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We have reached the 5000 friends limit on our Facebook Profile!

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Maldives Diving Facebook profile hits limit: We would like to thank everyone who has become our friend on our Facebook Profile!!! This is unbelievable and awesome! Unfortunately, Facebook only allows 5000 friends per personal profile account which means our profile can have no new friends until Facebook lifts this limitation. Stay informed about our cheap [...]

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We have reached the 5000 friends limit on our Facebook Profile!

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Maldives Diving Facebook profile hits limit:

We would like to thank everyone who has become our friend on our Facebook Profile!!! This is unbelievable and awesome! Unfortunately, Facebook only allows 5000 friends per personal profile account which means our profile can have no new friends until Facebook lifts this limitation.

Stay informed about our cheap all inclusive Maldives diving packages and last minute deals!

Fortunately you can still join us on our Maldives Dive Travel Facebook Page and follow our blog posts and get notified about cheap maldives diving packages and last minute deals from your Facebook, without having to visit our website.

Our Facebook page already has over 6100 fans!

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You can also follow us on Twitter and get instant notification when cheap diving deals in the Maldives become available on our website! Over 900 people are already following our tweets!

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Scuba Diving Holidays Maldives

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Published on: December 28, 2010
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Scuba Diving

Maldives diving holidays are a great opportunity to experience diving in the Maldives. If you have any experience in scuba diving holidays, or have spent any time around keen scuba divers, you will most likely have heard that holidays spent diving in Maldives are some of the best diving holidays in the world. There are many reasons that make diving Maldives so great, but the best thing about Maldives scuba diving is the sheer abundance and variety of underwater marine life.

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No matter how many times you visit the Maldive,scuba diving you will always find a new scuba diving experience waiting for you. There are many Maldives diving highlights, one of which is Hanifaru Bay diving, where you will have the chance to experience one of the most amazing natural phenomena in the underwater world. If you go Hanifaru diving, at the right time of year, you will see incredible numbers of manta rays that gather in this bay to feed on the massive amounts of plankton. You are almost likely to see several diving maldive whales sharks here, which also thrive on this planton. Diving Hanifaru Bay is just one of the many places where you can enjoy shark diving in Maldives. Maldives shark diving is possible throughout the archipelago, where you will see many different species of sharks, although whale sharks are perhaps the biggest attraction to divers in the diving Maledives, because of their enormous size and docile nature. If you’re keen on shark diving Maldives, you’ll be interested to know that you can also expect to see a variety of reef sharks and zebra sharks while in the Maldives.

Maldives Diving

The other great thing about diving holidays in the Maldives is that they can be enjoyed year-round. There are several Maldives diving season. The best time to enjoy Maldives scuba diving holidays is between December and March, when the weather is at its driest and the visibility at its best. Diving holidays February is probably the best month of all to enjoy Maldives diving trips, but since most of us don’t have the luxury to enjoy holidays in the month of February, Christmas diving holidays are a great idea and you might even see Santa Claus diving! Imagine enjoying the glorious sunshine and crystalline waters of the Maldives while your friends and family back home are shoveling snow! If you can’t manage a trip at Christmas to visit scuba diving santa and you don’t have a chance to experience the best scuba diving in February, you can enjoy liveaboard diving holidays every month of the year. When you go on a Maldives liveaboard diving safari, the experienced crew will know the best diving sites according to the time of year, and they will make sure you get the Maldives best diving experience possible for the time of year that you visit.

Liveaboard Diving

There are many different liveaboards to choose from when you’re looking for a Maldives diving holiday. You will find a liveaboard for every budget and level of comfort. Theia diving liveaboard is one of the most luxurious Maldive diving liveaboards, featuring Jacuzzis, massage tables and gorgeous finishings. Theia diving is quite expensive, however, so if the Maldives diving cost is something that concerns you, you might choose a different liveaboard, like Maldives diving Adventurer 2, that offers cheap diving holidays.

