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The Explorer Ventures Fleet provides access to some of the world’s best diving, on liveaboards everywhere you want to be.
If you’re dreaming of world-class diving without the crowds, there’s no better way to explore the ocean than by liveaboard. From remote coral atolls to vibrant reef walls and thrilling big-animal encounters, the Explorer Ventures Fleet takes you straight to the heart of the action. We’ve updated our guide with the most exciting and rewarding destinations for 2025—including a brand-new addition to the lineup.
The beauty of liveaboard diving with Explorer Ventures is not only their ability to access the world’s best sites, but the simplicity of having your hotel, amenities, restaurant and scuba facilities close by at all times. For over 36 years, Explorer Ventures has provided bucket-list worthy diving holidays. Their custom-built vessels place you just steps away from spectacular underwater worlds. Unpack your gear once and leave the rest to them. Their itineraries are designed for the adventurous dive traveler, with efficiency and excitement in mind. Choose from these 5 extraordinary liveaboard destinations detailed below.
Galapagos Islands – Experience Thrilling Pelagic Diving
Humboldt Explorer & Tiburon Explorer
From the moment your face hits the water in the Galapagos, you know this dive destination is special. Galapagos is an archipelago famous for incredible shark diving around Wolf and Darwin Islands. These small and remote islands are only reachable by liveaboard and are home to endemic animals found nowhere else in the world.
Galapagos Highlights:
Discover rare creatures from Galapagos sharks to giant land tortoises. Divers can encounter manta rays and sea lions, and it’s not uncommon to dive with a school of hammerheads numbering in the hundreds, or happen upon a whale shark. El Arco, on Darwin Island, is renowned as one of the world’s best dive sites, easily making it on any diver’s top 5 “must-do” list. Signature land tours are combined into these itineraries, with trips to watch the Galapagos’ most famous inhabitants, the giant tortoises.
Why a liveaboard?:
Only liveaboards can reach the remote sites of Wolf and Darwin, where the most thrilling encounters occur. Plus, Explorer Ventures’ itineraries include land-based excursions to see giant tortoises and other endemic species, offering a full Galapagos experience.
Indonesia Archipelago– Dive the Famous Coral Triangle
Blue Manta Explorer & White Manta Explorer
Indonesia remains the global epicenter for reef biodiversity. From vibrant coral gardens to manta cleaning stations, macro critters like pygmy seahorses and flamboyant cuttlefish, every dive is full of surprises. Raja Ampat, Komodo, and the Banda Sea are top choices. Indonesia offers sensational diving. Dive site opportunities are endless, with many locations only accessible by liveaboard.
Indonesia Highlights:
With over 3,000 fish species and 600 species of coral, steep walls, deep water trenches, World War II wrecks and a countless variety of macro life, scuba diving in Indonesia is truly excellent. Discover the mushroom-shaped islands of Raja Ampat, dive the Banda Sea, or explore the plankton-rich waters of the Komodo Islands. Travel further to the isolated islands of Sangalaki, Maratua, and Kakaban, which hold some of the most remarkable diving opportunities in this expansive underwater playground. Cruise by giant manta ray cleaning stations and take your time diving with pygmy seahorses. Let’s not forget, you could see rare Komodo dragons, found only on Komodo Island.
Why a Liveaboard?
The only way to explore multiple regions of the Coral Triangle in a single trip, liveaboards offer seamless access to sites that land-based operations simply can’t reach—especially those in remote archipelagos with no resort infrastructure.
Maldives – Manta & Whale Shark Fest
Emperor Explorer
The Maldives consistently ranks as one of the best places in the world to see manta rays and whale sharks year-round. Add in crystal-clear waters, white sandbanks, and soft coral reefs, and it’s paradise underwater and above.
Maldives Highlights:
The Maldives offers year-round sightings of manta rays and whale sharks, making it a premier destination for big animal encounters. Divers can enjoy stunning coral reefs teeming with marine life in ideal conditions and itineraries suitable for both novices and seasoned pros. Unique experiences such as night dives with nurse sharks add extra excitement to the adventure. Additionally, travel is convenient, with easy access via multiple international airports and short domestic transfers.
Why a Liveaboard?
Liveaboards give you access to multiple atolls in a single week, including channels where the big stuff passes through. You’ll maximize your chances of seeing mantas and whale sharks by diving in their known seasonal hot spots, day and night.
Turks & Caicos Islands – Explore Climactic Walls and Deep Ledges
Turks & Caicos Explorer II
Located 575 miles southeast of Miami, the incredible islands of the Turks & Caicos sit surrounded by turquoise waters containing over 1,000 square miles of living coral reef. A mecca for divers, the islands have expansive underwater visibility and a profusion of marine life of all sizes. Each island has evolved its’ own unique characteristics – yet they are all known for climactic walls and thrilling pelagic diving.
Turks & Caicos Highlights:
The Islands are quoted to have “shark week every week,” as Caribbean reef and nurse sharks are common, along with hammerheads and black tips on a frequent basis. Spotted eagle rays, groupers, and turtles make regular appearances, and occasionally manta rays and dolphins cruise by divers. Also famous for its spectacular walls filled with huge gorgonian fans, barrel sponges, and hard-coral arches, the Turks & Caicos Islands offer experiences every diver will rave over.
