by Steven on February 20, 2011
For scuba diving maldives vacation packages, the best time of year to visit is in November or in April. This time of year signifies the transition between the two monsoon seasons in the Maldives, and as a consequence guarantees the best visibility conditions under water.
We offer numerous vacation packages for Maldives, specifically tailored for scuba divers and diving vacations Maldives. The cost of Maldives vacations scuba diving can range drastically depending on time of year, dive sites, travel etc. The average cost for one dive is around 50$, excluding the price of travel. When diving several times a day at distant vacation dive sites in Maldives, the costs can add up to astronomical amounts! Fear not, there are plenty of cheap Maldives vacation packages on offer, providing you with a fully catered Maldives scuba diving vacation option. Prices for a Maldives liveaboard scuba diving vacation package including costs for accommodation, meals, travel, equipment, instructors and several dives a day, range between a mere 180$ – 220$ per person, per day. Also keep an eye out for last minute Maldives vacation offers, as well as last minute scuba diving vacation deals. A truly unforgettable experience, don’t let opportunity pass you by! For more information feel free to check out our cheap Maldives vacations packages.
by Steven on February 17, 2011
What Eats a Manta Ray? The various species of shark in the world are predators of the manta ray and unfortunately, also are humans. The manta ray is now protected in the Maldives, which stops people from being able to buy manta ray meat at the market and this is helping to increase chance of manta ray survival in the future. The manta ray lives in warm, tropical waters particularly in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. While the manta ray is known to swim quite deep, they are most commonly spotted scuba diving maldives in shallow waters, close to coral reefs, where they feed on plankton.
by Steven on January 31, 2011
The weather in Maldives in July is during the wet season, however weather conditions in the Maldives remain tropically blissful all year round.
The Maldives weather forcast for July shows a daily average temperature of 28 degrees. Similarly, the water temperature fluctuates around the 28 degree mark, ideal condition for scuba diving around the islands of Maldives. Unfortunately, the southwest summer monsoon also results in consistent thunderstorms, averaging 16 rainy days in the month with an average rainfall of about 150 mm.
The Maldives weather in July also brings balmy yet breezy conditions, with humidity around 85%, and about 15 hours of sunshine a day. In terms of Maldives weather conditions, it may not be the best time of year to visit, but relatively speaking, it still surpasses expectations with regards to delightful holiday climate.
You can view the detailed weather data for Maldives in July below, along with a 14 day weather forecast Maldives; for a breakdown of weather statistics by month, click on the month you wish to view!
by Steven on January 24, 2011
Finding More Information about Weather in the Maldives
While researching your trip to diving maledives, make sure you take time to look at the many resources online that deliver the weather forecast Maldives. Many Maldives websites have a widget on their homepage showing the current weather in the Maldives and any important Maldives weather update that you might need to know about.
by Steven on January 12, 2011
Amazing Last Minute Diving Holidays Deal on Black Pearl Maldives: 35% off upcoming ‘Dive with the Big Five Cruise’
From 31 January to 7 February 2011 guests enjoy a whopping 35-percent discount on standard rates on Black Pearl, a recently built ship known for its hand-crafted wooden design and friendly, experienced staff. Since one of the boat’s two charming owners is always on the ship and leads the dives, you can rely on excellent service above and below water.
Great Last Minute Diving Holiday Special January 31 – February 7 2011
Whale shark, manta ray, grey reef shark, stingray and turtle – those are the Maldivian Big Five, as we like to call them. On the ‘Dive with the Big Five Cruise’ you can make the most of the great visibility at this time of the year. ‘Big Five’ is a term normally associated with African game safaris, but it’s just as fitting for the giants of the Indian Ocean, which are frequently spotted in the Maldives.
The winter months are show time for these fascinating creatures, offering high chances of coming across all five of them during a week’s safari.
From just US$132 per day, you can now embark on a journey of a lifetime aboard the beautiful Black Pearl.
Safari Details
Ship: Black Pearl
Cruise dates: 31 January – 7 February 2011
Special rate: US$ 924 + 3,5% Government Service Tax per person, no further dues on board. Full board, 17 dives (1 night dive) and a whole host of other services are included in the price.
Accommodation: spacious air-conditioned rooms (double or twin), en-suite bathroom and shower.
Click to see all details for this last minute package.
