feeders in the hundreds.

The typical, elegant reef-ballet displayed by manta rays fragments into chaos due to the sheer numbers and close proximity in the bay. Add a couple of the world’s biggest fish – whale sharks into the mix and you have a not to be missed Maldivian experience.

MV Adora will include snorkeling trips to Hanifaru Bay during their diving cruises on
• 31 July – 07 August
• 14 August – 21 August
The bay can be visited with the scuba diving liveaboard, MV Sting Ray during these cruises dates
• 06 August – 13 August
• 20 August – 27 August

Don’t delay, book today, and confirm your cabin now!

Contact Dive The World right away on +66 (0)94 582 7973 / (0)83 505 7794 or send us an email.