Why a Liveaboard?
Many of the best dive sites here are only accessible by boat. With a liveaboard, you spend less time traveling and more time underwater—up to 27 dives per week. It’s the ultimate way to explore the varied terrain of the Caicos Bank and beyond.
Saba/St. Kitts – Delight in Historic Hidden Jewels
Caribbean Explorer II
Discover the thrilling underwater world of Saba and St. Kitts aboard the Caribbean Explorer II. This itinerary offers spectacular diving on dramatic pinnacles, seamounts, coral gardens, wrecks, and sand channels—with optional land tours on both islands. Divers can make up to 27 dives per week, immersing themselves in a marine playground rich with turtles, nurse and reef sharks, eagle rays, frogfish, seahorses, and occasional hammerheads
Saba and St Kitts Highlights:
Saba, known for its submerged offshore pinnacles, is the 5 square mile top of a dormant volcano towering 3,000 feet above the surface. The abrupt topography above the sea is mirrored below, and the plethora of marine life attests to the early initiation of the Saba Marine Park in 1987. St. Kitts offers arguably the widest diversity of sites including shallow reefs, coral-encrusted wrecks, and a variety of winding canyons that will capture your imagination. This itinerary highlights not only on the exciting underwater life of the Northeastern Caribbean, but the spectacular islands too. Optional land tours provide a taste of the local culture and battle history. The treasures of these idyllic islands will delight you above and below.
Why a liveaboard?
Only a liveaboard can offer daily access to remote dive sites off Saba and St. Kitts—each jump takes you right into the action from the plunge deck. With up to five dives per day, you can fully maximize your bottom time on pinnacles, wrecks, and coral walls. Plus, accommodations and food onboard means seamless transitions between diving and excursions, eliminating the hassle of repeated transfers – giving you more time to relax.
Silver Bank – Snorkel with Humpback Whales
Turks & Caicos Explorer II
If swimming eye-to-eye with a humpback whale is on your bucket list, Silver Bank should be your next destination. In January of each year, world-renowned guide Tom Conlin of Aquatic Adventures joins Explorer Ventures Fleet to follow the thousands of migrating humpback whales to the Silver Bank. This area, 80 miles North of the Dominican Republic, is the world’s largest mating and calving grounds for North Atlantic Humpback Whales.
Silver Bank Highlights:
These unique trips offer lucky guests the opportunity to spend a week topside and, in the water (snorkel only), experiencing the majesty of these incredible creatures. The whales’ behaviors are especially frequent and energetic at this time of year, therefore only 11 special weeks are available for this itinerary. These remarkable expeditions are the best way to experience humpback whales in a closely intimate, yet non-evasive manor; truly indescribable encounters.
Why a liveaboard?
Liveaboards provide full access to the Silver Bank marine sanctuary—anchoring right in the whale action. Unlike land-based trips that require long transfers, liveaboards allow early-morning and late-afternoon sessions during prime whale activity.
Red Sea – Luxury Liveaboard like No Other
Glory Sea Explorer & Grand Sea Explorer
Set sail on Explorer Ventures Fleet’s newest liveaboards—the MV Glory Sea Explorer and her sister vessel, Grand Sea Explorer—for a luxury dive vacation through the vibrant reefs and iconic wrecks of the Egyptian Red Sea.
Highlights:
Dive into technicolor reefscapes at Brothers Islands, Daedalus Reef, and Elphinstone Marine Park, where you’ll encounter thresher sharks, hammerheads, whale sharks, mantas, and oceanic whitetips. Experience up to four or five dives per day—enjoy smaller dive-group ratios (1 guide per 8 guests), plus perks like complimentary Nitrox, free Wi‑Fi, and premium beverage and dining packages.
Why a Liveaboard?
Liveaboards like the Glory and Grand Sea Explorer offer unmatched access to remote Red Sea treasures—dramatic reefs, wrecks, and offshore pinnacles—that land-based operations simply can’t reach. With cabins just steps from the dive deck, you can easily slip into up to five dives a day, maximizing underwater time instead of wasting it on transfers. Plus, the onboard amenities—air-conditioned staterooms, hot-towel service, and smaller group sizes—makes diving more enjoyable and personal.
What’s Included on the liveaboard trips?
- All amenities an avid dive traveler needs are onboard.
- Accommodation, including options for singles and doubles with private bathrooms.
- Delicious meals, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages, along with alcoholic beverages on some itineraries.
- Around-the-clock service from the experienced and friendly crew.
- Up to 5 dives a day on unique and hard-to-get-to dive sites. * Snorkel only for Silver Bank.
- Expansive dive decks, large camera tables, on deck showers, and more.
- Air fills included, nitrox and courses available. Gear rentals available.
- Options for land tours pre/post trip to get a taste of the local cultures.
Ready to Dive In?
Whether you’re chasing hammerheads in the Galapagos, drifting with manta rays in the Maldives, or floating alongside frog fish in the Caribbean, liveaboards are the best way to dive deep and explore far.
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