Fascination Maldives is a 20-meter long, luxury floating hotel. With her 5-star accommodation and elegant onboard service, she will drift you away to any of the 1200 undreamt islands in the different atolls. Imagine waking up to perfection, where your dreams of Maldives becomes a reality. Under water, discover a world of Mantas, sea turtles, multicolored fish, merry dolphins, the famous Whale Sharks all in crystal clear waters.
Facination Maldives is perfect for couples, honeymoons, families or small groups of friends, exclusively chartered with professional staff. On board Fascination Maldives, you will be introduced to a world of lush nature, cruising the likes of Vaavu Atoll or Ari Atoll or maybe further to Thaa atoll depending on your selected itinerary.
On the program, you will be able to snorkel every day on different reefs and see what you have never seen under water before. As you cruise along, playful dolphins will escort Fascination whilst taking a cocktail at sunset on the sun lounge. Swim in turquoise crystal water, sunbath and walk on desert white powdered sandy beaches, one island after the other.
Watch the dolphins play at sunset while having a cocktail in hand served on the upper deck! Tasted Maldivian and international cuisine, specially prepared for its guests by the professional chef onboard. These moments onboard fascination Maldives will be the best moments of your life that you will never forget.
Includes:
• Airport transfer to / from the yacht.
• 12% GST Tax.
• Full board meals ( breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks ) / water / coffee /tea.
• BBQ night. • Snorkelling / fishing / Surfing.
• Excursions to local islands visit and culture / desert islands / sand banks.
Excludes:
• Soft and alcohol drinks.
• 6 $ per person per day Green Tax.
• Tips at end of the trip for the crew ( 5% to 10%).
• Wake board and water ski activities / Diving.
Boat Specifications
Navigational, Safety & Communication
CUISINE
Food is prepared by a qualified Chef, the cuisine is international with a touch of Maldivian dishes. A BBQ night is usually set up on a desert island. Fresh grilled fish and fresh vegetables / Calamari and lemon rice with grilled lobster ( to be ordered )
Fish Asian soup / chicken curry and steamed rice / coconut tuna salad / tuna sashimi / numerous of fresh fruits.
Homemade cupcakes and deserts and let’s not forget the fresh bread baked every morning for breakfast!
SALOON
Fascination will make you feel at home in a cozy atmosphere saloon with a cream leather sofa, coral pattern designer cushions, TV, DVD,CD, films, music system, bar with a large selection of wines/alcohols/cocktails, fridge with soft drinks, elegant indoors eating table, air condition, free wifi.
OUT DOOR EATING AREA
Teak table and chairs with comfortable cushions, cream leather bench, can seat up to 8 guests where international and Maldivian fresh food is served, Teak deck, 2 staircases leading down to a larges swimming platform with 2 hot fresh water showers and a swimming ladder.
Route1:
7 or 10 nights Male / Vaavu / Male: Sting Rays snorkelling, dolphins bay, turtles reef snorkel, nurse sharks snorkel, Ship wreck snorkel, local Island visits, sand banks, bbq night.
Route 2:
10 nights Male / Ari / Vaavu /Male: Sting Rays snorkel, dolphins bay and search, turtles reef snorkel, nurse sharks snorkel, Mantas search and snorkel, whale shark snorkel, desert Island sun bathing and bbq, sand banks, Local island visits.
Diving Charters
Day 1 Airport pick up / Male Atoll
Fascination will pick you up at Malé International Airport. Enjoy a drink while listening to the welcome and safety briefing by the Captain, you will be shown to your cabins. If your flight arrives before 12h00 you can enjoy a first easy reef dive. Dinner will be served in the evening and the first night will be spend close by in front of a resort or a desert island.
Day 2 North Malé Atoll > Vaavu Atoll
The trip will start by discovering the dazzling long reefs or a manta point (May to Nov only) in North Malé Atoll. Corals are abundant here, giving home to plenty of reef fish and macro species. After the dive, we will cruise to Vaavu Atoll for an unmissable night dive. There’s nothing as exciting as diving with nurse sharks, sting rays, and jacks in their feeding frenzy.
Day 3 Vaavu Atoll > South Ari Atoll
Small caves, large overhangs, drop-off walls, and sloping reefs covered with corals can be found in Vaavu Atoll. Titan triggerfish are common. Larger marine life such as grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks, tunas, and barracudas are also found here. Moving west to the South Ari Atoll, you will dive on beautiful pinnacles and be able to spot bigger marine life. Dive into this aquarium offered by mother nature.
