South Ari DiveDive center

South Ari Dive is a newly established PADI 5 Star Dive Center on Dhangethi Island in the Maldives, with English as its teaching language. It dives South Ari Atoll, from protected shallow coral to pinnacles, steep walls and channels. Two-tank trips leave each morning for sites 10 to 40 minutes away, and groups stay at three divers at most.

There is real science here. A resident marine biologist gives talks twice a week, and the center aims to build the biggest whale shark and manta ray database in the atoll by 2035. Freediving and snorkeling are on offer too.