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Equator Village, Addu Atoll

This laid back beachside resort balances comfort with adventure, plus a taste of the real Maldives

from$164 /night

per room, breakfast only

Overview

Equator Village makes for a comfortable base to explore Gan Island and Addu Atoll, both above and below water. You'll have the opportunity to dive some of the region's most exciting sites, home to incredible wildlife including sharks and manta rays; or get scuba certified with the help of patient and professional PADI and SSI instructors. Plus, the resort offers tons of additional activities like hiking, biking, village tours, and cooking classes. With a fully stocked bar, evening entertainment, a well-kept pool and beach, and on-site spa, you'll find plenty of opportunities for fun and relaxation, too.

Highlights

  • Excellent diving, with sites and conditions to suit every skill and comfort level
  • Thriving reef systems featuring hundreds of species of coral, historic shipwrecks, and supersized wildlife like manta rays
  • Well-manicured grounds, featuring a generous pool area and bar, lush gardens, games, and nightly entertainment 
  • Plenty of activities for non-divers, with a beachfront location, watersports, organised culinary tours, and relaxing spa services
  • Number of rooms:78
  • Internet:YES
  • House reef:YES
  • Nitrox:YES
  • Restaurants and bars:2
  • Dining:Breakfast, Half Board, Full Board, All Inclusive
  • Dive centre:SSI

Rooms

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Room details

Standard Room

Queen size
27 sqm
Adults only
from $164 /night

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Diving in Addu Atoll

  • Manta rays
    Manta rays
    Year round
  • Eagle rays
    Eagle rays
    Year round
  • Reef sharks
    Reef sharks
    Year round
  • Plentiful reef life
    Plentiful reef life
    Year round
  • Shipwrecks
    Shipwrecks
    Year round
  • Marine turtles
    Marine turtles
    Year round
  • Schooling reef fish
    Schooling reef fish
    Year round

Addu Atoll diving is consistently good throughout the year and is known for its great visibility. There are both dive resorts and centres on the local islands, while the resorts have their own dive centre on-site. Many liveaboards also include Addu on their southern Maldives itineraries. Although the atoll has just four channels leading to the lagoon, their width means that currents are less and they can be dived at any time and by less experienced divers.

Addu atoll an enticing mix of reefs and channels, thilas, wrecks and exciting drifts. Beginners will particularly enjoy the sheltered sites within the lagoon. A superb site for novices is Gan Inside - a shallow dive with plenty of stingrays and turtles. For more advanced divers, there's the largest wreck in the Maldives - the British Loyalty - almost 6,000 tons and 134 metres of WWII oil tanker sitting at 33 metres!

Year round manta ray encounters

The real highlight of diving in Addu are the big fish - especially the manta rays which can be encountered throughout the year. These graceful rays are seen at several different sites, but the best ‘manta point’ is at Muli Kolhu Faru. Manta rays gather in this channel close to the remains of an anti-submarine net from WWII. Other sites for reliable sightings are Maa Kandu and Maa Kandu Beyru, which both feature some beautiful corals as well. If you are looking for sharks instead, then head to Shark Point with its 'shark hotel' - a sandy plateau at 30m with dozens of grey reef and whitetip reef sharks, and bigger sharks cruising the deep drop off beyond the plateau.