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Last updated on September 2, 2024
Angaga is a tropical island in the South Ari Atoll of the Maldives. Known for its white sandy beach and crystal-clear waters, Angaga is a wonderful destination for those seeking tranquility and natural beauty. The island is relatively small, allowing visitors to explore its entirety on foot. Although coral cover is not exceptional around Angaga, an extraordinary diversity of fish lives around the island’s reefs, making it a great destination for snorkeling enthusiasts.
Angaga is a hotel island, which is exclusively dedicated to those staying at Angaga Island Resort & Spa. From Male, it can be accessed by seaplane (25 minutes flight).
On the eastern side of the island, you can enter the water directly from the beach, near the jetty (snorkel entry 1 on the map). The narrow channel allows swimming access to the drop-off at all times.
On the western side, you would have to swim up to 300 meters from the beach through the lagoon (snorkel entry 2). So it’s best to enter the water from the stairs at the end of the water bungalows on the left side (snorkel entry 3).
A coral reef entirely fringes the island. Angaga boasts excellent snorkeling possibilities, along its west shore as well as its east side.
On the island’s eastern shore the house reef is just a short swim from the beach, so you can easily explore the coral drop-offs at your own pace.
As you snorkel along the reef’s edge, you’ll encounter an array of coral formations, home to a variety of marine species. Colorful fish, including surgeonfish, triggerfish, butterflyfish, parrotfish, and many more dart in and out of the corals.
Octopuses and morays sometimes hide under corals and in rock crevices. Under the Spa’s pier, reef squids and oriental sweetlips are frequently seen hiding in the shade.
On the eastern shore, the reef flat is easily accessible and very shallow, making it a perfect area for beginners.
At the beginning of the left pier leading to the water bungalows, you can sometimes spot baby blacktip reef sharks darting through a school of tiny fish.
If you enter the water from that pier, you might be followed by curious batfish.
To reach the reef drop-off, swim towards the channel, making sure there are no boats in the vicinity. There you might even observe larger marine creatures like sea turtles, whitetip sharks, and rays gracefully gliding through the water.
This spot is the Angaga Island Resort & Spa’s house reef.
These snorkeling spots are accessible to beginners and kids. You will enter the water gradually from a beach, or in a less than 3ft. deep area. The sea is generally calm, shallow, with almost no waves or currents. These spots are usually located in marked and/or monitored swimming areas. It is not necessary to swim long distances to discover the sea life. This level only apply when the spot experiences optimal sea and/or weather conditions. It is not applicable if the sea and/or weather conditions deteriorate, in particular in the presence of rough sea, rain, strong wind, unusual current, large tides, waves and/or swell. You can find more details about the definition of our snorkeling levels on our snorkeling safety page.
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Snorkeling spots are part of a wild environment and their aspect can be significantly altered by weather, seasons, sea conditions, human impact and climate events (storms, hurricanes, seawater-warming episodes…). The consequences can be an alteration of the seabed (coral bleaching, coral destruction, and invasive seagrass), a poor underwater visibility, or a decrease of the sea life present in the area. Snorkeling Report makes every effort to ensure that all the information displayed on this website is accurate and up-to-date, but no guarantee is given that the underwater visibility and seabed aspect will be exactly as described on this page the day you will snorkel the spot. If you recently snorkeled this area and noticed some changes compared to the information contained on this page, please contact us.
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