Vakaru, tucked away in a remote corner in South Ari Atoll, is 90 kilometers from Male´ International Airport. Your holiday really begins as the seaplane takes off from the airport lagoon. Have your cameras ready at hand during your transfer to the resort.
Accomodation
Beach Bungalows
Although you may feel like Robinson Crusoe on this tiny tropical paradise of ours, there is no lack of comforts when it comes to accommodation. Most of the 50 rooms on the island are individual bungalows, all surrounded by the lush tropical vegetation in its entire natural splendor. Spread out around the island offering complete privacy, all face the beach. Convenient family accommodation is provided by opening up the interconnecting doors between semi-detached bungalows, especially designed for the purpose. Cool tiled floor offers welcome respite after a relaxing day in the sun and the sea. Colorful tropical patterns on the drapery add a touch of color to the interiors. Large glass doors facing the beach offer an excellent view of the bright colors of the lagoon and your own area of the beach. In keeping with the simplicity of the resort the rooms are spacious and airy, tastefully furnished and with nice little details that remind you that you are in the Maldives.
Hotel & Recreational Facilities
Honeymoon Specaials
Vakarufalhi Island Resort welcomes newlyweds to celebrate their very special Honeymoon at one of the most beautiful and romantic places in the world…. A small, tropical island with stunning white sand beaches, rainbow colored coral reef teaming with incredible fish.
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Diving
Many visitors come to the Maldives to enjoy the unique underwater beauty of the Maldives. With excellent dive sites in the area Vakarufalhi is the ideal location for a diving holiday. Most of the 35 dive sites or more that are visited regularly are in deeper channels towards the outer reef. The Centre can offer something for everyone; Thila diving, outreef diving with plenty of caves and walls. Some of the dive sites around Vakarufalhi are famous for their soft coral formations and the opportunity to encounter whale-sharks and Manta rays.
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Spa
Spa at Vakaru is designed to enhance your satisfaction by adding further comfort and relaxation to your valuable stay. All the treatments are carefully selected combination of holistic treatments ranging from Indian Ayruveda, Oriental and Swedish Massages, body works and beauty treatments. Treat jetlag from the long flight, relax the tensioned muscles from busy and hectic life and remove the tension in your mind from work place.
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Activities
Your holiday at Vakarufalhi would obviously be one of complete relaxation. However if you feel like some action the resort offers you a few choices in land and water sports. Of course no one would want the peace to be disturbed. At Vakaru we do not offer any motorized water sports that may ruin your quite day on the beach.
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Water Sports
As one of the best places in the world for water sports, the resort has a water sports centre operated by ProDivers. It offers Catamaran sailing, windsurfing and canoeing. Beginners are offered the opportunity to learn windsurfing or catamaran sailing with an experienced member from the water sports centre, while the more skilled can rent the equipment at their own leisure. For a special day’s excursion, you can hire a catamaran for an island hopping or snorkeling excursion. One of the water sports centre staff always accompanies you on such excursions
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Land Sports
Table tennis, outdoor badminton court and dart board are offered for those who feel like some action. Bats and rackets are available at the resort free of charge. A volleyball court and a mini football ground provide the opportunity for those who prefer a harder game. Enjoy an afternoon game with the staff. Often mixed teams of staff and guests provide some fun not only for the players but for the onlookers as well.
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Night Fishing
A more peaceful type of fishing. A time to relax and enjoy the company of your friends or your partner after an exciting day in the sun or underwater. You leave the island at five in the evening. The boat anchors at a reef in time for a magnificent sunset. The crew prepares your lines with bait, hook and sinkers. You drop your line until it almost touches the bottom. Peace and quite sets in the boat as you wait holding your line feeling the fish pecking at the bait.
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Snorkelling Safari
The house reef of the island is excellent for snorkeling. However you may wish to see more of the underwater wonders that Maldives has to offer. With this in mind the resort organizes a snorkeling excursion once a week. This excursion takes you to two different reefs from amongst the many dotted around the resort. A half-day trip, on which you will depart in the morning after breakfast. This excursion could bring you some surprises such as whale sharks and Mantas Rays that are frequent at these reefs.
Snorkeling equipment can be rented or purchased at the island.
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Entertainment
Without disturbing the peace and tranquility of the island, few entertainment programs such as fortnightly soft music band with occasional disco nights, weekly underwater slide show by Dive School and weekly Maldivian Nights are organized at the resort to keep you entertained.
Dinning
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Restaurants & Bars
Vakarufalhi only offers accommodation on full board. All meals are served in the Ilaa Restaurant and snacks are available at the Ihaa Bar in the afternoons.
Located close to each other, both are designed to create an air of simple relaxation. High conical thatched roofs, layered fine white sand under your feet and a great view of the sea creates an excellent tropical atmosphere in both the Ilaa Restaurant and the Ihaa Bar.
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Ilaa Restaurant
The meals at the Ilaa Restaurant are planned out to give you an excellent variety of delicious cuisine during your stay at Vakarufalhi. While breakfast and lunch are served buffet style, a more varied programme is on offer at dinner. Four nights of buffet with a varying international cuisine including Asian, European and Maldivian with a weekly barbecue is offered. For the remaining three nights, two nights of combination buffet & a la carte and one evening of complete a la carte dinner when your complete meal will be served to your table is in our regular programme.
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Out Door Dinning
The remoteness of the island does not limit your dining choices, try the outdoor dining adventures offered at the island.
Starting with simple candle lit dinner, endless journey of steamboat and BBQ dinner where your choice of food will be cooked by you on your dinner table to the very exclusive desert island couple only dinners are served.
- Ihaa Bar
Fine white sand on the floor and comfortable rattan furniture enables you to relax in total comfort. Gaze out on to the bright blue lagoon as you cool down with a cold beer after a few hours in the sun. Sit under a starlit sky on the spacious wooden deck that extends from the bar on to the beach. Sip your favorite cocktail from the extensive cocktail menu or better still enjoy the finest cocktails created by the barman specially for you. Stocked with the finest wines, champagnes nice decent beers and liquors, the bar opens in the morning and closes when the last guest leaves.
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