08 Nov 2026 - 19 Nov 2026 (12 days)
From USD4,990
SPACES AVAILABLE
(**Prices can vary depending upon the cabin of choice and time of booking**)
Tour Leader: Expedition Leader
Tour Price (Per person): USD4,990 (GBP3,756 * EUR4,315 * AUD7,370)
Pricing notes : Does not include: government green tax (US$12 pp per night, payable on board) or use of Wifi on board (currently US$3 per day). Upper deck surcharge: US$400 per cabin Itinerary is subject to change.
21 Oct 2027 - 03 Nov 2027 (14 days)
From USD5,390
SPACES AVAILABLE
(**Prices can vary depending upon the cabin of choice and time of booking**)
Tour Leader: Expedition Leader
Tour Price (Per person): USD5,390 (GBP4,057 * EUR4,660 * AUD7,960)
Single Supplement: USD2,690 (GBP2,025 * EUR2,326 * AUD3,973)
Pricing notes : Does not include: government green tax (US$12 pp per night, payable on board) or use of Wifi on board (currently US$3 per day). Upper deck surcharge: US$400 per cabin Itinerary is subject to change.
19 Oct 2028 - 01 Nov 2028 (14 days)
From USD5,700
SPACES AVAILABLE
(**Prices can vary depending upon the cabin of choice and time of booking**)
Tour Leader: Expedition Leader
Tour Price (Per person): USD5,700 (GBP4,291 * EUR4,929 * AUD8,418)
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated, and dates may change* Does not include: government green tax (US$12 pp per night, payable on board) or use of Wifi on board (currently US$3 per day). Upper deck surcharge: US$400 per cabin Itinerary is subject to change.
Our 11-day birding and wildlife tour in the fabulous Maldives will be spent on a comfortable, live-aboard safari cruise vessel. She has a full-time crew of 6 Maldivians, including an experienced captain and a dedicated cook. All cabins are en suite and air-conditioned and although not luxurious, are perfect for our requirements on this birding and wildlife cruise. On your days with us you can expect some of the finest cetacean viewing on the planet; in the last two seasons our lead guide, Dr Charles Anderson, a long time Maldivian resident and well-known authority on cetaceans, has seen an astounding 18 different species! While tropicbirds sail overhead we will scan the waters for such delights as Spinner and Risso’s Dolphins, Sperm Whale, Indo-pacific Beaked Whale and the gargantuan Blue Whale, the largest animal ever to have lived on our planet! On most trips, 10 to 12 species are observed and more often than not these aren’t just distant glimpses; many species bowride and can be seen in their entirety at close range! We expect 50 and 90 separate cetacean sightings on our trip, totalling a staggering 2-3000 animals!
This wealth of cetaceans is well complimented by tropical pelagic birds and we will spend our days on the deck scanning for Black-naped Tern, Bulwer’s and Jouanin’s Petrel, Flesh-footed Shearwater and White-bellied Storm Petrel to name just a few. Only 180 species have been recorded from the islands and, as the area is under-birded, many more species (particularly migrants) undoubtedly await discovery. As this tour takes place during the northern spring, Palaearctic migrants are still around so there is a real possibility of getting a first record for the islands!
These prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.
2022 Prices are an estimate, dates are not confirmed and may change.
Black-naped, White-cheeked, Roseate, Bridled, Saunders's & Sooty Tern, Streaked & Tropical Shearwater, Lesser Frigatebird, Lesser & Brown Noddy, White-breasted Waterhen
Dolphins: Spinner, Bottlenose, Indo-pacific Bottlenose, Risso’s, Spotted, Striped, Fraser's, Rough-toothed Whales: Blue, Bryde's, Sperm, False Killer, Pygmy Killer, Killer, Melon-headed, Shortfin Pilot, Dense-beaked, Longman's beaked, Dwarf Sperm, Cuvier’s Beaked.
tropical oceanic waters, lagoons, sandy beaches and shorelines, forest
warm to hot
10 with 1 Expedition leader
very relaxed pace, little walking, optional snorkeling
comfortable, live-aboard safari vessel
easy
paradise islands, incredible coral reef snorkeling, Manta Rays, star-gazing
excellent
While the birding was more difficult, the guides knowledge on where to search for some of the key species. Helped the group find a number of very interesting species of birds.
I really enjoyed having Lev as a tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and helpful and great at giving directions to see "hidden" birds in the jungle.
The guides continued their superb and tireless efforts to find bird species during the extension to the main tour.
Both Andre and Uthai were remarkably tireless and effective in finding and identifying birds, including some of the most elusive species in Thailand. They also did a great job of organizing the logistics of the trip. Our meals were already prepared when we arrived at restaurants and all of the hotel arrangements were handled smoothly. We probably will not consider going on another standard Rockjumper trip. Birding steadily from dawn to after dark was a bit much, especially for 22 uninterrupted days. This pace is appropriate for most serious birders so I don’t fault the guides, but we plan to shift to a style of traveling in which we can set our own schedule. We might consider one of Rockjumper's relaxed tours, but we're not concerned about long hikes and muddy trails as long as the schedule allows for a little down time to read, reflect and recover.
I was very pleased with the birding. I saw all 29 endemics and a total of 42 life birds. The leaders are great at finding, luring in and identifying birds. I appreciated that the focus was very much on the birding. The food and accommodations were excellent and appropriate. I wonder if we should have spent our last night near the coast but am not sure how that would have affected our birding success.
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