The Indian Ocean charter season runs November to April. The Maldives is the headline act, a thousand-atoll archipelago so dispersed that a well-specified charter yacht can spend ten days at anchor and see perhaps two other yachts the entire time. The Seychelles , Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, is the more compact alternative, better for a one-week charter with a strong gastronomic overlay. Both regions reward yachts of at least forty metres with extended range; smaller boats find the crossings long. In Indian Ocean, Amels-built yachts dominate the class for interior volume and blue-water range. We maintain direct-management relationships with captains of every yacht on the list, meaning pricing is live and availability is honest.