Top Class Cruising - Sachika

We had the BEST time on Sachika!

We saw so much on our dives, it's hard to keep track! The dive guides were very knowledgeable and great at spotting rare animals - we saw frog fish, fallen leaf fish, octopus, peacock mantis shrimp, tons of mantas, and all sorts of rays. The night dive with the mantas was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

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The crew was so friendly and fun, and the diving was incredible. We also loved visiting the deserted islands.

Amazing experience on Sachika!

I did a lot of research into Maldives liveaboards and am so glad we picked Sachika! It was a perfect week. The whole crew is amazing—Martina, Claudio, Chacha, Ali, Rashi, and Herbert are great, as are the rest of the staff on the boat. The boat itself is super nice and clean, and there is plenty of space to relax after dives. And the food was great. I am vegan and the kitchen did an incredible job—they made me special dishes and always labeled things as vegan in the buffet. There were also lots of fun activities; we loved the beach BBQ and island happy hour. Finally, the dives were life-changing!! We wished we could have stayed longer. Thank you to everyone!

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The crew, the dives, the boat

This is the best single diving experience I ever have had

Seeing scores of Manta Rays all in one dive. Watching a real shark feeding during a night dive. Watching so many white tipped sharks at a cleaning station

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first, the dive boat is the most well thought out and best appointed liver board I have ever seen. It is beautiful. Second, the Sea life in the Maldives is the best and most abundant I have ever seen. Third, the dive guides Always knew exactly where to take us to maximize our experience.

Sachika Liveaboard: Luxurious Boat, Delicious Food, Unbelievable Diving, & Absoluetly Amazing Crew = MAGICAL EXPERIENCE

I have been on 2 separate liveaboards (Australia & Thailand) prior to boarding the Sachika for the “Deep South” itinerary February 19-26, 2022. This liveaboard blew my mind and FAR exceeded all of my expectations! The Boat: LUXURIOUS!! The beautiful suite had windows that opened, air conditioning when needed, a spacious vanity, & a large bathroom. The daily turndown service and fresh towels mid-trip made me feel like we were in a luxury resort instead of on a boat. The dining room was the perfect size for both the buffet meals and all the dive briefings. The sundeck was huge with many lounge chairs, and partially shaded so that you could escape the sun if needed. I was surprised that I was able to get wi-fi on the boat (small extra fee but definitely worth it). It was incredible to be able to skype with our kids from halfway around the world. **They also have a huge light off the back of the boat that attracts TONS of plankton. The very first night we had a whale shark happily eating plankton while we snorkeled around her in awe! One morning before sunrise, we awoke to find dozens of mobula rays snacking on plankton. We asked the crew if we could get in and snorkel and they told us we had 20 mins before the boat moved…so of course we jumped in and loved the experience of snorkeling with these amazing creatures. The Food: DELICIOUS!! Buffet every meal with plenty of options and varieties of foods, including vegetarian, gluten-free, and normal food for all of us regular food lovers. I loved the fresh ahi, all the deliciously cooked veggies (zucchini, squash, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.), delicious pastas, lasagnas, and lots of new foods I’d never tried before! For breakfast, they let us choose our eggs made to order. They always had fresh juice, tea, coffee, & water. I was so happy that we chose this boat, as this was the first liveaboard where I actually LOVED the food. The Diving: UNBELIEVABLE!! Luckily I had read a review suggesting we bring reef hooks for the intense “Deep South” currents, and we were thankful we had our own. Sharks, Sharks, Sharks…It never got old seeing all the different types of sharks (Tiger, Oceanic, Grey, Spinner, Guitar, & Whale). Unfortunately, the hammerheads & leopard sharks eluded us this trip. However, we saw many other amazing things: a marble ray, cowtail and whiptail stingrays, eagle rays, a torpedo ray, dozens of turtles, beautiful reef and coral, TONS of fish, a huge school of barracuda, eels, many Napoleon wrasse, vibrant colored clams, scorpion fish, flounders, garden eels, dolphins, and even a couple of nudibranches!! After diving one day, we were very lucky to have the rare experience to see whales near the Sachika! The Crew: ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Martina, the cruise manager, has succeeded in creating the perfect liveaboard. She was able to get my husband Nitrox Certified and added a night dive to the itinerary (per our request) for everyone. At the end of the trip she made each guest a personalized Sachika liveaboard itinerary, in color and complete with names of all our dive sites and pictures of the pelagics we saw on those dives. On top of that, she even compiled several of our videos, as well as those from some of the other guests, for a special Sachika Liveaboard Video to help us all remember our extraordinary dive trip! The boat was always clean, and our dive preparation always went smoothly due to the Dohni crew who constantly refilled our tanks and helped us prep for each of our 3 dives per day. It was a lovely experience to get to know the crew and other divers from around the world. I was truly sad when our magical trip came to an end. I hope to someday get to travel to the Maldives again and do the central atoll itinerary with them :)

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Diving, Boat, Crew, & Food....

Best liveaboard food!

I love how professional and organized the staff is with scheduling, briefing, and proving us with the latest information. They are very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our time with Sachika and def will come back. Food was really one of the highlight of this trip ~ I am a foodie living in New York 💙

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Dive, staff, food

Excellent experience!

Mantas, whale sharks, BBQ beach party, crew, and guest camaraderie.

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Crew, diving, food.