LAND-BASED SAFARI

Your Maldivian adventure begins upon arrival at Velana International Airport, where our team will warmly welcome you.

You will be escorted to the 4:00 PM speedboat transfer to Mathiveri Island, cruising across turquoise waters into the heart of North Ari Atoll. Upon arrival, check in to your accommodation and take time to rest, refresh, or explore the island at your own pace.

As the sun sets, gather for a trip and dive briefing before your dinner to prepare you for the exciting days ahead.

A full dive day exploring the legendary Rasdhoo Atoll, known for pelagic encounters and vibrant reef life.

Dive Highlights:

• Breakfast at the guesthouse, followed by departure to the dive sites
• Madi Gaa (Manta Ray Cleaning Station – Check Dive)
  A gentle and scenic dive where manta rays often glide in for cleaning, offering a calm and magical start to the day.
• Rasdhoo Madivaru (Channel Dive)
  A legendary channel where reef sharks, eagle rays, and large schools of fish move through nutrient-rich waters, creating an exhilarating blue-water experience.
• Return to Mathiveri for lunch, with time to rest and refuel
• Maaya Thila (Afternoon Dive)
  One of the Maldives’ most iconic thilas, renowned for dramatic coral formations and vibrant marine life — a site that comes alive as the afternoon unfolds.
• Return to the island after a wonderful day of diving to relax, unwind and get ready for another day of underwater adventure.

Meals Inclusion: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

An action-packed day in North Ari Atoll, blending classic thilas, close encounters, and a dramatic sunset dive.

Dive Highlights:

• Enjoy your lovely breakfast at the guesthouse.
• Bathalaa Thila & Hafsa Thila
  Explore rich coral formations teeming with vibrant marine life, offering a colourful and immersive dive experience.
• Return to Mathiveri for a light lunch, with time to rest and recharge.
• Shark Point
  Spot sharks often rest in shallow waters, providing a unique and exciting encounter.
• Sunset Dive at Maaya Thila or Fesdu Lagoon (for certified AOWD or Night Speciality divers)
  Witness predators emerge, and the reef comes alive in the magical glow of sunset. 
• Return to Mathiveri in the evening to relax, share dive stories, and savour the day’s unforgettable encounters.

Meals Inclusion: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Another thrilling day focused on channel dives and blue-water action around Mathiveri.

Dive Highlights:

• Breakfast at the guesthouse.
• Gangehi Kandu
  Witness multiple manta rays gliding in at once for cleaning — a truly magical and graceful pelagic encounter. 
• Maavaru Manta Point
  Known for its cleaning station, this spot offers chances to see multiple manta rays, alongside eagle rays, reef sharks, and abundant coral life. 
• Return to Mathiveri for a light lunch, with time to rest and recharge.
• Mathiveri Kuda Kandu
  Known for grey reef sharks, Napoleon wrasse, eagle rays, turtles, and large schools of fusiliers and snappers — a thrilling dive for those seeking big marine encounters. 
• Return to Mathiveri in the late afternoon to unwind, reflect on the day’s dives, and soak in the island’s tranquil atmosphere.

Meals Inclusion: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Rest Day.

Transfer to Hulhumale.

DIVE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Today is a chance to pause and recharge. Sleep in, enjoy a leisurely breakfast, or explore the island at your own pace.
• After checking out, you’ll be guided to the speedboat for the transfer to Hulhumalé, where a day of adrenaline diving awaits.
• Upon arrival, a local representative will meet you at the Malé airport or jetty to assist with check-in at your accommodation.
• Take some time to rest, relax, or wander around the neighbourhood at your leisure.

Meals Inclusion: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Dive straight into the action with a full day of high-adrenaline diving in Hulhumalé, where some of the Maldives’ most thrilling encounters await just minutes from shore.  

DIVE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Begin with two exhilarating dives at the renowned Nerumathi dive site, celebrated for its high chances of shark encounters. Divers often glimpse tiger sharks and the elusive great hammerhead sharks in these deep-blue waters. 
• Recharge with a packed lunch at a cosy beachside café near the jetty, soaking in the island vibe before heading back out. 
• Conditions permitting, join the third dive of the day at a manta cleaning station. If mantas are not present, return to Nerumathi, where bull sharks, lemon sharks, spinner sharks, and guitar sharks are frequently spotted. 
• End the dives with a mesmerising view of schools of stingrays and banner fishes gliding through the water.

Meals Inclusion: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Enjoy a final breakfast before departing for home with unforgettable memories of your Maldivian scuba safari.

Our team will assist with your transfer to Velana International Airport, leaving you with unforgettable memories of thrilling dives, island life, and the magic of the Maldives.

Meals Inclusion: Breakfast

Kindly be informed that this is a sample itinerary and unforeseen circumstances such as (but not limited to) weather or equipment issues may necessitate changes to the schedule and dive sites at the discretion of our certified instructors and dive guides to ensure the safety of all participants.