Day 4 South Ari Atoll
We will cruise to the marine protected area, the mighty whale sharks regularly show up, you can have the chance to snorkel or even scuba dive with them. Many lagoons and some wrecks dives in South Ari Atoll. Grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasse, moray eels, scorpionfish are definitely part of the fauna here. In the evening our crew will take you to visit a nearby local island, indulge yourself into the Maldivian way of life just before dinner.
Day 5 South Ari Atoll > North Ari Atoll
Cruising up to North Ari Atoll while taking a last chance to get a close look at whale sharks. In the north, channels are wider and the ocean is deeper, the currents attracts many grey reef sharks, white tip reef sharks and even other large pelagic fish. When night falls, you will be invited to go ashore again and indulge yourself in a barbecue dinner prepared by our crew on a nearby desert island.
Day 6 North Ari Atoll
Multiple manta cleaning stations, some extraordinary lagoons and wrecks with rich marine life are the highlights of this area of Ari Atoll. You will also find here eagle rays, hawksbill turtles, napoleon wrasse, school of blue-stripe snapper, batfish, and fusiliers.
Day 7 North Ari Atoll > North Malé Atoll
After one last dive in North Ari Atoll the cruise will head back to North Malé Atoll. Here you will find stunning long reefs, small caves, colorful corals with prolific pelagic and reef life. Take a closer look at the squirrelfish, bannerfish, oriental sweetlips, frogfish, and nudibranchs. In the afternoon you will come back to Hulhumalé marina to spend your last night on board.
Day 8 Hulhumalé and airport transfer
The trip is arriving at the end. Fascination will arrange your transfer to the airport according to your flight schedule once you have had your breakfast on board. We are also glad to help you plan for the day if you have a late flight. Various options or late check out.
Time to come back home with fantastic memories!
Experience the Fascination Surfing charters if you are looking for more than beaches and relaxation with exciting cruises with friends and family, in complete privacy and isolated luxury.
The captain will take you to the best surf spots every day. Surf all day or for a few hours, you decide. Our experienced captain will select the more private surf spots and ones with the best waves at the right time using years of knowledge.
You will wake up every morning at sunrise, breakfast will be served on the deck, with omelets, fruits, cereal, toast, coffee and fruit juice! Then it’s time to get in the water and ride those huge waves! You can start from the back deck of Fascination or our staff will escort you in the dinghy. Lunch time returns to the Yacht, where delicious fresh dishes are served by the chef. The Yacht could then sail to a different place for more surfing if you would prefer. At sunset, return to the Yacht for drinks and dinner will be served with freshly grilled catch of the day fish, curries, rice and vegetables. it’s time to relax after a long active day.
Maldives attracts many surfers from all over the world. The same waves that hit Indonesia ends in the Maldives except the latitude is a bit higher and the SE exposure has less energy.
What is better for a surf vacation than a luxury yacht to access the many different points of the North and South Atolls of Male? Surf spots are available directly from Fascination’s back platform or can be accessed by dingy.
On a Yacht there are no constraints and surfers can choose from the most famous breaks. The Maldives Fascination Team will try to make sure you surf the most famous spots: Cokes, Jailbreaks (Himmafushi), Honky’s, Sultans & Tucky Joes! These are all world famous and incredible waves.
The most famous waves are in the atolls of northern Male. These long waves offer rights and lefts, whether you are an intermediate, intermediate or professional surfer. Waves ranging from 1 to 6 meters; For beginners, the South Male Atoll is more recommended.
During your stay, we offer you the opportunity to enjoy other activities, such as snorkeling, fishing, canoeing, diving and water sports, but also the opportunity to visit the local islands with their stories, their mosques, their fishing production, such as smoked tuna.
Kite Surfing
In addition to surfing, Fascination Maldives offers kite surfing in the Maldives, which has become very popular in recent years. The Maldives is the perfect place for kite surfing with turquoise and flat waters, with warm climates all year round.
Master cabin with king size bed, cream leather headboard, 2 bathrooms, 2 cupboards, 2 portholes, music system, inter phone, 2 bedside tables with lamps, air condition, quality bed linen and towels, toiletries, hairdryer..
2 cabins with 2 twin beds or 1 double bed with turquoise leather headboard, bathroom, cupboard, 1 porthole, music system, inter phone, bedside table with lamp, air condition, quality bed linen and towels, toiletries, hairdryer.
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