Maldives Whale Shark Trips – Summer 2010

Is swimming with whale sharks something you’ve always wanted to do, but never had the chance?  Have you seen whale sharks in the wild before while scuba diving/snorkeling, but you’re dying for another opportunity to swim with them?  Now is your chance!  Maldives Dive  Travel is offering a wide selection of whale shark safaris this summer, so there’s bound to be one to suit your schedule and budget.  The following scuba diving safaris all depart from the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.  Prices include accommodation, meals and diving.

Whale Shark Trips with Maldives Dive Travel in 2010

Maldives Whale Shark Dive Trips 2010

• Stingray : August 17 – 24.  7 nights. USD $1,176
  Baa Atoll / Hanifaru
• Black Pearl: August 30 – September 13.  14  nights.  USD $2,590.
  Hanifaru Whale Shark / Manta Ray safari with Marine Biologist on board
• Black Pearl: September 13 – 20.  7 nights.  USD $1,295.
  Mamingili Beyru Whale Shark Safari with Marine Biologist on board
• Stingray: September 15 – 22.  7 nights. USD  $1,176.
  Baa Atoll, Hanifaru
• Theia: August 2 – 9. 7 nights. USD  $1,344.
  Baa Atoll, Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll
• Theia: August 9-16. 7 nights. USD $1,344.
  Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll
• Theia: August 16-23, 7 nights. USD $1,344
  Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll
• Theia: August 23-30. 7 nights, USD $1,344
  Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll
• Theia: August 30 – September 6. 7 nights. USD $1,344
  Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll
• MV Orion: September 3 – 13,  10 nights USD $1,990
  Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll
• Theia: September 6-13. 7 nights, USD 1.344
  Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Ari  and North Male Atoll

All cruises on Theia are subject to the following surcharges on board: USD $8 p.p./p.n. obligatory Maldivian tourism tax + USD $14.50  fuel surcharge per person per night.

Please Note (valid for all boats):
Travelling to Baa Atoll and back requires adequate weather conditions and is subject to change. Prices are per person, per cruise in a standard cabin full board accommodation inclusive all dives.  On many of the boats, upgrades to other cabins are available at a cost.

Spend your Christmas holidays on a diving liveaboard in the warm, tropical paradise of the Maldives!

This Christmas season, spend your holidays discovering the magnificent underwater world of the Maldives on a diving liveaboard!

Instead of suffering through another dreary Christmas season, shivering as the freezing cold rain soaks through your jacket and cuts like a knife into the fragile skin beneath, treat yourself and experience a once-in-a-lifetime scuba adventure in the Maldives!

Christmas Holidays in the Maldives

The Maldives, a tropical country whose warm, paradaisical waters are clear and crystalline, providing shelter to a host of unique underwater creatures. Divers can expect to see grey reef sharks, manta rays, whale sharks and many, many more!

Maldives Dive Travel offers a large variety of Christmas holiday specials on wide selection of pre-screened Maldives liveaboards. Learn more about Maldives Liveaboards here!

Christmas Holiday Deals on a Maldives Liveaboard

Check out the Christmas holiday deals on the following Maldives liveaboards:

Spend your Christmas Holiday on the MV Orion Liveaboard

MV Orion Scuba Diving Cruise – December 21-28:
Spend Christmas 2009 in the Maldives! Get away from the cold weather with your friends or family and experience Christmas in the sun.
MV Orion Christmas safari just USD $1,680 per person!

Spend your Christmas Holiday on the Stingray Liveaboard

Stingray Scuba Diving Holiday – December 22-28:
Escape to the Maldives and spend Christmas in the sun! The Stingray Liveaboard is offering a 6-night scuba diving holiday from December 22-28. Spend your days scuba diving, snorkeling, suntanning and relaxing in this tropical island paradise and return home rejuvenated and ready for the New Year to begin.
Stingray Christmas safari just USD $1,044 per person!

Spend your Christmas Holiday on the Black Pearl Liveaboard

Black Pearl Scuba Diving Cruise – December 21 – 28:
Another seven-night trip diving safari on the Black Pearl begins on December 21st, allowing you to experience Christmas in the tropics. This is the perfect time for a scuba diving holiday in the Maldives.  Depature date is confirmed.
Black Pearl Christmas safari just USD $1,386 per person!

Spend your Christmas Holiday on the Galileo Liveaboard

Galileo Liveaboard Scuba Diving Safari – Dec 21st-Jan 2nd:

For the ultimate scuba diving holiday in the Maldives, book a space on this 12-night scuba diving expedition on Galileo and visit the largest variety of dive sites in hte Maldives.  With 12 nights available for cruising, there is no doubt you will have the opportunity to visit atolls that shorter dive safaris simply cannot include in their itineraries.Escape to the Maldives and spend Christmas in the sun!

Galileo Christmas safari just USD €1,296 per person!

