Banana Reef & Manta Point snorkelling

Banana Reef; Manta Point at Lankanfinolhu (North Malé Atoll)

Hunting turtles and mantas on reefs minutes from the airport

⚠ Mantas are seasonal

Hours

Half-day trips, usually leaving in the morning

Tickets

Snorkel trips roughly $30–80 per person (various 2026 listings; varies by operator and inclusions); boat dives about $50–75 each (Wikivoyage)

Address

Reef north of Hulhumalé and Malé, North Malé Atoll

Banana Reef is one of the best-known dive sites in the Maldives, a reef wall curved like a banana, crusted with coral and schools of fish. It mixes shallow and deep sections, so snorkellers get plenty too, and with luck a turtle will be grazing on coral right in front of your mask. Nearby, 'Manta Point' off Lankanfinolhu is known as a cleaning station where mantas come to have parasites picked off. Being so close to the airport and Malé, it fits into half a day before or after your resort stay.