{"product_id":"ja-manafaru-maldives","title":"JA Manafaru","description":"\u003cp\u003eJA Manafaru sits in Haa Alifu Atoll, in the Upper North Province, about as far from Malé as a Maldivian resort gets. That remoteness is the product. The lagoon and coral gardens circle the entire island, and the dive centre counts 33 sites within reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEighty-four villas and residences on an island of banyans and jungle. Every villa has a private pool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGetting there\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFour routes, and the right one depends on your inbound flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRoute\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTime\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSeaplane direct from Velana to the resort jetty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDomestic flight to Hoarafushi, then speedboat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 min + 10 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDomestic flight to Hanimaadhoo, then speedboat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50 min + 40 min\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLand at Hanimaadhoo on an international flight, then speedboat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40 minutes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat last one is worth knowing about. Hanimaadhoo takes international flights, so you can reach the island without transiting Malé at all. If your routing allows it, it is the shortest door-to-door option by some margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReturn transfers for two are included in the rate\u003c\/strong\u003e, by domestic flight and speedboat, airport to island and back. You also get the VIP lounge at Malé: Moonimaa for domestic transfers, Coral for seaplane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the rate includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than most packages. Several of these are normally extras that add up quickly across a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAccommodation for two guests per villa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReturn transfers for two, airport to island and back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVIP lounge access at Malé\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eService charge at 10% and GST at 17%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen tax at USD 12 per person per night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24-hour Thakuru butler service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA private pool with every villa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWi-Fi in the villas and throughout the island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKids' club, the Cool Zone with billiards and PlayStation, and the games arcade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitness club, yoga classes, and the tennis, futsal and badminton courts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dedicated bicycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSnorkelling equipment and non-motorised watersports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheme nights and the weekly entertainment programme for adults and children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKids', vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and low-carb menus are available in every restaurant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eService charge, GST and green tax being inside the rate matters more than it sounds. On a Maldives holiday those three routinely add a fifth to a quoted price, and they are the most common reason a bill at check-out is larger than expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe meal plan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf board on a dine-around basis: breakfast and dinner at whichever restaurant is operating, rather than one fixed venue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDinner is three courses, meaning a starter, a main and a dessert per paying guest, or the weekly theme night buffet. JA branded water, tea and coffee are included at mealtimes. Anything else you drink is charged as you go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne caveat the resort states plainly: in quieter months some restaurants close, so the dine-around choice narrows. Ask us which venues are operating on your dates before you book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLunch, the spa, The Cellar, the Kuri treehouse and in-villa dining all sit outside the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook before 30 September 2026\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree upgrade to seaplane transfers, on stays of four nights or more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifteen minutes of jet skiing once during the stay, on four nights or more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUp to two children under 12 stay, eat, play and travel free\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA floating breakfast, once per stay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMovie nights in the theatre and access to the games arcade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seaplane upgrade is the one to notice. It lands at the resort's own jetty and removes the speedboat leg altogether, which on the Hanimaadhoo routing saves you forty minutes at sea in each direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHoneymoons\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn production of a marriage certificate: champagne and a fruit platter on arrival, a honeymoon cake, one romantic turndown, and a floating breakfast during the stay. The floating breakfast is overwater villas only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe villas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEighty-four in total, and the split matters. Forty-seven are water villas at 135 m², twenty-two are beach villas at 200 m², and twelve are deluxe beach villas at 400 m² with a family pool set in a walled garden and a waterfall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe beach villas are larger than the water villas here, which is the reverse of most resorts. If floor space matters more to you than waking up over the lagoon, that is an easy decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree residences sit above all of them, including a three-bedroom at 5,800 m² that the resort describes as the largest in the country, with its own beach bar, spa pavilion, sauna and steam room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDiving and the house reef\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe house reef runs the whole way round the island and you enter from your own villa or the beach. Snorkel gear is included for the stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PADI centre works 33 named sites, among them Vagaaru Garden for mantas and Farukolhu Kandu for nurse sharks. Manta diving and snorkelling are seasonal. If diving is the reason you are going, this is one of the stronger arguments for accepting the journey north.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFor families\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cool Zone kids' club, a teens arcade, tennis, futsal, beach volleyball, a cinema and a nature trail. Beach and water villas take two adults, one child and one infant; the deluxe beach villas take two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUntil 30 September 2026 two children under 12 stay, eat, play and travel free, which on a family of four is the single largest saving on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho this isn't for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShort trips. The journey is long, and both the seaplane upgrade and the jet ski need four nights or more, so three nights costs you the best inclusions as well as the time. Five is the sensible minimum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone expecting every meal covered. This is half board. Lunch is charged, as is the spa and anything at The Cellar, Kuri or in your villa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone who wants a lively island. Eighty-four villas, jungle, banyans and a nature trail. It is quiet, and that is the reason to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLocation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManafaru Island, Haa Alifu Atoll, Maldives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor current rates, villa availability and transfer costs, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/919811203263?text=Hi%2C%20I%27d%20like%20rates%20and%20availability%20for%20JA%20Manafaru.\"\u003emessage our Maldives specialists on WhatsApp\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003esend us an enquiry\u003c\/a\u003e. 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