Carpe Diem Itinerary

Best of Maldives (MLE)

11 days / 10 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

11 days / 10 nights
26 - 27
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 35 dives
Required

Highlights

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

Day 1: Guests board the vessel between 13.00 and 15.00, ready for a welcome briefing and check out dive.

Day 2: Enjoy 3 dives in North Male, before crossing to Rasdhoo to spend the night at anchor.

Day 3: After 2 dives in Rasdhoo Atoll, we will head to North Ari for our final dive of the day.

Day 4: Spend 3 dives exploring North Ari.

Day 5: Today will be spent diving and searching for whale sharks in South Ari. Night spent at anchor.

Day 6: Enjoy 2 more dives in South Ari and then cross to Vaavu for the last dive of the day, possibly a night dive.

Day 7: Today we will conduct another 3 dives in Vaavu and spend the night at anchor.

Day 8: After 2 more dives in Vaavu, we will cross to South Male to dive in the afternoon. Night spent at anchor.

Day 9: Spend the last full day of diving exploring South Male Atoll.

Day 10: Make the most of the last two dives of our trip in South Male, depending on tomorrow’s flight schedule.

Day 11: Depart the vessel in Male 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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