Maldives Central Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: North Male, Ari, Rasdhoo, South Male, Felidhoo and South Male atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up and transferred from Male International Airport to board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the liveaboard departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-7
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. This liveaboard will take you on the ‘Classic’ Central Atolls route to see amazing an abundance of marine life with 3 dives a day. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays … you will love it. South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Miyaru Faru is aptly named since ‘miyaru’ means shark in Dhivehi and not surprisingly this is where you can encounter the ‘big boys’. An overhang protects you from the current and provides an excellent viewing spot for the impressive parade of pelagics and patrolling grey reef sharks, or even the occasional hammerhead. The channels at Felidhoo Atoll are also a great place to find reef sharks and there is a spectacular wall showcasing caverns, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. There is also a spectacular night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevallies. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in its marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks, manta rays and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before Carpe Novo heads back to port.
Day 8
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Male International Airport.
Maldives Central Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: North Male, Ari, Rasdhoo, South Male, Felidhoo and South Male atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up and transferred from Male International Airport to board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the liveaboard departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-10
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. This liveaboard will take you on the ‘Classic’ Central Atolls route to see amazing an abundance of marine life with 3 dives a day. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays … you will love it. South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Miyaru Faru is aptly named since ‘miyaru’ means shark in Dhivehi and not surprisingly this is where you can encounter the ‘big boys’. An overhang protects you from the current and provides an excellent viewing spot for the impressive parade of pelagics and patrolling grey reef sharks, or even the occasional hammerhead. The channels at Felidhoo Atoll are also a great place to find reef sharks and there is a spectacular wall showcasing caverns, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. There is also a spectacular night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevallies. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in its marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks, manta rays and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before Carpe Novo heads back to port.
Day 11
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Male International Airport.
Maldives Deep South Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Huvadhoo, Fuvahmulah, Addu atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up from Gan International Airport and board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the liveaboard departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-7
For many, the highlight of a visit to the Deep South are the apex predators at Fuvahmulah Island. Be prepared for awesome encounters with thresher sharks, oceanic whitetips and tiger sharks. Here you’ll dive with a variety of large predators as they hunt the abundant smaller fish. Whitetip reef and grey reef sharks, mola mola, sailfish, whale sharks, and schools of tuna are frequently seen.
Huvadhoo is made up of vibrant reefs, untouched lagoons, walls and deep channels. Stingrays, turtles and a variety of sharks including blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, nurse sharks, spinner dolphins, manta rays, thresher sharks and big schools of fish are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerheads too. The cruise also includes some extraordinary dives at Addu. There are over 30 world class sites surrounding the atoll, in the wide channels, and healthy reefs and thilas inside the lagoon, where you can see reef mantas, turtles, sharks, big fish, and the largest shipwreck in the Maldives - the 143m long British Loyalty. Along the outer walls you can spot dogtooth tuna, silvertips, schools of batfish, fusiliers and jackfish. The atoll is home to cleaning stations for oceanic manta rays of more than 5m wing span, as well as more shark species.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before Carpe Novo heads to port.
Day 8
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Kadhdhoo or Kooddoo Airport and your flight back to Male.
Please note that these cruises sometimes run in reverse or use different ports - check above for details.
Maldives Central & Northern Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Baa, Raa, Ari, Rasdhoo, Felidhoo, North Male and South Male atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up from Male International Airport and board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the boat departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-10
Get ready to enjoy an amazing cruise to the little visited northern atolls, including Baa Atoll. Baa was a declared UNESCO World Biosphere and its amazing reefs offer a wide variety of marine life, ranging from small fishes and turtles to the giant filter feeders - mantas and whale sharks. Walls and thilas full of hard and soft corals, plateaus, overhangs, pinnacles and swim-throughs are all yours to explore. Here you will snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay, a marine protected area where hundreds of manta rays gather, from May to November, in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. By regulation, only snorkeling is allowed here, but there are many fascinating dive sites nearby.
South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in the marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll, grey reef sharks and manta rays, tuna, jacks, and eagle rays, and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. North Male features thilas, reefs and drop offs that are rich in nutrients that attract large pelagics like manta rays. Other highlights include Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, giant trevally, barracudas and other schools of large fish. Felidhoo Atoll will astonish you with its deep channels buzzing with reef sharks and rays, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey, midnight snappers, kingfish, and an amazing night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevally.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before Carpe Novo heads to port.
