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Itinerary 10 Days / 9 Nights Ari (Alif) Atoll and Felidhe (Vaavu) Atoll Itinerary 10 days / 9 nights Ari (Alif) Atoll and Felidhe (Vaavu) Atoll Day 1: Hulhumale Lagoon – Banana Reef – Kohdhipparu – 3h30 (14.2NM) Embarkation in the lagoon of Hulhumale' at 2pm, after a 20 min transfer by boat from the international airport of Male'. After 30 min. sailing, arrival at Banana Reef (North Male' Atoll) a superb snorkeling site where you will certainly see manta rays. Set sail towards the Ari Atoll and anchorage in the lagoon named Kohdhipparu (3 hours) where you will spend the night. Day 2: Rasdhoo – 4h00 (21.3NM) After 4hours of sailing you will arrive at Rasdhoo a local island where you can enjoy the local life style while having tea, coffee or cold drinks at the local coffee shops located in front of the port. After snorkeling in the lagoon and exploring the area you will spend the night in the lagoon of Rasdhoo. Day 3: Genburugau – Dhigga – Fesdhoo – 5h00 (21NM) Sail for 2h30mins and arrive to a beautiful snorkeling site named Genburugau. After 1h45mins sailing lunch at Dhigga, a reef with an abundance of marine life and corals. Sail for 45mins and the night will be spend in the Lagoon of Fesdhoo. Day 4: Moofushi – Enboodhoo – Rahddhiggaa – 3h30 (16.5NM) Sail for 2 hours to arrive at the lagoon of Moofushi. After 45mins sailing arrive at the uninhabited island Enboodhoo where you can explore the island’s natural beauty by taking a tour around the island, snorkel or relax on the beach. Sail for 45mins to the picnic island Rahddhiggaa where you can enjoy the beach or snorkel with colourful fishes and abundance of marine life in the surrounding lagoon. The night will be spend in the lagoon of Rahddhiggaa. Day 5: Theluveligaa – Dhangethi – 2h45 (14.5NM) Sail towards Theluveligaa for 45mins to a beautiful reef with colourful corals and fishes, sail for another hour to arrive at the picnic island Theluveligaa. After lunch sail for 1hour to arrive at the local island Dhangethi where you will spend the night. Day 6: Maamigili – 2h30 (12NM) Night Sailing You will sail for 2h30mins and arrive at Maamigili where you will spend night. It is common for whale sharks to be seen in this area and if you are lucky you will spend the day swimming with whale sharks and spend the night in the anchorage of Maamigili. Around 0000Hrs will start sailing towards Vaavu (Felidhe) Atoll. Day 7: Valafaru Falhu – Fusfaruhuraa – 8h15 (37.55NM) After 7 hours of sailing through the night and stop at a beautiful reef with exhilarating underwater beauty for a morning snorkeling and sail for 30mins to discover Valafaru Falhu a beautiful Itinerary 10 days / 9 nights Ari (Alif) Atoll and Felidhe (Vaavu) Atoll snorkeling spot. After 45mins of sailing you will arrive to Fusfaruhuraa, a reef with an abundance of marine life and corals. Where you will spend the night. Day 8: Vashugiri – Tholhimahuraa 4h15 (18.39NM) Sail for 1hour and arrive to the picnic island Vashugiri. Snorkel around the island and swim with some of the most beautiful fishes. Then sail for 3h15mins towards South Male’ Atoll and moor in front of Tholhimahuraa, which is a beautiful sand bank surrounds by a reef with abundance of marine life, perfect for snorkeling. Night will be spent on the lagoon of Tholhimahuraa. Day 8: Guraidhoo 1h30 (7.45NM) You will sail for 1h30mins towards Guraidhoo while stopping at a beautiful reef with colourful corels and fishes, for a quick dip and the yacht will reach a beautiful and peaceful local village named Guraidhoo where you can enjoy the local life and explore the island. Night will be spent on the anchorage. Day 9: Secsy Beach – Gulhi Island 1h45 (7.69NM) After 1hour sailing you will discover a paradise on earth: Secsy Beach a magnificent sand bank with white fine powder-like sand. Where you can enjoy the beach tanning or swimming & snorkeling. Sail for 45 mins to arrive at Gulhi Island. Night will be spent in the anchorage of Gulhi Island. Visit of the island and its peaceful little fishermen village where you will also see a small shipyard building local boats. Day 10: Enboodhoo Falhu – Hulhumale – 2h45 (14.59NM) After 1h45mins of sailing you will arrive at the lagoon of Enboodhoo where beautiful marine life thrives and after that you will sail for 1 hour towards Hulhumale for disembarkation. Total length of the journey: 185.17NM Total Sailing Time: 39h45Mins (Subjected to change due to weather conditions) Itinerary 10 days / 9 nights Ari (Alif) Atoll and Felidhe (Vaavu) Atoll .
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