General

Cruising along the paradisiac Maldivian waters, Scubaspa Maldives features a 5-star luxurious accommodation on-board a cruise vessel. It specialises in water sports activities such as diving and offers utmost relaxation from the holistic spa treatments.

Fitted with wooden/carpet flooring, air-conditioned rooms are equipped with a personal safe, desk and a wardrobe. Rooms offer panoramic views of the ocean and come with a private bathroom which includes shower, bathrobes and free toiletries.

Scubaspa Maldives boasts 2 large sundecks, an outdoor hot tub, a salon/beauty shop and a common lounge area. Guests can enjoy activities such as fishing and snorkelling, while barbecue facilities are also available on request. Free Wi-Fi access is provided throughout the vessel.

The on-board restaurant serves delectable Continental cuisine and offers room service options. It also features 2 bars where guests can wind down their day with a glass of cocktail.

Arrival
We kindly request that you arrive no later than 16:00 on Saturday afternoons.

We pick you up from the airport according to your arrival flight time.
For those who are in the Maldives earlier we establish the meeting point at the airport at individually set time.
We transfer you back to the airport after check-out at 10:00 or earlier, according to your departure flight time.

Visa regulations: a holiday visa valid for 30 days is granted upon arrival, however passports must be valid for at least six months exceeding at date of arrival.

Onboard payments
All extras will be charged to your cabin number and you will pay at the end of your stay as in an onshore hotel. We accept cash in US dollars, as well as MasterCard and Visa credit cards.

Onboard dress code
Recommended onboard clothing is a holiday casual. A strict “no shoes” policy applies to all Scubaspa’s vessels. However, due to the fact that decks can heat up in hot weather, flip flops with soft and light coloured soft soles are accepted.

SOUTH TOUR
Sample South Tour dive itinerary. Subject to change dependent on weather or circumstances.
south

Saturday
Meeting at the Airport
Transfer to main vessel
Welcome Drink
Check-in
Crossing to South Male Atoll, anchoring near Gulhi
Crew Introduction and Safety Meeting

Sunday
Mornig dive at Kuda Giri Wreck
Moving towards Guraidhoo
Second dive at Kandhooma Thila Third Dive at Guraidhoo Corner
Local Island visit at Ghuraidoo Sunset Cocktail at Sun Deck Night crossing to Vaavu Atoll

Monday
Early morning dive at Miyaru Kandu Second Dive at Dhevana Kandu Night Dive at Alimathaa Housereef Night crossing to South Ari Atoll

Tuesday
Early dive at Kudarah Thila Whale Shark Watching/Dive at Maamigili Beyru Whale Shark Watching/Dive at Bodufinolhu Thila Night Fishing from the main boat

Wednesday
Early dive at Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point) Second dive at Radhdhhiggaa Thila Third Dive at Panettone BBQ at sandy Beach

Thursday
Crossing towards Moofushi Early diving at Moofushi Kandu Second dive at Emas Thila Crossing towards Alikoirah area Afternoon dive at Fish Head Sunset at Alikoirah Island Night crossing to South Male Atoll

Friday
First Dive at Vaagali Caves Second dive at Vaadhoo Caves Afternoon optional Male City Tour Dropping anchor near Kurumba/ Hulhumale

Saturday
Check-out
Morning Transfer to Hulhumale Airport after breakfast

NORTH TOUR

Sample North Tour dive itinerary. Subject to change dependent on weather or circumstances.

north

Saturday
Meeting at the Airport Transfer to main vessel Welcome Drink Check-in Moving towards Boduhithi Crew Introduction and Safety Meeting

Sunday
Morning dive at Boduhithi Thila Second dive at Manta Road Third Dive at Rasfari North Crossing to Rasdhoo Atoll Sunset Cocktail at Sun Deck

Monday
Early morning dive at Rasdhoo Madivaru Crossing to North Ari Atoll Second Dive at Hafsa Thila Third dive at Fish Head BBQ dinner at Deserted Island Alikoirah

Tuesday
Early dive at Himandhoo Thila
Second dive at Emas Thila
Night Dive at MaavaruFaru

Wednesday
Crossing towards Innafushi Early dive at Thundufushi Thila Second dive at Bulhaalhohi Corner Third Dive at Rangali Beyru Night Fishing from the main boat

Thursday
Early dive at Rangali Madivaru (Manta Point) Whale Shark Watching/Dive at Nalaguraidhoo Beyru Third dive at Kudarah Thila Night crossing to South Male Atoll

