More dives, less hassle
Up to 3–4 dives a day without ever leaving the water's edge. No daily boat commute — just diving, eating, sleeping, repeat.
Liveaboards & dive resorts · Curated
From the Maldives to the Red Sea to Indonesia: world-class liveaboards and dive resorts, with the planning handled and your best dives lined up.
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Curated by Gerva Ibanez · 10+ years in diving
Why a liveaboard
The most spectacular reefs, walls and pelagic action are far from any beach resort. A liveaboard sleeps you right on top of them — so you wake up, roll in, and dive the sites most travellers never reach.
Up to 3–4 dives a day without ever leaving the water's edge. No daily boat commute — just diving, eating, sleeping, repeat.
Reach the channels, atolls and pinnacles that day boats simply can't — where the big stuff lives and the reefs are pristine.
Cabin, meals, guides, tanks and most gear handled. You unpack once and focus on one thing only: the diving.
Where we go
Liveaboards and land-based dive packages, opening as small-group departures. Join a waiting list and you'll be first to hear dates and pricing — before they're public.
Ready to dive sooner? We always have trips available — tell us your destination and dates and we'll put a package together for you.
Drift the channels of the central atolls, hang on in the current as grey reef sharks cruise past, and dive under the boat lights with feeding mantas.
Join the waiting list or ask about this trip →The Thistlegorm, Brothers, Daedalus and Elphinstone — great visibility, sheer walls and some of the best wreck diving anywhere.
Join the waiting list or ask about this trip →The epicentre of marine biodiversity — soft coral gardens, schooling fish and the kind of reefs you only see in documentaries.
Join the waiting list or ask about this trip →Crystal water, dramatic granite boulders and the chance of mantas and whale sharks at Richelieu Rock — a perfect first liveaboard.
Join the waiting list or ask about this trip →A remote island in the far south of the Maldives — one of the only places on earth to dive with tiger sharks up close, all year round, alongside thresher sharks, oceanic mantas and hammerheads. Stay in a hand-picked hotel and dive daily with expert local guides — a liveaboard-free way to tick off a true bucket-list shark dive.
Join the waiting list or ask about this trip →Don't see your dream destination? Tell us where you want to dive →
How it works
We don't sell off-the-shelf packages. We gauge real interest, then build a trip around it — so you get the right boat, the right dates and a price that works.
Pick a destination and leave your email. Zero commitment — you're just telling us where you'd love to dive.
Once there's enough interest, we lock in a hand-picked boat and dates and negotiate group pricing with the operator.
You hear the dates and price before anyone else, with time to decide. Cabins are limited and go to the list first.
We guide you through booking and logistics. You show up, gear ready, and focus on the diving of your life.
Prefer not to wait? We always have trips available — contact us and we'll get you on a trip.
Chat with us on WhatsAppWho's behind Top Dive Trips
Top Dive Trips is run by Gerva Ibanez, who has spent more than a decade in the diving industry — co-founding dive centres across several countries and getting to know boats, operators and dive sites first-hand.
That means the trips we put in front of you are ones we'd happily get on ourselves. We know which boats are worth it, which sites deliver, and how to time a trip for the best conditions. When you have a question, you talk to a diver who's actually been there.
Free guide
A free, no-fluff guide to the ten dive trips every diver should do at least once — liveaboards and land-based alike — what makes each special, when to go and what it really costs. Get it instantly, and join the list for early access to our trips.
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Good to know
Our trips are for certified divers, and most suit Advanced Open Water and above, since many of the best sites involve deeper diving. We also recommend a Nitrox certification: with 3–4 dives a day, it means longer bottom times and added safety. Not there yet? Tell us your level and we'll find the right trip for you.
In a way — but a specialist one. We arrange dive trips, both liveaboards and land-based, working only with boats, resorts and operators we know first-hand. The difference: you're dealing with experienced divers who've been to these places, not a general travel desk booking something they've never seen.
Nothing at all. It simply tells us where there's interest and puts you first in line for dates and pricing. You decide once you see the real offer.
Never just to register interest. You only pay once you've chosen a specific trip and it's confirmed — we'll guide you through the deposit and payment step by step. Never before you've said yes.
Very likely. We work with some of the best liveaboard operators in the world, so we can put together a trip to almost any dive destination you can think of. Tell us your dream trip — message us on WhatsApp or pick "Somewhere else" on the form — and whether you want to join others or travel on your own dates, there's a good chance we can make it happen.
Get the free guide, or message us directly and let's start planning your trip.