This is a good beginners dive. Experienced divers will relish the great diversity of marine life here too. A recess in the reef has created a long sheltered inlet with a sand bottom about 17 metres deep. White-tip reef sharks are seen resting on the sand bottom.

On the outside of this 20 metre wide sand street is a long reef with the top at 14 metres, descending to more than 30 metres on the outside into Makunudhoo Kandu. On the reef are a range of invertebrates: featherstars of all colours, spider shells, sponges, lobster and seastars. Healthy hard coral covers the reef and seafans are patchy. Lionfish and napoleon are everywhere. Turtles are frequently seen along the entire reef of Makunudhoo Kandu. This dive is a refreshing change and full of fascinating features.

Kuda Faru is one of the diving highlights of the north west. It is a finger of reef extending into the channel about 500 metres from the outside corner of Makunudhoo Kandu. The reef is like a thila. The top is at 13 metres, slightly oval in shape and about 50 metres. The thila extends into Makunudhoo Kandu for some distance on the southern side. The northern side of the thila is the best place to view both white-tip and grey reef sharks. With a strong ingoing current divers can hang on to dead coral at this point and look over the deep sand valley leading to the saddle where as many as 20 sharks, many juvenile, can be seen at one time. The reef top has a good range of hard and soft coral and on the outer slopes are sponges, seawhips and seafans. Eagle rays can be seen here between November and May.

There is a large overhang at 27 metres with squirrelfish roaming the dark interior and nurse sharks are sometimes found inside. Turtles and napoleon are usually seen.

Diving Hints: Currents are funnelled through the saddle at an accelerated rate. Even slight currents become swift torrents here. Strong ingoing currents may make the swim back to the main reef difficult so a safety ballon should always be carried here in case an open water safety stop has to be made.

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