Seafari Explorer, Maldives

Excellent food and drinks

“The boat is amazing, plenty of space and the rooms are above average. The diving locations are amazing from the air, the coral can…”

Kyle C, United States United States
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The beautiful Seafari Explorer liveaboard Maldives caters to 24 guests in 12 cabins. Each cabin is en-suite with air-conditioning, has ample storage space with either two singles, a double or double plus one single bed. Spread out over 4 decks, the Seafari Explorer yacht has plenty of space for relaxation. Tastefully decorated throughout, guests can choose to relax in the spacious air-conditioned salon, enjoy the sea breeze in the covered outdoor lounge or soak up the sun on the large roof-top sun deck, with sun loungers and hot tub.

Itineraries aboard the Seafari Explorer vary from 7 - 14 nights and explore the best Maldives atolls from the north to the south. The 7-night 'Central Atolls' trip covers North or South Male, Ari, and Vavuu atolls, where you have the chance to see manta cleaning stations, reef sharks, eagle rays, and large numbers of fish. The North Atolls itinerary visits Male up to Baa Atoll. There are also special itineraries that will show you the more remote dive areas of the Maldives, including equator crossings. Nitrox is available onboard for certified divers.

Join the professional and experienced crew of the Seafari Explorer for an unforgettable dive holiday in the Maldives. Call us or book online today to reserve your space.


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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Beach BBQ, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Diving Package, Nitrox, Kayaks, Land Excursions, Stand Up Paddleboard, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels, WiFi internet.

Required Extras: Environment Tax (6 USD per day), Gratuities (15 USD per day).

Optional Extras: Dive Insurance (30 USD per trip), Local Flights, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Wine with Dinner, Extra Dives (25 USD per tank), Snorkel Gear.

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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Boat features

  • Audio & video entertainment
  • Library
  • Air Conditioned saloon
  • Aircon Cabins
  • Sun Deck
  • Indoor Saloon
  • Non-Diver (Snorkeler) Friendly
  • Warm Water Showers
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Camera room with table and charging point
  • Custom built for diving
  • Charging stations
  • En-Suite bathrooms
  • Free Internet
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
  • Kayaks On-Board
  • Separate Rinse for u/w Camera
  • Leisure Deck
  • Observation Deck
  • Bar
  • Available for Charter
  • Jacuzzi / Hot Tub
  • Stand Up Paddleboard

Food & Drinks

  • Western Food
  • Local Food
  • Buffet style
  • Beer available
  • Free Soft Drinks
  • Wine Available
  • Beach BBQ
  • Full-board Option

If you have any specific dietary requirements whilst on-board your cruise, you can add this to your special requests on step 2 of the booking form. We advise limiting these requests to religious beliefs or food allergies.


Diving

  • DIN Adaptors
  • Nitrox available
  • Rinse Hoses
  • Dive deck
  • Free Nitrox

The crew speaks English, French, and Italian.


Gear Rental

There is diving gear available on this boat. Please provide your rental needs on the booking form. See below for further details on inclusions and pricing. Show prices.


Accommodation


Boat Specifications

  • Max guests 24
  • Number of cabins 12
  • Number of bathrooms 12

Boat Navigation and Safety

  • Depth Sounder
  • GPS
  • Radio VHF/DSC/SSB
  • E.P.I.R.B. Distress System
  • Emergency Rafts
  • Life Vests
  • Fire Alarm & Fire Extinguishers
  • Oxygen
  • First Aid Kits
  • Fishfinder
  • Satellite & mobile phones
  • Bilge pump alarm
  • Search light
  • Engine room CCTV

Seafari Explorer Reviews

  • 8.6 Fabulous
  1. Vessel
    8.2
  2. Crew
    8.5
  3. Food
    9.3
  4. Diving
    8.5
  5. Value
    8.7
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Kyle C
  • United States United States
Big Fish

The boat is amazing, plenty of space and the rooms are above average. The diving locations are amazing from the air, the coral can be so so but the fish life is amazing. So many Manta's it was incredible.

