& Ocean

2027 marks &Ocean’s 10th year!
Join us for an overseas adventure—a Maldives diving liveaboard!

 

We’ve chosen a Deep South trip during the Maldives’ best diving season. This itinerary explores both the classic Maldives diving areas and the southern atolls, which are only visited on special expeditions at this time of year.

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With plenty of open-ocean drift diving, this trip won’t always be easy, but it’s ideal for those who want to dive hard and make the most of their time underwater.

Even in peak season, we’ll be far from the crowds!

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This will also be my first time diving in the Maldives. We’ll be travelling aboard Blue Force 3. The team has been very helpful and responsive from my first enquiry, and their approach to safety has been reassuring.

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The boat seems to offer just the right balance: comfortable without being overly luxurious, with the focus firmly on enjoying the diving.

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Please note

&Ocean’s special tours are exclusively for returning guests. If this is your first time joining &Ocean, please take part in one of our Japan tours or regular Great Barrier Reef tours first. Exceptions may be made for guests referred by a returning guest.

This trip may involve challenging diving, including drift dives in strong currents. The official participation requirements are:

• Advanced Open Water certification or higher.

• Proof of at least 100 logged dives.

• A surface marker buoy and a reef hook, which you must bring.

 

 

Itinerary — March 2027

19 March
Meet at Narita Airport in the evening (*1).

Depart Japan on an overnight flight to Malé via Kuala Lumpur.

20 March
Take an evening domestic flight from Malé to Kooddoo (*1).

Meet the local staff at the airport, board Blue Force 3, and attend the onboard briefing.

21–26 March
Enjoy the “7 Atolls” diving cruise, visiting the following atolls:

• North Malé

• South Malé

• Vaavu

• Meemu

• Thaa

• Laamu

• Gaafu Alifu

27 March
Disembark in Malé in the morning and transfer to the airport, where the tour concludes (*2).

Depart for Japan with Malaysia Airlines or another airline, arriving on 28 March.

Flight details
Please book the following flights, or flights with similar arrival and departure times, individually. All times are local.

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Outbound

① Malaysia Airlines — MH71 + MH485

• 19 March: Depart Narita (NRT) at 21:50 → arrive in Kuala Lumpur (KUL) at 05:00 on 20 March.

• 20 March: Depart Kuala Lumpur at 09:40 → arrive at Velana International Airport, Malé (MLE), at 11:00.

② Maldivian — Q2156

• 20 March: Depart Velana International Airport (MLE) at 18:30 → arrive at Kooddoo Airport (GKK) at 20:45.

 

Return 

Malaysia Airlines — MH484 + MH88

• 27 March: Depart Velana International Airport, Malé (MLE), at 12:00 → arrive in Kuala Lumpur (KUL) at 19:45.

• 27 March: Depart Kuala Lumpur at 23:35 → arrive at Narita Airport (NRT) at 07:15 on 28 March.

 

*(1) The main planned flight is Malaysia Airlines’ 21:50 departure from Narita. Each guest is responsible for booking their own flights. Other options include AirAsia’s 22:55 departure from Haneda and flights with Singapore Airlines.

*(2) You are welcome to extend your stay independently after the tour.