After a mind blow 2024 February trip we are going back for February 2025.
This time rather than the traditional route we are going to the deep south. A more adventurous trip with larger range of sharks and some dives strong tidal flows. This is the high season and best dive of year to dive the Deep South. Photos are from our Feb 2024 trip central atols.
The trip starts at Gan Island Airport on the 1st February 2025 and finishes on the 8th February 2025 at Gan Island. Vessel is Emperor Leo
Prices per person below, deposit is £650 payment link on this
4 spaces in lower deck double £2040pp
12 spaces in lower deck twin £2040pp
6 spaces in upper deck twin - £2180 per person supplement
2 spaces in upper deck double - £2280 per person supplement
Flights to GAN (Southern Madlives ) are extra and you book yourself.
Emirates from Dublin to Dubai to Columbo to GAN and back is about euro1200, other options are available even cheaper
Some of us have booked the following other options are available -
31st Jan 2025 - Dublin to Dubai 13.10 EK0162
1st Feb 2025- Dubai to Colombo 02.50 EK0650
1st Feb 2025 - Colombo to Gan 12.20 UL0119
return
8th Feb 2025 Gan to Colombo (one stop Male ) EK0653 14.40 UL0120
8th Feb 2025 Colombo to Dubai 20.15 EK0653
9th Feb 2025 Dubai to Dublin 07.05 EK0161
Price includes:
- 7 nights onboard in a twin shared lower deck cabin with full board meal plan, afternoon snacks, 1 BBQ dinner on local island (weather allowing), unlimited drinking water, tea, coffee, glass of wine with dinner
- Total of 17 dives (inc 1 night dive) with guide, tanks, weights and FREE Nitrox and separate dive dhoni
- Return airport transfer
- Government taxes and bed tax
- ATOL and full financial protection
Not included: Diving equipment, alcohol, soft drinks, juices, crew tips, supplements for the upgraded cabins
Upgraded cabins are available at extra charge as detailed above
ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS
- Fuvahmulah; Tiger sharks, oceanic manta and thresher sharks. Oceanic Island with incredible visibility.
- Huvadhu; Whale sharks at night, silver tips, grey reef sharks and many, many more.
- Addu Atoll; WWII wreck HMS British Loyalty and majestic manta cleaning stations.
December to March are the best times to dive the southerly Maldivian atolls and experience the shark action in these out-of-the-way dive sites between Huvadhu and Addu (Seenu) Atolls. Spend a week away from the madding crowds and dive Addu, Fuvahmulah and Huvadhu on the lookout for the Indian Ocean’s larger residents; tiger sharks, silver tips, grey reef sharks, whale sharks and many, many more.
At Huvadhu, one of the deepest lagoons in the Maldives, the currents and channels are ideal for even more shark sightings including, hopefully, whale sharks and silkies, hammerheads and grey sharks spotted most of the time.
You will dive many of the world-class channels (kandus) here including; Vilingilli, Koodoo, Nilandhoo and Mareehaa. In Fuvahmulah you can expect to meet tiger, silky, silver tip and thresher sharks on the south plateaux.
Addu Atoll hosts the WWII wreck, HMS British Loyalty, as well as popular majestic Manta Cleaning station Maa Kandu along with a more relaxing drift dive at Demon corner to either start or end the trip with too.