DESCRIPTION
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.
The short 25 minute flight offers a breathtaking aerial view of the atolls, the islands and countless reefs glistening like gems in a sea of deep blue velvet.
LOCATION
South Ari Atoll
ACCOMODATION
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.
DINING
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.
There are always enough choices for vegetarians available and people with special dietary requirements are also catered for.
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.
At Vakarufalhi, the Food & Beverage Team is ready to prepare your dream dinning experience by combining your creativity with the expertise of the team.
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.
Sunset Bar is operated daily at the sunset side of the island, to let you enjoy the tropical sunset with your feet in the water while gazing at the setting sun, enjoying your favorite cocktail in hand
