A small island in Vaavu Atoll with 40 villas, half of them over the water, a house reef with resident turtles and a PADI 5-star dive school.
Cocogiri Island Resort is a boutique island in Vaavu Atoll, 75 minutes from the airport by speedboat or 20 minutes by seaplane, with just 40 villas: 20 on the beach and 20 over the water. Its house reef, reached straight from the island, has resident turtles and moray eels, and the dive school runs trips to Vaavu sites such as Fotteyo Kandu.
The Beach Villas (49 m²) open through glass doors onto the sand, with a veranda, sun loungers, a hanging basket chair, an outdoor shower and a bathtub. The Water Villas (53 m²) have a deck with steps down into the lagoon; the Standard Jacuzzi Water Villas add a 3.5 m² jacuzzi, and the Pool Jacuzzi Water Villas a 9 m² pool jacuzzi, with a floating breakfast on offer. Every villa sleeps up to three.
Meals are at Azure Lagoona, an open-air restaurant on the sand with buffets of Asian, continental and Maldivian dishes, and at White Sands Bar & Café by the pool. Private dinners can be set on the beach or in a pavilion over the lagoon. There's the Ameera Spa, the Coconut Gym, a games lounge and library, a kids' club and a children's pool, a PADI 5-star dive school and water sports from catamarans to jet skis.
The villas are compact, at 49–53 m², and only the Pool Jacuzzi Water Villas have a pool. The price comes from November 2026 dates because 2027 isn't on sale yet, and the booking engine doesn't say whether taxes are included.
Glass doors onto the sand, a secluded veranda with sun loungers and a hanging basket chair, an outdoor shower and a bathroom with a bathtub.
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Over the lagoon, with an ocean-view deck, sun loungers, steps down into the water, an outdoor shower and a bath overlooking the lagoon.
King bed
A water villa with a 3.5 m² jacuzzi on its private deck.
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A water villa with a 9 m² pool jacuzzi on its deck, where a floating breakfast can be served.
King bed
The same resort and the same villa, booked through people who live here.
Request a free quoteBuffets of Asian, continental and Maldivian dishes, with an à la carte menu from 10am to 10pm
Snacks, grilled seafood, salads and full meals from 10am to 10pm; drinks until late
Four-course candlelit dinners on the beach, or a sunset pavilion over the lagoon with a butler
Balinese, hot-stone and couples massages, facials, scrubs and masks
Air-conditioned gym with cardio and strength equipment
An air-conditioned room with toys, games and books, near reception; there's also a children's pool
House-reef and Vaavu dives, PADI courses, and first dives for children in the pool
Jet skis, wakeboarding, water-skiing, jet blading, banana boats and catamarans
Snooker, darts, air hockey, foosball and table tennis, and a small multilingual library
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75 minutes by speedboat from Velana International Airport, or a 20-minute seaplane flight. The weather can make the boat ride longer.
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