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	<title>Maldives Cruise Guide &#124; Safari, cruise, liveaboard, onboard, yachts and boats &#187; Travel Guide</title>
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		<title>MY Sharifa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharifa is designed for groups of maximum 19 divers who wish to explore the best diving spots with the guidance of an experienced Dive Master and assistance from the professional and friendly crew. The boat is equipped with all modern amenities to bring satisfaction to her clients.
Sharifa, can accommodate maximum of 19 pax on her [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sharifa is designed for groups of maximum 19 divers who wish to explore the best diving spots with the guidance of an experienced Dive Master and assistance from the professional and friendly crew. The boat is equipped with all modern amenities to bring satisfaction to her clients.<span id="more-155"></span><br />
Sharifa, can accommodate maximum of 19 pax on her fully air-conditioned 10 cabins with attached toilet and Hot &amp; Cold Water.</p>
<p>Sharifa and her crew waits to welcome you to Maldives. experience a Holiday beyond you imagination.</p>
<p><strong>Accomodation</strong><br />
10 Double Cabins (AC) with individual control &amp; Attached toilet with Hot &amp; Cold water.<br />
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Onboard Facilities</strong><br />
Large lounge deck, saloon with bar, lending library, TV monitor for VCR tapes and a stereo CD player.<br />
Dinghy with outboard engine, Snorkeling Gears and fishing lines. Sound proof generator, Diving Dhoni.<br />
D Radio, Mobile Phone, G.P.S, Search Light, Binoculars.</p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Activities &amp; Experiences</span></strong><br />
Night Fishing, Snorkeling, BBQ on desert islands, Island Hoppping, Visits to Resorts Islands, Visits to Uninhabited Islands and Local Fishing Villages.</p>
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Technical Specification</strong><br />
Lenght :99 Feets<br />
Cruising Speed :10 &#8211; 12 Knots</p>
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		<title>Sachika</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sachika a stunning Luxury liveaboard in Maldives built on 2007 features the facilities that would indulge you with choice. Sachika is the ideal liveaboard for your diving in Maldives. Sachika dive programs will suite you as different dive sites are planned for each day. Diving in Maldives with Sachika will be memorable. You will never [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sachika a stunning Luxury liveaboard in Maldives built on 2007 features the facilities that would indulge you with choice. Sachika is the ideal liveaboard for your diving in Maldives. Sachika dive programs will suite you as different dive sites are planned for each day. Diving in Maldives with Sachika will be memorable. <span id="more-153"></span>You will never forget the friendliness of the crew, the accomodation on Sachika and the diving spots you dive with us.</p>
<p><strong>Accomodation</strong><br />
5 standard and 4 triple with low beds bathroom with shower &#8211; 1 Junior Suite king size + single bed, bathroom with shower and bath &#8211; 3 suites with bed and king size, TV LCD , DVD player, minibar , bathroom with shower. In all cabin : Air conditioner with independent regulation , security box.</p>
<p><strong>Onboard facilities</strong><br />
SPA facilities on boat. &#8211; Jacuzzi on the sundeck , capacity of 5 Pax. + Two outdoor bar. Music system &#8211; Television/Video &amp; DVD &#8211; wifi internet point.<br />
Dingy with Eng. 40 Hp, Main Engines; Hp 500, Generators; 2 x 35 kw. , 220 V, 2 Compressor 16mc, 32 tank aluminum int/din , 2 aluminum tank int/din 5 lt and belt and weight in equipment., 1 tank de oxygen.<br />
Mobile Phone, VHF Radio, Internet.</p>
<p><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Activities &amp; Experiences</span></strong><br />
Night Fishing, Snorkeling, BBQ on desert Islands, Island Hopping, Visists to Resort Islands, Visit to Uninhabited Islands and Local Fishing Villages, Diving, surfin (on request)</p>
<p><strong>Technical Specification</strong><br />
Length 33M<br />
Width 10M<br />
Cruising Speed :10 to 12 knots</p>
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		<title>Scuba Diving</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Maldives with amazing coral reefs and wide variety of marine life, it is one of the best dive destinations in the world. Almost all holiday resort islands run well equipped diving centres with excellent instructors who are qualified to offer variety of dives, dive courses etc&#8230; The schools in resorts offer &#8220;introductory courses&#8221;, three lessons [...]]]></description>
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<p>Maldives with amazing coral reefs and wide variety of marine life, it is one of the best dive destinations in the world. Almost all holiday resort islands run well equipped diving centres with excellent instructors who are qualified to offer variety of dives, dive courses etc&#8230; The schools in resorts offer &#8220;introductory courses&#8221;, three lessons that show what it&#8217;s like to dive in moderate, crystal clear waters off iridescent reefs surrounded by schools of fish.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Enthusiastic divers a cruise boat exclusively for diving will give the best of the diver world. The whole Maldives has several top dive sites some of them are exclusively for diving.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">For beginners obtain a professional qualification like the PADI Open Water Course, which enables the holder to obtain air tanks and dive anywhere in the world, takes about twelve dives, along with a written and practical examination. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Different dives offered by operators.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Reef Dives</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Reef edges, where it slopes into deep water are the most interesting part of a reef to dive. Outer reef slopes, where the atoll meets the open sea, often have interesting terraces, over-hangs and caves, and visited by pelagic (open-sea fish).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Visibility is usually good, but surf and currents can make for a demanding dive, inner reef slopes, in the sheltered waters inside an atoll, are generally easier dives and feature coral formations and numerous smaller reef fish.