About us

Diving Vacation at Maldives in another way, stay at a Local Island "Maradhoo" in the far south of Maldives - Addu Atoll. You are looking for a scuba diving vacation at Maldives with the focus on diving then you are here with us at the right place.

Aquaventure Maldives is a Scuba Tour Agency, operating Aquaventure Manta Lodge "at a Local Island" with 8 rooms and Aquaventure Dive Center. The daily Scuba Diving Trips are made by a diving dhoni for maximum 12 divers and 3 guides.

Aquaventure Dive Center offers 3 boat dives a day. After breakfast we make a two dives in the morning, than we go back to Maradhoo for lunch. In the afternoon we make a single dive, we are a small operation for maximum 12 divers, so we can give personal service at our Aquaventure Manta Lodge and during your Aquaventure diving trips.

The diving groups are maximum 6 divers with one guide. If the level of experience / education from divers is different we will make smaller groups of each confidence. All Aquaventure Scuba-guides have made a minimum amount of 1000 dives and are well trained for diving and managing in local environment. Aquaventure Dive Center can provide Padi Diving courses from entry-level till PADI - Divemaster.

For your three meals a day, we cooperate with a local restaurant "Palm Village", it is sofar the best restaurant you can find here at Addu. Palm Village Restaurant provides a local, Indian and Western cuisine, amazing fresh juices and this all served by friendly staff. Aquaventure Travel will organize for you the domestic flights from Male to Gan and return, airport pick-up, your stay at Aquaventure Manta Lodge and provide you unforgettable diving at Addu.

Just book your international flights to Male and we take care of the rest.
We hope to welcome you at Aquaventure Manta Lodge, and explore together the amazing diving spots at Addu Atoll.

Great Dives, Nice Food and a Good Sleep,
that´s all we need!

Your Aquaventure Team ....

Our team

Marc Kouwenberg

* PADI MI
* Guiding Certified Divers
* Maintenance Diving Equipment

20 years experience in hospitality & diving industry Maldives

Abdullah Tayyib "Tom"

* PADI MSDT
* Maintenance Diving Equipment
* Maintenance BAUER Compressors

20 years experience in hospitality & diving industry Maldives

Shamin "Awesome Black"

* PADI Dive Master
* Guiding Certified Divers
* Assisting PADI Courses

2 year experience in hospitality & diving industry Maldives

Saiful "Dessi"

* Boat Captain
* Compressor Room / Tanks
* Maintenance Diving Boat
3 years experience in hospitality & diving industry Maldives

Saiful

* Guesthouse Manager
* Maintenance Guesthouse
* Guest Arrivals & Departures

15 years experience in hospitality industry Maldives

Ali Kuraha

* Maintenance Dive Center
* Maintenence Guesthouse
* Boat Crew

20 year experience in hospitality & diving industry Maldives

About Aquaventure

OUR LIVEABOARD

Grandezza is a boat of a new generation for the Maldives and offers a very high standard of service. Grandezza is a 115 feet superb motorsailer, with a steel structure and is equipped with 2 powerful engines and 2 masts with 4 sails that allow to reach 10 knots of speed. Equipped with NITROX and 2 powerful water cooled Bauer compressors

OUR DIVE CENTER

PADI 5-STAR DIVE CENTER - Is fully equipped with S80 Alu tanks and 15L Steel tanks. At our compressor room we have 3 BAUER K14 compressors and a NITROX blend system. With our new diving boat "Dhoni" we can reach the most dive sites in less then one hour

OUR GUESTHOUSE

The Manta Lodge, is a popular choice for Scuba Divers. The lodge has 8 rooms with AC and fan, own showerrooms, a terras and a green garden. After a exciting day of diving this will be a very relaxing place to stay

OUR RESTAURANT

For your three meals a day, we work together with Palm Village Restaurant, it is the best restaurant you can find at Addu with a local, Indian and Western cuisine. The juices are amazing and staff is very friendly