Diamonds Athuruga, North Ari Atoll

Affordable luxury resort in North Ari Atoll with superb diving and all inclusive dining and activities

from$1,250 /night

per room, all inclusive

Overview

  • Part of Planhotel Hospitality Group’s luxury resort portfolio
  • Explore Ari Atolls manta ray and whale sharks hotspots
  • Five restaurants offering a wide selection of cuisines
  • Learn about South Ari with the resident marine biologist

Part of Planhotel’s prestigious Diamonds portfolio, Athuruga is a one-of-a-kind private island resort offering enchanting escapes in North Ari Atoll. The team’s priority is to take the very best care of each and every guest, offering them quality facilities and a wide choice of services to help personalise your trip. From the five different restaurants offering a wealth of worldly cuisines, to ayurvedic treatments in the wellness centre, and unparalleled underwater experiences with the onsite dive centre and resident marine biologist, Diamonds Athuruga is sure to deliver the Maldivian getaway of your dreams.

Rooms

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Beach Front Villa

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Beach Front Villa

Double bed
2 people
40 sqm
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from $1,250 /night

Beach Front Junior Suite

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Beach Front Junior Suite

Double bed
2 people
40 sqm
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from $1,499 /night

Water Villa

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Water Villa

Double four-poster bed
50 sqm
Adults only
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from $1,937 /night

Two Bedroom Pool Water Villa

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Two Bedroom Pool Water Villa

Double four-poster bed
4 people
55 sqm
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from $4,844 /night

Resort checklist

Number of rooms:70
Overwater bungalows:Yes
Restaurants and bars:8

Meal plans:

  • All Inclusive
Official dive center rating:PADI Gold Palm Resort
House reef:Yes
Nitrox:Yes

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Diving in North Ari Atoll

  • Sharks
    Sharks
    Year round
  • Turtles
    Turtles
    Year round
  • Schooling reef fish
    Schooling reef fish
    Year round
  • Manta Rays
    Manta Rays
    Year round
  • Eagle ray
    Eagle ray
    Year round
  • Wrecks
    Wrecks
    Year round

North Ari is home to some of the Maldives’ best diving, boasting plenty of dive sites, and easy access to multiple locations from almost every island. Sheltered walls and reefs can be found, but the majority of North Ari’s diving favours thilas and channels with strong currents. Manta rays, grey reef sharks, turtles, and eagle rays are all common sightings, as well as schools of barracuda, snapper, tuna, and trevally. Occasional whale sharks also make an appearance. Due to the strong currents, many of North Ari’s dive sites are only suitable for more advanced divers.

Maaya Thila is considered one of the Maldives’ top dive sites, where divers can find anything from nudibranchs and frogfish, to eagle rays, schools of barracuda, and even guitar sharks. Hafza Thila is a big draw for shark fans, boasting schools of reef sharks at a cleaning station, while Fish Head is another favourite, harbouring plenty of resident grey reef sharks. Other well known thila dives include Ukulhas Thila, Maalhos Thila and Orimas Thila. But, perhaps one of the most unique experiences occurs in Fesdu Lagoon, where a small population of manta rays congregates by the lights of liveaboards at night – allowing divers to watch as they swoop and barrel-roll in just 15-meters of water and often only inches away. Mantas are also seen at Dhonkalo Thila and Himandhoo during the NE, and at Gangehi during the SW monsoon, and North Ari also has a number of small wrecks at Fesdu, Halaveli and Kuramathi, all sunk deliberately on resort house reef. The atoll is narrow enough for the best sites to be explored from pretty much any of the resorts.