At a glance
Quick facts
- Type
- Guesthouse
- Rooms
- 16
- Transfer
- speedboat · 1.5 hr · $75
- Included
- Half board
- Guest type
- Divers
- Dive on-site
- Yes
- Alcohol
- No
- Price band
- $70–$140 / night
The editorial take
Why Aveyla Manta Village
Aveyla Manta Village is one of Dhigurah's better dive-focused guesthouses — 16 rooms, an in-house PADI centre, and packages built around the South Ari MPA's manta cleaning stations and whale-shark channel. Half-board pricing includes a generous allocation of dives, which works out cheaper than booking ad hoc. Best for divers on a 5–7 night Dhigurah trip. Skip it if you came for the village rather than the dives.
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