Kanuhura

This luxury retreat offers guests 3 bedrooms with adjacent bathrooms, a spacious living room and a large outdoor garden. There is also a spacious veranda and pool that is all sheltered by a privacy wall, making your stay feel more secluded.

The bathrooms open to the outdoors and have an open-air shower to enjoy, all equipped with luxury amenities. Guests are treated to a sea view with direct access and a double day bed with a gazebo is perfect for days spent lazing in the sun. Waking up to a sunrise view is just another special touch about staying in this villa.

Dedicated villa host service is included as is access to bikes, Wi-Fi, coffee/ tea facilities and one sunset cruise during your stay. Other facilities include a TV, air-conditioning, in-room safe, a mini bar, hairdryer and private dining.

This villa can host up to 8 guests and is surrounded by a privacy wall for complete seclusion during your stay. A spacious outdoor garden with a plunge pool is perfect for days lazing in the sun and separate bathrooms open to the outdoors with the open-air shower.

The bathroom is also equipped with luxury amenities. Other features include 2 king bedrooms, a sea view and sea access. A veranda with a lounge, table and chairs is also included. This villa also has a sunrise view due to its location on the island. Dedicated villa host service is included as is access to bikes, Wi-Fi, coffee/ tea facilities and one sunset cruise during your stay. Other facilities include a TV, air-conditioning, in-room safe, a mini bar, hairdryer and private dining.

The sanctuary pool villa is just steps away from the ocean and is secluded for utmost privacy. There are three bedrooms, making it perfect for 8 guests (6 adults and 2 children or 4 adults and 4 children.) A spacious living room and dining room is also included with plenty of outdoor space, a private pool and a wooden veranda to lounge on. A bar and live-cooking facilities make this villa all the more special.

An open-air shower completes the luxury island experience and amenities are included. Dedicated villa host service is included as is access to bikes, Wi-Fi, coffee/ tea facilities and one sunset cruise during your stay. Other facilities include a TV, air-conditioning, in-room safe, a mini bar, hairdryer and private dining.

Located on the edge of the timber walkway and suspended on stilts on the lagoon, the water pool villas offer guests a private sundeck, overwater plunge pool and hammocks to lounge in, enjoying the sun. The lagoon can be directly accessed via wooden stairs right off the deck and the coral garden is just a few metres away. The villa has its own living room with a library, a spacious bathroom that opens to the outdoors and an open-air bathtub that is equipped with luxury amenities.

A veranda, table and chairs is also included. Dedicated villa host service is included as is access to bikes, Wi-Fi, coffee/ tea facilities and a bathrobe and slippers. Other facilities include a TV, air-conditioning, in-room safe, a mini bar, hairdryer and private dining.

Located on the beach and surrounded by views of the ocean, A Mano is a place to enjoy international cuisine at both breakfast and dinner. Guests can choose to dine inside the restaurant itself or outside underneath the tropical palm trees. Diners are treated to live cooking stations and themed buffets when eating here, an experience not to be missed.

Guests are invited to dine in an unforgettable way at the Chef’s Herb Garden. The venue is exclusively reserved for private bookings and offers a meal lit by candle light. Dining under the Maldivian night sky while enjoying culinary demonstrations is a perfect experience to have at the resort.

Open for lunch as well as dinner lit by candle light, Bottega is the perfect spot to indulge in Italian style cuisine. Fresh ingredients of the highest quality are used to serve guests pizzas, pasta, salads and an array of Mediterranean dishes.

Open for dinner, guests at Veli can enjoy Asian-Fusion cuisine in a beach-front location. Small tables make for a private dinner experience and chefs are on hand to prepare the freshest of meals such as sushi, tandoori, Chinese specialties and Korean favourites.

Located on its own private island, Drift offers guests grilled delights with picture-perfect views. Open for lunch, the island can be accessed via boat shuffle. Once guests have finished dining, they are welcome to hang out on the island, lazing in the sun on sunbeds or underneath palm trees.

Open between 10am and 6pm, Deli is a quintessential café that offers sweet treats opposed to a full sit-down meal. This makes it the perfect spot to grab a light bite during the day, be it a baked treat, fresh coffee or aromatic tea. Picnic baskets can also be prepared on request, perfect for those who want to go out and explore with lunch ready for them.