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Other alternatives to Theia, Maldives diving include Black Pearl diving, another quality liveaboard that offers more cheap scuba diving trips. One thing is for sure, there is enough variety in the ships available to guarantee that you will be able to find the perfect diving holiday Maldives. And, while the Maldives diving price may vary significantly, last minute scuba diving holidays typically help you find the best diving Maldives price. To give you an idea of the diving prices, you should expect to pay around $180-250 per person per day, which will give you a diving holiday that includes all diving, meals and some excursions.

Diving Holidays

As well as giving you access to some great scuba diving Maldives, Liveaboard diving modern cruises are a great way to meet new people, and if you’re looking for a single scuba diving holidays, liveaboard diving trips are a great idea. Since you will be on a boat with a large group of other divers, a liveaboard presents a great idea for diving holidays for single travellers. In fact, as far as single diving holidays are concerned, there’s really no better option than a liveaboard diving holiday. Many times, people will go on all inclusive diving holidays in the Maldives without planning to be on a singles scuba diving holidays and because they are surrounded by people with similar interests, they meet a new dive buddy with whom they can then enjoy another scuba diving holiday.

Many divers will be keen to know the planned route for their Maledives diving trip. The exact route for your trip won’t be decided until everyone is on board, because the Maldives diving sites that you will visit depend on the weather conditions, the length of your safari and also the ability and experience levels of all divers on board. Most diving holidays Maldives last between 5 and 14 nights and typically visit two Maldives diving site each day. At the daily briefing, you will see a Maldives diving map
That shows the dive sites you will be visiting that day and tells you what to expect from each site. There are plenty of amazing sites for scuba diving in Maldives, these include Rasdhoo Kandu diving, among many others. At these dive sites, there will be opportunities for diving with manta rays and for enjoying sharks diving holidays. While scuba diving in the Maldives, if you choose to go liveaboard diving, which is the best diving in Maldives, you should know in advance that all dives are taken from a diving dhoni, which is a secondary boat that travels along with the diving liveaboard Maldives. All diving equipment is transported on the dhoni, and you simply travel from the liveaboard to the dive site each day on the dhoni. As these boats are far smaller than the liveaboards, they allow you to get much closer to the dive sites.

When looking to book your trip scuba diving the Maldives, there are plenty of resources. A quick search online will reveal many scuba diving blogs. A good scuba diving blog will be filled with useful information about diving prices in Maldives, travel diving in different destinations around the world and the best diving holidays. You will also find a variety of diving blog that have news about diving in general, the qualifications you need, places where you can buy diving kit and more. There is even a selection of diving screensaver available online. There is one particularly attractive Maldives diving screensaver which has gorgeous photos of underwater scenes in the Maldives.

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If you are a really keen scuba diver, you might even have your own scuba diving websites, in which case you might think about joining scuba diving affiliate programs so you can make money from sending your diving traffic around the web. Make sure you take lots of Maldives diving photos, as these are by far the best way to get people interested in diving holidays in Maldives.

If you’re concerned about the cost of scuba diving in Maldives, you don’t need to worry. While it is true that Maldives diving prices can be very high, it is also possible to get a great deal on a diving safari Maldives. The most surefire way of getting cheap scuba diving holidays is to book last minute diving holidays. All of the Maldives diving liveaboards have a certain capacity they need to fill, so if the time comes for the safari to set sail, and the boat is not full, the operators would rather fill the boat with reduced-price passengers than sail a half empty boat, meaning that last minute diving holidays are available. Without getting a special deal on a Maldives diving safari, you will find that Maldives scuba diving prices vary wildly, depending on the length of the safari and the type of ship that you choose to dive from. For the cheapest scuba diving, you should book on one of the more basic liveaboards, which costs about US$180 per person per night, including all Maldives, diving and meals. If you are looking for a more luxurious scuba diving holidays Maldives, you should be aware that luxury liveaboard diving trips cost over US$200 per person per day, but conditions will be far more comfortable and elegant.

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As you begin your research into diving holiday destinations, you will find that the marine life and the sheer beauty of the Maldives make diving Maldives one of the best diving destinations in the world. The best diving Maldives can be enjoyed at many times and places, although many people will agree that to enjoy the ultimate Maldives diving experience, you should come scuba diving in February.

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We have reached the 5000 friends limit on our Facebook Profile!

