DESTINATIONS / INDIAN OCEAN / MALDIVES

Location: North Male Atoll. A 25-minute speedboat ride from Male Airport.

Accomodation: 69 air-conditioned bungalow rooms. Superior Bungalows are either detached or semi-detached with thatched roofs and bamboo furniture, mini-fridge, satellite TV, bathroom with hot and cold desalinated shower. Water Bungalows also have tea & coffee making facilities, a bathroom with hairdryer, bath tub/shower and a spacious sun deck.

Facilities: Restaurant serving buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner; Two bars including a beach bar; Swimming pool; table tennis & volleyball; water sports including water-skiing and catamaran sailing, Banana & Fun Tube available. Dive centre. Occasional evening entertainment include disco and a live band. Half board, full board or All Inclusive available at a supplement.

Diving: SubAqua Dive Centre on site. Best dive spots within the North Male Atoll. Beautifully overgrown housereef with a drop-off wall. Short boat trip to ‘Maldives Victory’ wreck.

Location: South Ari Atoll, a 25-minute seaplane journey from Male airport.

Accomodation: 50 Superior Maldivian detached detached and semi-detached Beach bungalows and 20 First class Water Villas. Superior Beach Bungalows have hot & cold fresh water, air-condition, mini refrigerator, satellite TV, hair dryer, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities, local swing on veranda (Beach Bungalow’s only), sun chair, half open bath room with shower & w.c. Water Bungalows are larger and additionally include a modern luxury bath room with bath tub and back door to a private sun deck with direct access to the lagoon.

Facilities: Reception with Safety Deposit Locker, Main Bar, Sun Down Bar, Souvenir shop, Coffee Shop, Tennis Court, Badminton Court, Diving Centre, Water sports Centre, Coconut Spa ,Gymnasium; Activities - Chargeable: Scuba diving, Catamaran, Canoeing, Wind Surfing and Tennis. Occasional Disco or Live band. . Full board or All Inclusive available at a supplement.

Diving: SubAqua Dive Centre on site. Housereef only 8 metres from the beach. Variety of great dive sites including outer walls of East and West Ari Atoll reefs.

Location: Rangali Island. South Ari Atoll, a 35-minute seaplane journey from Male airport.

Accomodation: 150 villas. All villas have air-conditioning, are double- or twin-bedded, bathroom with a separate shower and bath, Hairdryer, CD Player, coffee maker and a mini-bar. 79 Beach Villas and Deluxe Beach Villas are located on Rangalifinolhu Island, the Spa Water Villas & Spa Retreat is situated over the lagoon on the tip of the main island whereas Water Villas are situated on Rangali Island reached by a wooden bridge (a 15-minute walk or 5-minute dhoni ride) from the main island - Rangali Island has 3 restaurants including an underground Wine Cellar, TV room, library and over-water Spa. Beach Villas have a terrace overlooking the beach and an open air bathroom. All Deluxe Beach Villas have a bathing pavilion, private plunge pool and garden. Spa Water Villas are built over the lagoon with an in-villa treatment room and two private sun decks. On Rangali Island 50 Water Villas, built on stilts over the water, are luxuriously furnished and also have an ocean view bathroom with bath and shower and a spacious sun terrace. Superior Water Villas also have an outdoor Jacuzzi, DVD player and flat-screen TV. Deluxe Water Villas are larger. Sunset Water Villas are also available.

Facilities: Swimming pool and children's pool; 7 restaurants (including the world's first all-glass undersea restaurant, Ithaa) and 3 bars; Kids Club; non-motorised water sports including sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and snorkelling; water-skiing; a Scuba diving centre; a floodlit tennis court; a fitness centre; Two Spas: The Spa Retreat and the glass-floored Over Water Spa; Yoga; table tennis and billiards; Gift shops, games room and library; room service; evening entertainment; boat charters; local excursions. Half board available at a supplement.

Diving: SubAqua PADI 5* Gold Palm Dive Centre on site. Wonderful Manta spot ‘Madivaru’ right in front of island. More than 40 top dive sites in South Ari Atoll. House reef perfect for night dives.

Location: Lhaviyani Atoll 80 miles north of Male a 45-minute seaplane journey.

Accomodation: Garden Bungalows - Located amidst tastefully landscaped gardens a few steps back from the beach. They have a part open-air shower room and facilities include CD-player, Tea & Coffee making facility, air conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar, safe, telephone, beach towels, a wooden terrace and sun beds. Beach Bungalows – similar to Garden Bungalows but with a beach front location. Beach Villas - have a spacious bedroom and sitting area, a small garden and are exquisitely furnished with wrought iron furniture, romantic open-air bathrooms, walk in shower and feature a furnished verandah. They have four poster beds, air conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar, safe, telephone, sun beds, hair-drier, kimono, CD, 32 inch flat screen LCD colour televisions and tea/coffee making facility. Size: 60 m2 incl verandah and bathroom. Jacuzzi Beach Villas – similar to Beach Villas but additionally have a spacious secluded garden with a wooden deck and a Jacuzzi. Sangu Water Villas built on wooden stilts over the crystal clear waters of the lagoon are also available.

