Beach Villa
On the beach · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
VERSA Hospitality · North Ari Atoll
Niva Kuramathi Maldives
- 90 min by speedboat
- Land by 15:30
- All taxes in the price
The villas
On the beach
Beach Bungalow
On the beach · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Superior Beach Villa
On the beach · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Deluxe Beach Villa
On the beach · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Pool Villa
On the beach · With its own pool · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Over the water
Deluxe Water Villa
Over the water · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Water Bungalow with Pool
Over the water · With its own pool · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Water Villa with Pool
Over the water · With its own pool · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Thundi Water Villa with Pool
Over the water · With its own pool · Sleeps three adults, or two adults and a child
Split stay · two villas
Four nights, two in each villa, priced as one stay.
2 nights Beach Villa + 2 nights Deluxe Water Villa
Two nights on the beach and two over the water
2 nights Beach Bungalow + 2 nights Deluxe Water Villa
Two nights on the beach and two over the water
2 nights Beach Bungalow + 2 nights Water Bungalow with Pool
Two nights on the beach and two over the water, the second with its own pool
2 nights Superior Beach Villa + 2 nights Water Villa with Pool
Two nights on the beach and two over the water, the second with its own pool
The Two Bedroom Beach House and the Honeymoon Pool Villa are priced on request.
House reef
Our rating
4/5
Strong
A long island with two quite different sides, and only one of them is for snorkelling. The reef runs along the south, where the water villas with jacuzzi sit, and there is good entry from the main jetty as well. Blacktip reef sharks, rays, turtles and moray eels are all regularly reported. The north and west is the famous sandbank and lagoon, which is beautiful and has nothing to snorkel. Coral is depleted, so this is a fish island rather than a coral one, and restoration work is under way. Book the wrong side and you will be disappointed.
How we score house reefs, and every island ranked →Getting there
Route
Speedboat
- Journey
- 90 min, airport to island
- Last arrival that works
- 15:30
Land at Velana after 15:30 and the last speedboat of the day will have gone, which means a night in Malé before you reach the island.
The resort's own speedboat meets you at Velana and is private to the resort. There are two boats a day: land by 10:00 for the morning boat or by 15:30 for the afternoon one. A seaplane is available at a supplement in daylight hours.
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About the resort
Niva Kuramathi Maldives is a long island in North Ari Atoll, next to the local island of Rasdhoo, with a sandbank at one end and the reef along the other. It is a big, busy resort with eleven villa types and nine à la carte restaurants, built for every kind of trip from a first honeymoon to three generations at once.
The resort's own speedboat brings you from Velana. Every price on this page is for two adults sharing, with the return boat, your meal plan and every Maldivian tax inside it.
What you pay
Pick your dates and a villa above and the price panel shows the whole stay, for four, five or seven nights on full board or all inclusive. Dates move the price more than anything: the weeks before the festive season sit well below the peak season that follows, for the same villa.
All inclusive adds about a quarter to a beach villa stay and nearer an eighth to the pool villas over the water. Four nights split between a beach villa and a water villa comes in about halfway between the two. Pick dates that are not priced here and they come through to us already filled in.
What's included, and what isn't
In the price: your villa, the return speedboat for two, your meal plan, the green tax and every other Maldivian tax. Full board is breakfast, lunch and dinner at the buffet restaurant nearest your villa.
All inclusive adds soft drinks, draught beer, wines by the glass, cocktails and most spirits, a stocked minibar, afternoon tea, snorkel gear, an hour of windsurfing a day and one trip to the local island next door. On some dates the stay also carries a dinner at Tandoor Mahal or a dolphin trip, plus a massage for two with two nights in a pool villa.
Not in the price: your international flights, travel insurance, Indian TCS, the seaplane if you would rather fly, meals at the à la carte restaurants, premium spirits, the spa, diving and excursions, and anything not named above.
Who this isn't for
Anyone after a quiet, small island. This is one of the larger resorts in the Maldives and it feels like it. Coral lovers should look elsewhere too: the reef is about fish, sharks and turtles rather than colour, and only one side of the island is for snorkelling.
The resort does not recommend its overwater villas for anyone under eighteen, so families with teenagers are better on the beach. And the speedboat takes about an hour and a half, which eats into a short trip.
Before you book
Choose your side of the island. The water villas and the reef run along one side, the sandbank and the calm lagoon sit at the other. Every villa priced here takes two adults and a child, or three adults. Twin beds are not offered.
The boat runs twice a day. Land at Velana by 10:00 for the morning boat or by 15:30 for the afternoon one. Check-in is at 14:00 and check-out at 12:00.
Honeymooners staying four nights or more within six months of the wedding get a decorated bed, chocolates and a bottle of wine. The festive weeks carry compulsory gala dinners and a five night minimum, so we price those on request.
Send us your dates on WhatsApp or through our enquiry form, and we will come back with two or three villas, the boat and every tax inside the number, within 24 hours.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get to Niva Kuramathi Maldives?
By the resort's own speedboat from Velana International Airport, about an hour and a half, and the return boat is in every price on this page. It runs twice a day, so land by 10:00 for the morning boat or by 15:30 for the afternoon one. A seaplane is available in daylight at a supplement.
Full board or all inclusive at Niva Kuramathi Maldives?
Both are priced on this page. Full board is breakfast, lunch and dinner at the buffet restaurant nearest your villa. All inclusive adds soft drinks, draught beer, wines by the glass, cocktails and most spirits, a stocked minibar, afternoon tea, snorkel gear and one trip to the local island next door. Meals at the à la carte restaurants are extra on both.
What is the house reef like at Niva Kuramathi Maldives?
Good for fish, thin on coral. The reef runs along the side with the water villas, with an easy way in from the main jetty, and blacktip reef sharks, rays, turtles and moray eels are all regularly seen. The sandbank and lagoon at the other end are beautiful and have nothing to snorkel.
Is Niva Kuramathi Maldives good for families?
Yes, on the beach. Every villa priced here takes two adults and a child, there is a kids' club, and infants stay free with a cot. The resort does not recommend its overwater villas for anyone under eighteen. The Two Bedroom Beach House takes larger families and is priced on request. Tell us the ages of everyone travelling and we will price the whole family.
How long do I need to stay at Niva Kuramathi Maldives?
Four, five and seven nights are priced on this page, and the split stays are four nights. The honeymoon extras need at least four nights. The festive weeks carry a five night minimum and compulsory gala dinners, so we price those on request.
Are taxes and transfers included at Niva Kuramathi Maldives?
Yes. Every price on this page includes the villa, your meal plan, the return speedboat for two, the green tax and every other Maldivian tax. Indian TCS is extra. Your international flights and travel insurance are not included.
The resort
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Tell us your dates and who is travelling
We will price two or three villas with the speedboat and every tax included, and we can quote any dates outside the ones above. We reply within 24 hours.