Liveaboard | Mad Over Maldives

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Dive the Best of Maldives

17 Handpicked Dive Sites covering 5 Central Atolls

25 May - 1 June, 2024

8 Days/7 Nights | 17 Dives

Avail 30% Off

Starting at

USD 2,730

USD 1,910

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MV Odyssey

Award-winning Luxury Dive Yacht

The magnificent and beautiful Maldives Legend – Odyssey is a brand new 30-metre, 3-deck Luxury Yacht built in 2022 specifically for First-class diving experience. The vessel typically features comfortable cabins, dining areas, dive decks, and other amenities tailored to enhance the diving experience. With experienced crew members and knowledgeable dive guides, MV Odyssey ensures a safe and memorable adventure for diving enthusiasts.

Interiors & Cabins

Dive, Relax and Unwind in Luxury

Discover the epitome of comfort aboard our vessel, where you'll find a spacious saloon area and a contemporary restaurant adorned with sleek wooden furniture, creating an atmosphere of modern elegance. Retreat to your elegantly designed air-conditioned cabin, complete with en-suite showers and toilets boasting 24-hour running water. With a total of 11 cabins spread across the lower, upper, and main decks, you'll find the perfect sanctuary to unwind and recharge after a day of exploration.

Food on Board

Indulge in delectable cuisine served aboard

Indulge in the inviting ambiance of our lounge bar, where a distinguished selection of wine and cocktails awaits your discerning palate. Meanwhile, the restaurant entices with its meticulously curated menu, promising a culinary journey filled with flavorful delights. Throughout your voyage, savor the pleasure of three exquisitely prepared meals each day, expertly crafted by our talented culinary team.

Diving in Central Maldives

Great for beginners

Required level

Open Water Certified SCUBA Diver

Forecast

Sun & Mild to Medium currents

Difficulty level

Medium,

Beginner friendly

Highlight

Sharks, Eagle rays, Manta rays, Wrecks

Route & Dive Sites

5 Central Atolls with 17 Dives

Experience the ultimate dive adventure in the Central Atolls of the Maldives with a Liveaboard trip. The Best of Maldives route promises unparalleled exploration through stunning atolls, wrecks, sharks, whale sharks, eagle ray schools, Manta ray cleaning stations, and more, delivering a complete diving experience in this tropical paradise.

Itinerary

Experience World-Class Diving

- You will be greeted at the Velana International Airport by one of our team members - You’ll be dropped at the jetty - Warm welcome at the boat - Lunch/Refreshments will be served You check-in into your cabin Equipment set-up - General boat briefing - Dinner - Enjoy gazing at the star-filled tropical skies at night Dive Briefing will be given before each dive by our experienced dive guides.

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06:30 – Dive 1 - Check Dive 08:30 – Breakfast 10:30 – Dive 2 - Embudhoo Express 12:00 – Lunch 14:30 – Dive 3 - Kandooma/Guraidhoo 18:30 – Dive 4 - Alimatha 20:30 – Dinner Highlights: Embudhoo Express: There’s a great chance to dive with Grey reef sharks, Eagle rays, Barracudas, Schools of Jackfish and Napoleon wrasse and more. Kandooma dive site has been voted amongst the Top 10 in the world and it is truly spectacular. Almatha House Reef: One of the most famous dives in this route, you can swim with hundreds of Nurse sharks, Sting rays and Giant trevallys.

06:30 – Dive 5 - Miyaru Kandu 08:30 – Breakfast (Cruise to Ari Atoll) 10:30 – Dive 6 - Vilamendhoo Thila 12:00 – Lunch 14:30 – Dive 7 - Five Rocks 19:30 – Dinner Highlights: Miyaru Kandu also known as the Shark channel is famous for spotting sharks. Vilamendhoo is the perfect location for Manta Ray and Whale Shark diving all year round. Five Rocks: Carved with numerous overhangs, was originally connected pinnacles which has been broken down during ages has mind-blowing corals. You may also find schools of Sweet lips, Frog fish, Sting rays and Napoleons.

06:30 – Dive 8 - Kuda Rah Thila 08:30 – Breakfast 10:30 – Dive 9 - Maamigili Beyru 12:00 – Lunch 14:30 – Dive 10 - Whale Shark Dive 19:30 – Dinner Highlights: Kuda Rah Thila: Declared a Marine Protected area, it is is one of the most beautiful coral reefs in the Maldives abundant in healthy corals. Features massive schools of Yellow Snappers and Fusiliers, Turtles, White tip sharks and Grey reef sharks. Maamigili Beyru: One of the best highlights of this trip where you will go out on the sea in search of Whale Sharks and once you locate the whale shark you will get the chance to snorkel or scuba dive with them.

06:30 – Dive 11 - Rangali Madivaru 08:30 – Breakfast 10:30 – Dive 12 - Rai Dhigga 12:00 – Lunch 18:30 – Dive 13 - Pannetone 20:30 – Special Beach Barbecue Dinner Highlights: Rangali Madivaru: Manta rays can be seen at this cleaning with a lot of fishes. Pannetone: Famous Manta site with high possibility of Manta feeding sighting outside the atoll during outgoing current. During incoming currents on the ridge of the atoll, you’ll see what is known as the “Shark City” and dozens of mesmerising big Grey Reef Sharks Evening will be spent at a Local Island/Deserted Island for a Special Beach Barbecue Dinner.

06:30 – Dive 14 - Moofushi Manta Point 08:30 – Breakfast 10:30 – Dive 15 - Fish Head 12:00 – Lunch 18:30 – Dive 16 - Manta Lagoon Fesdu/ Maaya Thila (Night dive) 20:30 – Dinner Highlights: Moofushi Manta Point: Discover numerous Manta Cleaning Stations, Extraordinary pinnacle – rich in marine life- Eagle rays, Hawks-bill turtles, Napoleon wrasse, School of Blue Stripped Snappers, Bat fish, Fusiliers. Maaya Thila: Most famous for the White tip reef sharks that can nearly always be seen here, both during the day and night. A night dive at Maaya Thila also allows divers to encounter Moray eels, Turtles, Octopus and Stone fish.

06:30 – Dive 17 - Rasdhoo Madivaru 08:30 – Breakfast 12:00 – Lunch 14:30 – Fish Tank Snorkeling trip or Male' City Tour 19:30 – Dinner Highlights: Madivaru and has some superb overhangs. From macro to big pelagics like grey reef sharks, white-tip reef sharks, eagle rays, napoleon wrasse, shoals of barracuda, jack fish and even giant travellis and dogtooth tunas chasing baitfish etc., anything is possible, however current can be medium to very strong. Fish Tank: Here you can see almost all types of Moray Eels, Giant leopard, Sting rays, Black spotted rays, Marble ray, Porcupine ray, Sharks and many more.