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E-mail address of the travel agency with which the booking was made

Trip Start Date (Ship)

First name

Last name

E-mail address

Passport number (Please ensure that the passport is valid for more than 6 months at the start of the trip)

nationality

Flight number Arrival day

Landing time Arrival day

Green Tax/ Tourist Tax

In the Maldives, every tourist has to pay a so-called Green Tax of 6 US dollars per night. We ask our guests to have this fee in the correct US dollars and in clean and undamaged banknotes ready at the end of the trip.

Statutory mandatory service charge

In the Maldives, every tourist has to pay 10% of the total price paid as a so-called service charge. This service charge benefits the crew entirely. Since it is easier to calculate a flat rate here, we charge each guest a flat rate of 20 euros per night. We think it's fair that the service charge and a possible tip are already included in this amount. As a rule, this flat rate is cheaper for the guests.

Internet

We recommend our guests to purchase a Tourist Internet Card which can be purchased at the airport. The internet connection on the tour is mostly good. There is no "paid" or "free" internet on board the ship.

Payment options on board

On board the ship it is only possible to pay in cash. We accept Euros and US Dollars. Since all of our prices are shown in euros and the majority of our guests pay in euros, we charge the daily exchange rate of the Maldivian banks for US dollar payments.

Conditions of Participation

With this online check, every guest undertakes to accept the conditions of participation as can be seen on our website and to sign them again by hand on board.

Boat and tour description

Under certain circumstances, there may be deviations in the boat and tour descriptions of the tour operator and the safari ship. In order to avoid misunderstandings, we ask you to read the valid information on the website www.amba-malediven.com before starting your trip. Only the information on this website applies.

Included collective pick-up and chargeable individual pick-up

The collective pick-up takes place at 12:00 noon at the airport in the area of the Burger King restaurant. Unfortunately, an earlier check-in is not possible. An employee will draw attention to themselves with a sign that reads AMBA in large letters. Later pickups will take place approximately one hour after your flight lands. Since this transfer is made with a so-called water taxi, which runs as required and without fixed times, guests arriving later may have to wait for the water taxi. A local employee will organize the transfer for you and will also pick you up in the Burger King restaurant area at the airport with a sign. Collective collection at 12 p.m. is included in the price. Since later pick-ups have to be made with a water taxi, we charge 20 euros for a one-way trip.

Diving operations and diving safety

We do not dive on arrival and departure days! On all other days we dive 3 times a day. On long channel crossings, which don't happen often, we only do 2 dives a day. We also offer one night dive per week. Extra dives that are not included in the package can sometimes be booked at 50 euros each. We are very strict about diving safety and expect our dive guests to have a professional attitude towards diving. This includes a certification that allows you to dive up to 30 meters and since we only dive Nitrox also a Nitrox certification. We especially ask divers who did their training many years ago to check again whether the necessary certifications are available. A minimum of 50 dives is required and diving is done in two groups of maximum 10 guests. These groups are guided groups, but the divers themselves dive in the buddy system and must be able to surface on their own and safely. Maldives experienced and diving guests who want to dive alone are welcome to register with the cruise director at the beginning of the tour. A professional diving equipment as we expect it includes a long diving suit 3 mm, a hood, mask, snorkel, BCD, fins with booties, surface buoy with reel, alarm whistle, cutting tool, reef hook, nitrox-capable dive computer, compass, regulator with alternative air supply. You can bring gloves, but we ask that you only wear them on dives where we expect tiger sharks. For all other dives we ask our guests not to wear gloves. Shakers, pointer sticks and other noisy things are not welcome and should be left at home.

Day of arrival

Once on board, the guests are greeted with a welcome drink and the cruise director gives a short 5-minute briefing, after which the cabin can be moved into and the diving equipment can be set up in peace. The detailed boat safety briefing takes place in the evening after dinner at 7:30 p.m. and lasts approx. 15 minutes. We check certificates beforehand and are happy to provide our rental equipment if required. We usually have enough equipment in stock. The dive safety briefing takes place the next morning. Butter cake is served for the small hunger until dinner.

Departure

We offer 3 different departure times on the day of departure. The first transfer is at 06:30 am, the second at 09:30 am. These two transfers are included in the price, the transfer to the airport takes about 30 minutes. A third transfer can be booked on board at short notice. The latest time to get to the airport is the last speedboat transfer from Himmafushi. (Departure times may vary). Late check out is charged at 65 euros. The room can only continue to be used if there is no check-in on the same day. We reserve the right not to offer a late check out on so-called back to back days.