Iru is a Sunset Beach Lounge with a distinct bohemian style. Right next to the beach, guests can spent an afternoon in the sun sipping on cocktails and reclining in a beaded swing chair. Picnic-like tables and beach tipis are also dotted around, making it the perfect atmosphere to unwind.

A poolside bar that offers light lunches and drinks until late, guests can choose from one of the Maldives’ largest selection of local and international cocktails. Expert mixologists are on hand to help you choose your drink before you recline at the infinity pool or lounge area.

Destination dining is an experience for guests outside of a restaurant setting. Guests can opt for specially crafted dining options such as a barbecue on the beach, dining on the beach, a castaway picnic or a full moon dinner. Depending on the location, guests can enjoy some family time or a private romantic dinner.

The island is home to its own holistic spa against the shore, designed to heal the mind, body and spirit. Inspired by age-old healing traditions, there is a large organic treatment list, leading it to be voted ‘the world’s best spa’ by National Geographic Traveller Magazine. Kokaa Spa offers guests facials, massages and body wraps. Guests can also try yoga to help them unwind in this unique location.

Being a family friendly hotel, the resort offers kids their own club to try out activities while parents unwind. Kids can try pottery, get closer to the wildlife, learn about the culture of the Maldives and try a host of water activities. All of this is supervised by counsellors to ensure they stay safe. Other activities include fishing trips, craft workshops, movie nights, scavenger hunts and chocolate making classes.

Some of the best ways to explore the Maldives is by taking day trips away from the resort. Guests can go underwater manta spotting and dolphin spotting or visit the turtle sanctuary on the Atoll’s capital island Naifaru, observing rescued turtles and baby turtles. Guests can also take a Maldivian Island Tour visiting two different islands and learning how the locals live. Along the way guests can dolphin spot. Fishing trips and picnics on secluded island are also available.

The resort is home to its very own Dive Centre where guests can explore just some of the 40 incredible dive sites around Lhaviyano Atoll. Daily dive trips are scheduled every day and classes are also available for beginners. A PADI Open Water Dive programme also offers guests the chance to be a certified diver.

For those who want to explore the vibrant coral reefs and schools of fish that swim amongst them, snorkelling is also available. Expert guides are on hand and large reefs can be accessed by just a five minute boat ride. This is where guests can see reef sharks, turtles and the array of coral that they call their home.

Alongside snorkelling and diving at Kanuhura, guests can try a wide variety of water sports. This includes catamaran sailing, canoeing, stand up paddle boarding, jet skiing, windsurfing and tubing. This is the prefect chance for thrill seekers to try new sports across the water, especially in the naturally hot location.

The island resort has made good progress in eliminating all unnecessary single-use plastic. Due to its location plastics are an immediate danger to the coral reefs and array of wildlife below the water. By switching out plastics for sustainable alternatives they are able to preserve what makes the location such a popular spot.

The island resort has introduced glass bottles to guests and staff in an effort to combat plastic pollution. Glass bottles can be reused and refilled at the desalination plant that is on-site and eliminates the need for single-use plastic alternatives that harm the delicate reef and ecosystem.

The island resort has its own on-site herb garden and they have made this a part of the experience when staying at Kanuhura. Guests are invited to dine at the herb garden and see just how fresh and locally sourced the food is. This also reduces air miles in the process, lowering the resort’s carbon footprint.

Guests of the island resort are given the chance to take an excursion to the Atoll’s capital of Naifaru and visit the turtle sanctuary. Here, guests can witness rescue turtles being rehabilitated and see baby turtles being cared for before being ultimately returned back to the waters. During this trip guests will learn more about the life of these critically endangered creatures and once back at the resort, guests can dive to the reefs themselves to see the work of the sanctuary and its effects.

The resort’s luxury toiletries in the villas are all eco-friendly and have glass packaging and reusable pumps attached to them, eliminating excess waste.

The resort has its very own water desalination plant on site to filter seawater through osmosis, making it safe for consumption. It allows the resort to not have to rely on the local community’s water supply and water is also put directly into the reusable glass bottles for guests.