LUX* South Ari Atoll

Two nights on the beach, then two nights over the water, for ₹302,700 a couple on half board with the return seaplane and green tax inside. That is the Fabulous Offer, it is India only, and booking closes on 15 October 2026. At standard rates the same four nights would be ₹437,000.

Every option above is a split stay. That sounds like a limitation and is really the point: the beach half and the overwater half of a Maldivian holiday are different holidays.

What this actually costs

Each price is two adults, four nights, half board, with the return seaplane and the green tax in it. Nothing is added at the resort.

• The whole ladder is only ₹61,200 wide. To 5 October the cheapest pairing is ₹302,700 and the dearest ₹363,900. Upgrading both halves costs about a fifth more, unusually flat for the Maldives.
• Swapping the Water Villa for its pool version costs ₹15,400. Four nights of a private infinity pool over the lagoon, for less than most resorts charge for one night.
• Christmas is the cliff. The entry pairing is ₹433,300 to 22 December and ₹698,100 from the 23rd. New Year is ₹782,300. In January, waiting a week saves ₹20,000: ₹473,300 from the 6th, ₹453,300 from the 17th.

Meal plans step up per adult per night above bed and breakfast: half board US$110, full board US$170, all inclusive US$200, premium all inclusive US$270. Take full board. In most travel windows it upgrades free to all inclusive, though not between 27 December and 16 January. Children under six eat free on the parents' plan, and everyone in the villa must be on the same one.

Who this isn’t for

The lagoon is sand. Lovely to swim in, close to empty for snorkelling, and the coral in front of the water villas is dead. LUX* runs a free guided boat to the reef twice a day, about ten minutes out, and there is planted coral by the seaplane jetty. Book this island for the whale sharks, which South Ari holds year round, and for the diving.

Families of four or more are out too. The Family Beach Pavilion and Family Lagoon Pavilion sit outside this offer, as does any stay in one villa throughout. We price both by hand.

Before you book

• Booking closes 15 October 2026 and travel runs to 31 January 2027. 15 October itself falls between two pricing windows and is not priced above; ask and we will quote it.
• Cancellation tightens fast. You lose 25% at 30 days, 50% at 20 days, 75% at 7 days and everything inside 3 days. Over peak it is 100% from 45 days out. Payment falls due 21 days before arrival, 60 days over peak.
• Seaplanes fly in daylight only, about thirty minutes from Malé, last departure between 15:00 and 16:00. Send us your inbound flight before you ticket. Check in 14:00, check out 11:00.
• No festive dining supplement is published for these dates, even though the offer prices Christmas and New Year. Most Maldivian resorts charge one. We confirm it in writing before we take a peak-season deposit.

Tell us your dates, who is travelling and which airport you fly from, and we will come back with both villas, the meal plan, the seaplane and the green tax on separate lines, plus what the same trip costs outside the offer. Message our Maldives specialists on WhatsApp or send us an enquiry. We reply within 24 hours.