Duke Of York

Day 1

• Domestic flight from Male to Kooddoo is needed
• Boat crew will transfer the Guests from the Kooddoo Airport to the ship. After a nice Welcome briefing by our Cruise Director, cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place, Guests can familiarize themselves with the vessel, set up equipment and get comfortable.

Day 2 – 6

• 2-3 dives daily, including a night dive if possible.
• You can request extra dive when compatible with daily and weekly itinerary.

Day 7

• Final day of diving with 1-2 scheduled dives – cruise back to the harbor.

Day 8

• Check out in the early morning after breakfast
• The crew will transfer the guests to the airport.

Please note that the itineraries are examples only, and will change depending on weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.

The Maldives archipelago is made up of 26 atolls and 1190 islands covered by palms and mangroves. No more than 200 islands are inhabited and about 100 host tourist resorts. It is difficult to define the exact number of islands in the archipelago: If sandbars and coral outcrops were included in the figure they would have been approximately 2000: The estimation is also complicated by the fact that the islands come and go: some of them combine, other split in two and sometimes islets emerge from the coral reef. The majority of these islands is very small and they can be walked across in less than 10 minutes. Maximum height is usually 3 meters on the sea level.

The word atoll (from Maldivian language Dhivehi: “Atholhu” indicates a reef belt of different sizes and shapes, including lagoons, islands and reef with pass or channels. Up to now nobody knows the exact of these islands, but perhaps this is also the charm of the Maldives. It is possible to find islands with no name, not shown on any map and with no footprint on them. There are channels of various sizes between the atolls used for navigation. Particularly the island nation is located in a strategic area with access to major international sea routes in the Indian Ocean. All the islands are encircled by a lagoon blessed with crystal clear water. These islands are protected by a reef structure, housing one of the most exclusive and spectacular underwater life.

The last dive will be on a penultimate day in the early morning of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.

Note: Domestic airfares from this airport are not included in the cost of the trip. We can provide assistance with booking flights if required. When domestic flights are involved, please check with us before confirming international flights.

Day 1

• The boat crew will transfer the Guests from the Airport to the ship. After a nice Welcome briefing by our Cruise Director, cabin allocation and ship orientation will take place, Guests can familiarize themselves with the vessel, set up equipment, and get comfortable.

Day 2 – 9

• 2-3 dives daily, including a night dive if possible.
• You can request extra dive when compatible with the daily and weekly itineraries.

Day 10

• The final day of diving with 1-2 scheduled dives – cruise back to the harbor.

Day 11

• Check out in the early morning after breakfast.
• The crew will transfer the guests to the airport.

Please note that the itineraries are examples only, and will change depending on weather and logistics at the Captain’s discretion.

The Maldives archipelago is made up of 26 atolls and 1190 islands covered by palms and mangroves. No more than 200 islands are inhabited and about 100 host tourist resorts. It is difficult to define the exact number of islands in the archipelago: If sandbars and coral outcrops were included in the figure they would have been approximately 2000: The estimation is also complicated by the fact that the islands come and go: some of them combine, other split in two and sometimes islets emerge from the coral reef. The majority of these islands is very small and they can be walked across in less than 10 minutes. Maximum height is usually 3 meters on the sea level.

The word atoll (from Maldivian language Dhivehi: “Atholhu” indicates a reef belt of different sizes and shapes, including lagoons, islands and reef with pass or channels. Up to now nobody knows the exact of these islands, but perhaps this is also the charm of the Maldives. It is possible to find islands with no name, not shown on any map and with no footprint on them. There are channels of various sizes between the atolls used for navigation. Particularly the island nation is located in a strategic area with access to major international sea routes in the Indian Ocean. All the islands are encircled by a lagoon blessed with crystal clear water. These islands are protected by a reef structure, housing one of the most exclusive and spectacular underwater life.

The last dive will be on a penultimate day in the early morning of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24 hours before flying after the last dive.

Note: Domestic airfares from this airport are not included in the cost of the trip. We can provide assistance with booking flights if required. When domestic flights are involved, please check with us before confirming international flights.

Dependent on the best conditions, a sample itinerary would be like one of the below:

North Ari and Rasdhoo

A 4 Nights cruise that will begin and end at Hulule / Male airport.

