Amba Liveaboard, Maldives
- 8.9 Fabulous 71 Verified Reviews
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- Free Nitrox
- from $ 187 / day
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Highlights
The Amba liveaboard offers plenty of indoor and outdoor space. For a maximum of 20 guests on board, there are 10 cabins with individually controlled air conditioning, a fan, and a private bathroom with a sink, shower, and toilet. The upper deck has 2 premium cabins with a large terrace, and 7 more spacious standard cabins are on the lower deck. The standard cabins are equipped with double and/or single beds. A lower deck cabin is in the bow and has a king-size double bed. Communal areas onboard the Amba yacht include the main saloon and dining room, where 3 freshly prepared meals are served daily, along with afternoon snacks/cakes, drinking water, tea, and coffee. The Chefs bake daily fresh Sourdough Bread in the morning for breakfast lovers. The outdoor lounge on the upper deck is perfect for relaxing between dives, and the spacious partially covered sun deck is furnished with sun loungers.
During the week-long Maldives liveaboard trip, 2-3 dives per day are included, including one -or two-night dives (excluding arrival and departure days). In the central atolls of the Maldives, which include Male Atoll, Ari Atoll, Vaavu Atoll, and Rasdoo Atoll, both experienced and very experienced divers can enjoy spectacular reefs, channels, wrecks, manta rays, reef sharks, various rays, large hammerhead sharks, bull sharks, tiger sharks, and many other interesting sea creatures. The dive dhoni accompanies the Amba and offers enough space to put on and store gear and fresh towels after diving. Before each dive, there is a detailed briefing in English, which can also be translated into German. VAT and fuel charges are included in the price.
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Included: VAT, Airport Transfer, Drinking Water, Tea & Coffee, Full-Board Meal Plan (All meals), Snacks, Diving Package, Night Dives, Nitrox, Land Excursions, Cabin Towels, Complimentary Toiletries, Deck Towels.
Required Extras: Environment Tax (6 USD per day), Fuel Surcharge (0-100 EUR per activity), Gratuities (25 USD per day).
Optional Extras: Travel Insurance, Alcoholic Beverages, Soft drinks, Nitrox Course (199 EUR per activity), Rental Gear.
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Boat features
Food & Drinks
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
The crew speaks English and German.
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.
Drawings & Vessel Layouts
Accommodation
Boat Specifications
- Year built 2023
- Year renovated 2021
- Length 34 meters
- Beam 10 meters
- Cruising speed 9 knots
- Engines Volvo Penta / Yanmar 430 HP
- Max guests 21
- Number of cabins 11
- Number of bathrooms 9
- Tenders 1 Dhoni
- Water capacity 5000 liters
- Fuel capacity 4000 liters
- Freshwater maker 6000 liters per day
Boat Navigation and Safety
Amba Liveaboard Reviews
- 8.9 Fabulous
- Vessel 8.6
- Crew 8.6
- Food 9.6
- Diving 8.9
- Value 8.9
Awesome Boat/Staff and Diving !!!
Wow...So many highlights. Stefan and his staff were great even before the trip started. Great communication ahead of time on little things about the trip. We were picked up promptly at the airport on Tuesday. Great briefings on the boat, typical diving, etc. This was the ONLY boat I've ever been on to actually do a safety drill on evacuating from the lower level. Food was awesome and very healthy. Amo and Neo were great guides and did most of the daily dive briefings. There is some challenging diving in the Maldives at certain sites (current, reef hooks necessary, etc), but the crew made sure we practiced in advance and were ready when we did hit those more advanced sites. Diving in the Maldives ranges from beautiful corals and small stuff like nudibranchs to sharks, turtles and Manta Rays ! I've done multiple liveaboards and this one is the best. The crew went out of their way to make us all feel welcome. Great trip and can't wait to go back ! Hats off to Stefan and all the crew for an awesome week !
- Recommended for
- Great diving in Maldives ! Staff was incredible ! Communication was excellent
The most fun I have had on a drive trip EVER!!!
