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, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: North Male: Hulhumale Neru, Lankan Manta Point, Bodu Hiti Thila, Fish Tank, South Male, Ari: Camel Rock, Mahibadhoo Manta Point, Lily Manta Point, Fish Head, Bathala Maaga Khan Thila, Maaya Thila; and Felidhoo atolls: Alimatha Nurse shark Point
Day 1
Collect your luggage at Male International Airport and meet the Infinity X staff who will escort you to board the yacht. The tour leader will explain in detail the liveaboard features and plan for the diving safari before you are assigned to your cabin. Unpack your scuba gear, chat with the other guests on board, relax in the Jacuzzi: dinner will be served at sunset. Your amazing vacation in the Maldives has just begun!
Days 2-7
The classic 'Central Atolls’ route includes a beautiful mix of Maldives highlights - sharks, rays, Napoleon wrasse, mantas, corals, whale sharks … 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 channel at Felidhoo Atoll is also a great place to find reef sharks and has 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. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays.
All diving is done from the dhoni, All equipment is carried by the boat crew, Dives last 50 minutes and are scheduled for 6:30 am, 10:30 am and 2:30 pm.
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving international and Chinese cuisine, plus many incredible local delicacies. Meals are served buffet style in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, and lunch will each be followed by dives. Dinner is after the night dive. Biscuits, bread/toast, candy bars, cakes and fruit are available throughout the day, and snacks follow each dive. Tea, coffee, juice and drinking water will keep you hydrated. There are 2 bars that have a selection of beer, wines and liqueurs. During the week there will be an opportunity to enjoy a BBQ dinner on a deserted sand bank.
Day 8
Disembarkation will be after a light breakfast, then you will be transferred back to Male 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, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Fuvahmulah, Huvadhoo and Addu atolls
Day 1
Collect your luggage at Gan International Airport and meet the Infinity X staff who will escort you to board the yacht. The tour leader will explain in detail the liveaboard features and plan for the diving safari before you are assigned to your cabin. Unpack your scuba gear, chat with the other guests on board, relax in the Jacuzzi: dinner will be served at sunset. Your amazing vacation in the Maldives has just begun!
Days 2-7
Discover the wild excitement of this adventure in to the remote Deep South of the Maldives. Spend a week away from the madding crowds on the lookout for the Indian Ocean's larger residents. In Fuvahmulah you can expect to meet apex predators such as tiger sharks, silvertips, thresher sharks, as well as oceanic mantas. At Huvadhoo, one of the deepest lagoons in the Maldives, the currents are ideal for even more shark sightings. Addu Atoll has wide channels, and healthy reefs and thilas inside its lagoon, where you can see reef manta rays, turtles, sharks, big fish, and the largest wreck in the Maldives. Whale sharks at night, abundant grey reef sharks, oceanic blacktip sharks, fast and exciting channel dives - don't take your eyes off the blue; silky sharks, great hammerhead sharks, mola-mola and bull sharks are seen from time to time. A lot of emotion and also a lot of calories burnt.
All diving is done from the dhoni, All equipment is carried by the boat crew, Dives last 50 minutes and are scheduled for 6:30 am, 10:30 am and 2:30 pm.
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving international and Chinese cuisine, plus many incredible local delicacies. Meals are served buffet style in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, and lunch will each be followed by dives. Dinner is after the night dive. Biscuits, bread/toast, candy bars, cakes and fruit are available throughout the day, and snacks follow each dive. Tea, coffee, juice and drinking water will keep you hydrated. There are 2 bars that have a selection of beer, wines and liqueurs. During the week there will be an opportunity to enjoy a BBQ dinner on a deserted sand bank.
Day 8
Disembarkation will be after a light breakfast, then you will be transferred to Kooddoo airport for your flight back to Male.
Note that this itinerary sometimes runs in reverse so please check ports above.
Maldives Central, Southern & Deep South 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, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: North Male, South Male, Felidhoo Atoll, Meemu Atoll, Thaa Atoll, Laamu Atoll, Huvadhoo Atoll
Day 1
Collect your luggage at Male International Airport and meet the Infinity X staff who will escort you to board the yacht. The tour leader will explain in detail the liveaboard features and the plan for the diving safari before you are assigned to your cabin. Unpack your scuba gear, chat with the other guests on board, relax in the Jacuzzi: dinner will be served at sunset. Your amazing vacation in the Maldives has just begun!
Days 2-7
Huvadhoo is the largest and deepest atoll in the Maldives and 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. Whale sharks often make an appearance in the moonlight, under the stern, to eat plankton attracted by the boat's headlights.
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. Thaa Atoll has some very fishy reefs and is where you will have the best chance to see whale sharks feeding on plankton under lights at night, while Meemu Atoll is all about drift dives in the company of whitetip reef sharks and eagle rays. Laamu Atoll has one of the most popular channel dives. It's an impressive 250m long, relatively shallow dive, frequently visited by white tip reef sharks, schools of jacks and tuna. Schools of eagle rays and an occasional sailfish or hammerheads could swim past during drift dives. The abundance of marine life in the southern atolls will leave you speechless.
All diving is done from the dhoni, All equipment is carried by the boat crew, Dives last 50 minutes and are scheduled for 6:30 am, 10:30 am and 2:30 pm.
Delicious meals will appeal to every diver's appetite and taste, involving international and Chinese cuisine, plus many incredible local delicacies. Meals are served buffet style in the dedicated dining section of the air-conditioned lounge on the main deck. A pre-breakfast, breakfast, and lunch will each be followed by dives. Dinner is after the night dive. Biscuits, bread/toast, candy bars, cakes and fruit are available throughout the day, and snacks follow each dive. Tea, coffee, juice and drinking water will keep you hydrated. There are 2 bars that have a selection of beer, wines and liqueurs. During the week there will be an opportunity to enjoy a BBQ dinner on a deserted sand bank.
Day 8
Disembarkation will be after a light breakfast, then you will be transferred to Kooddoo airport for your flight back to Male.
Note that this itinerary sometimes runs in reverse so please check ports above.
[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].