Amba Liveaboard, Maldives
9.0 Superb - Free Nitrox
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Family Cabins
“This was my first live aboard experience and I couldn't have wished for a better one. ”
Highlights
The AMBA is a 31-meter-long liveaboard that accommodates 20 guests in 10 cabins, each featuring a private bathroom and adjustable air conditioning. The German owner personally manages the vessel. The clientele is international, comprising English and German-speaking individuals. The ship offers 11-day, 10-night tours to the Ari, Vaavu, and Malé Atolls, featuring well-selected dive sites.
The AMBA specializes in two-week tours for divers with medium to advanced experience. The tours require a minimum of 30 logged dives and some experience with currents. Communal areas onboard the Amba include the main saloon and dining room, where three freshly prepared meals are served daily, along with afternoon snacks, cakes, drinking water, tea, juice, and coffee. The German and Maldivian chefs bake fresh bread daily in the morning for breakfast lovers, alongside a vast variety of international delicacies from Asia, complemented by global cuisine. Since the Owner is a chef himself, food is one of the top priorities, besides safety and stunning dives. The outdoor lounge on the upper deck is perfect for relaxing between dives, and the partially covered sun deck is furnished with sun loungers.
The AMBA navigates the central atolls of the Maldives, including Malé, Ari, and Vaavu Atolls, offering dive sites carefully selected to avoid crowded areas. The Amba stands out with its BAUER PureAir filling system, ensuring the highest safety standards. The 16-meter dive dhoni provides efficient dive operations, and smaller speedboats offer easy access to nearby islands. The experienced multilingual crew ensures all guests have a smooth and personalized diving and holiday experience.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Night Dives, Nitrox, Fishing, Land Excursions, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Environment Tax (12 EUR per night), Mandatory Service Charge, Nitrox Course (220 EUR).
Optional Extras: Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Rental Gear, Snorkel Gear.
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Amba Liveaboard Reviews
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- 9.0 Superb
- Vessel 8.8
- Crew 8.7
- Food 9.7
- Diving 8.8
- Value 8.9
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- 10 Exceptional
- Craig D
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United Kingdom
Excellent 10 day liveaboard experience on Amba
Itinerary picked as 2-3 rather than 4 dives per day and 10 night option. Guides superb from initial briefing through to maximising sightings potential on each dive. Saw mantas, sharks (white tip, black tip and nurse), turtles, octupus and various rays. Lots of tuna, jacks and large groupers as well as the small reef fish. Crew very helpful on Dhoni and the Amber liveaboard. Excellent food.
- Recommended for
- Dive itinary. Dive Guides and Crew. The boats (Liveaboard and Dhoni).
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- 10 Exceptional
- Trond S
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Norway
Friendly, great food, value for money
Manta, sharks, variety of dives excellent 👍
- Recommended for
- dives, crew, boat - all great
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Vincent G
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France
Bonne experience
Good overall experience, boat and cabin very comfortable.Some dives could be better organized.
- Recommended for
- Comfort of the boat and the cabin (Upper Deck Cabin). Helpful and friendly crew. The north of the Maldives (fewer tourists).
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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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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Ben P
- United States
Fun diving with great staff! Goes by too fast
We had a wonderful time on the Amba. While you can't schedule the marine life, we had some great encounters with sharks, a manta, and numerous Maldivian reef fish. The crew was warm, inviting, and helpful. The dive staff was very knowledgeable and attentive before, during, and after the dives. The chef and kitchen staff are wonderful. The worst part of the trip is that it goes by too fast.
- Recommended for
- Great dives. Fun group. Amazing staff.
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- 9.2 Superb
- jorge H
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Spain
Very good valeu for money
Excellent diving with guides like Alex, Dane and Zeezal nothing can go wrong. Very profesional. Nice. With lots of patience and empathy. The dives we did were always excellent and very well planed even when it was not their normal route. Great time with great people.
- Recommended for
- The crew, the diving and the group we got.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Fabrice A
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Switzerland
A very nice week with a friendly team
The contact with the other passengers, the barbecue evening on the beach, nice dives
- Recommended for
- Layout of the boat, quality of meals, service and welcome of the crew
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- 8.4 Very good
- Silke W
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Germany
Still nice boat with good staff and lonesome dive spots
Relaxing week with nice other divers.
- Recommended for
- Sharks, Mantas, Dolphins
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- 8.4 Very good
- Marina C
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Italy
Good experience to taste diving in Maldives
Amazing experience
- Recommended for
- The upper deck, the amazing places, the peace in the ocean
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Matthias G
- Germany
Just beautiful
Lasting positive memory of diving with nurse sharks, as well as sightings of manta rays and reef sharks.
- Recommended for
- Dive guides. Quality of food. friendliness of the Vrew.
