The Maldivian Oceanic Adventure
Local Island and 5-Star Resort Options | 4 Day, 5 Day, and 6 Day options | Open Dates | Customizable Itinerary | For Certified Divers and Beginners | PADI Open Water Course For Beginners Available | Snorkelling | Manta Rays | Coral Reef | Rasdhoo's Famous Sandbank | Underwater Photography Course Available On Request |
The following is the itinerary for stay at a local Maldivian island, with traditional hospitality in modern, comfortable resorts, and no alcohol, in keeping with the policies of the Maldives government.
We have separate experiences for environmentally conscious 5-Star Maldivian experiences, with alcohol, also available. Click here for details!
Welcome to a local Maldivian diving experience. Explore all the beauty of the Maldives without the five-star rates. Leave behind the uber-luxury resorts and dive into an adventure that is local, simple and focused on the wonders of the marine world. Learn about the ocean, its inhabitants and experience the awe of floating around in an alien environment. Dive into these warm waters that are home to dazzling coral reefs and walls, technicolour schools of tropical fish, turtles, sharks, and even a manta ray or two. Between dives, chill out on the soft, white sands of the beach and stare at turquoise waters that seem to glow. Just remember to breathe.
Highlights:
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Explore an incredible underwater world at a world-class diving destination
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Choose from a selection of snorkelling packages
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Visit a famous sandbank for a fascinating snorkelling break and an amazing sunset
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Enter the world of underwater exploration with a Discover Scuba Dive
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See a wide variety of colourful reef fish
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Become a certified scuba diver in 6 days
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Personalised training to ensure a strong diving foundation
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Receive a PADI Certification Card that allows you to dive up to a depth of 18m anywhere in the world
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See a magical world filled with colourful coral
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Snorkel with Mantas, dive with sharks and see eerie shipwrecks
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We pledge 10% of all profits made at Jokotta Discoveries towards nature and wildlife conservation
Here are your options:
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A] For a relaxed snorkelling holiday
Options: 3 Nights & 4 Days and 4 Nights & 5 Days
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Details for both:
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Snorkel and explore two awesome coral reef sites
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Visit Rasdhoo's famous sandbank, snorkel in the waters around it and watch a beautiful sunset
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Enter the world of diving with one Discover Scuba Dive - a quick and easy introduction to the world of underwater exploration
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See a wide variety of colourful reef fish including triggerfish, snappers, groupers, sharks (black-tip, white-tip, grey reef sharks), clownfish, pufferfish, tuna, eagle rays, turtles and many more
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Inclusions:
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Transfers
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Accommodation and breakfast for all days
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Equipment rental for snorkelling and Discover Suba Dive
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2 snorkelling sessions at two coral reef sites for an hour each
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Exclusions:
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Flights
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Lunch and dinner on all days
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Personal expenses like shopping, etc.
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Anything not mentioned in inclusions
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B] For Certified Divers
Option 1: 3Nights & 4 Days
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This option offers PADI certified divers 4 fun dives and one trip to Rasdhoo's famous sandbank​
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Option 2: 4 Nights & 5 Days
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This is a more relaxed option that offers PADI certified divers 4 fun dives and one trip to Rasdhoo's famous sandbank
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Option 3: Dive your way
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You decide the days and number of dives and we'll make it happen
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C] For Beginners who want to learn scuba diving​
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Recommended Option: 5 Nights & 6 Days
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Master all aspects of diving at a comfortable pace
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See a wide variety of marine life and explore different dive sites
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Finish the PADI Open Water Course - knowledge development sessions, quizzes and exams, 5 confined water dives in a lagoon, swim and float tests, 4 course dives in open water, PADI training material and on course completion, a certification card from PADI
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2 Fun Dives after course completion
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A chance to explore reefs, walls, channels and pinnacles that attract a wide variety of marine life
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Bed & breakfast at the guesthouse
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Trip to Rasdhoo's famous sandbank for snorkelling and watching the sunset
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Marine life presentations, discussions and experiences
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Photos and videos of your trip
Why Dive Here?
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You stay in a Maldivian village, not a luxurious resort making this experience cost-effective and different
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Interact with locals for insights into island life
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Great diving spot through the year (although monsoon from June-Oct will be challenging)
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Form a deep connection with the ocean at world-class dive locations
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Accommodation and Food
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You will live in a locally owned and operated guesthouse and experience traditional Maldivian hospitality
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Rooms are clean, comfortable, air-conditioned, have attached bathrooms with hot showers, a TV and a stable WiFi connection
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For lunch and dinner, you can choose to eat at the guesthouse, or at any of the three restaurants on the island that serve a variety of Maldivian and International cuisines catering to vegetarian and non-vegetarian requirements
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Optional Extras: Add any of these at an additional cost to make your trip more exciting
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Night fishing and barbecue freshly caught fish
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Water sports - jet ski, banana boat, fun tube, kayaking, stand-up paddleboard, kite surfing, etc.
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Romantic candlelight dinner at the sandbank or Picnic Island
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Manta snorkelling at Gembru Bay
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Sunset cruise with a chance to spot dolphins
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Visit another local island (Thoddoo or Ukulhas)
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Day trip to South Ari Atoll with a chance to see Whale Sharks
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Underwater photography course
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The Firefox Adventure Gallery
Learn about these magnificent and misunderstood creatures of the sea.
It's a gathering of some of the most colourful creatures in the world.
Feel like a castaway on an idyllic beach surrounded by turquoise waters
Plan a day trip to Ari Atoll for a chance to see one.
One of many delightful things to see on a dive
They're cute and they eat jellyfish. Watch them glide.
The reef is a busy bustling little city
Experience it firsthand. Watch the giants glide in the ocean. Remember to breathe.
Let it take you to amazing places.
And mobile network towers.
Come learn it with us.
A clean beach, clear waters, and very few tourists.
Standard Inclusions:
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Lodging and Meals as specified
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Speedboat transfers to and from Male
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Dives and trips as mentioned in their respective options
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Equipment rental charges for the dives mentioned in their respective options
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Rental of mask, fins and snorkel for snorkelling
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Exclusions:
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Airfare
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Lunch and dinner on all days
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Alcoholic drinks which are not permitted - for an additional cost we can transfer you to and from a resort where you can enjoy alcohol
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Gratuities
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Anything not mentioned in inclusions
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The above is the itinerary for stay at a local Maldivian island, with traditional hospitality in modern, comfortable resorts, and no alcohol, in keeping with the policies of the Maldives government.
We have separate experiences for environmentally conscious 5-Star Maldivian experiences, with alcohol, also available. Click here for details!