I am new to HOOK diving and didn't get it until we did the first one. I don't want to do Hook Diving on every dive but it is a fun and different experience. Diving off of a Dhoni boat was great, all you dive things stayed there and didn't take up any space on the living area. this was just a great trip and would recommend AMBA and it crew to anyone. Stephon is a spectacular human and make you feel like you are at home on his boat. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!
- Recommended for
- The Crew was outstanding. The Dive sites were diverse and full of life. The Food was outstanding.
Awesome experience
A definite highlight was the Manta night dive, the nurse shark dive, and the dive at shark tank.
- Recommended for
- Diving, food, company
Extensive large pelagics diving in currents.
2 x dives with multiple large Manta.
- Recommended for
- Good passenger / crew interaction. Night dive with large nurse sharks. Easy dive schedule
Fabulous
"Almost every dive provided absolutely exceptional experiences. It was incredibly cozy to sit on the bottom and have nurse sharks come up to us. The dives with many mantas were deeply fascinating. The last dive, where we got close to bull sharks, tiger sharks, and plenty of stingrays, was an exciting but also somewhat scary experience. The numerous experiences we had bear witness to a crew with immense knowledge and experience in the area, who had both the courage and expertise to take us to these places. Several of the guests on board Amba had previously been to the Maldives but had never seen as many things as we did on this trip."
- Recommended for
- Great diving. Lots of sharks and Mantas. Great crew and company on board.
Amazing trip!!
I loved this liveaboard! The environment was warm and welcoming! The crew were all fantastic! Alot of laughter was had! The diving locations were brilliant, seeing a wide variety of what the Maldives has to offer! Fantastic, knowledgeable and safety focused guides! I loved the fine details on the boat, private cupboards in the saloon, cool cloths on arrival, amongst many other things. The food was delish! Very much catering to Europeans, which personally isn't my preference, but great nonetheless! I hope to one day join you guys again for many laughs and fantastic diving! I also thought the boat itself was great, an older girl, she was very clean and organised, well renovated, incredibly roomy!! Amba has a lot of character with a colorful crew! Thank you so much Stefan and Co!
- Recommended for
- Crew, locations, diving
Can't be better!
I highly recommend it! Stephan, the manager and the sole of Amba has three passions: 1. Diving. 2. Cooking. 3. Make his guests enjoy every moment of the safari. All these made our experience unbelievable and unforgettable. Best dive sites, outstanding meals, and permanent care are the overall impression of our stay. Special thanks to Amba's most professional dive guides, who assured the safe and interesting dives in any weather and currents!
- Recommended for
- Caring by the team. Dive sites. Best diving ladder I have ever used.
Fantastic Crew, well organised and superb diving!
I had the pleasure of staying on this dive vessel for a week in Dec/Jan 23/24. From the first moment you stepped on board you got the impression that this boat is well managed. This is due to Stephan, the manager, and his fantastic crew. They were very attentive and always customer oriented. Guests were well looked after. Diving around the Centre Atols was amazing. Jalal with his 30+ years of diving experience lead the dive guide team supported by Amu and Neo which were my dive guides. They were both fantastic and fun to be around with. Everyone on board spoke English. Communication was excellent and the briefing was detailed and very thoroughly. Food: veg and non-veg food was available. With Stephan being a former Chef himself he paid a lot of attention on food quality and taste. Cabins: I was lucky to have had a cabin for myself due to some cancellations. They were functional and cleaned several times during the day. Overall the AMBA is under great management and a very good value for money with focus on everyones wellbeing which probably attracted the right and more experienced divers who value honest diving over luxury. I will definitely book again!
- Recommended for
- Management, Diving, Food
Friendly, great food, value for money
Manta, sharks, variety of dives excellent 👍
- Recommended for
- dives, crew, boat - all great
Definitely the best I have been on so far
Love the manta night dive and Alimatha jetty dive. Sebastian is very attentive and helpful. Boat crews are very friendly and helpful. Stephen’s cooking is superb!!
- Recommended for
- Well organised, clean, well planned