Solitude Gaia Maldives

Boarding for Solitude Gaia Maldives begins promptly at 1700 and concludes no later than 1000 on Day 2.

Welcome aboard, Solitude Gaia Maldives, your home for the next eleven nights. After complimentary airport or hotel transfers, our crew will greet you warmly and assist with check-in. Take time to settle into your cabin and familiarise yourself with the vessel.

Orientation, safety briefings, and diver registration will follow. Please have your C-Cards and/or logbooks ready as we collect Atoll entry and marine park fees.

Dinner will be served as we prepare for departure into the southern blue.

For detailed guidance on permits and documentation, refer to our Know-Before-You-Go document.

Gives the opportunity for 2 to 3 dives.

Choice of sites: British Loyalty Wreck / Manta Point / Addu Channels

The adventure begins in Addu Atoll, the Maldives’ southernmost atoll and a living time capsule of World War II history. Dive the British Loyalty Wreck, a 140-metre oil tanker now carpeted in coral, before exploring manta cleaning stations and channel walls patrolled by reef sharks, turtles, and eagle rays.

Gives the opportunity for up to 3 dives (briefing-led).

Choice of sites: Tiger Shark Zone / Bluewater Edge / Fuvahmulah Ridge

Prepare for one of the Indian Ocean’s most awe-inspiring experiences — diving alongside tiger sharks under strict professional protocols. Briefing-led dives focus on observation and respect, offering encounters with these apex predators in clear, open water. Between dives, look out for threshers, silvertips, and oceanic mantas along Fuvahmulah’s deep walls.

Gives the opportunity for 3 to 4 dives each day.

Choice of sites: Villingili Kandu / Nilandhoo Channel / Dhaandhoo Corner / Gemanafushi Ridge

Spend three full days exploring Gaafu, one of the largest atoll structures in the world. Here, the open ocean feeds fast-moving channels alive with grey reef sharks, silvertips, tuna, barracuda, and swirling jacks. Expect long, rewarding dives through brilliant coral corridors followed by calm surface intervals under vast southern skies..

Gives the opportunity for 3 dives.

Choice of sites: Fushi Kandu / Maabaidhoo Wall / Fonadhoo Corner

Continue north into Laamu Atoll, a region of luminous reefs and gentle lagoons. Drift along channels where eagle rays, turtles, and reef sharks ride the currents, and explore coral gardens blooming with colour. Evenings are spent unwinding on deck with the soft hum of the sea.

Gives the opportunity for 3 dives.

Choice of sites: Veymandoo Kandu / Guraidhoo Corner / Olhugiri Thila

Thaa’s channels combine big-fish energy with tranquil coral terrain. Strong currents bring pelagic visitors — tuna, trevally, and napoleon wrasse — while sheltered thilas host sponges, anemones, and delicate soft corals perfect for macro photography.

Gives the opportunity for 3 to 4 dives.

Choice of sites: Muli Kandu / Veyvah Kandu / Medhufushi Lagoon

Experience the changing character of the Maldives as we move northward. Meemu’s wide passes deliver smooth drift dives with large coral heads and excellent visibility. Keep watch for white-tip and grey reef sharks, stingrays, and occasional sailfish cruising the blue.

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

Choice of sites: Fotteyo Kandu / Miyaru Kandu / Alimatha Jetty (Night Dive)

Vaavu’s renowned Fotteyo Kandu sets the stage for high-energy diving with sweeping currents and walls coated in vivid soft corals. After sunset, join the iconic Alimatha Jetty Night Dive, surrounded by nurse sharks, stingrays, and jacks in one of the Maldives’ most exhilarating nocturnal spectacles.

Gives the opportunity for 2 dives.

Choice of sites: Kandooma Thila / Guraidhoo Corner

As the expedition draws to a close, enjoy relaxed farewell dives at South Malé Atoll’s lively corners and thilas. Expect reef sharks, trevally, and turtles against a backdrop of pristine coral gardens. Evening onboard celebration follows with your crew and new dive companions.

No diving today.

Wake to the soft light of dawn as we arrive at port. After breakfast, disembark from Solitude Gaia Maldives and transfer to Velana International Airport (MLE) or your onward resort stay. Our team will assist with luggage and travel connections as you bid farewell to the southern seas.

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.