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VAKARUFALHI ISLAND RESORT Champa Building 3rd Floor
Male’ 20187
Republic of Maldives
Maldives
One of the best superior deluxe
Maldives resorts, tucked away in
the remote corner of South Ari
atoll, Vakarufalhi is among the
pearls that make up the amazing
Maldives Islands.
Vakarufalhi, better known as
Vakaru is a tropical island
enhanced by swaying coconut
palms and white sandy beaches.
Surrounding the island is a
pristine lagoon enriched by a
stunningly beautiful living house
reef. These features combined
with traditional Maldivian building
concepts, makes Vakarufalhi a
haven of nature and tranquility.
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ACCOMMODATION Vakarufalhi offers 25 modern
Water villas and 45 Beach villas
and 4 Garden villas in its own
contemporary style overlooking
the pristine crystal clear lagoon &
the Indian Ocean.
Beach Villas face the pristine
lagoon with direct access to the
beach, individually offset to
provide privacy amidst lush
greenery. All rooms feature a
private verandah with day bed &
chairs, wooden floors, air- conditioning, ceiling fan, sitting
area, 42” plasma TV, Digital safe
box, stocked Mini Bar, tea/coffee
making facility, espresso machine,
IDD, hair dryer, a semi open- air bathroom with garden, shower
cubical & open air shower. Family
rooms are available in 7 semi- detached bungalows.
Garden Villas Individually
appointed garden Villas exactly
the same as Beach Villas facing
the garden & the lagoon.
Over Water Villas These over
sized bungalows with extra large
bed room & bath room has a
separate walk in closet/ward
robe. With all the facilities of a
beach villa plus a DVD player, iron
& iron organizer, sitting area with
sofa, large deck leading to the
ocean with day bed, sun loungers
& outdoor shower. The bath room
has a free standing bath tub,
shower cubical, separate WC and
luxury bath amenities.
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DINING Vakarufalhi, Maldives offers
International buffets with a wide
array of choices served at the Ilaa
Dining Room. The culinary team
at Vakaru resort has designed a
mouth-watering menu with
assortment of private dining
options. All private dining
options are at creative locations
on the island. Whether it is just
two of you or a group, our
culinary team is delighted to cater
to your dining needs with their
expertise.
Ilaa A truly Maldivian style, open
air tatched roof Restaurant with
modern touches serves an
international buffet, with a
particular focus on Italian and
Mediterranean tastes and
flavours. The “pasta corner” and
“pizza station” are particularly
popular. It also offers an excellent
range of desserts.
Ihaa The Ihaa Bar, with an al
fresco deck overlooking the
lagoon serving your favorite
beverage and snacks.
Special Dinners It is possible to
organise romantic candle lit
dinners on the veranda of your
own bungalow or on the beach.
This service is subject to an extra
charge.
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SPA Duniye Spa A world-renowned
spa, famous for its
professionalism and excellence in
treatments. Focused on
wholeness, simplicity, purity and
quality. The therapist’s healing
energy combined with Asian
massage techniques using
chemical free, pure organic
compounds follows a natural,
holistic and personalized
approach to caring for each
guest’s health, beauty and well
being. The Spa has six couples
treatment rooms & a steam room.
Nurture your body, calm your
mind, inspire your soul. Referring
to the original meaning of Duniye
(= “Universe”) we honor an
universal, holistic approach to
health and well-being. Our spa
services are inspired by traditional
and modern therapies from
around the globe with an
emphasis on regional healing
traditions from Asia & Africa.
Our professional and caring team
provides holistic spa treatments
with a high-touch and low-tech
approach. Mindful connection
and healing touch with careful
selected premium natural
products are the foundation for all
services.
HealingEarth™ and PURE™
product lines are developed in
line with latest scientific research
and containing only purest
natural active ingredients to
deliver outstanding results.
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DIVING & WATER SPORTS Vakarufalhi has a state-of-the-art
PADI certified 5 Star dive center
with professional European dive
masters. The SCUBA Centre
features Guided Diving Boat Trips
and Night Snorkeling Trips on the
House Reef, Equipment and
Accessory Sales, Rental and
Repair and a complete PADI
Instructional Program.
The center is conveniently located
at the building behind the
reception.
Diving Off Vakaru
Vakarufalhi is home to a gorgeous
house reef that is located only 15
meters from the beach. The
house reef is known to be
populated with a plethora of
stunning sea life including
schools of snappers, soldier fish
and batfish. The house reef is also
home to mystical caves and
overhangs. To explore the beauty
of this house reef, Vakarufalhi
provides daily diving and night
diving excursions.
From January till the end of
March, visits to Manta points are
made several times a week. In the
months of September until
December, there is a good
chance of seeing whale sharks in
the area.
Boat trips are available every day
of the week. Full day, early
morning and night dive
excursions are organized
regularly. All the dive sites are
within 15 to 60 minutes by boat
from the Vakarufalhi Island. Single
dives to dive packages are
available for certified divers.
Diving Courses
All diving education is conducted
within the PADI standards and
instructions are available in
English, German, Italian and
French. Open Water, Advanced
Open Water, Rescue, Emergency
First Response and specialties
such Nitrox, Photography,
Underwater Naturalist etc are
some of the courses conducted
by the dive school. The course
theory is taught in fully equipped
air-conditioned classroom.
Dive Sites
There are about 35 dive sites
accessible through the dive
centre at Vakarufalhi. These sites
include 15 thilas that are famous
for their superb soft corals and
the large array of fish. Most of the
dive sites are located about 25
minutes from Vakarufalhi.
Water Sport Center
Our water sport center offers non-
motorized water sports for new or
experienced windsurfers and
catamaran sailors. Instructors are
available to give lessons on water
sports equipment. Kayaks are
available to row along the lagoon.
All this combined ensuring that
your holiday is stimulating and
action packed.
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ISLAND SERVICES • 24h Reception assistance
• Multilingual Staff
• IDD telephone service
• Laundry/Valet service
• Foreign currency exchange
• Amex, Visa & Master card accepted
• Scuba Diving –PADI certified
• Water Sports Center
• Library with cyber café
• WIFI internet access throughout the island
• Souvenir Shop
• Spa
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ACTIVITIES Activities Guided Excursions
including Snorkeling, Island
Hopping, and sightseeing to a
local village, Sunset Cruises,
fishing and more! Board games
are available at the Ihaa Bar,
including Chess, Checkers,
Scrabble & many more.
Sports and Recreation Beautiful
white sand beach, a magnificent
lagoon and excellent house reef
for snorkeling, beach volleyball,
badminton, table tennis, darts,
foot ball, yoga or Pilates,
snorkeling boat excursions and
fishing excursions including
morning, sunset and deep sea
trip.
Entertainment Weekly night time
programs including “Bodu Beru”
Cultural Dance Show, Diver’s
Slide Show, Marine Biology,
movie under the stars, Live band,
Disco and more!