Sharifa

Boat

Sharifa is a professional dive liveaboard vessel that specifically designed for divers, and it is newly renovated and enhanced in Summer 2015.

Sharifa measures 32 meters long and 7 meters wide, it has four nicely furnished decks with lots of different common areas which provides plenty of space for every guest on board.

There is a very large and brigh air-conditioned saloon provides lots of space for lounging, relaxing, reading. And the indoor saloon is also use as the dinning room during the meal-time.

On the upper deck, there is a spacious sundeck with comfortable sitting area, both open and shade areas available, sunbathers and shade-seeker will be both enjoy the sundeck ;-)

With total of 13 experience and well-trained staff on board, guests can expect plenty of smiles and personal attention. Diving is conducted from a dive dhoni with 3 dhoni staff. Your diving equipment and the compressors are kept here, making the diving system stress-free and keeping noise and wet stuff away from the boat.

This also means that you can make the most of the ample relaxation space on board Sharifa, in peace and quiet, as you cruise through the crystal waters of the archipelago. Well-trained dhoni crew will assist you in setting up gears and filling up the tanks, as well as taking care of every aspect of your diving experiences.

Cabin

Sharifa has 9 air-conditioned cabins for only 18 guests per trip. ：

All cabins equipped with en-suite bathrooms, Individual controlled A/C, hairdryer, hand basin and bathroom counter space, reading lights, wardrobe and shelves, vanity Mirror, 3pin UK type power outlets (220V - international adapters available on the boat).

2 Deluxe Cabins :
Located on the upper deck, each cabin comes with one double bed, seaview windows.

7 Standard Cabins :
Located on the lower deck, each cabin comes with one double bed and one single bed (bunk style), portholes.

Diving

• 15 - 17 dives per week (1 night dive is included).
• No dive on the embarkation and disembarkation day.
• Only 1 - 2 dives will be provided on the last diving day.
• All diving will provide experienced guide to lead the dive.

Other Informations

• Nitrox：Not available at the moment
• 15L Tanks：Available with additional charge
• REBREATHER Dive：Not available at the moment
• Technical Dive：Not available at the moment yet
• Dive Equipment Rental：Available with additional charge
• Dive insurance：Divers must have valid dive insurance
• Wi-Fi Internet ：Available with additional charge
• Laundry Service：Not available at the moment
• Massage Service：Not available at the moment
• Payment on board：Cash only (USD/EUR/MVR)
• Crew Number：13, include 2 dive guides

CENTRAL & SOUTHERN 5 ATOLLS

See the best of the Maldives' marine life on a classic Central and Southern Atolls itinerary. You will dive in the atolls of North Malé, South Malé, Ari, Felidhoo, Meemu during cruises of 9 nightsminimum. This Maldives dive cruise is ideal for a first discovery of the archipelago.

Diving on Ari Atoll
The dive sites are varied with many sharks, rays, soft coral overhangs and huge schools of fish. On several reefs we will see manta rays being cleaned, and on night dives we will see white tip sharks, snappers and jacks hunting. In the south of the atoll, we will encounter whale sharks.

Dives on the atolls of Malé and Felidhoo
We will dive in the passes to observe the pelagic fauna that concentrates there when the water enters the atolls (sharks, eagle rays, barracudas, jacks...). We will do a night dive with nurse sharks towards Alimata.

Diving on Meemu Atoll
Exceptional dives with lots of pelagics and fish. With an incoming current, the water is translucent, a perfect visibility to observe schools of sharks, rays, trevallies, baracudas... In the second part of the dive, we appreciate the coloured corals and the schools of fish.

FAR SOUTH 8 ATOLLS

Dive between Malé & Addu South Malé Atoll, Felidhoo, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu, Huvadhoo, Foamulah, Addu.

The dive sites in the Deep South atolls are not very popular. In the Deep South you will mainly dive in the passes to observe pelagics and schools of fish gathering.

We go to the Deep South during February, March and April. At this time of the year, the currents enter the passes to the east of the atolls and the visibility is very good. With these ideal conditions, the passes of the Deep South guarantee an unforgettable spectacle.

As pass dives are quite sporty, the Deep South cruises are reserved for experienced divers.

The shark population is more important in the Deep South than in the rest of the archipelago. Grey sharks, albimarginatus, hammerheads. As well as tiger and thresher sharks which can be seen in the atolls of Huvadhoo and Foamulah.

If you like concentrations of pelagic fish, the dives in the passes will amaze you: schools of jacks, tunas, barracudas, eagle rays...

In the atolls of Thaa and Huvadhoo, we will spend the night in lagoons where whale sharks feed at night.

We will visit manta ray cleaning stations in the southern pass of Meemu Atoll and in Addu Atoll.

During the 10 to 14 minute cruises nights, you will dive in the atolls of Male, Felidhoo, Meemu, Thaa, Laamu, Huvadhoo, Foammulah and Addu.

You will take a domestic flight (flight time: 1h40) upon arrival between Malé and Gan or at the end of the cruise between Gan and Malé.

Sailing between the more remote atolls will be done at night to allow us to devote the days to diving.