Friday
First Dive at Cocoa Corner Second Dive at Ghuraidoo Corner Afternoon optional Male City Tour Dropping anchor near Kurumba/ Hulhumale

Saturday
Check-out
Morning Transfer to Hulhumale Airport after breakfast

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Accepted credit cards

VISA, MasterCard

Available departures

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Maldives

Maldives

A country of more than a thousand islands spread over 90,000 square kilometers of the Indian Ocean. Uniquely charming, endowed with a dreamlike beauty unknown elsewhere in the world; the Maldives welcomes you to enjoy its natural splendor and charm, and the hospitality of its people.
This is home to just about 350,000 islanders, yet welcomes twice as many to its shores every year. The Maldives has welcomed visitors with open arms for centuries. Some opted to stay, while some wrote about the mysteries and intricacies of life on these tiny islands. Unlike the adventurers and mariners of the past, today the Maldives is easily accessible from anywhere in the world. We wish you a pleasant stay in the Maldives.

An introduction

For most holidaymakers, great sunny days with deep blue skies, clear lagoons with pleasing shades of blue, moonlit nights, the soothing sound of little waves lapping the soft white sands, the ruffle of palms and powdery white beaches are the basic ingredients for the perfect tropical holiday. Few places offer these ingredi¬ents in greater abundance than the Maldives.
Although the Maldives is well known by travelers and holidaymakers today, its long history is not known to
most. The Maldives has gone through immense changes and has been affected by geopolitical changes and upheavals that have swept through the world through¬out the last two millennia.

Geography

Few countries have a landscape as remarkable as that of the Maldives. The Maldives is an archipelago of 1190 islands that straddle the equator, about 650 km south¬west of Sri Lanka. The islands are scattered in a chainlike formation extending 820 km from north to south and 130 km at its widest point.
The islands form ring-shaped formations or atolls, 26 in all some with a single island while others with over 200 islands in them. Huvadhoo Atoll in the south is the second largest atoll in the world.

Atoll formation

In 1842 Charles Darwin presented the world with the first acceptable theory of atoll formation. Darwin proclaimed that atolls were created when a volcanic land mass subsided slowly into the ocean, while coral build up and out around the plateau. However Darwin also wrote that the formation of Maldives was somewhat different from the islands of the Pacific and Atlantic that he had examined.
After a diving expedition in the Maldives in 1962, Hans Hass concluded that ‘the inner structure of certain coral reefs in not compact but porous and unstable, hence extended reef platforms invariably sag in the centre”. Reefs formed on the peaks of the submerged mountain range that extends through the centre of the Indian Ocean. The reefs eventually pierce the surface of the ocean beginning to form platforms. The centre of the platform collapses due to the scarcity of food and oxygen and due to the massaging effect of the tides.
However around the rim of the atoll where the coral has been built the hardest and highest, sand and debris accumulate, veg¬etation takes hold and islands begin to form.

Maldives Holiday

Most see the Maldives as a destination of dazzling tropical beauty that offers the perfect recipe for relaxation. The Maldives’ holiday has changed and evolved since the first group of Italian tourists set foot in the country in 1972, a year in which we saw over a thousand tourists visiting the Maldives. Some may find it surprising to learn that many holidaymakers experience the Maldives differently.

Although most look to the Maldives as a destination for peace and quiet others see it as a place for fun filled, physically demanding activity; wind-surfing, catamaran sailing, parasail¬ing are offered in many of the resorts, while surfing is becoming a popular activity for many. Surfers can experience world-class virgin breaks throughout the archipelago.
Relaxation also has found new meaning in the spa resorts comparable only to the best in the world. The Maldives’ spa resorts offer the perfect atmosphere that blends the age-old spa treatments with the tropical charm and closeness to elements that gives it the true holistic experience that spa treatments aspire to deliver.
For more adventurous souls there are nearly a hundred vessels of varying degrees of comfort and luxury. Be it for surfing, diving or simply relaxing, safaris offer a totally different holiday experience which many enjoy tremendously and come back repeatedly for more.

Today Maldives offers a variety of tourist resorts that cater to the tastes and moods of different people. There are 87 resorts in all with 11 new resorts slated for development in the next two years. The resorts vary from those that offer the true Robinson Crusoe experience in style to those that offer a more conven¬tional atmosphere which may be comfortable for some; those that are quiet and perfect for relaxation and those that offer a variety of exciting activities.
One common thread that has and still runs through the Maldives’ tourism product irrespective of the resort or time has been its orientation towards diving. Diving in the Maldives is as exciting for many as it was over two decades ago. New areas of the country are being opened offering fresh dive sites to explore.

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