Day 11
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Dharavandhoo Airport and your flight back to Male.
Please note that these cruises sometimes run in reverse or use different ports - check above for details.
Maldives Central & Northern Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Baa, Raa, Ari, Rasdhoo, Felidhoo, North Male and South Male atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up from Male International Airport and board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the boat departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-7
Get ready to enjoy an amazing cruise to the little visited northern atolls, including Baa Atoll. Baa was a declared UNESCO World Biosphere and its amazing reefs offer a wide variety of marine life, ranging from small fishes and turtles to the giant filter feeders - mantas and whale sharks. Walls and thilas full of hard and soft corals, plateaus, overhangs, pinnacles and swim-throughs are all yours to explore. Here you will snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay, a marine protected area where hundreds of manta rays gather, from May to November, in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. By regulation, only snorkeling is allowed here, but there are many fascinating dive sites nearby.
South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in the marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll, grey reef sharks and manta rays, tuna, jacks, and eagle rays, and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. North Male features thilas, reefs and drop offs that are rich in nutrients that attract large pelagics like manta rays. Other highlights include Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, giant trevally, barracudas and other schools of large fish. Felidhoo Atoll will astonish you with its deep channels buzzing with reef sharks and rays, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey, midnight snappers, kingfish, and an amazing night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevally.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before the liveaboard heads to port.
Day 8
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Dharavandhoo Airport and your flight back to Male.
Please note that these cruises sometimes run in reverse or use different ports - check above for details.
Maldives Central & Southern Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Meemu, North Male, Ari, Rasdhoo, South Male, Felidhoo and South Male atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up from Male International Airport and board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the liveaboard departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-10
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. Carpe Diem will take you to the Central and Southern Atolls to see amazing an abundance of marine life with 3 dives a day. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays … you will love it. South Male features large schools of fish, big pelagics, plenty of soft corals and caves, as well as one very good wreck. Miyaru Faru is aptly named since ‘miyaru’ means shark in Dhivehi and not surprisingly this is where you can encounter the ‘big boys’. An overhang protects you from the current and provides an excellent viewing spot for the impressive parade of pelagics and patrolling grey reef sharks, or even the occasional hammerhead.
The channels at Felidhoo Atoll are also a great place to find reef sharks and there is a spectacular wall showcasing caverns, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. There is also a spectacular night dive with dozens of huge nurse sharks, sting rays and giant trevallies. Ari Atoll is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in its marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks, manta rays and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. Meemu atoll is where you will have another great chance to see whale sharks and mantas feeding on plankton.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before the liveaboard heads to port.
Day 11
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Male International Airport.
Maldives Central, Southern & Deep South Atolls (13 Days / 12 Nights - 33 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: North Male, South Male, Felidhoo, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu, Huvadhoo, Fuvahmulah, Addu atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up from Male International Airport and board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the liveaboard departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-12
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. Carpe Novo will take you on this amazing route through the Central Atolls to the Deep South to see amazing an abundance of marine life with 3 dives a day … you will love it. In the Deep South, known as 'The Galapagos of the Maldives', you could meet up to 10 different species of shark. You will explore the best channel dives in Huvadhoo, with hammerhead sharks and big schools of reef sharks. Try one of the most incredible drift dives in the archipelago at Fuvahmulah. Surrounded by depths in the middle of the Indian Ocean, this island offers unique conditions to encounter species like tiger sharks, oceanic manta rays, threshers, grey reef sharks, mola mola, silkies, and other big fish. Felidhoo Atoll will challenge you with its deep channels and strong currents that attract different types of sharks, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey, and an amazing nurse shark dive. Meemu Atoll is where you will have the best chance to see whale sharks feeding on plankton, while Thaa Atoll is all about drift dives in the company of whitetip reef sharks and eagle rays. The abundance of marine life, almost untouched by humans, will leave you speechless.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before the liveaboard heads to port.
Day 13
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Gan International Airport. Airport.