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Published on: December 28, 2010
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Maldives Diving Facebook profile hits limit:

We would like to thank everyone who has become our friend on our Facebook Profile!!! This is unbelievable and awesome! Unfortunately, Facebook only allows 5000 friends per personal profile account which means our profile can have no new friends until Facebook lifts this limitation.

Stay informed about our cheap all inclusive Maldives diving packages and last minute deals!

Fortunately you can still join us on our Maldives Dive Travel Facebook Page and follow our blog posts and get notified about cheap maldives diving packages and last minute deals from your Facebook, without having to visit our website.

Our Facebook page already has over 6100 fans!

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You can also follow us on Twitter and get instant notification when cheap diving deals in the Maldives become available on our website! Over 900 people are already following our tweets!

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Liveaboards in the Maldives

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Published on: December 23, 2010
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Maldives liveaboard holidays are an amazing experience for anyone who loves scuba diving.  Even if you are not an experienced scuba diver, liveaboard Maldives holidays can still be an incredible vacation experience.  A liveaboard holiday typically lasts between 5 and 14 days, during which time, guests cruise the stunning waters of the Maldives on a liveaboard maldivene, visiting amazing dive sites, scuba diving, snorkeling and stopping off at various sites of interest, including desert islands and the city of Male.

The main highlight of liveaboard diving Maldives of course is the incredible variety of Maldive liveaboards that you can choose from as a scuba diver.  There is a Maldives diving liveaboard to suit every taste and budget, including Orion liveaboard Maldives, one of the most luxurious vessels on offer, which comprises 11 guest rooms and 2 luxurious suites, one of which features a private Jacuzzi and a private outdoor deck.

Maldives liveaboard diving offers scuba divers the opportunity to experience a variety of dive sites throughout the Maldives from the comfort of a diving Maldives liveaboard.

Orion Liveaboards in the Maldives

MV Orion offers nitrox free of charge on board

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A Maldives liveaboard package can be booked online and customers can choose from a wide variety of Maldives liveaboard holidays.   Liveaboard boats Maldives include Maldives liveaboard Fatima, a 16-passenger explorer style Maledives liveaboard, which is expertly guided by  a knowledgeable captain and crew and is fitted with 8 comfortable cabins.  The Black Pearl liveaboard is another popular liveaboard in Maldives that is well known as one of the most popular Maldives dive liveaboard. Black Pearl has 7 cabins for a maximum capacity of 14 scuba divers.  It is a traditional wooden liveaboard, giving it a traditional Maldivian feel. The stingray liveaboard Maldives is another liveaboard maledives that has been providing scuba diving cruises for many years and customers have always been keen to return for subsequent diving holidays.

It’s difficult to say which is the best liveaboard Maldives, but there is plenty of information online, including blogs, forums and review sites where people discuss which is the best maldives liveaboard. There are countless Maldives liveaboard review sites online where you can read about the quality of the diving liveaboard Maldives, and find out what to expect when you book a holiday on a liveaboard in the Maldives. You can also find plenty of resources online that will help you choose your maldiverne liveaboard, find great liveaboard Maldive offers and find out about Maldives liveaboard availability.

When you’re thinking about booking a diving holiday on a Malediven liveaboard, there are many things you should know.  There are some rules in place for visitors to the Maldives & liveaboard, which include the ruling that you cannot take alcohol with you.  The Maldives is a Muslim country and alcohol is not permitted, although you can drink alcohol provided by the liveaboard Maldive or from a resort.  It is also prohibited to take any pork or pornography with you on your liveaboard diving holidays Maldives.