Day 1: Arrive and commence boarding. Navigation will start westwards, towards the island of Rastafari, which is just perfect for an overnight stay;

Day 2-3: We will then transit through the atoll of Rasdhoo (whose main island is the chief town of North Ari). Here, you will be given the opportunity to dive in search of hammerhead sharks.

Navigation will then continue towards North Ari, not far away, trying to sight the devil fishes (manta rays), in some of the most renowned cleaning stations of the Maldivian archipelago. Moreover, there will be many stops in desert islands and in some of the “Thila”, that attract divers from all over the world. On the last day but one, navigation will continue towards the atoll of South Male, where we will visit Guraidhoo – the most famous fisher’s island of the Maldives – and dive in the wonderful passes of the region, to sight sharks and big pelagic fishes.

Day 4: A visit to Male on the last day.

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Felidhoo and Mulaku

A 4 Nights cruise with tours to five different atolls eastwards of the archipelago: North and South Male, Felidhoo, Vattaru, Mulaku. A wonderful cruise that you can decide to make in every period of the year, thanks to the many diving points that offer the best sights of grey sharks, white fin sharks, or devil fishes, according to the season.

Day 1: Arrive and commence boarding. After leaving Hulule, we will head southwards, crossing, therefore, South Male, Felidhoo, Vattaru, and touching the northern part of Mulaku.

Days 2-3: You will get the opportunity to relax on wonderful beaches and desert islands, while those who are looking for great emotions, will be satisfied by the stops nearby the passes of Alimathà, Fotteyo, Rakeedhoo, and Mulaku. On our way back, we will visit Guraidhoo with its precious shops of local handicrafts and dive at the atoll of South Male.

Day 4: A visit to Male on the last day.

Marine Life: Turtles, White Tip Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, School of Fish, Manta Rays, Whale Sharks, Soft Corals, Hammerheads

The last dive will be on the penultimate day of the trip. Divers are recommended to wait for 24hours before flying after the last dive.

Please note that the itineraries are examples only, We reserve the right to change the itinerary or specific agreed services, if force majeure, unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances require us to do so.

Dependent on the best conditions a sample Itinerary would be like one of the below;

North Ari and Rasdhoo
A one week cruise that will begin and end at Hulule/ Male airport.

Day 1: Arrive and commence boarding.Navigation will start westwards, towards the island of Rasfari, which is just perfect for an overnight stay;

Day 2-7: we will then transit through the atoll of Rasdhoo (whose main island is the chief town of North Ari). Here, you will be given the opportunity to dive in search for hammerhead sharks.
Navigation will then continue towards North Ari, not far away, trying to sight the devil fishes (manta rays), in some of the most renowned cleaning stations of the Maldivian archipelago. Moreover, there will be many stops in desert islands and in some of the “thila”, that attract divers from all over the world. The last day but one, navigation will continue towards the atoll of South Male, where we will visit Guraidhoo – the most famous fisher’s island of the Maldives – and dive in the wonderful passes of the region, to sight sharks and big pelagic fishes.

Day 8: A visit to Male on the last day.

—– or —–

Felidhoo and Mulaku
A one week cruise with tours to five different atolls eastwards of the archipelago: North and South Male, Felidhoo, Vattaru, Mulaku. A wonderful cruise that you can decide to make in every period of the year, thanks to the many diving points that offer the best sights of grey sharks, white fin sharks or devil fishes, according to the season.

Day 1: Arrive and commence boarding. After leaving Hulule we will head southwards, crossing therefore South Male, Felidhoo, Vattaru and touching the northern part of Mulaku.

Days 2-7: You will get the opportunity to relax on wonderful beaches and desert islands, while those who are looking for great emotions, will be satisfied by the stops nearby the passes of Alimathà, Fotteyo, Rakeedhoo and Mulaku. On our way back we will visit Guraidhoo with its precious shops of local handicraft and dive at the atoll of South Male.

Day 8: A visit to Male on the last day.

Marine Life: Eagle Ray, barracuda, trevally, black tips sharks, stingrays, jacks and numerous nurse sharks. Ray Shark, Reef sharks and stingrays.