Seafari Explorer 2

Seafari Explorer 2 is a modern 42m long twin-engine motor yacht that operates liveaboard expeditions throughout the Maldives. Witness the annual manta ray feeding frenzy at Baa Atoll, dive or snorkel with whale sharks at Ari, visit Felidhoo for grey reef and nurse sharks, or venture to the Deep South for hammerheads, silvertips, threshers and tiger sharks. The boat crew is highly experienced, with a great safety record, and create a great ambiance onboard.

There are 14 comfortable guest cabins with TVs and en-suite private bathrooms, including upper deck cabins with sea views, and single bed cabins for single travellers. The restaurant serves up delicious buffet spreads of Western and Asian cuisine, and meals are enjoyed either in the back deck open air, or in the air-conditioned dining area. The welcoming open air upper deck bar has a real bartender offering great cocktails, juices, beer, wine, and liquor. it is the perfect place to relax after the dives.

There is a Jacuzzi hot tub on the sun deck where guests can relax. The sun deck also has plenty of loungers for soaking up the sun, and the upper deck social area provides open air shade for guests. The main deck lounge is bright and really huge, due to the incredible 11m beam of Seafari Explorer 2. It has big sofas, Smart TV, card games, and book library, and internet is provided throughout the yacht.

All diving activities are conducted from the accompanying and spacious 24 metre dhoni dive tender, which can carry up to 28 divers, although the yacht only carries 24 guests. It houses the compressors and the nitrox system, the weights, and diver equipment boxes, which removes a lot of clutter and noise from the mothership. The dhoni has its own sundeck, shower heads and a toilet. Enriched air nitrox is provided free of charge for nitrox-certified divers.

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Notes: Minimum recommended age: 8 years old.

Dive experience: Divers are required to be Advanced Open Water certified or equivalent and have a minimum of 50 logged dives. Alternatively guests must hold an Open Water licence, have at least 50 logged dives prior to the cruise, and sign up for the Advanced Open Water Diver course onboard the trip.

Cruise price per person includes: Cabin accommodation with air-conditioning, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, coffee, tea, drinking water, local airport transfers, domestic flights (where required), dives (as detailed in the trips above), 32% nitrox fills for enriched air certified divers, 3 English speaking divemasters, tanks, belt and weights. GST on cruise price.

Cruise price per person excludes (mandatory, unless customer provides own): Scuba equipment rental (US$ 210 per week), dive computer (US$ 50 per week), SMB: US$ 15 per week), diving insurance (payable onboard), service charge (i.e. tips - 7 nights: US$ 100 / 10 nights: US$ 150 / 14 nights: US$ 200), Green Tax (US$ 12 per person per night). Unless otherwise stated, all listed items need to be paid on arrival (credit card - VISA/Mastercard or cash - EUR/USD).

Optional extras: Soft drinks, alcoholic drinks (cocktails, beer, wine, liquor), extra dives (US$ 30 per dive), torch (US$ 15 per dive), 15 litre tank (US$ 25 per week), introduction to diving (for non-divers), 10% service charge on any items paid on board. Unless otherwise stated, all the listed items need to be paid on arrival. Note: prices of items purchased onboard are subject to change.

How to get there: Seafari Explorer 2 liveaboard dive cruises usually depart from Male, the capital city of the Maldives. For more details, including airlines, see our How to Get to the Maldives section. Guests will be greeted outside the arrivals hall, after luggage claim and customs formalities, by a staff member holding a 'SEAFARI MALDIVES' signboard. Guests are then transferred to the yacht by traditional Maldivian dhoni boat. Transfer times are 10:30 am, 12:30 and 3:30 pm. If arriving early, a hotel day room with swimming pool access can be arranged upon request.
For safaris in the outer atolls, Seafari will send any pre-arranged and necessary domestic flight tickets to the port of departure to guests. Again, a staff representative will greet guests at the local airport arrivals hall and escort them to the yacht. The weight limit for checked baggage is 25 kg for scuba divers, and hand luggage of 7/8 kg.
Boarding commences at 11 am and continues all through the first day. The yacht only leaves the harbour on the following morning.
The last dive is in the morning on the penultimate day of the cruise. Disembarkation is after breakfast at 7:30 am. Please wait at least 18 hours before flying after diving.

Non-diver rate: Discount of US$ 10 per night.

Single supplement (if you do not want to share accommodation): This is optional - single travellers may choose to share a cabin, reserve one of the 2 single cabins, or pay a supplement of 70% of the published price for their own twin/double bed cabin.

Dive clubs and group discounts: Pay for 10 guests and 1 additional person can join the cruise free of charge.

Whole boat charter rate (per night): Pay for 20 guests and 2 additional persons can join free of charge (total 22+ guests).

