When not relaxing on the beach, embarking on an Ayurvedic spa retreat or lounging in the beachfront infinity pool, spend your days on the water with sailing excursions, waterskiing on the placid lagoon, seaplane flights, deep-sea fishing or sunset dhoni cruises alongside dolphins. Anantara also features its own onsite PADI Dive Centre, offering diver certification courses from beginner to advanced open-water dive and rescue dive training, at one of the world's premier diving destinations. 

Experience a healing massage at Anantara Spa, as you peer through the glass floors revealing the puffer fish, sting rays and baby reef sharks swimming underneath. 

Rediscover what it means to relax. Or, let the stunning island surroundings invigorate you with an array of Maldives resort activities.

Surf without the crowds on one of the last natural wonders of the earth, where you can feel as though the waves belong only to you.

Take up windsurfing on the placid lagoon. Dive into the unexplored world of marine life in crystal-clear waters. Stroll through the markets of bustling Malé.  Explore even more undiscovered islands. Choose your own adventure!

Every day, Anantara features a range of organised and do-it-yourself activities.  You can take a cooking class, visit a market, interact with local history and even pick up some phrases in a new language, all in one day.

Island Hopping
Discover some of the other distinctive jewels of the Maldives. You might be surprised to see the many different forms paradise can take. Tour the atoll and explore the daily life of fishermen. Shop the way the locals do. Get up close and personal with marine life.  

Island Picnic
Spend an afternoon as Robinson Crusoe (with a few more luxuries) and live out your desert island daydreams. A tiny uninhabited island offshore in Anantara's lagoon is your playground for the day. Frolic in pristine waters, explore stunning reefs and enjoy a specially prepared picnic on white sands.

Malé Excursions
There is more to the bustling Maldivian capital than just the airport. Malé offers distinctive architecture, local markets, tranquil mosques and the regal presidential palace. Immerse yourself in the local culture at the NationalMuseum and partake of some of the country's authentic local delicacies.

Sunset Cruise
Cruise the tranquil turquoise lagoon aboard a dhoni and let the champagne in your glass take on the tints of the setting sun. A romantic, unforgettable beginning to a special evening in paradise.

Sunset Handline Fishing
Try your skills at handline fishing and experience the glittering waters from a local's point of view, aboard a traditional sailing dhoni. This natural technique uses no equipment beyond a single fishing line, held by hand and dropped to the floor of the ocean reef. Wait for the reef fish to bite - a catch is almost guaranteed. Better yet, take your catch onland and the chefs at Fuddan grill will prepare it to your liking the very next day.   

The setting is tranquil, but recreation and fun are always close by. Every day, Anantara features a range of organised and do-it-yourself activities in the gorgeous surrounds of the resort.  Days at Anantara can be as laid-back and relaxed or as action-packed as you desire. Choose your own adventure!

Anantara Cooking School
While staying at Anantara in the Maldives, you will be treated to an array of inspired culinary creations. Why not learn the tricks of the trade with a cooking class from the resident master chefs? Learn to recreate traditional Maldivian or Thai and fusion dishes to impress your friends back home.

Beachside Yoga
Gain physical poise and mental peace through ancient exercises drawn from centuries of traditional South Asian wisdom. Yoga for beginners is available from professional instructors beachside while more seasoned aficionados can take it up a notch with a private session - one of the signature Maldives resort activities.

Boutique
You may be thousands of miles away from it all, but the boutique on Dhigu brings the world to you, with the bare necessities and exotic goods and handicrafts from across Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

Dhoni Kids Club
Open for children from the ages of 3 to 12, the Dhoni kids club keeps the youngest guests entertained during their holidays with an action-packed programme featuring a variety of beach and outdoor activities, creative crafts and games that are fun, educational and culturally enriching. All are under the supervision of the Kids' Coordinator. Children aged three or under are welcome when accompanied by an adult. Childcare services are available for a fee.

Fitness
The fitness centre and gym is equipped with everything you need to keep you looking and feeling good. Rejuvenate your body as you work out alone or with your personal trainer.

Library
No need for sunblock in the stylish showpiece library, where you can sink into a plush armchair and enjoy a new novel or catch up on all that is going on back in the ‘real world' on computers with high-speed Internet.

Morning Meditation
Clear your mind and achieve a sense of heightened well-being with gentle stretching and meditation to start off your day. At the guided meditation sessions on the beach, you'll catch the island as it awakens.  Draw inspiration from the gorgeous island surrounds.

Swimming
Slide into the tranquil waters of a stunning freshwater infinity-edge pool situated right on the beach's edge. Gaze out across the expanse of an aquamarine sea as you float, soak or splash your worries away. Protected by outer reefs, the shallow waters of the large lagoon offer an ideal spot for wading, floating or a relaxed swim.

