Maldives Deep South & Southern 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: Laamu, Huvadhoo, Fuvahmulah and Addu atolls
Day 1
A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-7
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. 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, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerheads too. But 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, and schools of tuna are frequently seen. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkelling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc) , pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you to Kooddoo Airport in Laamu Atoll for your flight back to Male.
Maldives Central & Southern 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, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu and Huvadhoo atolls
Day 1
This cruise departs from Kooddoo on Laamu Atoll. A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at airport and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-7
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. 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, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerhead sharks and tiger sharks hunting. In Meemu Atoll there will be encounters with grey reef sharks, eagle rays and beautiful soft corals. Manta cleaning stations, hammerheads and whale sharks will await you at Thaa Atoll. Felidhoo will challenge you with its channels and strong currents that attract different types of sharks, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey. There is also an incredible night dive at Alimatha House Reef with nurse sharks. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport.
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, South Male, Ari and Felidhoo atolls
Day 1
A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-7
The aim of the liveaboard safari is to find pelagic fish, sharks, rays, turtles and dolphins. There will be drift dives in passages and channels, submerged pinnacles, manta cleaning stations, and a wreck dive or two. 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 has a spectacular wall showcasing caves, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. Other highlights during your safari may include dozens of huge nurse sharks, midnight snappers, kingfish, schools of eagle rays and mantas, together with whale sharks feeding in the plankton-rich waters. There are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and traditional fishermen villages are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc) , pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to 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, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Laamu, Huvadhoo, Fuvahmulah and Addu atolls
Day 1
This cruise departs from Kooddoo in Laamu Atoll. A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at the airport and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-7
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. 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, and thresher sharks are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerheads too. But for many, the highlights 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, and schools of tuna are frequently seen. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghourt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you to Gan Airport in Addu Atoll for your flight back to Male.
Note: these trips can run in reverse so please double check the ports of departure and return.
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, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: North Male, Baa Atoll: Hanifaru Bay, and possibly Ari and Rasdhoo atolls
Day 1
A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-7
September is the best time of year to visit Baa Atoll. Here you will visit and snorkel in the world famous Hanifaru Bay where hundreds of manta rays gather in a spectacular feeding frenzy. Watch them barrel roll as they scoop up huge mouthfuls of nourishing plankton. Elsewhere you can enjoy the pinnacles of North Male and the shark dive at Miyaru Faru. If time permits, the cruise will detour to Rasdhoo Atoll in search of elusive hammerheads sharks, and to Ari Atoll to encounter whale sharks. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 8
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport.
Maldives Central, Southern & Deep South 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, 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, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu, Huvadhoo atolls, and Fuvahmulah
Day 1
A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-10
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. 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, and manta rays are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerhead sharks too. But 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, tiger sharks, mola mola, and sailfish. Here you’ll dive with a variety of large predators as they hunt the abundant smaller fish.
In Meemu Atoll there will be encounters with grey reef sharks, eagle rays and beautiful soft corals. Manta cleaning stations, hammerheads and whale sharks will await you at Thaa Atoll. Felidhoo will challenge you with its channels and strong currents that attract different types of reef sharks, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey. There is also an incredible night dive at Alimatha House Reef with nurse sharks. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 11
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you to Kooddoo Airport in Laamu Atoll for your flight back to Male.
Note: this cruise sometimes runs in reverse, so please check the ports of departure and return.
Maldives Central, Southern & Deep South Atolls (12 Days / 11 Nights - 30 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, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu, Huvadhoo atolls, and Fuvahmulah
Day 1
A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-11
This route through the Southern Atolls is off the beaten track and boasts an extraordinary quality of dives. 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, and manta rays are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find hammerhead sharks too. But 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, tiger sharks, mola mola, and sailfish. Here you’ll dive with a variety of large predators as they hunt the abundant smaller fish.
In Meemu Atoll there will be encounters with grey reef sharks, eagle rays and beautiful soft corals. Manta cleaning stations, hammerheads and whale sharks will await you at Thaa Atoll. Felidhoo will challenge you with its channels and strong currents that attract different types of reef sharks, schools of trevallies and tuna in search of small prey. There is also an incredible night dive at Alimatha House Reef with nurse sharks. There are are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and sandbanks are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc), pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 12
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you to Kooddoo Airport in Laamu Atoll for your flight back to Male.
Note: this cruise sometimes runs in reverse, so please check the ports of departure and return.
Maldives Central Atolls (10 Days / 9 Nights - 23 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, Ari and Felidhoo atolls
Day 1
A Blue Force 3 team member will meet you at Male International Airport before noon and escort you to the liveaboard. The cruise management will introduce the staff and explain the security rules, onboard services, meal times, and day‐to‐day details on board the yacht, as well as completing any required administration. After lunch a check dive will take place. Enjoy dinner and get to know your fellow guests that will accompany you for the next week.
Days 2-9
The aim of the liveaboard safari is to find pelagic fish, sharks, rays, turtles and dolphins. There will be drift dives in passages and channels, submerged pinnacles, manta cleaning stations, and a wreck dive or two. 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 has a spectacular wall showcasing caves, swim-throughs and overhangs festooned with colourful soft corals and bushes of black corals. Other highlights during your safari may include dozens of huge nurse sharks, midnight snappers, kingfish, schools of eagle rays and mantas, together with whale sharks feeding in the plankton-rich waters. There are 3 dives per day and 2 night dives. Usually there is only 1 dive on the final day before the yacht returns to port.
Non-divers will enjoy the excellent snorkeling opportunities, kayaks and paddleboards. Deserted islands and traditional fishermen villages are visited to discover more of the country and, if the weather permits, there will be a BBQ beach lunch.
All meals onboard the Blue Force 3 are buffet style and vary daily. They usually include vegetables, chicken, beef, fish, seafood, pasta, rice, soups, fruit, ice‐creams. Breakfasts include beef-bacon, sausages, eggs cooked to guest taste (omelette, scrambled, fried etc) , pastries, bread, cereals, milk, yoghurt, fresh juices. Cold water, coffee are tea available 24 hours a day.
Day 10
Disembarkation is after a final breakfast on the last day of the cruise, when the crew will transfer you back to Male International Airport.
[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].
