Liveaboards: het duiken dat je niet op een dagtrip bereikt

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De beste afgelegen duikplekken ter wereld — Tubbataha, the Brothers, Cocos, Socorro, de buitenste atolls — zijn alleen per liveaboard bereikbaar. Deze gids ordent de gevestigde boten per regio en route.

Vloten veranderen; verifieer alles Vaartuigen worden voortdurend verkocht, hernoemd, omgeleid en uit de vaart genomen. Beschouw elke vermelding als een vertrekpunt en bevestig schema's, prijzen en het schip zelf bij de operator voordat je betaalt.

Alle Australië, Nieuw-Zeeland & Oost-Azië Caribisch gebied & westelijke Atlantische Oceaan Europa, Atlantische Oceaan & Middellandse Zee Indische Oceaan & Oost-Afrika Pacifische eilanden & Micronesië Rode Zee & Midden-Oosten Zuidoost-Azië & Coral Triangle De Amerika's & Oost-Stille Oceaan

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Galapagos Aggressor IIIAggressor Adventures	Follows the national park's fixed dive-cruise itineraries centered on Wolf and Darwin…	7 nights	16	$$$$
Galapagos Sky	A long-running dedicated dive vessel sailing the archipelago's northern route to Wolf and…	7 nights	16	$$$$
Humboldt ExplorerExplorer Ventures Fleet	Seven-night park-approved dive circuits anchored by multiple days at Wolf and Darwin…	7 nights	16	$$$
MV ArgoUndersea Hunter Group	The larger of the Undersea Hunter vessels, running 10-night Cocos expeditions and…	10-11 nights	16	$$$$
Nautilus Belle AmieNautilus Dive Adventures	A large modern vessel built for the Revillagigedo run, spending the winter season at San…	8-10 nights	—	$$$
Nautilus ExplorerNautilus Dive Adventures	The original Nautilus expedition ship, alternating Revillagigedo winters with summer…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
Okeanos Aggressor (Cocos)Aggressor Adventures	Crosses roughly 36 hours of open Pacific from Costa Rica to Cocos Island, then spends the…	8-10 nights	—	$$$$
Quino el Guardian	Sister operation to Rocio del Mar with a simpler, expedition-style fit-out, known for…	7-10 nights	—	$$
Rocio del Mar	A family-run Mexican boat splitting the year between winter Revillagigedo expeditions and…	7-10 nights	20	$$$
Sea HunterUndersea Hunter Group	A purpose-built expedition platform that has served Cocos Island for decades, diving the…	10-11 nights	20	$$$$
Solmar V	A veteran of the Revillagigedo run, sailing from Cabo San Lucas to San Benedicto, Socorro…	8-9 nights	22	$$$

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Avalon fleet (Jardines de la Reina)Avalon Cuban Diving Centers	Avalon holds the concession for Jardines de la Reina, running several vessels and a…	6-7 nights	—	$$$$
Bahamas MasterMaster Liveaboards	Seasonal Bahamas circuits that can include Tiger Beach's shallow shark banks, Bimini, Cat…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
Belize Aggressor IIIAggressor Adventures	Runs offshore to the atolls, spending most of the week at Lighthouse Reef with dives…	7 nights	18	$$$
Cayman Aggressor VAggressor Adventures	Circles the Cayman Islands with weather deciding the route: Grand Cayman's wrecks and…	7 nights	—	$$$
Turks & Caicos Aggressor IIAggressor Adventures	Week-long loops along the walls of West Caicos, French Cay and Northwest Point, with up…	7 nights	18	$$$

Indian Ocean & East Africa

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Carpe VitaCarpe Diem Maldives	A large Maldivian-built vessel on the classic central route, with seasonal itineraries…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
Emperor Maldives fleetEmperor Divers	Several boats running the central-atoll best-of route between Malé, Ari and Vaavu, plus…	7 nights	—	$$
Maldives Aggressor IIAggressor Adventures	Runs the proven central Maldives circuit — Malé atolls, Vaavu channels and Ari's thila…	7 nights	—	$$$
Scubaspa MaldivesScubaspa	Twin yachts pairing a full dive program with an onboard spa, aimed at mixed groups of…	7 nights	—	$$$

Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Spirit of Freedom	A 37-meter vessel running three-, four- and seven-night combinations over the Ribbon…	3-7 nights	—	$$$$
SpoilsportMike Ball Dive Expeditions	Mike Ball's twin-hulled expedition ship pairs the Ribbon Reefs — Cod Hole's potato cod…	3-7 nights	28	$$$$

