Diving trip Sharktastic in the Maldives
A popular diving trip is the Sharktastic safari in the Maldives. The focus of this tour is to see and dive with large sharks. This the liveaboard tour in the Maldives only run occasionally when the monsoon and currents are right. Diving trips to the Maldives this time of year are popular and in demand. We recommend booking in time.
South Ari Atoll: Dive and snorkel with whale sharks and dive at beautiful pinnacles
South Male Atoll: Dive with gray reef sharks, eagle rays, other pelagic species, macro
Vaavu and Meemu Atoll: Gray reef sharks, eagle rays, other pelagic species and more traditional channel diving.
please note: For this safari we recommend you and everyone to be Advanced Open Water divers. You can also have about 30 logged dives. You should be comfortable diving in flowing water as the currents can be strong. All the dives you do are from dhonis or zodiacs instead of from your liveabaord. Because it is easier to then reach a more precise location for the dive and be able to pick you and your partner up more easily. Experienced divers are allowed to dive in pairs without a guide.
What is included in a liveaboard package?
- Flight
- Transfers airport - boat t/r
- Part in double cabin with private bathroom
- All meals, snacks, drinks (no alcohol)
- Diving with 3-4 dives per day and guide
- 12L bottle, weights and weight belt
- All marine park fees and taxes
Highlights
On your diving trip with this wonderful Sharktastic diving safari in the Maldives, you focus on seeing bigger sharks. The route is only available between January and April. During this time of year the currents are good. They then rush in from the eastern side of the Maldives and the current comes from Sumatra in Indonesia. They not only bring fantastic visibility of up to 40 meters but also a blissful mix of marine life that comes to the Maldives to eat their fill. The opportunities to dive with and experience large marine species are good at this time of year.
This safari takes you to the east coast of the Maldives for great canal diving. These channels or kandus as they are called in the local language (Dhivehi) attract gray reef shark, whitetip reef shark tuna and eagle rays. The channels at Vaavu and Meemu are lined with beautiful walls lined with blue, yellow and pink corals.
After this adrenaline rush with current diving, it's time to cross the sea over to South Ari Atoll. There you will scout for whale sharks and manta rays at Maamagili and Rangali Madivaru. (Madivaru means the manta place in Dhivehi). You will also have the opportunity to explore dive sites such as Kudarah Thila and the Kudimaa wreck. It is not uncommon to see blanket at several of the dive sites during your diving trip, but right here they are very common.
