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Fabulous small cosy luxury spot with so much space that you find yourself alone on the beach most of the time. Food up to par and exclusive treatment.
We spent a week in this paradise. Spacious and very clean rooms, varied and abundant buffet, special staff. Everyone, but really everyone, from the resort manager, to the waiters, bartenders, chefs, reception staff, spa staff, really very kind and helpful. A special week. Thanks to all the staff at this paradise.
Wow! This barefoot island is paradise, from the island wildlife, sea life, the amazing staff, the food, just everything you could want for a relaxing 5 star holiday. You are made so welcome from the moment you arrive. This was our second visit and we will be going back, you feel like you're part of a family. Every single member of staff are just outstanding, friendly and kind. The food is 5 star, so many cuisines catered for, all so fresh every meal time your spoilt for choice!
I can only say paradise….. Everything was simply perfect! Highly recommend to couples, families… The heavenly sea… From the food, to the rooms, to the cocktails. The bartender Thialak and another waiter were exceptional. My husband and son went to play soccer on the small field with the resort waiters every day and had a lot of fun. Humble and professional — TOP involvement! We will DEFINITELY be back!!!
You will enjoy it. You would not cross an atoll for it.
The jetty is the place. Guests swim with blacktip and lemon sharks there and report stingrays, eagle rays and dense fish, much of it visible from the dock without getting in. Beyond that the picture is thinner: the main reef is a long swim out and weather dependent, snorkelling off the pier itself has been called poor, and guests describe conditions as average and the reef as minimal. Part of the shoreline is closed off by the overwater villas. This is Baa, so the real draw is manta season at Hanifaru Bay, which is a boat trip rather than anything off your steps.
Land at Velana after 15:30 and the last transfer of the day will have gone, which means a night in Malé before you reach the island.
There is a second way in. Domestic flight to Dharavandhoo + speedboat, about 50 min, for arrivals at Velana up to 16:20.
The domestic flight option is an evening service.
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A seaplane brought us to this lovely little island, which has some of the finest beaches in the Maldives. The water villa we stayed in was a cute one, and we settled in rather nicely.One...
Read the visit note →The reef sets the shape of your day here, and so does the atoll it sits in. Baa is a UNESCO biosphere reserve and Dhigufaru is an island where the house reef is genuinely a reason to book rather than a footnote.
Two routes, and the second is more useful than most guests realise. A seaplane of around forty minutes, daylight only, with a 15:30 cut-off at Velana. Or a domestic flight to Dharavandhoo plus a speedboat, about fifty minutes, which runs as an evening service and accepts arrivals as late as 16:20. Both cost the same, so which one you get depends entirely on when your flight lands rather than on what you pay. Send us your times and we will tell you which one you are on before you book.
Do these three things when you land.
A mixed house reef. Good in places, and not the reason to book this island.
A strong house reef, which is what the island is built around and what the Baa Atoll location delivers. This is one of the resorts where planning your mornings around the water rather than around a boat schedule actually works.
Baa Atoll gives this island more to do on the water than most, and Hanifaru Bay is the headline in season. The excursion schedule, prices and minimum numbers are set by the resort, and the manta trips in particular run to conditions rather than to a fixed timetable. Tell us what you want to do and we will price it against your dates.
Bed and breakfast, half board, full board and all-inclusive are all sold. Be careful with the all-inclusive here: it rates 2 out of 5 on our all-inclusive ratings, so on this island the plan is worth reading rather than assuming. The rate already carries service charge and GST.
The seaplane is daylight only, so an early flight home may push you onto the domestic route or cost you a night. The Dharavandhoo option is the more forgiving of the two at both ends.
Diving is the main one, and in Baa that is where the money goes rather than on food. Then the spa, the excursions, and whatever your meal plan does not cover, which on the all-inclusive here is more than the name suggests.
Anyone who wants a large island with a lot going on. This is a quiet resort whose argument is the water, and if the reef is not why you are coming, the money is better spent elsewhere.
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