Maldives Central Atolls (8 Days / 7 Nights - 16 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 Atoll: Lankan Manta Point, Sunlight Thila, Nassimo Thila, Back Faru; South Male Atoll: Cocoa Kandu & Kandhooma Thila, Guraidhoo Kandu, Emboodoo Kandu; North Ari Atoll: Maaya Thila, Fesdu Wreck, Fish Head, Fesdu Lagoon, Moofushi Kandu Ou Corner; South Ari Atoll: Dhigga Thila. Kudarah Thila, 5 Rocks, Kahambu Thila, Maamigili; Vaavu Atoll: Miyaru Kandu, Alimatha, Fotteyo Kandu

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht, any time after 11 am. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great week of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-7
The classic Central Atolls cruise route includes dives at Ari, Felidhoo, North and South Male atolls, primarily in order to find manta rays and whale sharks. 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.
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. North Male is characterised by reefs, caves, current-swept channels and drop offs. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 8
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Male airport.

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Maldives Northern Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 23 Dives)

Trip highlights: whale sharks, manta rays, turtles, 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 Atoll: Lankan Manta Point, Nassimo Thila, Bodu Hiti; Baa Atoll: Dharavandhoo Thila, Dhonfanu Thila, Nelivaru Thila, Hanifaru Bay; Lhaviyani Atoll: Kuredu Express, Kuredu Caves, Shipyard

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great week of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-10
This Northern Atolls cruise route includes dives at Baa and Lhaviyani atolls, as well as at North Male Atoll. It is a popular option between July and mid-November as the southwestern monsoon brings huge concentrations of plankton in to the Northern Atolls and this attracts mantas. 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.
At Lhaviyani the channels attract a lot of marine life including grey reef sharks 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: 2 wrecks located at different depths, one right on the reef in shallow water while the other one at a depth of 30m. The wrecks are surrounded by an abundance of marine life. North Male features reefs and drop offs rich in nutrients that attract large pelagics like manta rays. Other highlights include Napoleon wrasse, hawksbill turtles, giant trevallies, barracudas and other schools of large fish.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 11
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Male airport.

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Maldives Central & Southern Atolls (11 Days / 10 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: South Male Atoll: Cocoa Kandu & Kandhooma Thila, Guraidhoo Kandu; South Ari Atoll: Dhigga Thila. Kudarah Thila, Rangali Madivaru, Maamigili; Vaavu Atoll: Miyaru Kandu, Alimatha, Fotteyo Kandu, Golden Wall: Meemu Atoll: Muli Corner, Muli Kandu, Vanhuravalhi Kandu, Kureli Kandu, Hakura Thila; Thaa Atoll: Kalhufahala Giri, Olhugiri Kandu, Kalhufahala House Reef

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great week of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-10
The Central and Southern Atolls cruise route includes dives at Ari, Felidhoo, Thaa, Meemu and South Male atolls, primarily in order to find reef sharks, manta rays, whale sharks and big schools of fish. 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. 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.
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. 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 during the evening. Meemu Atoll is all about drift dives in the company of reef sharks and eagle rays.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 11
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Male airport.

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Maldives Deep South & Southern Atolls (15 Days / 14 Nights - 32 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: South Ari Atoll: Dhigga Thila. Kudarah Thila, Rangali Madivaru, Maamigili; Vaavu Atoll: Miyaru Kandu, Alimatha, Fotteyo Kandu, Golden Wall: Fuvahmulah

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht, any time after 11 am. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great week of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-14
The Deep South and Southern Atolls cruise route includes dives at Ari, Felidhoo atolls, and the legenday island of Fuvahmulah, primarily in order to find manta rays and sharks ...big sharks. 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. 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.
Fuvahmulah is an isolated island in the middle of the ocean. Here, thanks to the oceanic current, there is a great chance to see tiger sharks and thresher sharks. The Maldives is famed for its channel dives. The currents bring clear water and large numbers of silvertips, grey reef sharks, oceanic whitetips, tuna, jack fish, and sometimes dolphins, oceanic mantas, mola mola and sailfish.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 15
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Gan airport in Addu at 7:30 am.
Note: this trip sometimes operates in reverse so check exact port details above.

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Maldives Central Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 26 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 Atoll: Lankan Manta Point, Sunlight Thila, Nassimo Thila, Back Faru; South Male Atoll: Cocoa Kandu & Kandhooma Thila, Guraidhoo Kandu, Emboodoo Kandu; North Ari Atoll: Maaya Thila, Fesdu Wreck, Fish Head, Fesdu Lagoon, Moofushi Kandu Ou Corner; South Ari Atoll: Dhigga Thila. Kudarah Thila, 5 Rocks, Kahambu Thila, Rangali Madivaru, Maamigili; Vaavu Atoll: Miyaru Kandu, Alimatha, Fotteyo Kandu, Golden Wall

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht, any time after 11 am. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great week of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-10
The classic Central Atolls cruise route includes dives at Ari, Felidhoo, North and South Male atolls, primarily in order to find manta rays and whale sharks. 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.
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. North Male is characterised by reefs, caves, current-swept channels and drop offs. Highlights here include tuna, jacks, reef sharks, mantas and eagle rays.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 11
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Male airport.

