Route Description - Best of Maldives
Best of Maldives trip begins in Male and ends in Male
Embark on the ultimate scuba diving adventure with the Best of Maldives – a seven-night, year-round itinerary that offers an unforgettable exploration of the Maldives' stunning underwater world. This immersive journey features 17-18 dives, providing divers with a chance to discover the region's pristine coral reefs, vibrant marine life, and captivating atolls.
The closest airport is Male Intl (MLE)
DAY 1
Transfer to boat
Check in from
Meet the crew
Welcome briefing
Assign cabins
Prepare your equipment
Check Dive: Fish tank North Male´ Atoll
DAY 2
Dive in Maagiri North Male´ Atoll to see nurse sharks’ stingrays, gobies, whip coral cowries, blue-stripe snappers, banner fish, parrot fish, moray eels and cleaner shrimps.
Head to South Male and Dive and Embudhoo Express to explore grey reef sharks, barracuda and trevally.
DAY 3
Dive at Guraidhoo Kandu South Male Atoll a Protected Marine Area which has a large underwater region with a variety of channels, reef plateaus, walls and drop-offs.
Expect to see moray, Eels, lionfish, squirrelfish, soft corals, schooling trevallies and sharks.
Head to Vaavu Atoll and first dive in this Atoll will be done in miyaru kandu. Expect to see mackerel, trevally, and schools of triggerfish, whitetip reef sharks, and grey reef sharks.
Dive at Devana kandu in Vaavu which is a narrow channel with a reef in the middle. Expect to see big fish like sharks, napoleon and eagle rays.
There will be a night dive at Alimatha- Vaavu Atoll which has been one of the favorites among guests.
Huge nurse sharks, stingrays travallys can be spotted throughout this experience
DAY 4
Liveaboard with a cruise to South Ari Atoll early morning.
First Dive will in this Atoll be Maamigili Beyru where dive is done exclusively to search for Whale Sharks
Next dive of the day will be at Kudhimaa Wreck which is a a Japanese cargo vessel sunk in 1998. Explore: Bat fish, pufferfish, boxfish, lionfish, sponges, sea squirts
and corals during this dive
DAY 5
Begin the day diving at Kudarah Thila in South Ari Atoll which is a dive site where you can see thousands of blue stripped snappers.
Second Dive of the day will be to Rangali Madivaru, which is a well-known site for diverse marine fauna.
This site is well known for the plethora of manta rays that use this place as the cleaning station during the northeast monsoon.
The last dive for the day will be to Rahdhiga Thila which is a pinnacle dive. Expect to see grey reef sharks
If weather permits, this day guests will get to enjoy a good beach Barbecue
DAY 6
Dive at Panettone in South Ari Atoll has beautiful soft corals and purple fans that are full of small tropical fish.
Other big fish you may get to see barracudas, huge trevallies, gray reef sharks
and whitetip sharks
Second dive of the day will be to Moofushi manta point in South Ari Atoll :
where you will spot manta rays.
You may also spot some white and gray reefsharks and napoleon fish
Last dive of the day will be to Fesdhu Lagoon Manta Dive.
If you are lucky you will be able to observe manta rays feeding!
DAY 7
The last dive of the cruise will be to Fish head in North Ari Atoll where you expect to see fusilier, snapper sharks, napoleons.
Liveaboard will then travel to Hulhumale Lagoon
DAY 8
Departure by 10 am