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Fascination Maldives - Liveaboard

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Fascination is a floating hotel, a luxurious and charming 20m yacht, 3 double cabins for up to 6 pax with en-suite bathrooms, air-condition in the Maldives, for private group divings, she will drift you away to 1200 undreamt islands in the different atolls. Imagine waking up to perfection, where dreams become a reality.
On board MY Fascination you will be introduced to a world of lush nature, you will cruise to Vaavu Atoll or Ari Atoll or maybe to Thaa atoll depending on your itinerary.
On the program, you will be able to dive or snorkel every day on different reefs and see what you have never seen under water before. Schools of multi coloured fish, Napoleons, groups of Mantas Rays and Sting Rays, plus majestic eagle rays, friendly sea turtles, harmless nurse sharks, curious black tip sharks and the very famous giant of the sea whale shark, but also a ship wreck, and as we cruise along, playful dolphins will escort Fascination!

We are a Maldivian and English partners, the Captain has over 18 years in liveaboards diving, who knows better the diving in the Maldives but a Maldivian diver ???

We will welcome you at Male international airport on your arrival and start an unforgettable trip for 7 or 10 nights. The route will be " The best of Maldives " Male / Vaavu / Ari / Male. But it can be changed to your wish.

You will be diving with a very experienced Maldivian diver with all the necessary security around you. We also take groups of open water level and we propose Padi lessons.

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE PACKAGE:
• Airport transfer to / from the yacht.
• 12% GST Tax.
• Full board meals ( breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks ) / water / coffee /tea.
• BBQ night. 
• Diving / Snorkelling. 
• Excursions to local islands visit and culture / desert islands / sand banks.


So contact us and Live the dream !!!!
On Fascination


FASINATION MALDIVES
Classic route / Central Atoll: Male / Ari / Vaavu / Male Atoll

*Day 1 
Airport pick up / Male Atoll

Fascination will pick you up at Malé International Airport. Enjoy a drink while listening to the welcome and safety briefing by the Captain, you will be shown to your cabins. If your flight arrives before 12h00 you can enjoy a first easy reef dive. Dinner will be served in the evening and the first night will be spend close by in front of a resort or a desert island.

*Day 2 
North Malé Atoll > Vaavu Atoll



The trip will start by discovering the dazzling long reefs or a manta point (May to Nov only) in North Malé Atoll. Corals are abundant here, giving home to plenty of reef fish and macro species. After the dive, we will cruise to Vaavu Atoll for an unmissable night dive. There’s nothing as exciting as diving with nurse sharks, sting rays, and jacks in their feeding frenzy.

*Day 3 
Vaavu Atoll > South Ari Atoll



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 dive on beautiful pinnacles and be able to spot bigger marine life. Dive into this aquarium offered by mother nature.

*Day 4
 South Ari Atoll



We will cruise to the marine protected area, the mighty whale sharks regularly show up, you can have the chance to snorkel or even scuba dive with them. Many thilas and some wrecks dives in South Ari Atoll. Grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, moray eels, scorpionfish are definitely part of the fauna here. In the evening our crew will take you to visit a nearby local island, indulge yourself into the Maldivian way of life just before dinner.

*Day 5 South Ari Atoll > North Ari Atoll



Cruising 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 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 a barbecue dinner prepared by our crew on a nearby desert island

*Day 6 
North Ari Atoll



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

*Day 7 
North Ari Atoll > North Malé Atoll



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

*Day 8
 Hulhumalé 

and airport transfer

The trip is arriving at the end. Fascination 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 or late check out. 
Time to come back home with fantastic memories!


The peculiarity of Fascination Maldives is to build the course according to your expectations. The itinerary and dive sites are therefore defined according to your preferences and can be tailor made, while also considering the weather conditions and tides. 

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