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Maldives Central & Southern Atolls (11 Days / 10 Nights - 26 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 Atoll: Back Faru; Ari Atoll: Fesdhu Wreck, Maaya Thila, Dhigga Thila. Kudarah Thila, R5 Rocks, Maamigili, Fish Head, Moofushi Kandu, Bodufinholu Thila; Vaavu Atoll: Miyaru Kandu, Alimatha, Fotteyo Kandu, Devana Kandu: Meemu Atoll: Muli Corner, Muli Kandu, Vanhuravalhi Kandu, Kureli Kandu, Hakura Thila, Maduvari Kandu; Thaa Atoll: Kalhufahala Giri, Olhugiri Kandu, Kalhufahala House Reef; Laamu Atoll: Isdhoo Muli, Fushi Kandu, Khadhdho Thila, Hithadhoo Corner

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht, any time after 11 am. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great week of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-10
This Central and Southern Atolls cruise route purpose is primarily to find reef sharks, manta rays, whale sharks and big schools of fish. The southern sites are known for their currents and encounters with manta rays, whale sharks, sharks and a variety of pelagic sightings. Laamu Atoll’s Fushi Kandu is one of the most popular channel dives. It's an impressive 250m long, relatively shallow dive. The channel is frequently visited by white tip reef sharks, schools of jacks and tuna. 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. 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 during the evening. Meemu Atoll is all about drift dives in the company of reef sharks and eagle rays. 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.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 11
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Kadhdhoo airport on Laamu.
Note: this trip sometimes runs in reverse or uses different ports so check exact port details above.

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Maldives Central & Southern Atolls (15 Days / 14 Nights - 32 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 Atoll: Back Faru; Ari Atoll: Maaya Thila, Fesdhu Wreck, Fish Head, Five Rocks, Dhigga Thila. Kudarah Thila, Rangali Madivaru, Maamigili; Vaavu Atoll: Miyaru Kandu, Alimatha, Fotteyo Kandu, Devana Kandu: Meemu Atoll: Muli Corner, Muli Kandu, Vanhuravalhi Kandu, Kureli Kandu, Hakura Thila; Thaa Atoll: Kalhufahala Giri, Olhugiri Kandu, Kalhufahala House Reef, Hithadhoo Corner

Day 1
A representative of Seafari Explorer will meet you at Male International Airport and transfer you via dhoni to board this super motor yacht, any time after late morning. Lunch and dinner will be served during the day, when you will have the opportunity to get to know your fellow guests. You will meet the boat crew and tour leader who will give an introductory boat and safety briefing once all the guests are on board. You are about to have a great 2 weeks of fun and excitement, liveaboard diving in the Maldives.

Days 2-14
The Central and Southern Atolls cruise route includes dives at Ari, Felidhoo, Thaa, Meemu and North Male atolls, primarily in order to find reef sharks, manta rays, whale sharks and big schools of fish. 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. 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.
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. 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 during the evening. Meemu Atoll is all about drift dives in the company of reef sharks and eagle rays.
A typical day on this safari begins at sunrise with tea, coffee and the first dive. At 8.30 am a continental and local breakfast is served while the yacht moves on to the next site. At 10.30 am the second dive takes place, followed by lunch at 12.30 pm. At 2 pm there is a third dive, at 4 pm - island hopping or well-deserved rest. Once per week there is a sunset or night dive. At 6.30 pm the bar opens for social time, and at 8 pm dinner is served. Then the rest of the evening is yours under the Indian Ocean stars.
Meals are taken in the indoor restaurant enjoying AC, or outside on the main deck terrace; Meals are buffet-style prepared by the chef and his assistant, who is always around to make sure nobody misses anything while enjoying the freshly prepared international and local food. The crew often fishes during the day and offer fresh fish to the guests when they make a good catch. When the weather and route allows, a barbecue on an inhabited island is organized by the staff. Water, tea, coffee and snacks are available throughout the day, as well as bananas to prevent cramps and to ensure a good mood onboard!

Day 15
Wake up to the smell of a final breakfast in the early morning. Say your farewells and take your last group pictures before disembarking and heading to Male airport.

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[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].

There are 14 cabins onboard the Seafari Explorer 2 - on the upper deck there are 6 double bed cabins with seaviews, and on the lower deck there are 6 twin and double bed cabins and 2 single bed cabins. All the cabins have private bathrooms.

All the cabins have: No. of bathrooms / showers - 16 / 16 - hot water