Vakkaru Maldives has two ways in, and the second one matters for Indian flights. The seaplane from Velana takes 30 minutes but needs you landed by 15:00. The domestic flight to Dharavandhoo and a speedboat take about 50 minutes and still connect if you land by 16:20.
The island sits in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, with 111 villas and residences along 1.6 km of beach and a strong house reef. It suits couples and families who want a wide choice of restaurants without a long transfer.
What you pay
Seven villas are priced on this page, from the Over Water Villa to the One Bedroom Overwater Pool Residence, at three to seven nights. Every price is the whole stay for two adults on half board, with the return seaplane and every Maldivian tax inside it.
Pick your nights above as well as your villa. The panel shows the whole stay rather than a nightly rate, so a longer stay and a bigger villa are easy to weigh against each other.
The pool is the real step up over the water. The Over Water Villa has a large sundeck and no pool. The Overwater Pool Villa adds a 35 m² pool. On the beach, the Beach Pool Villa gives you 250 m² and its own stretch of sand, more room than any overwater villa short of a residence.
What's included, and what isn't
In the price: your villa for two, breakfast and dinner daily, the return seaplane and every Maldivian tax.
Not in the price: your international flights, travel insurance, drinks, lunch, the spa, diving and excursions, destination dining, Indian TCS, and anything not named above.
Who this isn't for
Anyone who wants a fixed bill. Half board covers two meals and no drinks. The resort sells a daily drinks package, and with several restaurants, a wine cellar and sandbank dinners on offer, the extras add up quickly.
Anyone landing at Velana late in the evening. Even the domestic route needs you on the ground by 16:20. Send us your flights before you book them.
Before you book
Families: the Parrotfish Club takes children aged 3 to 12, from 08:30 to 18:00. Tell us the ages of everyone travelling and we will confirm which villas take your party before you book.
Four more categories, up to the Vakkaru Overwater Residence, are not priced on this page. We can still book them. Ask early if a group trip depends on one.
The festive period is not priced on this page. We can still book it, so send us your dates.
Vakkaru Maldives keeps its own lounge at the seaplane terminal, so a wait there is comfortable.
Send us your dates, your flight times and who is travelling, and we will price the villas side by side and compare the seaplane against the domestic route. Message our Maldives specialists on WhatsApp or send us an enquiry. We reply within 24 hours.