Over Water Experience in Sri Lanka & Maldives

Welcome at the airport & proceed to  for check-in ( Standard check in time : 14.00 hrs) (65 KM / 1h 30 m)

Evening at leisure.

Overnight stay at Marina by DAE /Standard Cabin/ House Boat/ https://theambercollection.com/themarina/

Notes :  Marina is a houseboat where only cabins are designed in Walawwa style and equipped with all the amenities with air conditioning. A flat-screen television is available but not on-demand movies Bed is a four-poster one, but the room is not an ornate furnished Bathroom is attached to the room and contains a single-person bathtub. Sunset and sunrise cruises are not functioning yet, but we sail the houseboat to the middle of the lake and docked on request (chargeable) Fishing activities, cooking demonstrations, and bird watching excursions can be arranged on prior requests. For honeymooners, anniversary or birthday celebrations dinner table will arrange on the deck of the houseboat. Onboard Flow guests have access to the Marina swimming pool, but hot tubs are not functioning now. Among water sports jet skies, banana boats and tube riding are available.

Have early breakfast and proceed to Hikkaduwa for diving. (101 KM / 2h 00 m)

 The diving trips will start at 09.00hrs. The program will be as below –

 Program for beginners

 09:30hrs – Briefing of the program (30 minutes)

 10.00hrs – Training session in front of the diving center. (30 – 40 minutes) – 2m dive

 10.40hrs – Break (10 minutes)

 10.50hrs – Travel to diving site (10 minutes from diving center)

 11.00hrs – Start diving sessions (1 – 1 ½ hours) – 12m dive

 12.30hrs – Travel back to the diving center (10 minutes)

 12.40hrs – End of the program

 Program for experienced divers (Included in the program)

 09:00hrs – Briefing of the program (30 minutes)

 10.30hrs – Travel to diving site (10 minutes from diving center)

 10.40hrs – Start diving sessions (1 – 1 ½ hours)

 12.10hrs – Travel back to the diving center (10 minutes)

 12.20hrs – End of the program

 *Above timings are approximate and could change depending on each client’s experience.

 The program is inclusive of one 12m dive and the supplement for an additional dive is US $ 40.00 per person.

 Thereafter proceed to Mirissa Harbour and check-in at Sail Lanka Charter. (62 KM / 1h 30 m)

Departure from Mirissa Fisheries harbour at 16.00 hrs and set sail to Weligama Bay. Dinner on board, served under the stars.

Overnight stay at Sail Lanka (Ceycat Boat) /Standard Cabin/Liveaboard/ www.sail-lanka-charter.com/en/

Notes : The CEYCAT is designed to accommodate 8 guests plus a captain, chef, and crew members for overnight cruises. And each of the four comfortable cabins contains a private bathroom with toilet.

Inclusions:

• Snorkeling gear Inclusions
• Stand-up paddle boards
• Fresh water shower
• Fishing lines and rods
• Dishes for 20 guests
• Champagne flutes and Wine glasses
• Ventilation
• Shampoo, shower gel and towel for each guest
• kitchen
• Safety equipment
• Rib

Breakfast on board as the crew sets sail to search for the whales. Lunch is served on board at Galle. Afternoon onshore visit to the World Heritage site Dutch Fort of Galle. Dinner onboard near Pagoda.

Overnight stay at Sail Lanka (Ceycat Boat) /Standard Cabin/Liveaboard/ www.sail-lanka-charter.com/en/

After breakfast sail to Weligama and enjoy swimming, snorkeling or stand up paddle boarding. The cruise ends at 1 pm.

Thereafter  check out from sail boat at Mirissa Harbour and travel by land to Bentota. (70 KM / 1h 00 m)

Thereafter check into Yathra by Jetwing, which is a house boat sailing the backwaters of the Bentota River.