Recommended for
Big fish, great biodiversity, great living accomodations
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Robert T
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
Simply greay trip!!!

Whale shark, mantas, grey reef sharks

Recommended for
Dive guide, food, weather
  • 4.4 Review score
  • Heiko A
  • Germany Germany
The Boat is old and worn off and not like on the pictures

Nurse Shark Diving

Recommended for
the other Guests, The Weather and the Maldives
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Ross H
  • South Africa South Africa
Great boat, wonderful crew, world-class diving

Spectacular reefs with particularly impressive soft corals in the many caves and overhangs. Dramatic underwater topography at some sites made appreciable by great visibility (up to 45 m). Great fast drift diving and channel dives hanging out to watch the sharks. Consistently seeing “big stuff” - blacktip, whitetip and grey reef sharks, eagle and marbled stingray, mantas, whale sharks. The crew clearly knew the sites and ideal conditions and used this to their advantage. It was clear that COVID has thrown some curveballs, but they more than made up for this - we ended up doing far more than the advertised number of dives and had an absolutely excellent experience. Highly recommended. (PS - although Seafari is traditionally a “French” boat, the dive guides spoke good English, and we enjoyed a multicultural polyglottal experience.

Recommended for
Consistently excellent diving, comfort onboard, experienced crew.
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Lukas K
  • Austria Austria
The room, specially the bathroom, was great! Alle the dives have been very great!

Manta, Whaleshark, Sharkssharkssharks, Difficult Drift Dives, a lot of tutrtles and eagle rays.

Recommended for
Our guide followed our intressts in diving and arround
  • 8.0 Very good
  • Darija S
  • Slovenia Slovenia
I would recommend it to everyone

Seafary Exolorer gave me opportunity to spend my vacation with the manager of the boat and whole crew, who really care of the guests. The cabins are spatious, good diving spots.

Recommended for
Crew helpful, friendly, very good food, save and well organised dives
  • 9.2 Superb
  • Cihan B
  • Germany Germany
Very nice cabin and great dive sites an guide!

The dive sites are awesome and the crew is well organized. Diving at night with nurse sharks was great again and we could see a lot of other sharks and Mantas. The cabins are very nice with much place and everything is well orgnized.

Recommended for
The dive sites the cabins and much place on liveaboard
  • 8.8 Fabulous
  • Raphael G
  • France France
Excellent liveabord

Veruy nice boat, very good food onboard, friendly staff & crew, good gear quality.

Recommended for
lot of sharks and mantas
  • 6.8 Review score
  • Stefano R
  • Switzerland Switzerland
Crociera tra discreto e buono

Nuotare con 7 whale sharks Immersione notturna con le mante e squali nutrice. Cibo molto buono e salutare. Peccato veramente il comfort in cabina sia veramente basso. Abbiamo dormito poco e male.

Recommended for
Le immersioni, direttore di crociera che parla italiano, cibo
  • 10 Exceptional
  • Roberta I
  • Italy Italy
Du 1er au 8 décembre 2019 j’ai fait ma première croisière de plongée sous-marine à bord du Seafari Explorer et j’ai adoré chaque instant à bord et sous l’eau.

Les meilleurs moments du voyage ont été les deux night dives, une avec les raies mantas, l’autre avec les requins nourrice, les rencontres avec les grey sharks, white tip sharks, black tip sharks... et l’émotion plus grande à été de me retrouver face à face avec mon premier requin baleine. Des souvenirs qui resteront gravés à jamais dans ma mémoire. J’ai fait des très belles rencontres sur le bateau et je peux dire que des belles amitiés sont nées. J’ai eu la chance d’avoir une chambre à moi seule. Très confortable. Notre guide, Tom, a été exceptionnel. Très préparé et très attentif à sa palanquée. Mélanie et lui, se sont très bien pris soins de nous pendant toute la croisière. Je ne pouvais espérer mieux pour ma première aventure en liveaboard.

Recommended for
Les trois points forts de cette croisière plongée sont les sites de plongée riches en faune sous-marine, l’ambiance sur le bateau très agréable, l’équipage très attentionné et disponible.