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Theia is one of the best liveaboards in the Maldives

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While many of the liveaboard maldiverne are catering toward travelers with more modest budgets, you will also find a selection of Maldives luxury liveaboard, including Theia liveaboard, Orion Maldives liveaboard, shatika liveaboard Maldives and several others.  While the cheap liveaboard Maldives holidays allow less affluent divers to visit these amazing islands, the luxury liveaboard Maldives boats are really the best way to travel here.  Divers tend to spend a lot of time between dives and in the evening on their liveaboard maldive, so it’s best to be as comfortable as possible.  Theia liveaboard Maldives is one of the most luxurious Maldivas liveaboard, offering guests very luxurious accommodations, great outdoor spaces, fine dining and internet access.  MV Orion liveaboard is another example of a very high-class dive liveaboard Maldives, which offers private luxurious suites upon a super-cruiser reminiscent of yachts you might find cruising the Caribbean.  Maldives liveaboard MV Orion often offers specialist Hanifaru liveaboard cruises, where diving guests can enjoy some of the best liveaboard Baa Atoll diving. Here guests will have the chance to see hordes of spectacular manta rays performing their “feeding frenzy”, for which they have become known.

Those looking for a cheap Maldives liveaboard holiday should not be dissuaded by the sound of these luxurious Maldives liveaboard dive boats. There are many offers liveaboard Maldives that will help make your liveaboard diving in the Maldives an affordable experience, especially when compared with the prices of resort accommodations in the country.

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Comfortable & Stylish Black Pearl Liveaboard

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However, if you are on a budget, a diving holiday on a Maldivian liveaboard like Black Pearl liveaboard Maldives, Stingray liveaboard or Galileo liveaboard, offer some of the best low-price liveaboard holidays Maldives. These scuba diving liveaboard Maldives provide divers with the opportunity to enjoy the same diving as guests on the more luxurious liveaboard maldiverna, but at far cheaper prices.  Maldives liveaboard Black Pearl offers dive trips from around $200 per person per day.

Maldives liveaboard Stingray is one of the most famous Maldives cheap liveaboard offering excellent liveaboard diving at fantastic prices.  Equally, it’s easy to find a maldives liveaboard special offer on a maldiverna liveaboard such as Maldives liveaboard Galileo which make liveaboard diving in Maldives a more affordable vacation option.  Just like with most holidays, a last minute Maldives liveaboard trip can be even more accessible than booking the holiday in advance.

The maldieves liveaboard industry is governed by the Maldives liveaboard association, an organization that oversees all the maledive liveaboard boats and ensures that all maldives island liveaboard are complying with the industry standards.  The regulations of the liveaboard association of Maldives means that even when booking a trip on a budget liveaboard Maldives, you can rest assured that the boat meets worldwide diving safety standards.

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Liveaboards are the Best Way to Explore this Diving Holiday Destination

When planning your liveaboard dive cruise Maldives, you will need to choose from the wide variety of Maldives liveaboard packages, decide which is the best liveaboard in the Maldives for your needs and tastes, look at the maldives liveaboard rates and read as many Maldives liveaboard reviews as possible.  This preparation will help you choose your maldives liveaboard safari.

When thinking about the cost of your liveaboard diving holiday Maldives, you also need to think about liveaboard tipping. When booking your maldives, liveaboard holiday, most everything is included, except for the tipping and the price of renting scuba equipment.  Many divers bring their own equipment, especially the experienced ones, but liveaboard maldives advanced open water divers may not have done enough dives yet to warrant purchasing their own equipment.  All liveaboard maldivas can organize scuba diving equipment rental, but you should specify that you need equipment when you book your Malidives liveaboard holiday.  The only other cost that is not included in the price of your Maldiven liveaboard trip is the cost of alcoholic drinks bought on board and the airfare to the Maldives.  If you are booking last minute liveaboard diving holidays, you might also get a special deal on your flight prices.

The other main consideration will be the weather you can expect on your Maldives liveaboard +gundi trip.  The good news is that you can enjoy a liveaboard boat in Maldives in the Maldives any time of the year.  There are two monsoon liveaboard Maldives seasons: the Northeast Monsoon and the Southwest Monsoon.  While a lot of rain falls in the Northeast Monsoon, it only lasts for about a week sometime in November. There is more rain in the Southwest Monsoon, which is from April to September. However, the rain typically only falls for an hour or two a day, so great a maldives liveaboard dive is still possible. Many people ask about the liveaboard Maldives July weather, since it coincides with the European summer, and the answer is that while it may rain, a Maldives scuba liveaboard is still a great idea for a superb holiday.

