Horizon 3 Liveaboard, Maldives
8.5 Fabulous - Nitrox available
- En-Suite bathrooms
- Family Cabins
“Everyone on the crew were very friendly and made it an unforgettable adventure.”
Highlights
The 36m Horizon 3 liveaboard caters to 25 guests in 12 en-suite cabins. Cabins are tastefully decorated with ample storage space, AC, and either twin or double beds. Guests can choose from Standard, Deluxe, or Master Deluxe Cabins. Social areas include the indoor lounge, dining and bar areas, entertainment spaces, and a board game area. Meals are served in the indoor or outdoor dining area, offering stunning panoramic views. A wide variety of food is freshly prepared, and special dietary requests can be catered to with advance notice. For relaxation, guests can choose the sun deck, complete with loungers, mattresses, and a hot tub, or unwind with a therapeutic massage from the onboard masseuse. Guests can feel comfortable leaving their high-tech equipment on board, as security cameras are stationed throughout the vessel for maximum security.
Diving with the Horizon 3 yacht takes place from the dedicated 18m support dhoni, which features a crew of 3, camera rinsing facilities, set-up stations, a dive kitting-up area, and nitrox available for those certified. The dhoni is large enough to support more than 30 divers, leaving ample space for everyone to get kitted up and for gear storage. There is an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on board the dhoni.
Cruises vary from 7 - 14 nights and explore the central, northern, and southern atolls. Trips offer the chance to see manta rays, reef sharks, eagle rays, stingrays, turtles, and even whale sharks. The crew and dive guides of the Horizon III liveaboard are among the most experienced in the Maldives, boasting over 15 years of experience diving in the region. They know all the best spots to escape the crowds. The captain has over 30 years of experience in the Maldives, so you can rest assured that you will visit some of the best areas based on the local conditions.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Welcome Cocktails, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Fishing, Land Excursions, Beach Towels, Cabin Towels, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Environment Tax ($12 / day), Fuel Surcharge ($200 / trip), Mandatory Service Charge ($150 / week), National Park Fees ($10-15 / trip).
Optional Extras: Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Beach BBQ ($0), Extra Dives, Nitrox ($145-190 / week), Nitrox Course ($155 / activity), Private Dive Guide ($155 / day), Rental Gear, Scuba Diving Courses ($97-580), Jet Ski, Snorkel Gear, Wakeboarding, Water Ski, Laundry / Pressing Services ($5 / item), WiFi internet ($26 / week), Massage.
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Horizon 3 Reviews
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- 8.5 Fabulous
- Vessel 7.9
- Crew 8.5
- Food 9.3
- Diving 8.8
- Value 8.3
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Bharat S
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India
Great route with an exceptional crew
The route to the north was superb. We had a lot of sightseeing of the mantas and the sharks. Crew is fantastic.
- Recommended for
- Dive Sites. Dive Guides. Rooms.
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- 9.2 Superb
- Richard S
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Austria
Nice tour to the Northern Atolls incl. Hanifaru bay
In a nutshell: It was very nice trip to the north. The tour was sold as Manta Madness and it fully justified its title. The boat was in good shape. For sure if you take a very close look via magnifier then you will always find some points. A real plus was the charging station. Every diver had a box and socket for charging and intermediate storage. The selection of the dive spots was really good. It's always a challenge for the guide team if the boat is fully booked and the dive site is not so big. Most of the time our boat divers were alone at the dive site despite you can count up to 8 other boats in the surrounding area. The masterpiece of the dive crew happened in Hanifaru Bay. On shorthand the scheduled snorkeling in Hanifary bay was shifted since no or only a few Mantas were there. One day later the Mantas are back, and the snorkeling trip became awesome. Best value for the extra fee. Just remember the diving in Maldives is always open for surprises. Luckly, we had no wind and nice sunny weather in 'rain season', the surface of the sea was absolutely plain, but down in the water medium current showed up.
- Recommended for
- Tour planning and dive spot selection. friendly crew from Captain to the decks hand. boat infrastruture.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Caleb D
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Australia
Unforgettable!
Steve was our guide, extremely down to earth and a great diver. He helped find some great marine life. Cha Cha, was very knowledgeable about all the locations/marine life and put it 110% effort into making it the best experience. We went to amazing dive sites! Everyone on the crew were very friendly and made it an unforgettable adventure.
- Recommended for
- The crew! Every one!. The dive sites and knowledge of the guides!. The above and beyond attitude they all had!.
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Mehmet I
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Germany
Very nice Trip
Great experience overall Madhu our Dive guide was very experienced and friendly.
- Recommended for
- Boat crew very friendly. Great effort to show us Manta's and whale shark. Restaurant and Citchen.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Lena H
- Austria
Amazing week in the maldives
I was really lucky and we were only 8 divers, so it felt way more cosy, than my previous Liveaboards. The boat was a little bit old and sometimes I had some trouble with some smells inside. Other than that, the week was amazing and I have seen soooo many things (whale shark, hammerhead, spinner sharks, guitarfish, manta, marble ray, trevallys, barracudas, and a lot of nudibranchs). The guides were really great and made it not only fun, but also a very safe experience.
- Recommended for
- Sharks. Really nice people. The sundeck.
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- 10 Exceptional
- Jose L
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United States
Awesome
Outstanding crew as they all went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that all the guesses had a wonderful time! The entire crew extremely help full and friendly. We will be for sure coming back and recommending all of our friend and family.
- Recommended for
- Crew, Manta Dives, Excellent service
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- 9.6 Exceptional
- Marc P
- United States
A fabulous way to live and dive on the sea!
My husband and I had a fabulous trip on this boat. We met divers from around the world and future friends. Many good dives, but the visibility could have been better on some dives. My goal was to see a whale shark, but we didn’t, though they are wild! Maybe next time. The boat boys were very knowledgeable about the equipment. I would highly recommend anyone to try a liveaboard, and blue horizon 3 lived up to the expectations! Thanks…
- Recommended for
- Staff. Night dive. Shark dives.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Ann K
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Switzerland
Thank you for the wonderful trip!
Diving in the Maldives is always an adventure and a great pleasure! Even if the Horizon 3 is not the newest boat and they could do some more maintenance work ( f.e. on the Dhoni and the sunbeds ) the crew was a big gift. Maa‘dhu as the Cruise Director was always keeping up the good spirit on Board and Cha Cha as a Guide did a great job. Also the rest of the crew was always friendly and did a good job!The briefing was great and in detail and the diving often a very good lesson to improve your currents and channel diving skills. The guides tried very hard to make us see everything: all kind of sharks including lemonsharks, lepardsharks and tiger sharks 🥰 and whalesharks and also the healthy corals of the Deep South.It was a great pleasure having such experienced and locals guides!
- Recommended for
- Maa’dhu as the Cruise Director and Cha Cha as the Training Guide did a great job!. They prepared us very well for the challenges of diving in the channels and with the current. Besides the „Big stuf“ they also showed us the beautiful corals in the deep South of Maldives.. The kitchen did a great job too. The food was tasty and even adapted for vegetarians 😊.
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- 8.8 Fabulous
- Laura E
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Mexico
Best experience
It was a great trip with an excellent service , very friendly staff and great guides
- Recommended for
- Marine diversity. Guides knowledge. Service.
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- 8.4 Very good
- Bartholomeus P
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Netherlands
Relaxed diving with sharks and rays
It is a different diving experience than the Red Sea, for example. Less color and sight and small fish but for the big really recommended
- Recommended for
- The diving itself. Crew of the boat. Atmosphere.