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Fiji SirenSiren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail)	Sailed the central Fijian grounds — Bligh Water, Namena and the Somosomo Strait area — on…	7-10 nights	16	$$$
French Polynesia MasterMaster Liveaboards	Works the Tuamotu atolls, timing pass dives at Rangiroa, Fakarava, Apataki and Toau to…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
MV FeBrinaWalindi Plantation Resort	Operates out of Walindi in Kimbe Bay, working the bay's seamounts and reefs and ranging…	7-11 nights	—	$$$
Master Liveaboards TrukMaster Liveaboards	Runs standard Chuuk Lagoon wreck weeks and, in some years, long-range expeditions to…	7-12 nights	16	$$$
NAI'ANAI'A Fiji	Fiji's best-known liveaboard, working the Bligh Water, Namena, Wakaya and Vatu-i-Ra…	7-10 nights	18	$$$
Odyssey (Truk)Odyssey Adventures	Dedicated to the Japanese fleet sunk in Operation Hailstone in 1944, moving between…	7 nights	16	$$$
Palau SirenSiren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail)	A 40-meter sailing-style yacht covering the classic Palau circuit of channels, walls and…	7-10 nights	16	$$$
Rock Islands AggressorAggressor Adventures	Week-long loops through Palau's headline sites: Blue Corner, German Channel, Ulong…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
SS Thorfinn	A veteran steam-powered ship that has served Chuuk Lagoon for decades, operating as a…	7-10 nights	—	$$
Solomons MasterMaster Liveaboards	Cruises from Honiara through the Florida and Russell Islands and toward Marovo Lagoon…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
Spirit of Niugini	Associated with the Milne Bay area at Papua New Guinea's eastern tip, the region where…	7-10 nights	—	$$$

Red Sea & Middle East

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Emperor EchoEmperor Divers	Concentrates on Egypt's deep south — St John's, Fury Shoals and the Marsa Alam offshore…	7 nights	—	$$
Emperor EliteEmperor Divers	A flagship of Emperor's Red Sea fleet, favoring the marine-park circuit of the Brothers…	7 nights	—	$$
Red Sea Aggressor fleetAggressor Adventures	The Aggressor franchise has operated several vessels in Egypt covering the classic menu…	7 nights	—	$$
Scuba Scene	A large modern motor yacht marketed for Red Sea marine park and northern itineraries with…	7 nights	—	$$$
blue o two Red Sea fleetblue o two	A British-run fleet of large steel motor yachts sailing the full Egyptian repertoire…	7 nights	—	$$$

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

Vaartuig	Typische routes	Reis	Gasten	Prijsklasse
Atlantis AzoresAtlantis Dive Resorts & Liveaboards	The liveaboard arm of a long-established Philippine resort company. Sails Tubbataha…	6-10 nights	16	$$$
Blue Manta ExplorerWhite Manta Diving	A large purpose-refitted steel vessel covering the main Indonesian circuit: Raja Ampat in…	6-11 nights	—	$$$
Damai IDive Damai	Roams the Indonesian archipelago on a seasonal circuit that can take in Raja Ampat, the…	7-12 nights	—	$$$$
Dewi Nusantara	A 57-meter three-masted vessel built in traditional style, sailing Raja Ampat itineraries…	7-12 nights	18	$$$$
Mermaid I	A steel-hulled boat running Komodo itineraries from Bali and Labuan Bajo through the dry…	6-10 nights	—	$$
Philippine SirenSiren Fleet (Worldwide Dive and Sail)	Runs Tubbataha Reefs during the short spring season, then Visayas and Coron itineraries…	6-10 nights	16	$$$
Pindito	One of the longest-serving liveaboards in eastern Indonesia, sailing since the early…	8-12 nights	16	$$$
Raja Ampat AggressorAggressor Adventures	Round trips out of Sorong through the Dampier Strait, Penemu and Misool, with some…	7-10 nights	—	$$$
Thailand AggressorAggressor Adventures	Andaman Sea itineraries built around the Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai and…	5-8 nights	—	$$$
The Arenui	A hand-finished wooden phinisi that splits its year between Komodo National Park and Raja…	7-12 nights	22	$$$$
White Manta ExplorerWhite Manta Diving	Sister vessel in the same fleet as Blue Manta Explorer, historically serving Southeast…	6-11 nights	—	$$$

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