Maldives October 2025

MD
Oct 17 - 29, 2025
Group size: 1 - 10
Maldives October 2025
Maldives


$5,329
Deposit: $500
Oct 17 - 29, 2025
Group size: 1 - 10

About this trip

Dive the Maldives with Mark Potter as your guide. 

October 17 to 29, 2025 

On boat October 19 to 28, 2025


This time of year is the manta aggregation, whale sharks, and large shools of fish. If you want to snorkel and dive with large schools of mantas, whale sharks, and if you want to see huge schools of densely populated fish, then this is the trip for you. As seen in the picture, there are fish everywhere!

Insurance

DAN Insurance Required - you can buy your DAN insurance after the booking once you receive confirmation. You will find a button to Buy Insurance


Trip Insurance is highly recommended - you can buy your insurance here through Travel guard

Mark's flight information

Qatar Airways 

Boston to Maldives

October 17, 2025

QR744 Boston To Doha 21:45 arrive 16:45

9 hour layover in Doha

QR676 Doha to Maldives 1:50am arrive Maldives 8:25am on 10/19


Maldives to Boston

October 28, 2025

QR675 Maldives to Doha 19:10 arrive 22:05

9 hour 35 minute layover

QR743 Doha to Boston 7:40am arrive 14:55 on 10/29


Kurumba Resort October 17 to 19, 2025 - For those of you going to Kurumba resort you can use same flight numbers but you need to leave on October 15 to arrive in the Maldives on October 17.


If you need assistance with flights or the resort, feel free to contact me at mark@massdiving.com or 508-254-3483.  You can also contact my agent Lisa from Dreamweaver Travel to assist you at 800-767-3483 x 4      

Current Travel Requirements for Maldives

  1. COVID-19 Travel Advisory
    Public Health Emergency regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic has been revoked on 13th March 2022. No Covid Tests required to enter or  leave the Maldives.  USA no longer requires a Covid test to reenter the USA.
    Important Notes:
    All arriving and departing passengers via airports and seaports are required to complete the Traveler Declaration form within 72 hours to the flight time.
    PCR result is not mandatory from any passenger during arrival and departure. This applies to unvaccinated travelers as well. https://travel.immigration.gov.mv/. Once completed print out hte QR Code and bring to the airport at check in. You will also need to uplaoad a head and shoulders picture.  Travel-related quarantine is not required by any traveler. However, except the arriving tourists and Maldivians (residing in the Maldives) to the Maldives, other travelers are advised to do a PCR test between the 3rd and 5th day of arrival.

Summarize bring to Airport on Departure

1. Passport with at least 6 months before expiration date

2. QR Code from the Traveler Health Declaration

3. Manthiri trip voucher

For the Return flight you will need to upload a head and shoulder shot and bring the link https://travel.immigration.gov.mv/ to sign in before departure.

What’s included

  • Transportation
    Airport transfers in Male
  • Accommodation
    10 Days/9 Nights aboard the Manthiri based on double occupancy July 31 to August 9, 2025
  • 3 to 4 Dives per day
    (First and last days 2 dives per day) rooms and common areas
  • Beverages & Meals
    Meals, bottled water, juices, coffee, and tea (Alcoholic and soft drinks are for sale.)
  • Tanks and weight belts
  • 17% Food/Services Tax
  • Government Green Tax
    $12 per night

What’s not included

  • Airfare
  • Additional accommodation
    Hotel stay before or after the trip - If needed
  • Nitrox
  • Crew Gratuity
  • Additional beverages
    Soda, beer, wine, hard liquor
  • Personal purchases
  • Meals in transit
  • Trip insurance
  • Fuel Surcharge
    $175 plus taxes paid directly on boat at the end of the trip.

Available Packages

Double Occupancy - Diver
Deposit: $500
Available until August 31, 20256 left

Price per person

Room has either a Double bed or two twin beds

$5,329
Deposit: $500
Double Occupancy - Female shared Diver
Deposit: $500
Available until August 31, 20256 left

Price per person

Room is shared with a female diver

$5,329
Deposit: $500
Double Occupancy - Male shared Diver
Deposit: $500
Available until August 31, 20257 left

Price per person

Room is shared with a male diver

$5,329
Deposit: $500
Single Occupancy - Diver
Deposit: $500
Available until August 31, 2025Only 3 left

Price per person

Private room

$10,658
Deposit: $500
$5,329
Deposit: $500


Your Organizer


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MASS Diving, Inc.
MASS Diving has been doing group dive travel since 1988 taking people diving all over the world. We are located in Massachusetts, USA but our customers sign up from all over the USA and some outside of the USA. Come and join us for an amazing MASS Diving dive trip experience!