2024 - 2025 Scuba Diving Holidays, Liveaboards and Learn to Dive Courses to the Maldives, Red Sea, Canary Islands, Far East, Caribbean and the Pacific.

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Maldives, Indian Ocean - Liveaboards

The Maldives is diving holiday heaven. An Indian Ocean scuba diving holiday, where exciting marine life abounds, is best summed up by the sheer quantity and size that can be seen.  Head to the Maldives for a great mix of endless white sand beaches, azure blue waters and fabulous underwater topography. We have selected the widest range of hotels, liveaboards in the Maldives, exotic Mauritius and hideaway Rodrigues island. As experts in this area we can find something just right for you!

The Maldives is the perfect place to learn to dive from one of the idyllic island resorts. As Maldives diving holiday specialists, Sportif Dive offer over 100 islands with some of the very best prices out there. Or why not immerse yourself in diving from a dedicated liveaboards taking you to some of the less busy, pristine sites.

Mauritius and the lesser know nearby Island of Rodrigues offer widely contrasting holidays. The former with luxury hotels resorts and many options for relaxing and other activities. The latter to discover an island untouched by tourism and off the beaten track.

All provide first class facilities for diving and snorkelling, shallow water lagoons and more challenging dive sites for the advanced divers. Whale Sharks, Manta Rays, Wreck and Drift Diving characterise most of the Indian Ocean dive sites with more sheltered dives closer to shore.

Maldives Aggressor II Liveaboard

Maldives Aggressor II Liveaboard

The luxury Maldives liveaboard, Aggressor II offers a stylish and modern interior, comfortable accommodation coupled with outstanding diving, excellent food and diving services. Cabins are spacious designed with elegant teak interiors accommodating up to 17 people.

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Maldives Conte Max Liveaboard

Maldives Conte Max Liveaboard

The Maldives Conte Max Luxury Liveaboard offers outstanding scuba diving, luxurious wood interiors and unique Ayurvedic Spa wellness programmes. There are 8 large cabins, 1 Suite and 4 Triple Cabins accommodating up to 32 guests. Meals are served restaurant style with 3 deck areas to relax on.

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Maldives Emperor Atoll Liveaboard

Maldives Emperor Atoll Liveaboard

The Maldives Liveaboard MV Atoll is a traditional, wooden liveaboard accommodating a maximum of 12 guests, Departing from Male it offers a personal service and variety of dive itineraries including mantas, shark, whale shark, reefs and wrecks to fit the seasons of the Maldives.

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Maldives Emperor Orion Liveaboard

Maldives Emperor Orion Liveaboard

The Emperor Orion is a 5* luxury liveaboard that is a spacious 39m with twin and double cabins as well as suites available. The diving is from the spacious 19.8m dhoni. MV Orion offers a variety of itineraries including The Best of the Maldives, Deep South & Southern Sharks, Manta Madness, Pelagic Magic, Sharktastic and South Central Atolls.

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Maldives Emperor Voyager Liveaboard

Maldives Emperor Voyager Liveaboard

Maldives liveaboard MV Voyager offers excellent value, luxury comforts and superb scuba diving itineraries leaving from Male

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Maldives Horizon III Liveaboard

Maldives Horizon III Liveaboard

The Maldives Liveaboard Horizon III is a 36m liveaboard based out of Male in the Maldives, accommodating up to 22 persons. All levels of diver and non divers are welcome and can enjoy up to 16 dives at week, snorkelling, the on board massage service and jacuzzi. All dives are from the 18m Dhoni.

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Maldives Stingray Liveaboard

Maldives Stingray Liveaboard

An outstanding Maldives Liveaboard to discover the most stunning atolls of the Maldives. A planned route is recommended by the captain and dive guide allowing for the exploration of the best sites to suit the season and conditions.

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Fact File

Diving Conditions

House Reef Shore Diving Boat Diving Liveaboard Wreck Diving Tech Diving

Suitability:

Beginners 

Intermediates 

Advanced 

Technical 

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Best Time: Dec-April (Summer/NE
monsoon) & June-Oct (SW current)

Average Air temps: 28-30°C
Average Water temps: 28-30°C

Visibility: 20-30m + (varies
depending on season & sites).

Top Dive Sites: Too many to
mention. Each island offers
short distance to dive sites,
excellent house reefs. Sites
for all levels. More >

Liveaboard Itineraries More >
 

Great Reasons to Dive in Maldives

  • Clear visibility.
  • Vast number of dive sites.
  • Chance to see Manta Whales
    & Whale Sharks  in Summer months, on the SW side.
  • Large schooling pelagics.
  • 3*,4* & 5* island resorts
  • Liveaboards with free places for whole boat bookings.

 

 

Dive Holidays Sportif

Sportif Dive is a specialist tour operator offering a wide range of diving holidays all over the world. Our choice of destinations is extensive from established locations in the Red Sea, Maldives, Caribbean and the Far East to the exotic and unusual such as Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean, Wakatobi, Truk, Palau, South America & the Pacific. Whether you are looking to for a Learn to Dive course, group expedition or trip of a lifetime we can help. With over 30 years experience and a personal approach, we can advise on the ideal location to suit your needs, at a price to suit your budget.

Our extensive knowledge of the destinations means we can recommend the right location for you. Our diving centres are selected for their excellent standards of service and safety. Whatever your priority, whether starting out or wishing to dive a technically challenging site we can recommend a range of options offering the best diving for when you wish to travel. We can organise all your travel arrangements for you, pre-book equipment and diving packages in advance to maximise your time when you get there.

As an independent tour operator, we select only the hotels, liveaboards and diving centres that offer the best standards and quality of service but at the right price. Without the overheads of a large mass market operator, we can offer the best value diving holidays often with great discounts and special offers.

Our consultants have many years experience in travel and are divers. They are able to closely match your needs and take time to recommend from a carefully selected range of accommodation and diving packages. With first hand knowledge, they are passionate about diving and travel and providing the perfect holiday for you.

Sportif also have a specialist multisport division offering instruction and rental packages for windsurfing, kitesurfing and surfing. Our specialist centres are located in some of our diving resorts, often minutes from the Dive Centre for easy coordination of activities. Packages offered included taster and learn to right through to intensive coaching weeks up to expert level. Children can start from 8 years.

Sportif Dive are an ATOL bonded operator which means that every element of your holiday is secure. With the worry of disruption to your holiday plans from weather disruption or airline failure you can be sure that we will be there to help every step of the way.
 

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