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by Steven on January 12, 2011
There are many different Hanifaru liveaboards to choose from, all of which offer onboard accommodation and dive trips to Hanifaru Baa Atoll on a separate dive boat, known as a dhoni. You can choose the perfect Maldives liveaboard Hanifaru for your Maldives Baa Atoll trip based on your budget and your personal taste. MS Stingray Hanifaru is a great option for a Hanifaru cruise if you’re looking for a more economical Hanifaru diving trip. You can expect to pay around $180-$200 per person per night on a Hanifaru bucht like the MS Stingray, which includes all meals and Hanifaru tauchsafari diving. It does not include the price of the flights to the Maldives. Holidays in Hanifaru island Maldives need to be a bit longer than some Maldives diving trips because Hanifaru reef is quite a distance from the city of Male. When researching Baa Atoll, you will also find trips on Hanifaru Theia, Black Pearl + Hanifaru and Hanifaru MV Orion, both of which are more upmarket Hanifaru Maldives liveaboard. These Hanifaru Bay safari ships are more akin to super cruisers that you might see sailing the Caribbean or the French Riviera and offer a level of luxury for your Hanifaru accommodation that will make your Hanifaru Bay Maldives diving trip a real holiday to remember.
by Steven on January 10, 2011
Call your mother. Call your friends. Call the lady from the wake-up call service in your city. But, whatever you do, never call him. If he doesn’t call you, it means he’s probably not interested in you. If you call him, he will most likely agree to a date with you simply to humor or distract you, but this is not your goal. Usually, he will wait a few days before calling. When he does, try not to sound like you have been waiting right next to the phone. Better, feign distraction, like he caught you in the middle of something. Better yet, don’t answer. Let the call go to voicemail and let sugar daddy leave a message.
Call back, but after a few hours. If you’re any good at playing hard-to-get, you might even choose to not return all of his calls. Instead, return every other one and leave him begging for your attention.
It is possible, albeit unlikely, that he hasn’t returned your call because he lost your number or even his cell phone. To cover yourself against this possibility, return to the place where you met just in case he is there. If he is, that will give him the opportunity to ask you out, and if he doesn’t want to do that, then at least you’ll make him feel a twinge of guilt for a moment. Even if you are still in touch with him, and you have a date planned for the future, think about going to the places he goes and hanging out there too. Play a game of tennis with a girlfriend at the tennis club; go hit some balls at the driving range. Grab a café latté at his local Starbucks. But make sure you’re not stalking him!!! If you do see him on one of these chance encounters, he will say something like “What are you doing here?” or, “I have never see you here before”. Be ready with your responses. Tell him your girlfriend is a member and recommended it or something like that.
Being able to magically appear in the places he might be hanging out is an important part of the planning process. During your encounters with your Sugar Daddy, ask discreet, and I mean discreet, questions about his friends, places he frequents like the gym or the golf club and these will be the places you might look when searching for the Sugar Daddy. These places will also become good hunting ground in the future if your current arrangement doesn’t work out the way you plan. This technique also helps because your actual or potential Sugar Daddy will think you have similar interests. You can even take it one step further and start eating lunch at the diner round the corner from his office, or even solicit his services. If he is an accountant, perhaps you can ask him for some tax advice and if he is a financial advisor, perhaps he can help you with some investment advice. Of course, if you don’t have any money, you will need to be more creative than this, but the general idea is that you are suddenly in his office, sugar daddy 4 me looking professionally seductive and you maintain yourself at the top of his mind. Before embarking on these tactics, you should probably rent Fatal Attraction and study Glenn Close’s behavior so you know what not to do!!!
In all aspects of the relationship, from telephone conversations to dates and encounters, you need to make sure you are in control. Never let him be the first to say goodbye or the one who ends the telephone conversation. Let him know you have “something to do”, bid him goodbye and be polite, saying that “it has been a pleasure chatting with you”. Don’t try to drag the conversation out, rather cut it short, leaving him keen to talk to you again soon.
by Steven on January 1, 2011
by Steven on December 28, 2010
Many divers will be keen to know the planned route for their Maledives diving trip. The exact route for your trip won’t be decided until everyone is on board, because the Maldives diving sites that you will visit depend on the diving in maldives weather conditions, the length of your safari and also the ability and experience levels of all divers on board. Most diving holidays Maldives last between 5 and 14 nights and typically visit two Maldives diving site each day. At the daily briefing, you will see a Maldives diving map
That shows the dive sites you will be visiting that day and tells you what to expect from each site. There are plenty of amazing sites for scuba diving in Maldives, these include Rasdhoo Kandu diving, among many others. At these dive sites, there will be opportunities for diving with manta rays and for enjoying sharks diving holidays. While scuba diving in the Maldives, if you choose to go liveaboard diving, which is the best diving in Maldives, you should know scuba diving holidays in advance that all dives are taken from a diving dhoni, which is a secondary boat that travels along with the diving liveaboard Maldives. All diving equipment is transported on the dhoni, and you simply travel from the liveaboard to the dive site each day on the dhoni. As these boats are far smaller than the liveaboards, they allow you to get much closer to the dive sites.
by Steven on December 27, 2010