To summarise, the most important things you need to remember, when looking for a maldives budget liveaboard holiday, you should try and find a last minute liveaboard holiday as last minute liveaboard Maldives tend to come at the best prices.  If you don’t want to wait to find a liveaboard last minute trip, try to book well in advance as the liveaboard boats maldives diving often offer special deals for early birds as well as latecomers.  You can also ensure the best price by shopping around online, checking out tauchen, liveaboard malediven diving reviews and looking at all the different safari boats that are available.  With a little research, you should be able to find a great deal on a dive Maldives liveaboard.

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Whale Shark appearance today on Theia – Maldives diving liveaboard

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Published on: December 23, 2010
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Every diver dreams about this moment: Whale Shark appearance during a dive!!! This happens one hour ago during a 10 nights liveaboard dive trip with Theia, one of the best liveaboard dive boats in Maldives. The boat is at present in Ari Atoll, coming from North Male via Rhasdhoo Atoll with a bunch of excellent dives on the way. See yourself:

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Whale Shark appearance today outside Kudadhoo Island, South Ari Atoll, Maldives

Monday 6th Dec 2010:
2nd dive:
Under extreme condition ( heavy rain and rough) maldives diving liveaboard Theia reports Whale Shark appearance outside Kudadhoo Island!!!! + Mobula + Manta Ray + Eagle Ray and  Sting Ray during the dive, yeeepeeeee!

1st dive: Thinfushi Ethere Thila – is a stunning thila between 8 to 25 meters featuring caves with sea fans and soft corals. Fish life is abundant and coral growth is excellent. The thila has one of the most spectacular display of sea fans to be found anywhere in the atoll. Along the walls of and inside the caves are large, healt…hy sea fans – an indication of the strength of the current flowing in and out of this channel.

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Seafan Thinfushi Ethere Thila, Ari Atoll, Maldives

 

Sunday Dec 5th 2010:
‎3th dive:
 Kuda Thila
2nd dive : Kudhi Maa Wreck
1st dive: Dhigaa Thila repeated

Saturday Dec 4th 2010:
3rd dive
 at Dhigaa Thila
2nd dive: Makaru Thila - Poor visibility but more than 15 Gray Reef Sharks and loads of White Tip Sharks.

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Grey Reef Sharks at Makaru Thila. Ari Atoll, Maldives

 

1st dive: Miyaru Ga Thila - White tip Sharks, Octopus and Barracuda

 

Friday Dec 3th 2010: 100% dedicated to shark dive
4th dive at Maaya Thila (night)
3rd dive at Maaya Thila 

2nd dive at Bathalaa Maaga Kan Thila: Poor visibility but lots of Gray Reef sharks

1st dive: Early morning Hammer Head dive at Rasdhoo Madivaru - no Hammerheads this morning…

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Maldives Diving Liveaboard Theia starts for a 10 night cruise – scuba diving in the maldives at it`s best

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Theia – one of the most comfortable scuba diving liveaboard maldives

Maldives Dive Travel reports about this cruise day by day. Until now we have report from 3 diving days while the ship is set to sail direction Rasdhoo Atoll – maybe Hammerhead Sharks are waiting in Madivaaru….

Theia  started for a 10 night scuba diving safari this Monday afternoon with ten international scuba divers on board, mainly from UK and Danmark, spending their  maldives diving holidays on board Theia.
The orientation dive was done at Back Faru, a long outer reef – it`s a nice drift dive with a gentle current.

The 2nd dive was Nassimo Thila, The water in the ocean is warm – 29° Celsius ( about 84° F) – and fish life is just amazing.
3th dive was Lankan Manta Point with only two Manta Rays this time.

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Two Manta Rays at Lankan Manta Point Dec 1st 2010

 

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Napoleon – a common fish found in Maldives

1st dive in morning was again Lankan Manta Point, to give it a further tray to see Manta Rays in Maldives.

