Exploring Addu Atoll
Umarus Place is a pleasant reef dive at the northern outside reef. There are some strange, large coral blocks on this site with small overhangs where sometimes a nurse shark may be found napping. The reef starts at about five metres and drops down straight, at some places in steps, to some 30 metres. There are lots of gorgonians and table corals, but also many soft corals, sweet lips, schools of snappers, groupers, eagle rays and with some luck also manta rays or sailfish. Look for the small creatures as well, there are beautiful nudibranches, harlequin shrimps in anemones, different kind of pipefish and colourful small shells.