Please note that these trips sometimes run in reverse or use differing ports - check above for details.
Ari Atoll (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: whale sharks, hammerhead sharks, shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, very popular, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: North and South Ari Atoll, Rasdhoo Atoll
Day 1
Guests will be picked up and transferred from Male International Airport to board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the liveaboard departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-7
The Maldives are known for the stunning beaches and azure waters, but it's the life beneath the water's surface that will leave you speechless. Ari Atoll is considered one of the best dive locations in the Maldives and is famous for its mighty whale sharks which can be regularly seen in the marine protected areas. Hammerhead sharks at Rasdhoo Atoll, and other pelagic fish are also commonly encountered here. A highlight you won't want to miss is a dive at Maaya Thila which is home to grey reef sharks and manta rays, tuna, jacks, turtles, and eagle rays. There many pinnacles where you can find some of the mesmerising macro life living on these reefs, such as leaffish and ghost pipefish. There may also be a dive at Fish Head, one of the best in the region for sheer fish biomass.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before the yacht heads back to port.
Day 8
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Male International Airport.
Maldives Far North & Northern Atolls (13 Days / 12 Nights - 33 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, manta rays, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, wall diving
Dive sites and activities: Baa, Raa, Haa Daalu, Haa Alifu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Lhaviyani, North Male atolls
Day 1
Guests will be picked up from Male International Airport and board the sleek 43 metre MV Carpe Novo liveaboard. You can enjoy the boat briefing, familiarise yourself with the boat and crew and take care of the initial paperwork. After that the fun can begin with a great check dive in the afternoon. Dinner will be served in the air-conditioned restaurant as the sun sets over the atoll chain. This is a good chance to get to know the crew and the other guests. You can enjoy a good first night's sleep before the boat departs the harbour on the morning of the second day of the cruise.
Days 2-12
This off the beaten track route visits the Far North Atolls, a paradise for divers with exceptionally unique underwater topography of deep channels and richness of waters - a heritage from the free flowing ocean that passes through this part of the country. Divers can expect encounters with mantas, zebra sharks, silvertips, grey reef sharks, and to dive on thilas with the best soft and hard coral coverage in the Maldives. Large schools of fish can be seen on almost every dive. One highlight at Hirimaradhoo Thila will be its guitar sharks.
Baa Atoll in the northern atolls was a declared UNESCO World Biosphere and its amazing reefs offer a wide variety of marine life, ranging from small fishes and turtles to the giant filter feeders - mantas and whale sharks. Walls and thilas full of hard and soft corals, plateaus, overhangs, pinnacles and swim-throughs are all yours to explore. Here you will snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay, a marine protected area where hundreds of manta rays gather, from May to November, in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. By regulation, only snorkeling is allowed here, but there are many fascinating dive sites nearby.
At Lhaviyani and Noonu atolls, the channels attract a lot of marine life including grey reef sharks, leopard sharks, guitar sharks, eagle rays, and there are plenty of colourful soft corals. Diving on pinnacles are also one of the highlights of the tour, as they shelter fish from the currents. Near Lhaviyani you will dive the most famous wreck site - The Shipyard - 2 wrecks located at different depths close together and surrounded by an abundance of marine life. North Male features thilas, reefs and drop offs that are rich in nutrients that attract large pelagics. Other highlights include Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, giant trevally, barracudas and other schools of large fish.
Your meals onboard usually follow the same pattern during your Maldives diving cruise. A light pre-breakfast is available at 6 am before your first dive, and a cooked breakfast follows the 2nd dive. Dive 3 is followed by lunch at noon. In the afternoon a 4th dive is scheduled. Dinner is normally at around 19:30 hrs (or 20:00 hrs if a night dive is offered). Meals are steward-attended and buffet style in the upper deck's dedicated dining area. The cuisine features a range of different international dishes with some local specialties as well. Snacks, fruit and hot drinks are available throughout day. Alcoholic drinks are available from the well-stocked bar.
Please note there are only 2 dives on the last full day of the trip before Carpe Novo heads to port.
Day 13
Arise to an early light breakfast before disembarking the boat for Dharavandhoo Airport and your flight back to Male.
Please note that these cruises sometimes run in reverse or use different ports - check above for details.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].