Facilities: Restaurants (clients allocated restaurants according to room category), coffee shop, three speciality restaurants (supplement payable) and a choice of bars. There are 2 large swimming pools with sundeck and one children's pool; regular day time activities and evening entertainment; gift shop; TV room and library. A wide range of sports facilities are available for the active guest including a 6-hole pitch & putt Golf Course and the full length Driving Range and Pro Shop where you can rent or purchase golf clubs and a Bar. The Golf Course is open some evenings until 22h00 and is flood-lit. There is a fully equipped air-conditioned Gym with a multi-station work out machine, tread mills, exercise bicycles, dumbbells and bell bars. A flood lit Tennis Court with international standards. Volleyball on the beach is organised daily. Football, Badminton, Table Tennis, giant chess, pool tables, table football, darts and chess are other popular sport activities. Watersports including Parasailing, Water-skiing/Wakeboarding, Banana and Blast Rides, Pedaloes & Canoes, Windsurfing, Kite surfing and Catamaran sailing is available. There are also shops and the Duniye Spa offering an exquisite range of treatments.

Diving: ProDivers on site. Diving in the Lhaviyani Atoll is considered by many as the best diving in the Maldives with Kuredu Express as one of the best dive sites in the world.

Location: The top of Lhaviyani Atoll, a 40-minute seaplane journey from Male followed by a few minutes Dhoni ride to the island.

Accomodation: Consists of 65 individual wooden bungalows made of Finnish Wood in the shape of a shell. Beach Villas: well designed furniture include a Four Poster bed, air conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar, safe, telephone, shaded day bed, kimonos, iPod docking and tea/coffee making facilities and a shaded wooden terrace over the beach with sun beds. The deluxe bathroom with walk in hot and cold desalinated water shower in a lovely tropical garden is equipped with an open air shower, WC, twin wash basins with mirror, and hairdryer. Jacuzzi Beach Villas additional have a spacious secluded tropical garden with a wooden deck and a Jacuzzi. Jacuzzi Water Villas offer absolute seclusion in the midst of the southern tip of the lagoon.

Facilities: Restaurants including an a la carte fine dining restaurant built on stilts above the water, bars and a Spa offering a wide range of treatments. Beach football, badminton, volleyball, and table tennis are available. Dive centre. Children under 12 yrs not allowed on Komandoo. Half board , Full board and All Inclusive available at a supplement.

Diving: ProDovers on site. Spectacular house reef and 45 exclusive dive-sites within a one-hour boat ride. Low number of divers in the area has kept the reefs intact compared to other parts in the Maldives.

Location: Based at the Kuredu Island Resort, Lhaviyani Atoll, a 45-minute seaplane journey from Male Airport.

Accomodation: 11 comfortable en suite twin cabins with individually controlled air conditioning, mini bar, safety deposit box, lighting and music controlled from the bedside.

Facilities: The restaurant is situated on the main deck and provides an excellent variety of local Maldivian and European cuisine. Above the restaurant on the bridge deck is the saloon and bar, a comfortable relaxation area with CD/DVD player and a plasma screen for viewing the day's digital shots and video footage or playing a movie. The bar has wine and a selection of spirits and cocktails. The cocktail deck provides relaxation in or out of the sun and there are several sun decks.

Diving: The dive deck is equipped for all diving needs, scuba or technical, open circuit or re-breathers, photo or video. Features include - tanks filled in situ, air-drying for cameras, nitrox membrane, mixing panel, Hasket booster pump; Nitrox, Oxygen and Helium, Inspiration tanks, pony cylinders, sofno lime and 15 litre tanks are available by request and are subject to additional charge. There are two spacious 6m Ribs with centre consoles and a smaller inflatable for use by the crew.

Location: A 115 ft steel yacht built and powered for comfort, safety and stability.

Accomodation: Ten luxury staterooms, each with a double and single berths or two single berths, en suite toilet and shower, individual climate control and port hole.

Facilities: Beautiful spacious salon, sun deck with shade and deck chairs. Computer with email access via satellite. Onboard safety equipment including complete first aid and oxygen. Photo/video centre.

Diving: is carried out from then ‘diving dhoni’. Each diver has his own seat and basket to store dive gear. Most guests make up to 3 -4 dives per day plus night dives. Air/nitrox fills.