About MAR Hosted Trips
The MHT Mission
Our goal is to introduce groups of travelers to unique destinations around the world.
At MHT, we prioritize experience, sustainability, and positive impact on the communities we visit.
MHT Origins
In 2020, Maira took her first group of adventurers on a group dive trip from Dallas, Texas, to Isla Mujeres, Mexico. She had been living in Dallas for awhile, and as she grew connected to the dive community there, she realized that most divers had no idea what Mexico had to offer them!
So, at the end of 2020, she got a group of adventurous divers together and took them to dive in Isla Mujeres. The trip was a huge success, and Maira began to plan another, then another.
In February 2021, Maira was inspired to create the women’s dive community, Scuba MAR Maids. This group exloded online and MHT’s women-only dive trips quickly became the core of our operations.
Now, Mar Hosted Trips averages 25 group dive trips, and about 90% of them are for our women’s only dive community.
MAR Hosted Trips is a nod both to “mar”, the Spanish word for ocean, and Maira’s initials.
Speaking of community…
Above all, MHT is a dive community, and that is what we contribute our success to. Our priority is to provide a safe and fun place to learn and grow as divers, and our communities help us do that.
Our community is hosted in our Facebook groups, be sure to join us there!
Scuba Travelers
MAR Hosted Trips Projects
As MHT has grown, the communities and people we visit have inspired us to start some side projects. Here are our main ones:
Scuba MAR Maids Dive School
Launched in 2024, the Scuba MAR Maids Dive School is an initiative to create a welcoming space for women to learn to dive or continue their dive education.
We are creating these opportunities through two channels, our Scuba Retreats and the Surface Interval Sisterhood.
Our Team
Meet the humans behind the success of MHT. All of our operations are run by this small but mighty crew!
Maira
Founder & CEO
PADI Master Instructor #288670
Maira is the mastermind behind MAR Hosted Trips. She carefully designs every experience we take as travelers, divers, and adventurers!
Her attention to detail, creativity, and imagination are what make every MAR Hosted Trip so special.
Shev
CAO & SMM Dive School DIrector
PADI IDC STAFF INSTRUCTOR #511174
Shev is the chief organizer at MHT. Kindly referred to as “Maira’s brain on paper”, Shev has helped Maira bring her ideas to reality, one spreadsheet at a time.
Shev is also in charge of our dive school project!
Clarence
CFO
PADI DIVEMaster #373608
Clarence is our money man! His patience and attention to detail make him the best person for the job.
If you have any questions about your billing or payment info for a trip, Clarence is your guy!
Danni
Conservation Consultant
PADI DIVEMaster #555337
Our first MAR Maid divemaster candidate, Danni is also a biologist and conservationist!
When she is not working on her masters in marine biology, she teaches fish ID online with us or helps with our reefcare project.