Solitude Gaia Madlvies: Best of Maldives

Boarding for Solitude Gaia Maldives begins promptly at 1400 and concludes no later than 1000 on Day 2.

Welcome aboard, Solitude Gaia Maldives — your home for the coming week as we journey through the Maldives’ most iconic atolls. After complimentary transfers from the airport or your local hotel, you’ll be warmly welcomed by our crew as you settle into your cabin and familiarise yourself with the vessel.

Orientation, safety briefings, and diver registration will follow, where we’ll also collect your Maldives Marine Park and Atoll entry fees. Dinner will be served as you relax on deck, meet your fellow guests, and take in your first Maldivian sunset.

Our services include complimentary airport and local hotel transfers. Please bring your diving certification cards and/or logbooks for verification during registration. For a detailed guide on required fees, documentation, and travel guidelines, refer to our Know-Before-You-Go document.

Dinner is included in your package.

Gives the opportunity for 2 to 3 dives.

Embarkation concludes at 1000.

Choice of regions and sites: Kurumba Reef / Lankan Manta Point / Girifushi Thila / Nassimo Thila

Your first diving day introduces you to the vibrant reefs of North Malé Atoll, where warm waters, colourful soft corals, and schooling reef fish provide a relaxed start to the journey.

Depending on currents and conditions, dives may include Lankan Manta Point, with its well-known cleaning stations, or Girifushi Thila, where fusiliers, turtles, and reef sharks move along coral-covered slopes. Pinnacles such as Nassimo Thila offer dramatic overhangs, blue-lined snapper, and excellent wide-angle scenes.

These initial dives set a steady and enjoyable pace before heading deeper into the central atolls.

Gives the opportunity for 3 dives.

Choice of regions and sites: Kandooma Thila / Guraidhoo Corner / Cocoa Thila / Embudhoo Express/Kuda Giri wreck / Lhos Kandu / Manta point Banana reef .

Drift into the channels and ridges of South Malé Atoll, where stronger currents often bring grey reef sharks, trevally, and swirling schools of snapper.

Sites such as Kandooma Thila feature vibrant coral walls and fish-laden plateaus, while Guraidhoo Corner offers exhilarating hook-ins with sharks cruising past in the blue.

For a contrast, the Kuda Giri Wreck provides a calmer backdrop with coral growth and macro life tucked among its structure.
This day combines the thrill of current-driven diving with opportunities for scenic coral exploration.

Gives the opportunity for 3 to 4 dives, including a night dive.

Choice of regions and sites: Miyaru Kandu / Fotteyo Kandu / Alimatha Jetty / Dhevana Kandu / Dhigiri Gri / Fushi Kandu / Rakeedhoo Corner .

Entering Vaavu Atoll, you will experience one of the Maldives’ most dynamic channel environments.

Daytime dives at Fotteyo Kandu or Miyaru Kandu can reveal grey reef sharks, eagle rays, and soft-coral-covered walls glowing in the current.

If conditions allow, the day concludes with the famous Alimatha Jetty Night Dive, where nurse sharks, stingrays, and jacks move through illuminated water in a mesmerising display.

Vaavu delivers both adrenaline and atmosphere, creating one of the most memorable days of the trip.

Gives the opportunity for 3 dives.

Choice of regions and sites: Maamigili Beyru / Kudarah Thila / Broken Rock / Dhigurah Areces / Dhigurah Beyru / Lilly Rock / Mahi Rock / Rangali Madivaru / Kalhahadhi KudiMaa Wreck.

Drift into North Ari’s celebrated thilas, known for dramatic coral slopes, swirling anthias, and frequent shark sightings.

Maaya Thila and Fish Head often deliver white-tip sharks, turtles, and busy reef fish communities, while thilas such as Hafsa and Miyaruga offer varied coral structures and shaded overhangs ideal for exploring.

These dives provide a rich blend of wide-angle and close-up encounters, set against some of the Maldives’ most charismatic reefs.

Gives the opportunity for 2 to 3 dives and possible snorkelling encounters.

Choice of regions and sites: Maalhos Thila / Maamigili–Dhigurah Outer Reef (SAMPA zone) / Rangali Manta Point / Kudarah Thila / Broken Rock

Today centres around the South Ari Marine Protected Area, one of the Maldives’ most reliable areas for whale shark activity.

Weather and conditions determine the likelihood of snorkelling or diving encounters as you explore the Maamigili–Dhigurah outer reef.

Additional dives may include Kudarah Thila or Broken Rock, where overhangs, caves, and coral structures create excellent wide-angle opportunities, or Rangali Manta Point, a known cleaning station for mantas.

This day often stands out as one of the most rewarding of the trip.

Gives the opportunity for 2 dives.

Choice of regions and sites: Moofushi Region / Five Rocks (Panettone) / Rasdhoo Madivaru / Lankan Manta Point

Your final diving day offers relaxed reef and pinnacle dives in either Ari Atoll or North Malé, depending on sea state and timing.

Expect coral gardens filled with anthias, anemone ridges, turtles, and, when conditions align, mantas at cleaning stations.

These concluding dives bring a calm and reflective close to your Maldivian diving journey before the vessel makes its way back toward Malé.

No diving today.

After breakfast, disembark Solitude Gaia Maldives and transfer to the airport or to your onward accommodation.

As you bid farewell to the crew, take with you memories of coral gardens, gentle giants, vibrant thilas, and the warm waters that define the Maldives.

Please Note:
All itineraries are subject to weather, currents, and marine-life activity. The Cruise Director may adjust the route to ensure safe and optimal conditions. Wildlife sightings such as mantas and whale sharks are natural encounters and cannot be guaranteed.