Location & experiences
One of the few places on earth with whale sharks all year.
Velidhoo, Noonu Atoll, Maldives. Everything below is booked at the breakfast table the day before — no deposit, no minimum numbers, cancelled free if the sea is not behaving.
Half day · $85 per guest
Whale shark snorkelling
South Ari Atoll is the only place on earth with resident whale sharks year round. Our boat leaves at 08:30 and the crew has a 90% sighting rate.
4 hours · $60 per guest
Sandbank picnic
A private strip of sand in the middle of the lagoon, a cooler of fresh coconuts, and a lunch of grilled reef fish with lime.
Half day · $95 per guest
Manta point drift
May to November, mantas queue at the cleaning stations off Rangali. Snorkellers and divers welcome on the same boat.
2 hours · Complimentary
Island & culture walk
Walk the three-kilometre sand spine of Dhigurah with Ahmed, our host, and finish with short eats at his family's café.
3 hours · $45 per guest
Night fishing with the crew
Hand lines, moonlight and the local method. Whatever you catch, the kitchen cooks for your dinner.
75 minutes · $25 per guest
Sunrise sandbank yoga
A dhoni ride at first light to a bank that only exists at low tide. Mats, water and fruit provided.
Getting here
Three legs from Malé, about two hours door to door.
Malé → Maamigili
25-minute domestic flight, several departures daily with Manta Air and Maldivian.
Maamigili → Dhigurah
15-minute speedboat we arrange for $35 per person each way, timed to your flight.
Harbour → the house
A four-minute walk down Beach Road. We meet every boat with a cold towel and a coconut.
Travelling light on budget? The public ferry from Malé runs Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and costs about $4.
On the property
What is waiting when you get back
House reef snorkelling
Step off the jetty into a living reef — turtles most mornings, manta rays from May to November.
Island breakfast
Mas huni, freshly grilled roshi, tropical fruit and Maldivian coffee served on the beach deck until 10:30.
Sunset dhoni bar
Our licensed floating bar sits just offshore — cocktails at anchor with the sun going down behind the atoll.
Open-air spa
Two treatment pavilions over the water. Coconut oil massage, reef-safe facials, sunrise yoga on the sandbank.
Dive centre
PADI courses and daily two-tank trips to Maamigili, one of the world's most reliable whale shark points.
Everything included
Speedboat transfer coordination, free bikes, laundry, fast Starlink wifi and filtered water in every room.