–Price Subject to Change without Notice–

Maldives Diving Prices on the Best Maldives Liveaboards

Check out our Maldives Diving Prices on our Carefully Selected Maldives Diving Liveaboards!!!

Maldives Dive Travel prides itself on providing divers with the most competitive Maldives diving prices around. Possessing over 15 years of experience with Maldives liveaboard diving, Maldives Dive Travel offers unforgettable liveaboard scuba trips at the lowest prices!

Avoid hassle and book your next liveaboard scuba trip online…You won’t be able to resist when Maldives diving prices are this unbeatable!

Maldives Diving Prices for Adventurer 2 Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Adventurer 2 Liveaboard are as low as $201.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Adventurer 2 Liveaboard now!

Adventurer 2 Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Black Pearl Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Black Pearl Liveaboard are as low as $152.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Black Pearl Liveaboard now!

Black Pearl Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Carina Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Carina Liveaboard are as low as $212.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Carina Liveaboard now!

Carina Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Dream Catcher II Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Dream Catcher II Liveaboard are as low as $228.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Dream Catcher II Liveaboard now!

Dream Catcher II Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Galileo Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Galileo Liveaboard are as low as €142.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Galileo Liveaboard now!

Galileo Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Island Safari 2 Royal Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Island Safari 2 Royal Liveaboard are as low as $240.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Island Safari 2 Royal Liveaboard now!

Island Safari 2 Royal Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for MV Orion Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the MV Orion Liveaboard are as low as $220.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the MV Orion Liveaboard now!

MV Orion Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Nautilus One Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Nautilus One Liveaboard are as low as $195.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Nautilus One Liveaboard now!

Nautilus One Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Nautilus Two Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Nautilus Two Liveaboard are as low as $213.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Nautilus Two Liveaboard now!

Nautilus Two Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Pretty Tombilli Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Pretty Tombilli Liveaboard are as low as $174.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Pretty Tombilli Liveaboard now!

Pretty Tombilli Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Stingray Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Stingray Liveaboard are as low as $147.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Stingray Liveaboard now!

Stingray Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for Theia Liveaboard

Maldives Diving Prices for the Theia Liveaboard are as low as $200.00 per night. Rate includes full board and diving. Book your next scuba trip on the Theia Liveaboard now!

Theia Liveaboard

Steve Irwin’s Afterlife Is a Source of Rumours

Almost three years after Steve Irwin was killed by a Stingray in Batt Reef, off the coast of Queensland in Australia, rumors are still circulating about what happened to Steve Irwin after his death.

Steve Irwin Wrestles a Crocodile

Steve Irwin Fed to a Crocodile?

Allegedly, at Steve Irwin’s funeral, his body was fed to a crocodile, although his wife Terri has stood up against these rumors saying they are not true at all and she finds them offensive.

Steve Irwin Killed by Stingray

Steve Irwin was killed while scuba diving by a stingray he was playing with.  As the ray circled his body, the barb got stuck in his body and he was killed.  There is actually a video of his Stingray encounter here:

Remembering Steve Irwin

September 2009 will mark the three-year anniversary of Steve Irwin’s death.  It is a good time to look back on his amazing life and the contribution he made to our society and our knowledge and understanding of the animals around us.  RIP Steve Irwin.

This morning at Kandooma Thila the current was running in at medium to strong, so we decided to begin the dive from Cocoa Corner and cross the channel and finish the dive at Kandooma Thila.

We jumped to Cocoa Corner and once all the divers were underwater we began to swim towards the corner and by facing the current we swam all the way to the middle of the channel and drifted inside the channel and finally ended at the Thila.

Many Gray Reef sharks were lingering at the channel entrance, while a few white tips congregated near the Thila and a school of eagle rays were also among the highlights.

Eagle Rays

The second dive we did at southern Ari atoll, Omadhoo Thila, with almost no current. This was not good for a big fish dive, but it was a rather relaxing dive with heaps of small fish instead.

The third dive was to 5 Rocks where the current was very strong, but all the divers managed to make a quick descent and get the protection of the reef. We saw a few white tips from the up current including dog tooth tunas and tons of fusiliers. After some time we drifted into the tiny channel and swam through it all until the shadow.

The visibility was poor in both the atolls but the dives turned out to very enjoyable. The weather is great with calm seas and the temperature remains at a sunny 30 degrees Celsius.

Tomorrow is a big day because we are going for a whale shark search after the first dive. For today our final anchorage is Dhangethi lagoon, and after the dive some of the divers went off to the island for an excursion.

Sting Ray embarks with 15 divers today on their last cruise for this season. The divers this week are British, French, German, Japanese and Singaporeans.

Having collected all the guests by mid day we headed to south Male’ atoll Guriadhoo Region and the orientation dive was made at Villivaru Giri.

The plan for this week is to move to south Ari atoll tomorrow after the first dive then to north Ari atoll and to finish it at Rasdhoo atoll.

Will keep all the reader updated on Sting Ray’s encounters and other activities as the week progresses.