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masses of fish at HP Reef in North Male Atoll

2nd dive was HP Reef, one of the best dive in the Maldives (01st Dec): with mild out going current: Eagle rays, Napoleon, Big eye travallies
3th dive in afternoon was Boduhithi Thila (01st Dec): Gray Reef shark, White tip sharks, Eagle Ray, Napoleon and Turtle
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Grey Reef Sharks at Boduhiti Thila – North Male Atoll

1st dive Dec 2. is Rasfaree in North Male Atoll

2nd dive is Voshimas Thila, and now – Theia is off to Rasdhoo atoll, heading Madviaru.

We will report again tomorrow what diving happens on Theia liveaboard in Rasdhoo Atoll, Maldives.

 

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Ten Reasons to Love Liveaboard Diving Cruises in the Maldives

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Published on: December 23, 2010
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Going diving in the Maldives is one of those experiences in life that stays with you long after you’ve left the country’s pristine islands, swaying palm trees and crystal-clear waters behind. One of the top destination of choice for divers from all over the world, this tiny Indian-Ocean Republic is made up of more than a thousand tropical islands crowning an intricate network of coral reefs, which spreads over some 900,000 square kilometers. Just beneath the water’s surface lie some of the planet’s best dive sites; home to an incredible variety of marine species. With stable politics, white sandy beaches, a balmy climate and friendly people the country’s overwater charms are also second to none.

In other words, choosing the Maldives as a diving destination is a no-brainer. But choosing between land-based or liveaboard diving can leave even the most seasoned scuba diver confused. Here is our guide to what makes liveaboard diving in the Maldives a firm favorite of the international dive community.

  1. Mobility

    First things first: because they are mobile, liveaboards offer a level of freedom and ease that is unmatched by other kinds of diving in the Maldives. Imagine arriving at Male International Airport and, instead of facing a long transfer to a far-flung island, being personally welcomed and swiftly taken to your boat, which is already anchoring nearby. Then, imagine spending your days being chauffeured between the best dive sites in the Maldives, enjoying top notch onboard service and cuisine, visiting local islands and watching the exotic scenery pass by as you relax on deck.

  2. Variety

    Because of their unique geography, the Maldives are blessed with innumerable world-class dive sites, many of which are yet to be discovered. In terms of offering easy access to as many of the best diving sites in the Maldives as possible, liveaboard cruises are simply unbeatable: no long transfers, no bumpy speed boat rides. Whichever direction your route takes, at the end of the trip your logbook is sure to feature plenty of stunning, and in some cases legendary, dive sites.

  3. Big Fish

    One of the main reasons the Maldives are so popular with divers is their abundance of large marine animals. After all, whale sharks, manta rays and various kinds of reef sharks are among the common fish of the Maldives. Encountering one of these giants of the ocean is a riveting experience, not unlike seeing an elephant or a lion in the wild, which is why liveaboard cruises also often referred to as “safaris”.

  4. Adventure

    Overall, boat holidays in the Maldives offer an irresistible sense of adventure. As the boat makes its way through the atolls, it often stops off at local fishing villages, anchors near uninhabited islands and crosses channels between atolls. Scuba diving cruises allow you to discover several atolls, meet locals and discover authentic Maldivian culture in a relaxed way. Not to forget that, on many liveaboards in the Maldives, you can spend your time between dives doing other exciting water sports such as water skiing, wakeboarding, jet skiing, fishing and canoeing.

  5. Friendly Atmosphere

    Whether you are a single traveler, on your honeymoon or coming with a bunch of friends, liveaboard cruises offer a wonderfully relaxed, flexible and social way to enjoy the best diving in the Maldives. Comfortable communal spaces offer plenty of opportunities to make friends and swap diving experiences over dinner, while the spacious layout of our ships allows you to find your favorite spot to read a book or watch the sunset.

  6. Affordability

    With the wide spread of luxury hotels and high-end services, the cost of scuba diving in the Maldives can be prohibitive. Though luxury liveaboards offer a superb level of services and facilities, prices are well below those of an island holiday. Also, package prices for cheap diving holidays in the Maldives tend to include numerous extras such as airport transfers, dive transfers, meals plus snacks and select beverages, island visits, sports activities and so on.

