Luxury bepoke holidays to Anantara Kihavah, Maldives
Facts in brief
Location Baa Atoll, Maldives
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Malé
Distance from airport 35 minutes by seaplane
Hotel facilities and services
4 restaurants (Sea, Fire, Spice and Plaets), Pool Bar, Spa (with six overwater treatment rooms), Swimming Pool with day beds, Tennis and badminton Courts, Fitness Centre (24-hour air-conditioned facility), Yoga, Aqua aerobics, Thithi Boli Kids' Club (for 4-12 years), Teenage recreation area, Libary with Wi-Fi, Watersports, Cooking Classes, 24-hour Guest Services, Laundry Service, Dive Centre, Marine Lab, Shop, Indoor Games, CD and DVD Library, Wine Tasting in underwater wine cellar, Open air cinema, Stargazing,
Complimentary
Snorkelling equipment, Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton and Table tennis, Access to the Fitness Centre, Daily Yoga (7-8am), Indoor Games, Thiththi Boli Kids' Club, Infant Swimming Inflatables, Wi-Fi, International newspapers, iPad and iPods on request, 24-hour Villa Host Service and Kayaking.
Complimentary watersports
Snorkelling, Canoeing, Kayaking, Infant Swimming Inflatables
Chargeable watersports
Scuba Diving, Jetskiing, Windsurfing, Catamaran Sailing, Kite Surfing and Deep Sea Fishing. Luxury yacht with two cabins.
Land sports
Tennis, Volleyball, Badminton and Table Tennis (rackets, shuttlecocks and balls are available), Archery, Rock climbing
Out and about nearby
Local experiences including trips to local islands and bio adventures with the residence marine biologist can be organised at an extra cost.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Beach pool villa for 7 nights
From about
£3,875 low season
£5,650 high season
Holiday Code EXH982
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bepoke holidays to Anantara Kihavah, Maldives
Anantara Kihavah is a five star, traditionally luxurious resort located on a large, pear-shaped coral island fringed with lush vegetation. This is a classically comfortable resort with a mix of spacious beach villas and overwater villas, all of which have their own private pool and sumptuous outside space, creating in fact a haven on pool villas offering a sanctuary within a sanctuary. A feature of the pool villas is the sense of space created by high ceilings, timber interiors and marble floors that open onto the tropical natural surroundings, whether beach facing or over water. With the emphasis on seclusion, day beds on your veranda or a hammock suspended over the turquoise sea in an over water villa provide plenty of relaxation, yet there are plenty of activities too. You are bound to want to snorkel through crystal clear waters of the lagoon or enjoy the surrounding ocean aboard a private sailing boat. Dine in the privacy of your villa or enjoy a new culinary experience in the resort's signature restaurant, 'Sea.Fire.Salt.Sky', with its ground-breaking over and underwater dining concept. At Sea you descend under water to a wine cellar and restaurant, where you can enjoy a gourmet tasting menu accompanied by fine wines. At Fire you witness the sizzling theatrics of the chefs in the teppanyaki lounge as they grill local rock lobster, catch of the day or Japanese beef before your eyes. A more conventional yet still gourmet dining experience is to be found in Plates, open all day from breakfast to dinner, which includes a fine selection of Maldivian dishes. In between times, drinks and lunches are served at Manzaru with its swim-up pool bar, perfect for refreshing juices during the day or cocktails in the evenings. Spa treatments take place over-water, there are also cookery classes and the Thithi Boli Kids Club. The resort is committed to protecting the environment and preserving local culture through education and adherence to the requirements of Green Globe standards.
Room descriptions
Anatara Kihavah has 78 villas. All rooms have king size bed, private pool, Ipod docking station, satellite TV with LCD screen and BOSE surround system, IDD telephone, open air bathroom indoor shower, outdoor bath and rain shower, bathroom amenities, bathrobes, slippers and hairdryer, pillow menu, iron and ironing board, in-villa safe, air-conditioning, ceiling fan, wooden balcony, seating and lounging areas, in-suite bar, wine chiller and espresso machine, high-speed internet access.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Beach pool villa for 7 nights
From about
£3,875 low season
£5,650 high season
Holiday Code EXH982
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bepoke holidays to Anantara Kihavah, Maldives
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to Anantara Kihavah, the Maldives, Expressions Holidays includes flights from London to Male with British Airways direct (winter season only) or Emirates via Dubai. The flying time is about 13 hours. Anantara Kihavah is reached from Male airport by seaplane in about 30 minutes and Expressions Holidays includes the seaplane transfer in your holiday price.
Additional information
Minimum stays: Between 27 December to 5 January a minimum of 7 nights applies on all Beach Room and Residences. Between 1 to 20 February and 10 to 21 April a minimum of 5 nights applies in all Beach Room types and Residences.
Children: Children are welcome. Children under 12 years dine from the children's menu and buffet menu for free. A disclaimer form must be completed prior to arrival if guests stay in over water accommodation with children. Babysitting is available at an extra cost and cots are provided free of charge.
Special offers
Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.
It was an excellent holiday - due to excellent planning on your side. Super efficient, very professional.Mrs F, Holiday to Norway, Oct 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Beach pool villa for 7 nights
From about
£3,875 low season
£5,650 high season
Holiday Code EXH982
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bepoke holidays to Anantara Kihavah, Maldives
About Maldives
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to the Maldives is ideal for visitors looking for a relaxing and luxurious holiday in serene surroundings. The small republic of the Maldives is a luxury holiday destination that possesses some of the most astonishing and beautiful underwater life in the world. Consisting of over a thousand tiny coral islands, the Maldives is traditionally a fishing and trading nation which converted to Islam in the 12th century. Aware of its magnificent natural resources, in recent years the country has striven to maintain its traditional way of life and preserve the natural beauty of the islands whilst offering visitors a secluded and exclusive holiday experience. With turquoise seas, coral sand beaches, swaying palm trees and thatched huts and cottages, the Maldives represents for many the perfect picture of a typical deserted tropical island, a dream holiday destination offering peace and quiet with hotels which epitomise barefoot luxury. The Maldives hotels and island resorts we feature really are the very best. Whilst they all look idyllic, and clearly with the deluxe resorts we offer, you will receive luxurious accommodation and outstanding service, there are important distinctions that our sales team can draw your attention to: distance from Male and how you travel to the resort (speedboat, seaplane or domestic flight plus boat), the size of the island (some are very small and intimate, others are found on larger islands or connecting islands, beach or overwater villas (the overwater villas are usually, but not always, more expensive than beach villas) and the range of facilities (dining options, water sports and diving).
Highlights of the Maldives
For many, the Maldives offer some of the most fascinating underwater exploration available, from both snorkelling and diving. There are over a hundred different species of fish, from angelfish to flying fish, snapper and triggerfish, stingray and shark, as well as turtles and numerous corals of a multitude of colours. If your resort is near Malé then the capital is worth a brief visit with its mosques, traditional houses with rounded corners and tea shops with a selection of ‘short eats’ including rice pudding, curried fish cakes and small bananas.
Cultural highlights of the Maldives
Bodu beru traditional music and dance, traditional seating - the undholi (like a hammock) and the joli (a net seat hung from a wooden frame), local crafts including mats, lacquer work and jewellery, traditional dhoni boats.
Facts in brief
Capital MaléAirport Malé International Airport
Size The Maldives consist of 1,192 islands, dispersed over an area of 35,000 sq. miles
Population 436,000
