Carpe Diem Itinerary

Best of Maldives

8 days / 7 nights

About Carpe Diem

  • Cruise the Maldives on an award-winning liveaboard designed by divers
  • A range of scheduled itineraries as well as full and half-charter bookings
  • Certificate of excellence for shark diving operations
  • Discover the world-famous channels and reefs of the Maldives, where sharks and mantas await

The first of its fleet, the Carpe Diem offers both scheduled and chartered expeditions around the Maldives with action-packed itineraries. Boasting four beautifully designed decks, superb leisure facilities, and experienced and dedicated staff, Carpe Diem creates dream dive holidays at affordable prices. Divers enjoy a premier dive service based on experience and excellence, complemented by spacious, plush cabins, convenient camera facilities, and up to three dives per day at world-renowned Maldives dive sites with sharks and manta rays.

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Itinerary details

8 days / 7 nights
17 - 18
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 35 dives
Required

Highlights

  • Circular itinerary diving the very best of the central atolls
  • High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
  • Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
  • Experience some of the Maldives’ best channel diving in Vaavu
  • Night dive included in the schedule

Day 1:
Guests board the vessel between 13:00-15:00 for welcome briefing, cabin assignment and check out dive.

Day 2: 
Conduct 1 dive in North Male, followed by a three-hour crossing from North Male to Rasdhoo. Enjoy 2 more dives in Rasdhoo. Nights spent anchored.

Days 3-4: 
We will make 3 dives a day in Ari Atoll. Nights spent at anchor.

Day 5: 
Last 2 dives in Ari Atoll, before crossing to Vaavu for a night dive.

Day 6: 
Enjoy 2 more dives in Vaavu and then cross to South Male 1 additional dive.

Day 7: 
Today we will conduct a maximum of 2 dives, depending on guest flight schedules and the 24 hour requirement before flying. We will then return to port in Male.

Day 8: 
Depart the vessel after breakfast and by 08:00 latest.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.

Transfer details

Departure

12:30pm

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

Return

08:00am

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

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