Destination: Maldives
Itinerary: North Male, Ari, Vaavu, South Male and more.. (7 & 10 nights) | From $289++/night
Fun Azul Maldives Quick Pitch
Launched in August 2013, MV Fun Azul is a comfortable, spacious and luxurious liveaboard yacht with a very comfortable dhoni, diving boat, separately from the mother boat, serving the Maldives.
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Dive Overview
The dive sites in the Maldives feature healthy reefs, soft corals, mantas, whale sharks, schooling gray reef sharks, hawksbill turtles and much more.
[See: Maldives Dive Travel Guide]
Accommodations
Types of Cabins, Amenities and Photos
Fun Azul Maldives Cabin Overview
Fun Azul Maldives can accommodate a maximum of 18-20 guests with 10 cabins in total. Air conditioner and hot & cold shower are available in all rooms.
Cabin Details
- Lower Deck: 7 Cabins
- Lower deck cabins offer you a comfortable and relaxed time with a small window, a fan, A/C, and a private shower booth and restroom, flat screen monitor with a DVD player.
- - 1 Deluxe Single (1 Queen Bed) - Available for single use!
- - 5 Deluxe Twin (2 Beds)
- - 1 Deluxe Double (1Double Bed or 1 King Bed)
- Upper Deck: 3 Cabins
- Upper deck cabins offer you a comfortable and relaxed time with wide windows, a fan, A/C, a private shower booth and restroom, mini bar (not included in the tour fee), a wide dresser with a mirror and a closet, flat screen monitor with DVD player.
- - 1 Suite (1 King size beds)
- - 2 Master Twin (2 beds)
General Facilities
Fun Azul Maldives Boat Features
- Air-conditioned dining room
- Bar
- Audio, DVD, TV/video equipment
- PC with WIFI on board
- Sundeck with shade
- 1 jacuzzi (6 persons)
- Sun loungers
Food & Drinks Aboard Fun Azul Maldives
The kitchen provides a variety of Asian, European, and Maldivian cuisine. Three meals a day will be served including tea and coffee. The bar facility in the Salon offers a choice of fresh fruit juice soft drinks, cocktails, liquors, wine, and draft beer
Schedule & Rates
For information on departure dates, rates, and availability email us at info@bluewaterdivetravel.com or call us at +1-310-915-6677 and we will gladly help you plan your dream dive vacation!
Dive Information & Itineraries
Thaa Trip – 6days Diving (January to March only)
- Long awaited "Thaa Route" concentrating on the school of Hammerhead sharks.
- This trip takes you around 5 atolls covering 2 of the very famous night dive points, Alimatha night dive with nurse sharks and night dive or snorkel with whale sharks.
Full Trip – 7days Diving (in rainy season only)
- Everything you hope for is in this FULL TRIP. We will take you to five atolls "Baa Atoll, North Male Atoll, South Male, South Ari Atoll and North Ari Atoll. On one hand, you have a lot of chance to see Aggregation of Manta and feeding dance at Baa Atoll, on the other, you may encounter WHALE SHARK at Ari Atoll.
Baa-Atoll Trip – 5days Diving (in rainy season only)
- Baa-Atoll is the hottest and becoming a very famous area in Maldives in recent years. Only in the rainy season, we have a chance to see "Aggregation of Mantas"!! We have a chance to see 20-30 mantas in one dive!! And if you are very lucky, a Whale shark is coming through these mantas.
Ari-Atoll Trip (South Route) – 5days Diving - Year Around
- This route is the most popular. We can take you to South Male-Atoll → South Ari-Atoll→ North Ari-Atoll → Rasdhoo-Atoll → North Ari-Atoll. This tour includes Manta point and Whale-Shark area. In Rasdhoo-Atoll, we can try to search Hammerhead Sharks too!
Felidhe-Atoll Trip – 5days Diving (in dry season only)
- In Felidhe-Atoll we can enjoy dynamic channel dive. Strong in-comming current is pushing big staffs to the corner. On the corner, we have a chance to see Gray-reef Sharks, White tip-reef Sharks and schools of Eagle-rays! If you are very lucky, you might see Great-Hummer!
Equatorial Trip – 6days Diving (in dry season only)
- Limited Special Trip for February!! This is the only tripwith thedynamics of and the true excellence of the Maldivian sea!!! This is a special tour to dive in Male Atoll → Felidhoo Atoll → Meemu Atoll → Thaa Atoll → Laamu Atoll → Gaafu Atoll. Channel diving is the main diving. You will be greeted with unexpected big creatures such as schools of Giant Barracudas, Bigeye Jacks, and Grey Reef Sharks and Hammerhead Sharks. The diving at the Gaafu Atoll, the largest in the Maldives, is equally fascinating! Extraordinary ocean waits for your arrival with schools of Spotted Eagle Rays and Whale Sharks. Limited to those with total diving experience of over 400dives.
Northern Explore Trip – 6days Diving (in rainy season only)
- Baa Atoll, the hottest atoll in Maldives! You aim for a school of Mantas in HanifalBay by snorkeling and we aim for Manta ray go round and round by diving. From Lhaviyani Atoll with some untouched ocean to Noonu Atoll to Haa Atoll. Grey Reef Sharks, White Tip Sharks and Black Tip Sharks can be spotted here. This course lets you feel the wilderness with the variety of young Cardinal fish often covering your eyes in this season.
Short Trip – 3days Diving
- The route is suitable for the guests who cannot take a long holiday but want to enjoy Maldives! The trip covers S. Male and Ari! You can enjoy whalesharks and mantas with just 3days diving!
Sample Itinerary (Ari atoll trip)
- Departure port: Male
- Arrival port: Male
- Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
- Number of dives: 17 maximum (2-3 per day)
- Skill level: Open water with 50 logged dives
- Day 1 - Arrival at Male Airport for a combined transfer to M/V Fun Azul at 19:00, 23:00 is the latest check in allowed. (No dinner is served)
- Day 2 - All Day
- 3 DIVES
- Day 3 - All Day
- 3 DIVES
- Day 4 - All Day
- 3 DIVES
- Day 5 - All Day
- 3 DIVES
- Day 6 - All Day
- 2 - 3 DIVES
- Day 7 - Around 10AM, check out with a combined transfer from M/V Fun Azul to MLE airport (1hour).
- *Male City tour (Available upon Request @ US$5 per person)
Other Information
Boat Specifications
- Year Built: 2009
- Length overrall: 35.62m
- Beams: 10.2m
- Cruising Speed: 12 knots
- Engine Horse Power: 450HP
- Power Supply: 24hrs 220volt/50Hz A/C Multiple
- Capacity: 20 passengers
- Safety: Oxygen, Fire extinguishers, Life Jackets, First Aid Box
- Decks: Sun deck with shade, 1 jacuzzi (6person), Sun Longers
- Cabins: 10 Cabins in Total
- Available Food: Asian, European, and Maldiven
- Crew: 8 crew + 2 or 3 guides (PADI certified, English speaking and Japanese speaking)
Practical Information
- Time Zone: UTC+5
- Local Currency: MVR (Maldivian rufiyaa)
- Language Spoken: English & Japanese
- Electricity: 220V
- Payment Onboard: Cash
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