Superior Room
- 74 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 3 guests
Thirty-eight rooms under the palms with a balcony and an open-air bathroom with an outdoor shower.
Queen bed and a day bed
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Outdoor rain shower
- Open-air garden bathroom
North Malé Atoll
Niva Kurumba Maldives
The Maldives' first resort, ten minutes from the airport: a lively, leafy island with eleven places to eat and a reef full of sharks and turtles.
Speedboat · 10 min187 villasGood house reef
The Maldives' first resort, ten minutes from the airport: a lively, leafy island with eleven places to eat and a reef full of sharks and turtles.
Kurumba opened in 1972 as the first resort in the Maldives, on Vihamanaafushi, just 10 minutes by speedboat from the airport. Now run by Niva, it's a green, sociable island that works well for families and for short stays at the start or end of a trip.
Rooms range from Superior Rooms and Deluxe Bungalows in a coconut grove to beachfront bungalows, beach villas, garden and deluxe pool villas, two-storey family villas and a single two-bedroom residence with two pools.
Dining is the big draw, with buffets at Vihamanaa, Japanese at Hamakaze, seafood over the water at Thila, Middle Eastern at Al Qasr, Indian at Mahal, Khing Thai and beachfront Athiri, plus Kandu and Fez for drinks. The house reef has black-tip reef sharks and turtles, Euro Divers runs PADI courses, and the kids' club takes children from 4 to 12.
Good to know
Malé and the airport are in view across the water, so it doesn't feel remote, and it's a busy resort. The entry rooms have no pool.
- Location
- North Malé Atoll · Vihamanaafushi
- Transfer
- Speedboat · 10 min
- Villas
- 187 villas
- Meal plans
- Bed & breakfast, Half board, Full board, All-inclusive
- House reef
- Good house reef
- Kids club
- Kids' club (ages 4 to 12)
- Only 10 minutes from the airport
- Eleven restaurants and bars, from Japanese to Indian
- House reef with black-tip reef sharks and turtles
- Euro Divers PADI dive centre, with diving from age 8
- Kids' club for 4 to 12-year-olds
Villas · 9
Every villa type.
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FamilyTwo Bedroom Superior Room
- 148 m²
- 2 bedrooms
- Up to 6 guests
Two Superior Rooms joined by interconnecting doors, with a balcony and day bed.
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Family room
Deluxe Bungalow
- 74 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
Seventy-two bungalows in a horseshoe-shaped coconut grove, steps from the beach, with an open-air terrace.
King bed and a day bed
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private garden
- Outdoor living area
Beachfront Deluxe Bungalow
- 74 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
The same bungalow right on the beach.
King bed and a day bed
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private beach access
- Outdoor living area
Beach Villa
- 103 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
Six larger villas on the beach.
King bed and a day bed
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private beach access
Garden Pool Villa
- 124 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
- Private pool
Eight villas with a private plunge pool in a walled garden.
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private pool
- Private garden
Deluxe Pool Villa
- 200 m²
- 1 bedroom
- Up to 4 guests
- Private pool
Seventeen villas with ocean views and a private pool.
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private pool
- Ocean view
Family Villa
- 306 m²
- 2 bedrooms
- Up to 6 guests
- Private pool
Four villas with a private pool, the bedroom upstairs and a living room downstairs.
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private pool
- Family room
Two Bedroom Kurumba Residence
- 768 m²
- 2 bedrooms
- Up to 6 guests
- Private pool
The only one: two en-suite bedrooms and a lush rear garden with two private plunge pools.
Amenities
- Wi-Fi
- Air conditioning
- Private pool
- Private garden
- Butler
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Where you will eat, drink and unwind.
Vihamanaa
The main buffet restaurant for every meal
Hamakaze
Seasonal Japanese cuisine
Thila
Seafood, beautifully plated, over the water
Al Qasr
Middle Eastern and Mediterranean dishes in a rose-hued garden setting
Mahal
Traditional Indian cooking
Khing Thai
Chef-led Thai: spicy salads, stir-fries, curries and wok noodles
Athiri
Beachfront dining on the sunset side of the island
Café
Comfort food by the pool, day and night
Kandu
Beachfront bar from morning to midnight
Fez
Beach bar for late-night drinks
Spa
Massages, facials and manicures
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DivingEuro Divers
PADI dive centre for all levels, with house-reef and night dives and free Nitrox
Kids' club
Daily activities for ages 4 to 6 and 7 to 12, from crafts to snorkelling lessons and Dhivehi words
The island
The island, from above.
- About 520 m end to end
- 13 hectares
- Velana airport is 4 km to the south
The shape comes from OpenStreetMap, simplified: a guide to the layout, not a survey. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Getting there
Speedboat · 10 min
A 10-minute speedboat ride from Velana International Airport, arranged by the resort (outside transfers aren't allowed).
- 10 min
- North Malé Atoll · Vihamanaafushi
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