Maldives liveaboard savings

Scuba Travel's 'Best of the Maldives' itinerary offers a week aboard the 39m Orion, with diving on classic Maldives sites with the possibility of encountering marine life including manta rays, eagle rays, turtles and whale sharks.

"Scuba Travel's Best of the Maldives itinerary aims to mix up big-fish, manta and shark dives with scenic reefs dives, hunting out the smallest reef fish, morays and macro life that are so abundant," says the company.

"We have liveaboards departing weekly, from as little as £1795 including direct flights with Sri Lankan airlines, a 30kg hold allowance and 7 nights' full board."

* www.scubatravel.com