Amba

Boat

Amba is a professional wooden dive liveaboard, built in 2004, with 34 meters in length and 10 meters in width, and cruising speed at 5 - 7 knots per hour. This ship has been a comfortable liveaboard yacht with individual charm for nearly 20 years now.

Amba offer a lot of comfort on a beautiful, massive old ship where there are sometimes edges and corners that creak and are no longer as spotless as 18 years ago.

Amba build a stabilizer system directly in the hull to prevent swings of the ship at rough sea. With its deep keel and weight, will make the cruise very comfortable and smooth even at the rough sea.

On the main deck, there is the large salon with TV, Stereo, DVD, telephone, board games, library, battery charging station (24 h. 220 Vac Power), bar, covered deck (60 sqm / 645 sq ft), coffee shop, modern Nirosta-kitchen ( 20 sqm / 215 sq ft), storerooms, captain and crew areas.

In the salon the food is served for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also the multimedia area with TV, DVD, Hifi, board games and library can be found here. Wi-Fi is available on board for a fee. Diving lights ect. can be conveniently charged in the salon. The ship has 24 hours electricity with 230 volts and German sockets.

The upper deck has the generously designed sundeck with 50sqm in size, partly covered, invites you to relax with deckchairs and a large sunbathing lawn. On the shadow deck, which has been redesigned in a lounge style, it is really relaxing after diving.


Amba also provides a weekly BBQ night on an uninhabited island during the trip. Our guests praise the good quality and variety of cuisine that our chef-cook has been preparing for more than 10 years.

In addition, all diving is done from the dive dhoni boat, which provide comfort and function at the same time. All the equipment stay in the dive dhoni (compressors, tanks etc.) in order to keep the noise away from the main boat when filling the tanks.

Cabin

Amba has 9 spacious guest cabins, it can welcome 18 guests :

All cabins have a size of 12-15 sqm, equipped with: ensuite bathroom, fan and individually controlled air conditioning, storage srea.

2 Upper Deck Cabins:
Located on the upper deck, each cabin comes with a private and secluded terrace, one double bed and one single bed side by side, lots of seaview windows.

5 Standard Cabins:
Located on lower deck, each cabin comes with a double bed and an additional single bed, portholes.

2 Standard Cabins:
Located on lower deck, each cabin comes with two single beds, portholes.

Diving

• 2 to 3 dives per day, 1 - 2 night dives per week.
• 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.
• Divers need to be AOW with minimum 100 logged dives

Other Informations

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

Haa Alifu + Haa Dhaalu Atoll

Hanimaadhoo - Hanimaadhoo, 8D/7N
"Haa Alifu" is the northernmost atoll from the Maldives and the distance to the capital Male is 480 miles.

With a sizeable local population and virtually no tourism development. The itineraries follow a combination of established dive sites alongside truly virgin sites that have rarely been dived until now. This is adventurous, pioneering diving, characterised by waters that are heavily populated with rays, game fish and abundant corals.

This area will appeal to divers looking to travel well beyond the tourist map and experience some truly original diving. Access to Haa Alifu is via Male and involves two-way domestic flights to Hanimadhoo airport, which can be organised as part of the your travel package.

Baa Atoll - Haa Dhaalu Atoll or Haa Dhaalu Atoll - Baa Atoll

Dharavandhoo - Hanimaadhoo or Hanimaadhoo - Dharavandhoo, 8D/7N

"Haa Dhaalu Atoll" (also known as Southern Thiladhunmathi Atoll or Thiladhunmathi Dhekunuburi) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It is a famous place for leopard sharks, they often shelt from the currents at Anemone thila or Keylakuna thila. After the shark fixes, the time comes to look for manta in Haa Dhaalu. Nellaidhoo thila is a must, especially with your camera! Manta soar above a school of bat fish and giant travellies. Macro lovers will also be delighted with the wealth of nudibranch and flabellina, espcially at Theefarido thila. Bodu Cave is an unusual dive and easy for all experience levels. Dive through the shallow cracks as the light bounces off the walls - simply spectacular!

In "Baa Atoll", there are many sites to choose from. Dhonfanu Thila has a busy fish life and when current swept, sharks, eagle rays and napoleons will be seen. Dhigu Thila is usually the third dive of the day. A long ridge with good hard coral on top. In slack water it is a great photography dive, in pumping current a long drift revealing a series of pinnacles that takes you on to another reef. During the Manta season at Hanivaru (July - November) one of the day dives will be substituted with a chance to dive or snorkel with this huge manta congregation. This is an incredible natural phenomenon and whalesharks are often also found, following the plankton into the lagoon. Maavaru Kandu is a long north facing channel wall. The many overhangs are festooned with a stunning array of soft coral nicknamed Swedish reef. from the predominant blues and yellows. While you are having breakfast, small journey north to dive 2. Fares, a remote shallow reef with large pinnacles on the western side. A real activity dive swimming around and through these huge rocks with good fish life and great coral. In season, a repeat dive/snorkel at Hanivaru can be made. Get your camera ready!

With Amba to the most northern atolls of the Maldives until Baa Atoll , a mixture of hot spots and pristine dive sites. Start from Hanimaadhoo within 1 week to Baa Atoll. From Baa Atoll (Dharavandhoo) within 1 week back to Hanimaadhoo.

You can start/end the safari in Hanimaadhoo or in Dharavandhoo. The domestic flight to Dharavandhoo or Hanimaadhoo can be directly booked from us for the same price. Drift diving, reefs and Thilas with big fishes, soft and hard coral gardens, and night diving.

General diving information

Nitrox is mandatory and all guests must be certified to dive 30 meters. A minimum of 100 open water dives is expected. The trips consist mainly of drift dives and each dive site has an average depth of 25-30 meters. If you are not certified for Nitrox at the beginning of the safari, you can take the courses on board with an experienced english speaking diving instructor.

For safety reasons we do not offer air fills and we are very strict on dive safety and well maintened and full dive equipment. In addition to the usual diving equipment, every diving guest must carry a cutting tool, buoy with reel, diving lamp, alarm whistle, compass and a dive computer and carry them on every dive.

Guests will be picked up by the crew at 2:00 p.m. and also at 3:30 p.m. at counter 14 of the airport. During the crossing to the liveaboard, the diving equipment is unpacked and set up.

Guests are asked to leave the ship at 7 a.m. for check-out. The transfer to the airport by the diving dhoni starts at 06:55 am in the morning. We do not offer a late check out.

If you need anymore information, please contact us to know ;-)