Dune Theia Liveaboard

Dune’s staff will pick you up at Malé International Airport and bring you to the boat for boarding. Refreshments are offered while getting the information you need from our Cruise Director. Dinner will be served in the evening and you spend your first night at Hulhumalé marina.

The trip will start with discovering the dazzling long reefs or manta point (during season May to Nov only) in North Malé Atoll. Corals are abundant here, giving a home to plenty of reef fish and macro species. After the day, we will cruise to Vaavu Atoll for the action-packed night dive you cannot miss. There is no other experience alike as to join the nurse sharks, stingrays, and jacks in their feeding frenzy.

Small caves, large overhangs, drop-off walls, and sloping reefs covered with corals can be found in Vaavu Atoll. Titan triggerfish are common. Larger marine life such as grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, tunas, and barracudas are also found here. Moving west to the South Ari Atoll, you will encounter beautiful pinnacles and bigger marine life. Dive into the aquarium of mother nature, meeting the stars of the trip.

In the marine protected areas, our first star, the mighty whale sharks regularly show their appearances. Our crew will search for their presence and allow you a chance to snorkel or even scuba with them. There are also many thilas and some wrecks in South Ari Atoll. Grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, moray eels, and scorpionfish can be found here. Our crew will lead a visit to the nearby local island just before dinner.

Cruising never stops, moving up to the North Ari Atoll while taking the last chance to get up close easily with whale sharks. In the north, channels are wider and water is deeper, we will meet some more of the stars here. The current attracts many grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, and even other large pelagic fish. When night falls, you will be invited to go ashore again and indulge yourself in the barbecue dinner on a nearby desert island prepared by our crew.

Multiple manta cleaning stations, extraordinary thilas and wreck with rich marine life are what you will see here. Apart from the above-mentioned, you will also find eagle rays, hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse, school of blue-stripe snapper, batfish, and fusiliers here. The day will end with a manta night dive. Spectating the enormous manta rays feeding right in front of your torch.

Dive in once more in North Ari Atoll with the pelagic life and the cruise will head back to North Malé Atoll. Here you will find stunning long reefs, small caves, colourful corals with prolific marine and reef life. Take a closer look at the squirrelfish, bannerfish, oriental sweetlips, frogfish, and nudibranchs. In the afternoon you will come back to Hulhumale marina to spend your last night on board.

The trip is coming to an end. Our crew will arrange transfers to the airport according to your flight schedule once you have had your breakfast on board. We are also glad to help you plan for the day if you have a late flight. Various options are available ranging from snorkeling excursions and booking accommodations.

Time to come back home with fantastic memories!

Dune’s staff will pick you up at Malé International Airport and bring you to the boat. Enjoy a drink while listening to our welcome briefing. Dinner will be served in the evening and you will spend the first night at Hulhumalé marina.

The trip will start with discovering the dazzling long reefs or manta point (during season May to Nov only) in North Malé Atoll. Corals are abundant here, giving home to plenty of reef fish and macro species including frogfish, leaffish, nudibranchs, and flatworms.

In South Male Atoll, you will discover exceptional topography and diverse marine life, including grey reef sharks and eagle rays, as well as jacks, tunas, and groupers. After the day, we will cruise to Vaavu Atoll for the action packed night dive you cannot miss. There’s nothing as exciting as diving with nurse sharks, sting rays, and jacks in their feeding frenzy.

Small caves, large overhangs, drop-off, and sloping reefs covered with corals can be found in Vaavu Atoll. Larger marine life such as grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, tunas, and barracudas are often found here. During the channel dives, keep looking in the blue as hammerhead sharks can sometimes pass by.

Cruising to the seldom visited atoll of Faafu, brings you the memorable sensation of the pristine water with great visibility. You can find more grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasses, and various schools of reef fish in the channels. Moving north to South Ari Atoll, you will encounter beautiful pinnacles and bigger marine life.

In South Ari’s marine protected area, you will hopefully have a chance to snorkel or even scuba dive with whale sharks. Other highlights include grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, moray eels, and scorpionfish. Our crew will also lead a visit to a nearby local island just before dinner.

Today we will cruise up to North Ari Atoll while taking a last chance to get a close look at whale sharks. In the north, channels are wider and the ocean is deeper. The currents attract many grey reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks and other large pelagic fish. When night falls, you will be invited to go ashore again and indulge yourself in a barbecue dinner prepared by our crew on a nearby desert island.

Multiple manta cleaning stations, extraordinary thilas and wrecks with rich marine life are the highlights of this area of Ari Atoll. You will also find eagle rays, hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse, school of blue-stripe snapper, batfish, and fusiliers. The day will end with a manta night dive.

After one last dive in North Ari Atoll the cruise will head to Rasdhoo Atoll, with its magnificent manta rays and hammerhead sharks.

Dive in once more in Rasdhoo Atoll before the boat heads back to North Malé Atoll. Here you will find stunning long reefs, small caves, colourful corals with prolific marine and reef life. Take a closer look at the squirrelfish, bannerfish, oriental sweetlips, frogfish, and nudibranchs.

Our crew will arrange your transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule once you have had your breakfast on board. We are also glad to help you plan for the day if you have a late flight. Various options are available ranging from snorkelling excursions and booking for accommodations.