  7. Conquering an Uninhabited Island

    Most safari boat excursions in the Maldives include free visits to uninhabited islands and, if the weather allows it, dinner is served on the beach. Having an island (almost) all to yourself is an unforgettable experience: once you land on the island and venture away from the shore, you might well come across a variety of exotic birds, flowers and butterflies. On a few islands, you can even find remains of old settlements and temples.

  8. No Heavy Lifting, No Mosquitoes

    As mentioned at the beginning, diving from a liveaboard in the Maldives is easy. During the trip, there is no need to carry back and forth diving equipment, because all diving equipment is stowed directly on the “Dive Dhoni”, a refitted traditional Maldivian fishing boat, which acts as a floating dive base and accompanies the mother ship. Another great aspect of liveaboard diving in the Maldives is that, because there is usually a refreshing breeze and the ships anchor at a certain distance from the nearest island, you don’t need to worry about mosquito bites.

  9. Sleeping Under the Stars

    For many, no diving safari in the Maldives is complete without spending at least one night on deck. The stars over this part of the world are simply breathtaking and it is not unusual to see several shooting stars before being gently rocked to sleep by the waves.

  10. No Shoes, No News

    This famous holiday mantra is often heard on dive safari boats in the Maldives. If you want to completely switch off and get away from it all, there is no better place for it than a Maldivian liveaboard.

Contact Gundi or Barbara to book your next Maldives dream holiday!

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Scuba Dive Cruise Report from Maldives Diving Liveaboard MV ORION

by Robin
Published on: December 23, 2010
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This scuba dive cruise report, made on board MV Orion between the 15th and 26th November 2010 may give you a taste about famous dive sites Maldives and diving from a liveaboard in Maldives.

Diving starts in the early morning and makes your breakfast on board after the dive extremly tasty. After having a rest on board, the second dive starts before lunch - maybe whale shark watching in ari atoll? Dive number three is usually offered in the afternoon, in between the dives you have plenty of time to enjoy the comfort on maldives diving liveaboard MV Orion, one of the best Maldives dive safari boat. This is the latest scuba dive cruise report:

16/11 – Kurumba HR (N.MALE) – White tips, eagle ray`s
             - Lankan Manta Point (N.MALE) – 3 manta ray`s on cleaning station. 2 hawkbills

17/11 – Rasdhoo Blue (RASDHOO) – 17 hammerheads @ 28m. 1 swam around whole group.
                Oceanic eagle ray
              - Rasdhoo Madivaru (RASDHOO) – white tip shark`s, jacks, trevallys, napoleon, 5 grey reef
                shark
`s @ corner
              - Gangehi Beyru (N.ARI) – after snorkelling with manta ray`s. tunas, napleon, white tip shark`s

18/11  - Miyaruga Thila (N.ARI) – 3 grey reef shark`s, juvenile white tips, bat fish, trevally…
              - Hafusha Thila (N.ARI) – aquarium dive no current. lots of white tip shark`s, trevally,
                juvenile eagle ray swam with us  for nealy 10mins
              - Maaya Thila (N.ARI) – 3 grey reef shark`s, white tip sharks`s, turtle`s, sting ray
              – Maaya Thila (N.ARI) - nite dive: sting ray directly under boat, hunting moray`s, white tips,
                1 juvenile grey reef shark, turtle`s

19/11  - Fish Head (N.ARI) - Jacks, trevallys, turtles, sting ray, 2 grey reef shark`s
              - Dega Thila (S.ARI) – yellow paper scorpion fish, jacks, trevallys, turtle, bat fish, white tip sahrk
              – Radhdhiggaa Thila (S.ARI) – baracudas, white tips, bat fish, tunas, nudibranch`es, flatworms…

20/11  – Machchafushi Wreck (S.ARI) – guitar shark @ 30m, sting ray`s, bat fish
              – Snorkeling with whale sharks @ Maamigili Beyru – check out the Video
              - Holiday Island (S.ARI) – 1 whale shark, 25mobulae, turtle`s, white tip shark`s
              – Ariyadhoo Beyru (S.ARI) – snappers, sweetlips, napoleon

21/11  - 5 Rocks (S.ARI) – strong current, crossed from main reef. big napoleon, giant baracuda,
                tunas, white tip shark`s..
              - Kuda Giri Wreck (S.MALE) – brown paper scorpionfish, jacks, trevallys, tunas, nudibranches
                Traveling back to Male….

