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Ari Queen, Maldives

Rating 8.3 out of 10 8.3 Very good

“Great comfortable and spacious boat”

Liz P, Flag of New Zealand New Zealand

Highlights

  • Year-round dive trips
  • Famous Maldives Atolls
  • Nitrox on board
  • Wi-Fi on board

The Ari Queen Liveaboard offers year-round dive trips to some of the Maldives' most famous Atolls. Explore the North & South Male Atolls and the Ari Atolls to see Manta Rays, Rasdhoo – famous for Hammerhead Sharks, and even Felidhoo and Meemu Atolls. The experienced dive guides are on hand to make this a memorable diving vacation in the Maldives.

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Included: VAT, Environment Tax, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Fishing, Land Excursions, Snorkeling Guide, Cabin Towels.

Optional Extras: Gratuities, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Special Dinner (65 USD), Extra Dives (45 USD per tank), Nitrox, Rental Gear, WiFi internet (10 USD).

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Ari Queen Reviews

  • Rating 8.3 out of 10
  • 8.3 Very good
  1. Vessel
    7.9
  2. Crew
    7.8
  3. Food
    9.1
  4. Diving
    8.1
  5. Value
    8.5
  • Rating 10 out of 10
  • 10 Exceptional
  • chuifen T
  • Flag of Taiwan Taiwan

Great liveaboard experience and diving trips

The first liveaboard diving experience was very good, although I didn't see whale sharks, but under the guidance of the guide, I still saw a lot of marine life, there were schools of nurse sharks, turtles, mantles, lionfish, etc., and I also felt the conscientious attitude of the staff on board, and the friendly smile of the guests, and was included in the list of friends who would recommend it in the future

Recommended for
Friendly and conscientious staff, beautiful and moving marine life, climb on an uninhabited island
Translated from Chinese
  • Rating 8.0 out of 10
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Cara W
  • Flag of New Zealand New Zealand

Unforgettable manta diving

All round amazing experience with manta dives and whale shark spotting on more than one occasion

Recommended for
The diving, most of the staff were amazing and I got my own room
  • Rating 9.2 out of 10
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Claude L
  • Flag of Australia Australia

Best diving holiday ever.

Every dive we saw sharks. Whale shark, Mantas, rays & turtles. Alimatha Island jetty - night dive with 100 + nurse sharks, jacks and rays. Great beach BBQ. The boat offered great relaxation areas.

Recommended for
Great dive sites.Great divemasters and crew. Very comfortable boat.
  • Rating 10 out of 10
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Becky Y
  • Flag of Canada Canada

I’ve never seen so many sharks just swimming around (and they are not feeding)  40+ of them!

Going into my cabin in the hold of ‘Ari Queen’ is like walking into a modern hotel room, with 2 beds, not bunk beds. If you don’t look at the round porthole, you’d never guess that you are on a dive boat! The light fixtures, color scheme, the modern bathroom and the ample storage area are great. Even though I was sharing the room with another diver, I never felt that it was cramped. And there were ample of convenient electrical outlets in the room for the 2 of us who had camera, torches, cell phones, etc. to charge at all times. Very nice design! We had wonderful crew and dive masters. We had very thorough dive briefing with charts, maps and drawings and detailed explanations...for every dive! And if something needed to be fixed, the crew would get right on with it efficiently. Now, the kitchen staff especially impressed me as our large group of divers were very diverse and some have very strict dietary requirement and they needed food cooked in separate pots and pans and prepare differently from the rest of us for every single meal. Yet, the kitchen staff took it in stride and did it perfectly for a whole week, with no mistake or complaints and everyone was happy and well fed! Bravo, guys! A really well-run boat! I truly believe that ‘Ari Queen’ attracts nice people who keep coming back to the same liveaboard over and over again! The divers I’ve met on other liveaboards were also friendly people, but frictions did occur from time to time, Yet, on Ari Queeen, everyone got along famously, even though we were all from different backgrounds and spoke different languages! Our love of diving tied us together and it was such a special and warm experience that I’d go back to ‘Ari Queen’ just to be with my fellow divers and the terrific crew again!

Recommended for
Cabin like a hotel room, crew especially the kitchen staff , friendliness of my fellow divers.

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