Tennis
The floodlit tennis courts mean that you can continue with a doubles match even after the sun sets. Fitness centre staff are at hand to provide lessons for beginners or a little bit of a challenge if you're looking for a partner.

Volleyball & Badminton
Feeling waterlogged? Landlubbers can always take part in a pick-up match of volleyball or badminton on the beach - just let the activities team know and they'll provide the nets and equipment and turn a strip of beach into your court.

Aquafanatics

Come and join in, and discover the incredible range of aquatic activities you can enjoy on the Indian Ocean at Anantara Resorts.

There are many exhilarating high-speed adventures. Propel across the water with wind-powered high intensity sports or catch a magnificent fish for your table on an adventurous fishing trip. Parasail with a breathtaking bird's-eye view of the stunning islands below you and experience sky-scraping excitement.

Also on offer are exciting trips and excursions to discover the fantastic marine life and top-side beauty of this amazing archipelago. Snorkel spectacular reefs with the resident marine biologist. Visit deserted and local islands on a voyage of discovery. Looking for more sedate water-based activities? Why not rent a kayak and paddle gently around the shallow, protected lagoon? Or how about relaxing in the sun as your captain takes you on a private journey by catamaran?

Whether you are looking for speed, excitement, relaxation, marine beauty or an opportunity to create your mind's private vision of paradise, if it is on the water, then Aquafanatics can provide it for you.

• UNDERWATER ADVENTURES
• DIVING
• DIVING CENTRE
• SNORKELLING
• UNDERWATER "ROCKET"

• PERSONAL BOATING ACTIVITIES
• JET
• KAYAKING
• SAILING
• WINDSURFING
• SPEEDBOATS AND WATERSKIING
• WATER SPORTS CENTRE
• PARASAILING

• EXPLORING THE MALDIVES
• ECO-VENTURES
• SEA FISHING
• ISLAND ESCAPES
• PRIVATE DHONI EXCURSIONS
• PRIVATE BOAT AND CAPTAIN

• RIDING THE WAVES
• THE ANANTARA SURF SCHOOL BY TROPISURF

Diving

While Anantara certainly looks splendid from above the water, in the Maldives, you'll find some of the most beautiful sights are found below the surface. Envelop yourself in a panorama of spectacular marine views on a full-day dive safari guided by the experts from Anantara's own Dive Centre. Or, get your feet wet first with a PADI certification course that will guide you toward taking your first breaths underwater, opening up a whole new world for your discovery.

The Anantara Dive Centre offers two boat dives a day to over 20 nearby reefs teeming with undersea life in the area immediately surrounding the islands. In addition, the Centre runs full and half-day "safari dives" to reefs and sites further afield, reachable by speedboat, as well as night dives - the ultimate scuba experience for avid enthusiasts.

PADI Diving Courses
With such a variety of sites on offer, and a full range of PADI certification courses, guests are spoiled with choice to meet the needs of all diving levels - from beginners to avid divers with full logbooks! Anantara's instructors always endeavour to match up diving ability to local dive conditions to ensure your safety and enjoyment. From the beginner's discovery courses to more advanced Nitrox, deep water and rescue dives, the Centre has a range of programmes to suit even the most experienced divers.

All courses are taught by PADI-certified instructors, ensuring an unforgettable - and safe - learning experience in one of the world's premier diving destinations. class sizes are limited to cater for each guests's needs. The friendly an dprofessional staff, along with the excellent facilities and open-air classroom of this Indian Ocean paradise, provide the perfect surroundings to explore safely and comfortably.

Orientation Dives
All divers at the Anantara Dive Centre require an orientation dive, unless you have logged a dive within the last three months in Maldives. The orientation dive consists of a dive on the nearby house reef or another local dive site, with an instructor who will get you to demonstrate basic diving skills. After completion, you're ready to move on to more advanced dives or courses, depending on your level and certifications.

Full and Half-Day Diving Safaris
Once you've explored some of the beautiful and action-packed local dive sites, taking in stunning sea fans, colourful coral, schools of fusiliers, sea turtles, and even the occasional reef shark or spotted eagle rays, it's time to take to the high seas for a full or half-day diving safari! The Dive Centre offers regularly scheduled diving safaris by speedboat to a number of exciting locations in North or South Malé Atoll or Felidhu Atoll. Or, feel free to talk to the guides and instructors about setting up a privately chartered excursion just for you!

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Spa

Pamper. Enliven. Release. Unwind. Spoil your body, soul and mind with a selection of Anantara Spa's world-renowned signature treatments, alluring bath and steam rituals and holistic therapies. Anantara Spa Dhigu is a true oasis of tranquillity, with over-water treatment suites nestled on one of the world's most remarkable tropical island settings.

The perfect end - or beginning - to a perfect day. Anantara Spa is a highlight of every Anantara Experience. Plan out your perfect end-or beginning-to each Anantara day.