You roll off the boat at night into open water, and there is nothing below you. No reef, no sand, no wall. Only the dark, and a line of lights hanging down into it. Black water diving has nothing in common with an ordinary night dive. It is strange, and a little unsettling at first. Then the first creature drifts into your light, something that looks like it swam in from another planet, and the dark stops mattering. You stop watching the water below you and start wondering wh

The Maldives is one of the last great shark destinations on earth. Since 2010, the entire country has been a shark sanctuary, and it shows. Reef sharks patrol the channels, whale sharks glide through the blue, and in the far south the big pelagic hunters cruise the current. One honest word before we start, because we would rather set the right expectation than sell you a fairy tale. This is the open ocean, not a zoo. Nobody can promise you a specific shark on a specific dive.

If you think liveaboard life is just about gear, logbooks, and dive schedules, you are missing the real reason we keep returning to the open ocean. It is about the shared silence when a four-meter manta ray glides inches above your mask, the taste of sea salt on your lips, and laughing with new friends under a canopy of stars. Throughout August, three incredible groups joined us aboard our flagship vessel, the EcoPro Seascape, for our Maldives Northern Atolls liveaboard, as w

Short answer: there is no single best time to dive the Maldives. There is a best time for what you want to see. The Maldives runs on two monsoons, and they move the marine life around the atolls almost on a schedule. Sharks and clear water sit at one end of the year. Feeding mantas and whale sharks sit at the other. Manta rays and sea turtles stay with you the whole time. Once you know which season does what, planning gets easy. Let us walk you through it. The Two Monsoons Be

A new reef is growing on the house reef at BREEZE - North Bali Ocean Resort. We built it in cooperation with Reefvillage.org, a non-profit initiative dedicated to protecting and restoring marine ecosystems worldwide through the construction of artificial coral reefs, ocean cleanups, and educational school programs. This is coral restoration you can watch on a single dive, right off our own beach. The first structure is fully stocked and the corals are taking hold. A second on

There are trips where the ocean makes you work for it. And then there are trips where it just opens up from the first bubble. This final trip of the season led us through the Central Atolls and started with manta rays on the check dive and never really let up. The crew and guests of EcoPro Seascape after the last Central Atolls departure of the season. Manta Rays from the First Dive: Central Atolls Gets Off to a Flying Start A check dive is usually exactly that: a quick syste

Some trips have one or two standout moments. This one had them almost every single day. Over eleven days, the EcoPro Seascape worked her way through the atolls of South Male, Vaavu, Meemu and Ari on our Best of Maldives route, that mean dozens of dive sites and marine life that refused to play it safe. Here is what happened. Mantas gliding through the lights in slow and unhurried loops Eagle Rays, Nurse Sharks and an Aquarium Called Alimatha The May ocean has a personality of

What truly makes a diving trip unforgettable? There are places you know from photographs. And then there are places you only truly understand when you're hovering 20 metres below the surface, watching a manta ray glide silently towards you. The Maldives belongs to the second category. We could tell you what makes our liveaboards special. But honestly, our guests do it better. They're the ones who've seen with their own eyes what we promise and who can tell you whether the exp

Where the Currents Meet: Life in the Best Of Maldives Do you know how it feels when you pull your mask off after a great dive? You feel the salt on your skin, the adrenaline still pumping, and the immediate need to tell your buddy exactly what you just saw. This past April, our Best of Maldives tours with our two vessels, EcoPro Seascape and EcoPro Mariana, were full of those moments. Dancing with Giants of the Ocean The highlight for many was undoubtedly Gangehi Manta Point.

Imagine whe n you step off a plane, go onto a luxurious boat, and you look at the turquoise waters of the Maldives. This past week on the EcoPro Seascape , our flagship Maldives liveaboard, we welcomed 15 guests ready to explore the deep blue. While travel occasionally has its hiccups, like a couple of pieces of delayed luggage, our team ensured everyone was settled and ready for the Maldives Central Atolls in time. The turquoise waters of the Maldives never disappoint Chasi