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Carpe Vita

Carpe Vita Itinerary

Best of Maldives and Meemu

11 days / 10 nights

About Carpe Vita

  • Award-winning service based on experience, excellence and attention to detail
  • Choose from a number of unique itineraries across the Maldives
  • A modern, stylish and comfortable vessel designed by divers, for divers
  • Dive the world-famous channels and reefs, where sharks and mantas await

Carpe Vita liveaboard offers world-class dive itineraries exploring the best of the Maldives. Divers enjoy a premier dive service based on experience and excellence, complemented by spacious, plush cabins, convenient camera facilities, and up to three dives per day at world-renowned dive sites. Every part of the vessel and its itineraries are about luxury, comfort and superb diving, assuring guests a memorable liveaboard holiday with an expert team - one that has rightfully earned its award-winning status.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 11 days / 10 nights
Number of dives 26 - 27
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 100 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Circular itinerary diving the best of the central atolls
  • Good chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
  • Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
  • Visit little known Meemu south of Vaavu
  • Experience some of the best channel diving in the Maldives at Vaavu
  • Night dive included in the schedule
Day 1: 
Male. Guests board the vessel around 1 pm or 3 pm; welcome briefing, documents; check-out dive.

Day 2:
North Male, 2 dives; Rasdhoo, 1 dive. Approximately a 3 hr crossing from North Male to Rasdhoo. Night spent anchored.

Days 3-4:
North Ari: 3 dives daily, including 1 night dive. Night spent anchored.

Day 5:
North Ari, 1 dive; South Ari, 2 dives. Night spent anchored.

Day 6:
South Ari, 3 dives. Night spent anchored

Day 7:
South Ari, 1 dive; crossing to Meemu, Meemu, 2 dives. Night spent anchored

Day 8:
Meemu: 1 dive, Vaavu: 2 dives. Night spent anchored

Day 9:
Vaavu, 2 dives; South Male, 1 dive. Approximately 2 ½ hr crossing from Vaavu to South Male after the third dive.

Day 10:
South Male, 2 dives maximum depending on guest flight schedules and the 24-hour requirement before flying.

Day 11:
Depart the vessel no later than 8 am. Due to the necessity of readying the vessel for our next cruise, we must strictly enforce this early departure.

Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics, and local regulations. 


Transfer details

Departure

02:00pm

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

Return

08:00am

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

    What's included
    • Meals and snacks
    • Water, tea and coffee
    • Towels and toiletries
    • Tanks and weights
    • Night dives
    • Nitrox
    • Airport transfers
    • TGST
    • 10% service charge

    To be paid in advance or onboard
    • Dive and travel insurance
    • Green tax - US$12 per night, per person
    • Fuel surcharges - US$20 per night, per person 

    To be booked in advance or paid onboard
    • Single supplement - 60%
    • Soft drinks
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • 15l tanks - US$185 per trip
    • Equipment rental - US$415 per trip 
    • Dive computer - US$120 per trip
    • Snorkeling gear - US$55 per trip
    • Diving courses
    • Private guide
    • Gratuities
    • Internet - US$50 per trip

    Payment policy
    • 100% of full stay will be charged within 90 days before the trip departure.
    • 90 days and above - 30% of deposit of full stay will be charged.
    Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
    Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
    Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
    Cancellation policy
    30% deposit - required to secure reservation.
    70% balance - due 90 days prior to departure.
    Bookings received less than 90 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.

Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/carpe-vita/itn-2607130136261-best-of-maldives-and-meemu

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