Amba Liveaboard, Maldives
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8.9 Fabulous
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- Internet
- Free Nitrox
- from $ 178 / day
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“Diving + snorkeling with the manta rays and the nurse sharks.”
Highlights
The AMBA is a well-maintained safari boat that specializes in two-week tours for experienced divers. The tours require a minimum of 50 logged dives and some experience with currents. The AMBA is a floating hotel with 11 cabins featuring private bathrooms, adjustable air conditioning, and quality linens. Communal areas onboard the Amba yacht include the main saloon and dining room, where 3 freshly prepared meals are served daily, along with afternoon snacks/cakes, drinking water, tea, and coffee. The chefs bake fresh sourdough bread daily in the morning for breakfast lovers. The outdoor lounge on the upper deck is perfect for relaxing between dives, and the spacious partially covered sun deck is furnished with sun loungers.
The 32-meter liveaboard navigates the central atolls of the Maldives, including Malé, Rasdhoo, Ari, and Vaavu Atolls, offering carefully selected dive sites each day. At the start of the season, the AMBA ventures to the northern Maldives, providing a rare opportunity to snorkel with manta rays and whale sharks in Hanifaru Bay. The Amba stands out with its BAUER PureAir filling system, ensuring the highest safety standards. The 18-meter dive dhoni provides efficient dive operations, and smaller speedboats offer easy access to nearby islands. The experienced multilingual crew ensures all guests a smooth and personalized diving experience.
Starting in 2026, the yacht will introduce Deep South tours, where divers can explore the famous "Tiger Zoo" and encounter tiger sharks, bull sharks, hammerheads, and whale sharks within a vibrant coral ecosystem.
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Included: VAT, Fuel Surcharge, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Night Dives, Nitrox, Fishing, Land Excursions, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Environment Tax (6 USD per day), Mandatory Service Charge (25 USD per day), National Park Fees (20 USD per day).
Optional Extras: Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (190 EUR per activity), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses (390 EUR per activity), Snorkel Gear, Snorkeling Guide, WiFi internet.
Book now, pay later: You can easily place your booking online. We will then hold the spaces for you and you can confirm with a payment later.
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Amba Liveaboard Reviews
- 8.9 Fabulous
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Vessel
8.7
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Crew
8.6
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Food
9.6
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Diving
8.9
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Value
8.9
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- 10 Exceptional
- Kimberly P
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United States
Awesome Boat/Staff and Diving !!!
Wow...So many highlights. Stefan and his staff were great even before the trip started. Great communication ahead of time on little things about the trip. We were picked up promptly at the airport on Tuesday. Great briefings on the boat, typical diving, etc. This was the ONLY boat I've ever been on to actually do a safety drill on evacuating from the lower level. Food was awesome and very healthy. Amo and Neo were great guides and did most of the daily dive briefings. There is some challenging diving in the Maldives at certain sites (current, reef hooks necessary, etc), but the crew made sure we practiced in advance and were ready when we did hit those more advanced sites. Diving in the Maldives ranges from beautiful corals and small stuff like nudibranchs to sharks, turtles and Manta Rays ! I've done multiple liveaboards and this one is the best. The crew went out of their way to make us all feel welcome. Great trip and can't wait to go back ! Hats off to Stefan and all the crew for an awesome week !
- Recommended for
- Great diving in Maldives ! Staff was incredible ! Communication was excellent
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- 10 Exceptional
- Michael L
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United States
The most fun I have had on a drive trip EVER!!!
I am new to HOOK diving and didn't get it until we did the first one. I don't want to do Hook Diving on every dive but it is a fun and different experience. Diving off of a Dhoni boat was great, all you dive things stayed there and didn't take up any space on the living area. this was just a great trip and would recommend AMBA and it crew to anyone. Stephon is a spectacular human and make you feel like you are at home on his boat. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
- Recommended for
- The Crew was outstanding. The Dive sites were diverse and full of life. The Food was outstanding.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Angela T
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United States
Good Value for your money, very nice crew
The shared rooms and bathrooms are spacious compared to other liveaboards I've been on. The crew is very nice, polite, helpful and attentive. The smaller boat, from which we do the diving from, is also spacious and comfortable with bathroom, covered roof, and sundeck. Very good value for your money!
- Recommended for
- Crew, Food, Well Organized
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- 6.0 Review score
- ROBERT C
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United States
adequate but not great
manta rays
- Recommended for
- convenience experienced dive masters predictable
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- 8.0 Very good
- Greg F
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United States
Some good Some bad
The Manta dive was an awesome dive. The reefs were in very good shape for the most part and the amount of reef fish was mind boggeling!!
- Recommended for
- The crew on the dohni were very very good. 4 of the dives were good.
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- 8.0 Very good
- Jessica B
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United States
Great value and no crowds
The cabins are very spacious, and even the en suite was much larger than most liveaboards. The crew is fantastic and goes out of their way to keep guests happy. The main salon is large and comfortable and there are several outdoor areas to lounge. Our only complaint was that the smoking section was the one and only covered deck, just behind the salon. Made it difficult to find a place to hang out away from the smoke when it rained. Diving in the far north was amazing. We didn't have great visibility, but the life was so prolific. And we never had to share a dive site with another boat. Would highly recommend this trip!
- Recommended for
- Uncrowded dive sites, fantastic marine life, good crew
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- 8.0 Very good
- Adam W
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United States
Nice boat, good food, meh diving
Dives at 7am are a little too early as the sun's not high enough to pierce much of the water. Some dive spots should be abandoned altogether as they were uninteresting or nearly completely bleached. Wasted a lot of time over barren areas. Overall 18 dives: 3 great; 5 good; 5 ok; 5 quite dull.
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- Good food, boat is in good shape (but rooms smell), nice sun and shade areas
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- 10 Exceptional
- David R
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United Kingdom
AMBA April 2024
I don't want to be too positive otherwise this boat will become more popular than it already is. More seriously, this was a superb operation, end to end, starting with collection from the airport at the start to being dropped off at the end. Stefan and his team overcame some significant weather and engine related challenges on this trip and we still completed the full programme with some excellent diving days. I was well impressed with pretty much everything that the staff did for the divers. I can't speak highly enough of Stefan's customer focus and pragmatism. The AMBA is definitely my go to maldives liveaboard. Thank you
- Recommended for
- The dive sites, the crew, the food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Natasha H
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Canada
Awesome experience
A definite highlight was the Manta night dive, the nurse shark dive, and the dive at shark tank.
- Recommended for
- Diving, food, company
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- 8.4 Very good
- Lee R
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Australia
Extensive large pelagics diving in currents.
2 x dives with multiple large Manta.
- Recommended for
- Good passenger / crew interaction. Night dive with large nurse sharks. Easy dive schedule
