Scubaspa Yin Itinerary
Best of Maldives - Love Sharks Week (MLE)8 days / 7 nights
About Scubaspa Yin
- Uncompromising luxury and incredible service, every step of the way
- Enjoy a unique kind of luxury liveaboard - a floating dive and spa resort
- Dive the Maldives’ reefs and channels insearch of sharks and manta rays
- Unwind in the Asian-style onboard spa with an enticing selection of treatments
Scubaspa Yin and her sister yacht, Yang, are the first of their kind - a unique concept of luxury liveaboards in the Maldives. Catering to both divers and non-divers, this award-winning floating PADI 5 Star Dive Resort and its outstanding team of 30 provide a service based on excellence - the epitome of floating luxury. From the opulent spa to the state-of-the-art floating dive centre, Yin promises the ultimate luxury spa and diving getaway while exploring the best dive sites in the Maldives. Onboard, you’ll wine, dine and unwind in luxury, while underwater, kaleidoscopic reefs and exhilarating channels pulsating with vibrant fish, sharks and manta rays await you and your partner.
Itinerary details
8 days /
7 nights
15 - 17
Open Water - Minimum 5 dives
Required
Highlights
- Circular trip exploring the Maldives’ most popular dive destinations
- 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 dives at Maaya Thila and Alimatha house reef
- Daily yoga classes, movies under the stars, and beach barbecues
- Guest speakers from the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme
- Green Fins Maldives Workshop
- Project AWARE Specialty (theory-only course) included
You'll get to know these often misunderstood ocean creatures, and learn how we can protect their ecosystem. There's no better way to disperse the stigma that surrounds the ocean's greatest fish than diving right in, getting close and personal, and understanding their patterns and behaviours.
Alongside daily dives and explorations with these elegant animals, you'll also enjoy ocean talks from local NGOs' guest speakers, PADI Specialty courses, and entertainment. You'll arrive with a soft spot for sharks, and leave knowing them inside out.
The focal point of this expedition will be channel dives alongside pelagic megafauna. As April currents are not the strongest, the itinerary provides exhilarating shark cleaning station experiences and deep water encounters.
Of an evening, you'll jump in for a spectacular night dive with our curious nurse sharks and stingrays - residents of the famous Alimatha Jetty.
Moving further south we will then focus mainly on blue water dives on the eastern side of the atolls, where you can try your luck with hammerhead shark encounters.
You'll spend one full day in a South Ari Marine Protected Area, the home of the planet's biggest fish, whale sharks and also countless manta cleaning stations.
We finish the week with some of the must-dives of North Ari Atoll, before cruising back to Male.
Best of Maldives Itinerary: Male - Vaavu - South Ari - North Ari - Male.
An example of the typical daily schedule is as follows:
06:00 - Morning dive
07:00 - Yoga Classes
08:00 - Breakfast
09:00 - Spa opens for treatments
10:30 - Second dive
12:15 - Snorkeling session
13:00 - Lunch Buffet
15:30 - Third Dive
15:30 - Snorkelling, water sports and beach visit
18:00 - Sunset BBQ dinner
19:30 - Starry sky movie night at spa deck
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
08:45am
Male
Male Velana International Airport: MLE
What's included
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Towels and toiletries
- Tanks and weights
- Snorkeling
- Transfers
- Land excursions
- Yoga classes
- Internet - 1 GB per person
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
- Dive and travel insurance
- Taxes - 10% service charge and 16% GST
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
- Single supplement - 50%
- Soft drinks
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Equipment rental
- Diving courses
- Private guide
- Snorkeling guide
Diving environments
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
- 0-29 days. No refund will be given for early departures, no-shows, and cancellations received by Scubaspa between zero (0) to twenty-nine (29) days before the booked departure date.
- 30 days or over. The 25% deposit is non-refundable. 75% of the full payable amount will be refunded. Scubaspa shall reimburse any balance already paid within thirty (30) days but reserves the right to deduct all related bank charges from the refund.
- In the event that one of two Guests who booked a double cabin cancels his/her reservation, thirty (30) or more days before departure, the 25% deposit is forfeited and a single cabin supplement applies to the booking of the remaining Guest.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
Cancellation policy
25% deposit - required to secure reservation.
75% balance - due 30 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 30 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
75% balance - due 30 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 30 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
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-20% discount