23/11  - Lankan Manta Point (N.MALE) – 6 manta ray`s on cleaning station, plus another 7 around station.
              – Feydhoo Finolhu (N.MALE) – nice wall dive, drift dive. green sea turtle
              – Maaya Thila (N.ARI) - lots of white tip shark`s hunting on top reef, along with 2 giant morays
                 fighting each other. Black spotted sting ray on top reef. 2 Hawksbill turtle`s and a cuttlefish

24/11  - Hafusha Thila (N.ARI) – Straight down to top reef, 6 adult grey reef shark`s, 1 pregnant, and
                1 juvenile grey reef shark, white tip shark`s, dog tooth tunas
              – Fesdu Wreck (N.ARI) – garden eels, nudibranch`es, white tip
              – Fish Head (N.ARI) - 5 grey reef shark`s with 4 white tip shark`s and 2 napoleon`s with hawksbill. lots of trevally
                and giant trevally, some sting ray`s in overhangs. end of dive 2 grey reef shark`s on top reef.
25/1 1 – Omadhoo Thila (S.ARI) – tunas, red snappers, sweetlips, soft corals
              - Black Coral (S.ARI) – turtle, sting ray, moray eal`s, black coral bushes, juvenile white tip shark`s
              - Dega Thila (S.ARI) – sting ray`s, overhangs, trevally, no leaf fish

26/11  - Radhdhiggaa Thila (S.ARI) – grey reef shark`s, soft corals, sea fans, trevally…
              - Snorkelling with 2 whale sharkscheck out the Video
              - Maamigili Beyru (S.ARI) – 1 whale shark on the dive!
              – Kudarah Thila (S.ARI) - short headed anemone shrimps, blue stripped snapper`s,
                seafan`s, soft corals

sounds good?

This could be your scuba diving holidays in maldives. See more details about the comfortable maldives diving liveaboard MV Orion here … We are happy to be at your service in case you have more questions or if you want to place your booking for your scuba dive cruise in Maldives.

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Your Maldives vacation package: Stay seven nights and pay only for five nights on the brand new MV Orion Maldives

by Robin
Published on: December 23, 2010
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MV Orion is one of the best Maldives liveaboards and offers a sensational last minute price for maldives diving holidays.

seven nights on board for the price of five nights
only US $ 1,495  per person

Orion Your Maldives vacation package: Stay seven nights and pay only for five nights on the brand new MV Orion Maldives

MV Orion is brand new – Nitrox free of charge on board

The MV Orion is a brand new, luxurious super cruiser eager to chaperone guests to some of the Maldives most alluring dive sites. When on board, guests can enjoy a library, bar, jacuzzi and top of the line massage services. Nitrox, all dives and full board accommodation are included in the package price.

Orion private deck Your Maldives vacation package: Stay seven nights and pay only for five nights on the brand new MV Orion Maldives

MV Orion Maldives private deck for the Executive Suite

Stay seven and pay only five nights is valid for all bookings from 19 Nov 2010 for the following cruise dates:

29 Nov  – 6 Dec 2010
6 – 13 Dec 2010
13 – 20 Dec 2010
3 – 10 Jan 2011
10 – 17 Jan 2011
17 – 24 Jan 2011
24 – 31 Jan 2011

only US $ 1,495  per person

Orion dhoni2 Your Maldives vacation package: Stay seven nights and pay only for five nights on the brand new MV Orion Maldives

MV Orion Maldives diving boat

Check-in, check-out:
Cruise start and end is in Male. Meeting for transfer to the boat is at 1200 noon in Male airport on cruise start day. You will have checked out by 10:00am latest on the last day of the cruise.  Take these times into account when booking flights to and from the Maldives.

This last minute offer will sell out fast, so book your maldives diving vacation now and take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy terrific diving and cruising in the Maldives at an unbeatable price!

We are happy to be at your service in case you have more questions or if you want to place your booking:

contact us now!

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