“All round amazing experience with manta dives and whale shark spotting on more than one occasion”
Highlights
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.
Topside the Ari Queen has 10 staterooms catering to a maximum of 24 guests—six twin cabins on the lower deck feature double and single beds. The main deck has two Deluxe cabins, and the upper deck has 2 Suites. The Deluxe Suites benefit from sea views, a small fridge, and a TV. All cabins feature individually controlled A/C, warm water showers, wardrobes, and storage space.
For relaxation, there is a large indoor saloon on the main deck with a comfortable seating area with an entertainment system or dining area, where 3 delicious meals will be served daily. On the upper deck, guests can relax in the seating area in front of the bridge, relax on loungers on the sun deck, or enjoy a sundowner while enjoying the beautiful Maldives views at the open-air bar.
The 15 experienced and professional crew of the MV Ari Queen Maldives are on hand to help you to create a memorable vacation. Book online today.
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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).
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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Ari Queen Reviews
- 8.3 Very good
- Vessel 7.9
- Crew 7.8
- Food 9.1
- Diving 8.1
- Value 8.5
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- 10 Exceptional
- chuifen T
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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
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Tomer L
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Israel
A great week on the Ari Queen
The divings are amazing!
- Recommended for
- Diving Staff Comfort
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- 10 Exceptional
- Scott P
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United States
Amazing Alejandra, Fire, Hugo, and Captain Adam are the best!
Alejandra, Fire, Hugo, and Captain Adam are the best! The rest of the crew is awesome as well. I cannot say enough about the professionalism that comes with the employees of this boat. They went above an beyond to make everyone's trip amazing. Manta Ray night dive was incredible as well as the Shark and Stingray night dive. Owner take note: Alejandra is awesome!
- Recommended for
- Staff, Staff, Staff.
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- 7.2 Good
- Emily B
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Canada
Good value for money
One afternoon a group of nurse sharks swam right underneath the boat and we jumped in the water to snorkel with them. Amazing!
- Recommended for
- Nurse sharks night dive, drift dives and good food
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- 10 Exceptional
- Becky Y
- 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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- 8.0 Very good
- mijung B
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South Korea
good
definitely dive sites, most point were good
- Recommended for
- crew, dive site, wifi available
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- 9.2 Superb
- Urica L
- United States
The Ari Queen is great value for money for world class diving!
1. Diving - pelagics, healthy reefs, varied sites, easy/challenging 2. The scenery - most beautiful place in the world 3. The dive guides and staff - very professional and fun to be around 4. The value for money - excellent 5. The experience of living on a boat to see the Maldives
- Recommended for
- 1. The diving 2. The route 3. The service
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- 8.4 Very good
- Alexander P
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France
Nice dive week
super night dive at Alimatha Island jetty - with nurse sharks, jacks and rays.
- Recommended for
- dives
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- 9.2 Superb
- Claude L
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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.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Igor R
- Israel
GREATEST DIVING WEEK EVER
Night dive with 100 sharks and sting rays
- Recommended for
- locations, instructor experience, great room
