A Baa Atoll island in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with 80 pool villas, an underwater restaurant and wine cellar, and an overwater observatory bar.
Anantara Kihavah stands on Kihavah Huravalhi in Baa Atoll, part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, 35 minutes from Malé by seaplane in daylight, or about an hour by domestic flight and speedboat for later arrivals. Hanifaru Bay, known for its manta gatherings, is about 20 minutes away by speedboat.
All 80 villas and residences have a private pool. Beach Pool Villas (258 m²) have a garden sala and an open-air bathroom with a soaking tub for two, and Over Water Pool Villas (267 m²) have a swinging daybed, a sunken glass-bottom bathtub and a ladder down to the house reef; both come in sunset-facing versions, and all sleep up to three. One-bedroom family villas take two adults and three children, and for bigger groups there are two-bedroom family villas and two- to four-bedroom residences of 1,330 to 2,000 m².
SEA is an underwater restaurant with what the resort calls the world's first underwater wine cellar, and SKY is an overwater observatory bar with telescopes for stargazing. FIRE does teppanyaki and Nikkei cooking, SPICE serves Asian dishes over the lagoon, MANZARU is Mediterranean by day and Italian by night, and PLATES is the breakfast restaurant. The overwater Anantara Spa has plunge pools and saunas, and there's a dive centre, padel and tennis courts, water sports and a kids' club for ages four to twelve.
This profile comes from travel agencies, because the resort's own website couldn't be checked. The price is only maldives.com's 'starting from' range, so treat it as a rough guide, and seaplanes fly in daylight only, so late arrivals come by domestic flight.
A beachfront villa with a private infinity pool and sun deck, a shaded garden sala, a king bed, and an open-air bathroom with a rain shower and a soaking tub for two. Two guests as standard, up to three.
King bed
A newly renovated beach villa on the sunset side, with a king bed, a private pool, an expanded dining sala, an open-air bathroom and a villa host. Up to three adults.
King bed
A villa on stilts over the lagoon, with floor-to-ceiling glass, a wide sundeck with a private infinity pool and a swinging daybed, a king bed facing the water, a sunken glass-bottom bathtub, and a ladder down to the house reef. Two guests as standard, up to three.
King bed
A west-facing overwater villa with a private pool, an outdoor lounge, an open-air bathroom, steps into the water, a villa host and bicycles. Up to three adults.
King bed
A beach villa renovated in July 2025, with a private pool and a separate sleeping area for children. Two adults and up to three children.
King bed and a single bed
An overwater villa with a private pool, an outdoor lounge, an overwater hammock, steps into the water and an open-air bathing area. Up to three adults, or two adults and three children.
Two interconnected beach villas sharing a sundeck and pool; the master bathroom has an open-air soaking tub. Up to four adults and one child.
King bed and twin beds
A beachfront residence with king and twin bedrooms, shared living and dining areas, an oversized private pool, a spa treatment room and a villa host. Four guests as standard, up to six adults.
King bed and twin beds
An overwater residence at the very end of the boardwalk, with an ensuite bedroom at each end, each with its own outdoor living area, an infinity pool with a daybed sala, and glass viewing panels onto the sea. Up to six adults.
King bed and twin beds
A beachfront residence with three bedroom suites, a private pool and a villa host. Up to six adults and six children.
Three king beds
The largest beach residence: interconnected, with two infinity pools, a private beach, lounge and sundeck spaces and a palm-fringed sala. Up to eight adults and six children.
Three king beds and two twin beds
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
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International dishes and caviar, with what the resort calls the world's first underwater wine cellar; lunch noon–2pm, dinner from 7pm
Cocktails and stargazing through telescopes at an overwater observatory; noon to midnight
Teppanyaki and Nikkei (Japanese-Peruvian) cooking at a live counter; dinner 6.30–10pm
Asian dishes from Thailand to India; dinner 6.30–10pm
Mediterranean lunches by the pool, candlelit Italian dinners and a gin bar
International breakfast with fresh local ingredients, 7.30–11am
Private dinners set up on the beach
Thai massage and Ayurvedic rituals in six overwater treatment rooms, with cold and warm plunge pools, an infrared sauna, a Finnish sauna and a steam room
Kids' club for ages 4 to 12
Diving on the house reef and around Baa Atoll
Padel and tennis courts, and water sports including jet skis
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A 35-minute seaplane flight from Malé in daylight, or about an hour by domestic flight and speedboat for later arrivals.
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