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FEATURE MALDIVES


Haa, both within 20 minutes distance. Minimum size of the Beach Villas and


the Water Villas is 42m² and in-room amenities include individually controlled air-conditioning, ceiling fans, mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, in-room safe, satellite TV, IDD phone, DVD player and complimentary wireless internet access. There is a PADI diving school and


WHERE IT ALL BEGAN…


Forty years ago the Maldives was a remote and unknown paradise with little impact from the western world – and then came Kurumba (coconut) on Vihamanafushi island, reachable in a morning’s sailing from Malé. Kurumba was built in 1972 (pictured


above) with a single resort construction and Kurumba Village opened as the


country’s first tourist resort in October 1972 the same year. The Kurumba has continued to lead


the way becoming the Maldives’ first four- star resort in 1988, opening the islands' first holistic spa and then, in 1994 a further refurbishment transformed the resort into a five star property, the Maldives' first.


LUXURY IS OVERRATED. IT’S TIME FOR SOMETHING FRESH


If you’re looking for a cookie-cutter luxury holiday, adorned with standard extras, traditional menus, tired entertainment and lacklustre service, then don’t read on…


water sports centre, a beachfront swimming pool and a well-being area complete with dedicated beach and fitness centre. Spa Cenvaree has nine massage and treatment rooms as well as a beauty salon with manicure and pedicure, a hair salon and a juice bar. As well as an all-day dining venue


there’s Arabic cuisine in the resort’s Bedouin tent and two speciality restaurants, La Brezza (Italian) and Spice Island (Chinese/Thai), which overlook the oceanfront swimming pool. www.centarahotelsresorts.com LAST DECEMBER Jumeirah’s second Maldives resort, the Jumeirah Vittaveli, opened, joining the Jumeirah Dhevanafushi which opened the previous April.


The Vittaveli (meaning ‘vastness of


space’ or ‘eternal light’) is a 20-minute boat ride from Malé International Airport and has 91 villas and suites, some with their own pools and all with views of the Indian Ocean. The resort offers three dining options,


the overwater restaurant Fenesse, pan- Asian Samsara and the Mu beach bar and grill. There’s also the Bar-ee bar, Talise Spa, gym and a wide range of water and family activities including snorkelling, canoeing, windsurfing and diving, two dedicated children’s clubs (two to 12 years and 12+) with a programme of daily activities such as stingray feeding, water sports, treasure hunts, arts and crafts, 'understanding our neighbours' – marine life and traditions of the Maldives – T-shirt painting and junior lifeguard/ water safety sessions. The all-suite Jumeirah Dhevanafushi


in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll of the Maldives, is linked by a 55-minute domestic flight to Kaadedhdhoo Airport in the south atoll and then a 15-minute speedboat ride. Jumeirah Dhevanafushi is surrounded by unspoiled coral reefs,


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