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Explore A New Travel Destination
The Maldives is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. The islands are a dream location, with the fascinating turquoise ocean, blue sky, white sands, lush nature, and beautiful, refreshing weather. The Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa caters to different tastes and offers a unique and distinctive travel experience for all visitors.
The Journey
The journey to the resort begins aboard a Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane. The 40-minute journey from Malé airport over the mesmerizing Indian Ocean is breathtaking. Upon arrival, the resort’s team serves cold tropical beverages.
Accommodation
Located in Raa Atoll on Fasmendhoo Island—one of the largest islands in the Maldives—the Emerald Resort portrays scenic landscapes for guests, surrounded by the beauty of nature, diverse vegetation, and the soothing sounds of the ocean.
It features 120 villas designed to suit all visitors, whether they be couples, families, or friends. The beach villas have spacious bedrooms with a large dressing room, a private garden, and an outdoor shower. The plants that border the villas at the oceanfront provide privacy for guests, allowing them to have their own little section of private beach.
Jacuzzi beach villas feature a private jacuzzi overlooking the sea, allowing guests to enjoy the sunset in a peaceful and relaxed atmosphere. The beach villas with pools are slightly larger and have a private indoor pool in front of the patio overlooking the beach. A family beach villa with a pool features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a private pool and is ideal for groups. It also has a spacious dressing room and a private garden, as well as an outdoor shower and a patio overlooking the sea.
For lovers of luxury, the royal beach villas are among the resort’s most luxurious, spread over two floors, including two bedrooms on the ground floor, each with a private bathroom and a spacious walk-in closet, as well as a living room, a modern kitchen, an outdoor garden with shower, and private indoor and outdoor pools. On the second floor are the master bedroom with a bathroom, a massage area, a lounge, and a wide furnished terrace with sea views.
Dining
Four restaurants offer a variety of à la carte international cuisines, bursts of local flavors, and dishes inspired from all over the world.
You can enjoy delicious meals in front of the ocean all day in the indoor and outdoor areas of the Aqua Restaurant. It offers an international menu inspired by Italy, Japan, China, and India, in addition to vegetarian and gluten-free options.
For an extra special dining experience, the Amazònico Restaurant’s doors open in the evening for you to discover the finest cuisine from South America and the Amazon basin. Its open-plan kitchen also serves dishes on the stove.
Located in the central area of the resort, Le Asiatique is a relaxing oasis where oriental culinary dishes can be enjoyed in a stunning and charming atmosphere. The restaurant is open for dinner only and offers an à la carte menu featuring unique dishes such as Tom Yum Goong, Chinese Sui Mai, Japanese Uramaki, and Korean Bokkeumbap.
Overlooking the beach and facing the lagoon, the Beach Club Grill offers a healthy menu that includes fresh fish, seafood, meat, and vegetarian choices, with a wide range of Italian specialties, such as pasta, risotto, and pizza.
The resort has two lounges: the Sunrise Café and Sunset Pool Café, where you can sit and relax until late at night, watching musical performances and Maldivian dancing shows. The two lounges overlook two different sides of the beach and offer a wide selection of cocktails and mocktails.
Activities
The resort’s Dolphin Kids Club, one of the largest children’s clubs in the Maldives, has two playgrounds, indoors and outdoors, and a swimming pool. Children can enjoy playing on ropes, climbing walls and bridges, and slides. The club also features a variety of games and artistic activities, and cooking classes can also be organized, teaching children how to make cookies, pizza, and barbecue.
Set amidst a tropical garden, the Emerald Spa features eight panoramic treatment rooms, Ayurvedic massage rooms, a beauty salon, manicure and pedicure areas, water facilities, a sauna, a Turkish bath, and an open-air Jacuzzi. The spa also organizes yoga classes on the beach near Sunrise Café for individuals or groups, led by the resort’s instructors four times a week at sunrise and sunset.
The air-conditioned gym with state-of-the-art equipment is available 24hrs a day. The sports center has two tennis courts, one of which is multi-purpose and can be converted into a basketball or football field, along with two padel courts, with equipment provided by the resort. Personal coaching services and tennis or padel lessons can also be requested with professional coaches for an additional fee.
Bicycles are available in all villas, and the resort offers a variety of aquatic experiences and activities, such as snorkeling and swimming with manta fish and turtles, underwater photography classes, and the exploration of marine life and its biodiversity. You can also try kayaking, windsurfing and catamarans, jet skiing, flyboarding, and other motorized water sports, available at an extra charge. Or just delve deep into the Indian Ocean to discover its hidden secrets and treasures by enjoying a scuba-diving experience under the supervision of certified PADI professionals.
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