Scubaspa Ying

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Scubaspa Yang is a liveaboard with four spacious decks, a range of comfortable accommodation, a day spa, small fitness room, jacuzzi, restaurant and bar, open-air cinema, and a deck hosting sunset cocktails and star gazing dinners.

With a crew of 30, including spa therapists, yoga instructor, highly skilled chefs, and an amazing dive crew, Scubaspa Yang will cater to your every need. Exciting itineraries have been developed by Scubaspa’s expert team to provide an exhilarating trip. A typical itinerary is filled with diving, snorkelling, spa sessions, delicious gourmet cuisine, yoga classes, water sports, time on the beach, and social activities.

The Maldives is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world with the effects of global environmental changes evident amongst its fragile biodiversity. Scubaspa passionately and actively supports environmental programs to combat these effects by partnering with government agencies, local NGOs, waste management businesses, and marine experts. Many efforts are taken on board Scubaspa liveaboards to ensure a sustainable voyage.

Scubaspa will meet guests at the airport and facilitate transfers to the boat. The location and route of each trip will depend on which itinerary is chosen.

 

There’s a variety of room options on board Scubaspa’s Yin and Yang Liveaboards. Each room or cabin boats a modern design with ample lighting, an ensuite bathroom with shower, premium bath products, a comfortable bed with deluxe linen, air conditioning, WiFi, and multiple electrical outlets.

Manta Suite There are four Manta Suites on board, each with a king size bed or twin bed option, and one Manta Suite with a queen size bed.  These rooms are Scubaspa’s premium suites and are located on the Main Deck. They include a stylish seating area and oval panoramic windows providing uninterrupted ocean views.

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Dolphin Suites There are three stunning Dolphin Suites onboard each with a queen size bed with a spacious seating area, and located on the Main Deck. An oval panoramic window provides a breathtaking ocean views throughout the trip.

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Cowrie Suite This suite is quietly nestled in the bow of the Lower Deck and consists of a queen size bed plus a sofa that can be transformed into a comfortable third bed. This deluxe suite spans the entire width of the bow, has four opening portlights, and boasts the largest shower on board.

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Sea Star Suite There are 8 spacious Sea Star Suites onboard, each with a queen size bed, situated on the Lower Deck and fitted with two opening portlights.

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Each liveaboard has a 20 metre dive boat (dhoni) equipped with everything required for diving and relaxing day at sea including dive gear and air compressors, bathroom facilities, a sundeck, comfortable seating, a stern platform, and multiple entry points.

Scubaspa liveaboards cover a vast area including the following sites:

North and South Ari Atoll

Pelagics and large schools of fish can be found across many dive sites in the Maldives, but in the Ari Atolls the probability of these encounters is higher. Divers can expect to see whale sharks, mantas, hammerheads, and eagle rays. There are also large residents in the area such as the napoleon wrasse, grey reef and white tip sharks, large schools of blacktail barracuda, and batfish. North Ari Atoll is home to Broken Rock which is a unique formation with a canyon which breaks the reef in two. Here you can find large fan corals, turtles, scorpionfish, moray eels and amazing coral on the reef. For those who enjoy exploring wrecks, in the South Ari Atoll lies the Kudhimaa Wreck. This is a medium sized steel wreck which was deliberately sunk in 1998 and has easy access to the cargo holds, and is home to schools of batfish, puffer fish, box fish, and the large lion fish.

Vaavu Atoll

This area consists of deep channels with fast flowing currents and at any time of the year divers can experience the sights of schooling reef sharks and other species of shark including the occasional hammerhead. You can also expect to see tuna, trevallies, unicorn fish, snappers, triggerfish, eagle rays, mantas, and groupers. The well-known Fotteyo Kandu is also a feature of the Vaavu Atoll and many divers flock to this area to experience its swim-throughs, caves and overhangs.

North and South Male Atoll

This area is home to some of the oldest and most popular sites including Gaathugiri, which is also known as Banana Reef. The exhilarating topography with incredible rock faces, numerous caves, steep drop offs, and precipitous overhangs are a ready to be explored. The array of marine life in this region is extensive, with sharks, manta rays, trevally, black snapper, grouper, schooling bannerfish, large morays, squirrelfish, soldierfish, and Maldivian grubfish.

South Male Atoll encompasses Kandooma Thila, a large teardrop shaped pinnacle with magnificent scenery and prolific fish life. Soft corals cover the walls and schools of red bass and big-eye trevally roam the area. Grey sharks, white-tip sharks, eagle rays and many other species are often spotted here, and the top of the reef is home to peaceful turtles and batfish.

Please see the pricing table below the availability panel for inclusions, exclusions, and extras.

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