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Kandus</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A <em>kandu </em>is channel between islands or reefs on the outer edge of an atoll, or a channel between atolls. Kandu is suitable for drift dives. The current also provides an environment in which attractive soft corals thrive. Water inside an atoll is a breeding ground for plankton, and where this water flows out through a kandu into the open sea.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The rich supply of plankton attracts large fish such as manta rays and whale sharks.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Thillas</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">A <em>thilla</em> is a coral formation that rises steeply from the atoll floor and reaches to within five to 15m of the water surface &#8211; often it&#8217;s a spectacular underwater mountain which divers fly around like birds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The top of a <em>thilla </em>can be rich in reef fish and hard coral, while the steep sides often have crannies, cave and overhangs which provide shelter for many small fish, while larger fish come in turn to feed the smaller fish.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-GB">Wrecks</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">While many ships have foundered on Maldivian reefs over the centuries, there are few accessible wrecks with historical interest. Those which have historical interest requires permission from the government to dive. The driveable wrecks are mostly outside the atolls. They are interesting for the coral and other marine life which colonises the wrecks.</span></p>
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		<title>Maldives Island Nation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maldives is an archipelago comprising 1,190 low-lying coral islands scattered across the equator, in groups of 26 naturally occurring atolls which are divided into 20 for administrative purposes.
The atolls of Maldives are part of a greater structure known as the Laccadives-Chagos Ridge, which stretches over 2000 kilometres. The islands of Maldives are very low [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Maldives is an archipelago comprising 1,190 low-lying coral islands scattered across the equator, in groups of 26 naturally occurring atolls which are divided into 20 for administrative purposes.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The atolls of Maldives are part of a greater structure known as the Laccadives-Chagos Ridge, which stretches over 2000 kilometres. The islands of Maldives are very low lying with the highest point at approximately 8 feet above sea level. &#8216;Faru&#8217; or ring-shaped reef structures form the atolls and these provide natural defence against wind and wave action, on the delicate Maldives islands.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">An indication of the perfection of Maldives atoll structure is the fact that the word ‘atoll’ in the English Language – meaning ‘ring-shaped coral reef enclosing a lagoon’, is a borrowing from the Maldivian language ‘Dhivehi’.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Of the more than 1900 tropical islands that make the paradise that is Maldives, only about 200 are inhabited. Of the remaining islands about a 98 have been developed into exotic resort islands that offer tourists their own hideaway – hidden away from all the hectic hustle and bustle of city life.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The capital of Maldives – Malé, the hub of government and the centre of trade, commerce, business, health and education, is located in the middle of the atoll chain, a small island buzzing with the sounds and activities. It is estimated that more than 150,000 people which is more than one third of the population country’s population lives in this island. Malé is arguably the smallest urban capital in the whole world.</span></p>
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		<title>Snorkelling Cruise Maldives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maldivian tourism includes an interesting                                          product; the liveaboards. In Maldives    [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Maldivian tourism includes an interesting                                          product; the liveaboards. In Maldives                                          such cruising vessels are normally termed                                          a &#8217;safari&#8217; even though an African wilderness                                          is the least you will expect in the Maldives.</p>
<p>The vessels differ in their designs,                                          size and even the services offered. Some                                          are quite modest yatch-dhoanis, local                                          boats adapted to the cruising needs. Others                                          may have several rooms and offer facilities                                          that are almost like a resort. The food                                          is also diverse. Some boats even boast                                          of restaurants while others have their                                          own menus.</p>
<p>Snorkelling cruise will take you to the best reefs and lagoons of the Maldives.</p>
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		<title>Cruise in the Maldives</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maldivian tourism includes an interesting product; the liveaboards. In Maldives such cruising vessels are normally termed a &#8217;safari&#8217; even though an African wilderness is the least you will expect in the Maldives.
The vessels differ in their designs, size and even the services offered. Some are quite modest yatch-dhoanis, local boats adapted to the cruising [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Maldivian tourism includes an interesting product; the liveaboards. In Maldives such cruising vessels are normally termed a &#8217;safari&#8217; even though an African wilderness is the least you will expect in the Maldives.</p>
<p>The vessels differ in their designs, size and even the services offered. Some are quite modest yatch-dhoanis, local boats adapted to the cruising needs. Others may have several rooms and offer facilities that are almost like a resort. The food is also diverse. Some boats even boast of restaurants while others have their own menus.</p>
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