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Theia Dune

Theia Dune Itinerary

Deep South (GKK - MLE) 7N

8 days / 7 nights

About Theia Dune

  • Dive the Maldives’ reefs and channels with manta rays and sharks
  • Exciting seven and 14-night itineraries all across the Maldives
  • All the luxuries and comforts of a five star hotel
  • Five star dive service with nitrox, a large dive dhoni and experienced guides

Experience modern luxury, and amazing diving itineraries to the northern, central and southern atolls onboard the beautiful Theia Dune liveaboard. Well suited to divers and non-divers, the luxurious vessel provides the comforts of a five star hotel with its multiple relaxing lounges, sumptuous sun deck and sky bar, and uninterrupted ocean views. The passionate crew offer outstanding, yet unpretentious hospitality and welcome you like family. From the large dive tender with the highly experienced dive team, divers enjoy a luxury service exploring the Maldives’ iconic underwater world. Expect stunning reefs and epic channels with manta rays and sharks - an unforgettable liveaboard adventure.

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Itinerary details

Length of trip 8 days / 7 nights
Number of dives 16
Experience Advanced Open Water - Minimum 50 dives
Insurance Required

Highlights

  • Exciting one-way trip visiting a total of seven atolls
  • Snorkel or dive with whale sharks, possibly at night
  • Meet the many manta rays of Meemu Atoll
  • Dive into the current-swept channels of Laamu Atoll
  • Explore the remote and rarely visited Thaa Atoll
  • Hammerheads, bull sharks, silky sharks, grey reef sharks, and silvertips
  • Chance of threshers, oceanic mantas, tiger sharks, and more
Day 1: 
A Dune agent will meet you at. Kooddoo Domestic Airport, where your guides will be waiting to welcome you and guide you aboard the boat. 

Day 2: 
The largest atoll in the Maldives is made of vibrant reefs and untouched lagoons. Stingrays, turtles, and a variety of sharks, including blacktip reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, and nurse sharks, are frequent visitors here. Occasionally you will also find bull sharks and tiger sharks hunting.

Day 3: 
Laamu Atoll offers drift dives and deep channels that attract sharks, rays, jacks, and tunas. Moreover, you will dive in caves and swim along colourful drop-off walls. The pristine central lagoon is also home to large schools of parrotfish and butterflyfish, as well as turtles and triggerfish.

Day 4: 
You will discover a variety of impressive sites with submerged pinnacles, channels, coral gardens, overhangs, and swim-throughs. You will also encounter whitetip reef sharks, eagle rays, tunas, schools of jacks...

Day 5: 
Stop in Fotteyo, one of the most famous and rich dive sites of the Maldives, with its stunning and colorful caves and swim-throughs, where we dive again the next morning in the blue to look for hammerhead sharks. Enjoy the amazing sunset and scenery from the sandbank.

Day 6: 
Corals are abundant here, giving homes to plenty of reef fish and macro species. After the day, we will cruise to Vaavu Atoll for an unmissable night dive. There’s nothing as exciting as watching nurse sharks, sting rays, and jacks in their feeding frenzy.

Day 7: 
Take a chance to dive among stingrays and giant morays, and even sight the majestic guitar shark. Time to wash the equipment, then to enjoy the sunset while the crew prepares a special dinner for your last night onboard.

Day 8: 
The trip is coming to an end. After breakfast on board, our crew will arrange your transfer to the airport. Guests will disembark between 08:00 and 08:30. Time to head home with unforgettable memories!

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

03:00pm

Kooddoo

Kooddoo Airport: GKK

Return

08:00am

Male

Male Velana International Airport: MLE

    What's included
    • Meals and snacks
    • Water, tea and coffee
    • Soft drinks
    • Towels and toiletries
    • Tanks and weights
    • Nitrox
    • Maldivian taxes
    • Green Tax
    • Service charge
    • Airport transfers
    • Internet
    • Kayaks or SUPS

    To be paid in advance or onboard
    • Dive and travel insurance
    • Domestic flights
    • Fuel surcharge - US$20 to US$40 per person per night, paid on board

    To be booked in advance or paid onboard
    • Single supplement - 75%
    • Alcoholic drinks
    • 15l tanks - US$7 per day
    • Equipment rental - US$20 per day
    • Dive computer - US$10 per day
    • Diving courses
    • Private guide - US$150 per day per person
    • Laundry service

    Payment policy
    • More than 2 months (60 days) prior to service start date, the cancellation fee charged is equal to the amount of deposit(s) already paid
    • 2 month (60 days) or less prior to service start date a cancellation fee of 100% is 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
    10% deposit - required to secure reservation.
    20% - 180 days prior to departure.
    70% balance - due 60 days prior to departure.
    Bookings received less than 60 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.

Current availability and prices: https://www.zubludiving.com/itineraries/theia-dune/itn-2212050158451-deep-south-gkk-mle-7n

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