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Emperor Leo

Emperor Leo Itinerary

Discover Best of Maldives

8 days / 7 nights

About Emperor Leo

  • Explore the Maldives’ world-famous atolls in search of manta rays, sharks, turtles and more
  • Incredible dive facilities, including a large dive tender and free nitrox!
  • Effortlessly luxurious, yet highly affordable
  • Great for non-divers with an Jacuzzi, enticing excursions and snorkeling

Built to a high standard for today's discerning diver, Emperor Leo liveaboard was refurbished based on years of guest feedback. Affordable, effortless luxury and modernity is seen throughout the vessel’s chic cabins, inviting lounges and elegant social spaces. Between land excursions, snorkeling and diving, guests can indulge in tasty buffets and delicious alcoholic drinks while soaking up views in the luxurious jacuzzi. And with a large dive tender and free nitrox, divers are in for a dream liveaboard experience to the Maldives’ top dive sites.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 17
Experience Open Water - Minimum 10 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Circular trip exploring the Maldives’ most popular dive destinations
  • High chance of snorkelling or diving with whale sharks
  • Witness manta rays queuing up at cleaning stations
  • Search for pelagics of all kinds in Rasdhoo Atoll
  • Experience some of the best channel diving in the Maldives at Vaavu
  • Optional land visit in Male, the capital of the Maldives
Day 1:
Once onboard, there will be a safety briefing, crew introduction, complete and check dive paperwork, cabin allocation, and boat orientation. Our boats moor in port on arrival day, departing early the next morning. 

Days 2-6:
The first dive is a check dive near the port. Following the first dive, we depart from Male Port and commence the itinerary.

Enjoy a dive holiday that gives you all you could wish for from the iconic sites of North Male, South Male, Ari, and Vaavu Atoll. Awaiting you are channels (Kandus), pinnacles (Thilas), and cleaning stations where you have every chance of meeting mantas, a variety of sharks, and mesmerizing marine life of so many varieties.

This itinerary gives you a marine mix of big fish such as shark and manta dives as well as reef dives, reef fish, morays, and macrolife. Get up close at the cleaning stations without disturbing the locals! One of the best known dive sites is Fish Head, a marine protected site. This medium-sized pinnacle has many resident turtles, huge schools of fusiliers being stalked by trevally, and patrolling grey reef sharks. Overhangs and a large school of blue line snapper, the iconic reef fish of the Maldives, make this a genuinely great dive.

Day 7:
On the last diving day, 1 dive is available in the morning whilst observing the rule of no diving within 24 hours of reaching altitude. We return to port at approximately 13.00 and moor here overnight. There is the option of an afternoon land visit to stretch your legs and escape the boat whilst in port. Evening-time, pack up diving equipment and settle any outstanding bills.

Day 8:
Depart for the airport at 7:00 the following morning.

Please note the “Discover Best of Maldives” itineraries are open to all levels, including beginners and non-divers. Although based on the same trip as “Best of Maldives," the route and choice of dive sites might differ to suit non-divers and beginners, allowing them to enjoy the incredible experience of a liveaboard. 

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

12:00pm

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

Return

07:00am

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/emperor-leo/itn-2502130820041-discover-best-of-maldives