Maldives October 2026
Dive the Maldives with Mark Potter as your guide. October 7 to 19, 2026 On boat October 9 to 18, 2026
Availability: In Stock
Manthiri Liveaboard, Maldives
October 7 to 19, 2026
On the boat October 9 to 18, 2026
Extended Kurumba Resort stay option available
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!
Come Celebrate With Us!
Free Manthiri Rash Guard
Free Manthiri Dry Bag with free stuff inside
Special Anniversary Dinner
Why dive the Maldives on the Manthiri?
►Mantas, whalesharks, turtles, octopus, large schools of fish, beautiful anemones and clownfish, healthy hard and soft corals, and more variety and quantity of marine life than any place you have ever seen.
►Manthiri is the most experienced dive operator in the Maldives (Established 1996).
►Most experienced and helpful crew in the Maldives.
►Moosa Hassan, our head dive guide, has over 12,700+ dives in the Maldives. He knows all the excellent dive sites!
►Only 12 passengers for personalized attention and limited divers underwater!
►Check out my underwater photos on the photo tab on my website. You will be amazed at the quantity and variety of marine life.
Package Includes:
- Airport transfers in Male
- 10 Days/9 Nights aboard the Manthiri based on double occupancy October 9 to 18, 2026
- 3 to 4 Dives per day (First and last days 2 dives per day)
- Meals, bottled water, juices, coffee, and tea (Alcoholic and soft drinks are for sale.)
- Tanks and weight belts
- 17% Food/Services Tax
- $12 per night Government Green Tax
Airfare is not included in the package price (Call us for current pricing). You are welcome to book your own air or we can book it for you. We recommend calling Lisa at Dreamweaver Travel to book the air portion only at 800-767-3483.
Additional Costs:
- Airfare
- Hotel stay before or after the trip - If needed
- Nitrox
- Crew Gratuity
- 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.
Trip Information Sheet - Please read.
The hard working crew of the Manthiri invites you to join MASS Diving on this dive trip of a lifetime!
Package Price
- Maldives Transfers & Boat Package Credit Card Payment $5,175 Check/Cash Payment $4,999 (Airfare is not included in price)
- Pricing is based on double occupancy
- Non-refundable unless spot is sold. A 7% service charge will be assessed to all refunds.
- Prices may increase or decrease slightly due to fuel surcharges, taxes, etc.
- Payments are non-refundable unless spot is sold
- $500 payment due at booking
Payments by Credit Card: Book on our website.
Payments by Check: First email us for confirmaton then make check payable to MASS Diving and place in memo: Acct # x3435 Make sure your name is on the check. You can stop into any Middlesex Savings Bank branch and have them deposit into my account or mail to Middlesex Savings Bank 81 Main Street Medway, MA 02053
Payment Schedule
Initial Deposit - $500 - Due at sign up
Payment #1 - $1500 Due - April 1, 2026
Payment #2 - $1500 Due - June 1, 2026
Final Payment Due - August 1, 2026
Payments are non-refundable unless spot is sold.
Please check your passport to make sure that it has not expired and that it has at least 6 months left from the return date.
Trip Insurance Highly Recommended!
Qatar Airways Flight Information
Mark and guests are going two nights earlier and staying at Kurumba Resort to adjust to the time zone.
Boston to Maldives
October 7, 2026 (Leave October 5th if going to Kurumba Resort arriving on 7th)
Qatar QR744 Boston to Doha 22:00 arrive 16:55 on October 8
8h 55m transit in Doha
Qatar QR676 Doha to Male 1:50am arrive 8:25am on October 9
Maldives to Boston
October 18, 2026
Qatar QR675 Male to Doha 21:05 arrive 23:50
8h 40m transit in Doha
Qatar QR743 Doha to Boston 8:30am arrive 15:15 on October 19
Contact Mark for other flight options 508-651-0772 or email me
Other Airlines
Current Travel Requirements for the Maldives
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.. 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 as well as your passport.
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
Click here for our Manthiri page with photos of the boat, underwater images, and more.
MASS Diving Trip Waiver - Please fill out and email back to us.
Manthiri Application and Waiver - Please fill out and bring to the boat.
Medical Form - Please fill out and bring to the boat.
NOTE** Passports must have a minimum of 6 months validity prior to passport expiration.