Engage in a river cruise at Bentota which is a wonderful adventure for you to experience the inland waters in a province otherwise known for its beaches. Crocodiles monitor lizards and exotic species of birds grace the mangrove-laden ecosystem of this long southern waterway habited by traditional fishing communities. In addition, a voyage along the Bentota River is incomplete without a visit to the Pahurukanda Temple – a mountainous islet with a replica of the Lord Buddha’s footprint similar to the one found at the summit of Adam’s Peak.

Overnight stay at Yathra by Jetwing /Deluxe Cabin/House Boat/ www.jetwinghotels.com/yathra/#gref

Notes: Yathra by Jetwing floats upon the gentle waters of the Bentara River, as Sri Lanka’s first houseboat within the southern backlands of Bentota.

Breakfast and check out for departure (Standard check out time : 12.00 hrs)

Thereafter drive to Airport for departure. (110 KM / 2h 30m)

(As per Airline policy need to check in 3 hours before departure)

Welcome at Male Airport and proceed to Carpe Diem (Liveaboard) counter for check-in. Thereafter travel to Carpe Diem Liveaboard via Dhoni. (Approx. 15 minutes) The liveaboard is docked at the Hulhumale port.

Saturday: Guests board vessel around 1 pm or 3 pm ;  welcome briefing, documents; check out dive.

Notes: It is better to have at least 30 dives to come on a liveaboard diving trip and preferably an advanced open water qualification. Guests are able to complete their advanced open water qualification with us onboard if we are advised in advance.  For divers with little experience, it will restrict them to maybe not being able to complete all of the dives on the trip or if they wish they can pay to hire a private guide which we can arrange and then the private guide will keep them at more shallow depths than the more experienced divers.  To hire a private guide is US $ 720 for a one week trip.

General notes while on board Carpe Diem: The dive sites will include manta cleaning stations, a couple of channel dives for sharks and then some thilas and pinnacles as well as a ship wreck.  The specific dive sites for each day are chosen the night before by the dive leader in conjunction with the captain who will consider the local conditions and will determine the best sites based on safety.  There is always a wide variety of dive sites to choose from and every trip will include manta cleaning stations, the opportunity to snorkel/dive with a whale shark, a night dive with the nurse sharks and a shipwreck.

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com

Sunday: North Male Atoll 1 dive; Rasdhoo 2 dives. Approximately 3 hours crossing from North Male to Rasdhoo. Night spent anchored.

06:30hrs – First dive followed by a fully cooked breakfast

10:30hrs – Second dive followed by lunch

14.30hrs – Third dive

19:00hrs – Dinner

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com

Monday-Tuesday: Ari Atoll , 3 dives. Night anchored

06:30hrs – First dive followed by a fully cooked breakfast

10:30hrs – Second dive followed by lunch

14.30hrs – Third dive

19:00hrs – Dinner

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com

Monday-Tuesday: Ari Atoll , 3 dives. Night anchored

06:30hrs – First dive followed by a fully cooked breakfast

10:30hrs – Second dive followed by lunch

14.30hrs – Third dive

19:00hrs – Dinner

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com

Wednesday: Ari Atoll , 2 dives and cross to Vaavu for night dive.

06:30hrs – First dive followed by a fully cooked breakfast

10:30hrs – Second dive followed by lunch

18.00hrs – Third dive (Night Dive)

19:00hrs – Dinner

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com  

Thursday: Vaavu Atoll, 2 dives and cross to South Male 1 dive.

06:30hrs – First dive followed by a fully cooked breakfast

10:30hrs – Second dive followed by lunch

14.30hrs – Third dive

19:00hrs – Dinner

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com

Friday: South Male  Atoll , 2 dives maximum depending on guest flight schedules and the 24 hour requirement before flying and return to Male.

Overnight stay at Carpe Diem /Deluxe Cabin/Liveaboard / www.carpediemmaldives.com

Saturday: Depart the vessel latest by 8 am. Due to the necessity of readying the vessel for our next cruise, we must strictly enforce this early departure.