participating resorts
About the Baa Atoll Festival
Summer Festival Overview - 8 July to 21 July 2019
Summer is coming and what better way to welcome our guests to Maldives than joining forces with other resorts in Baa Atoll to offer our best, as a destination?
Join us to have "Fun in the Sun" at Baa Atoll Maldives, with a host of Beach activities, explore the world famous Hanifaru Bay and see the Manta's and showcasing our amazing food in the first-of-its-kind a "Resort Dine Around".
12 RESORTS, 14 DAYS, ONE EVENT!
Dine Around Baa Atoll
Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, fellow Baa Atoll resorts are once again teaming up to host the second edition of the ‘Baa Atoll Summer Festival’.
From 8-21 July 2019, 12 resorts will come together for an island-hopping extravaganza in which guests can embark on a unique dine-around voyage encompassing Amilla Fushi, Anantara Kihavah, Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, Dreamland, Dusit Thani Maldives, Finolhu, Four Seasons Landaa, Reethi Beach, Royal Island, Soneva Fushi, The Westin Maldives and Vakkaru Maldives.
Over a series of dedicated nights, the Summer Festival will showcase the best each resort has to offer in the culinary scene, reaffirming Baa Atoll’s reputation as a must-visit summer destination of distinction.
Baa Atoll Catamaran Regatta
About the closing ceremony:
To close the Baa Atoll Festival 2019, the resort teams at Baa Atoll will come together on a sandbank for a Catamaran Regatta.
Join in or watch on board your individual resorts arrangement. Participate with us to discover a real drive & freedom and feel the fresh air of Maldives, where you belong!
Dine Around Schedule - Week 1
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
Resort: The Westin Maldives
Situated in UNESCO BIOSPHERE reserve the Westin Maldives Miriandhoo resort is the preeminent wellbeing Haven in Maldives to relax and rejuvenate guests through Heavenly sleep and authentic culinary experiences in an immersive playground.
Featured Restaurant: THE PEARL
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Resort: Finolhu
Combining fun entertainment with island playground vibes, premium dining experience and engaging guest services – welcome to the Grooviest Island in the Maldives! Home to the most talked about Finolhu Beach Bubble, the first of its kind in the entire archipelago. Whether you want to be thrilled or be chilled, tune in or tune out, Finolhu is perfect for you!
Featured Restaurant: THE FISH & CRAB SHACK
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Resort: Amilla Fushi
The name itself translates to ‘island home’ – effortlessly welcoming in the most idyllic ways. A comfortably elegant retreat in the UNESCO Biosphere of Baa Atoll, Amilla Fushi stands apart from the crowd with its minimalist white villas and its appreciation for the avant-garde.
Featured Restaurant: FEELING KOI
Friday, 12 July 2019
Resort: Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
A natural 44-acre wilderness in the Baa Atoll UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, Landaa Giraavaru incorporates 103 thatched bungalows and villas on the beach, over the water or hidden down dense jungle paths, all surrounded by a two-kilometre lagoon.
Featured Restaurant: BLU
Saturday, 13 July 2019
Resort: Royal Island Resort & Spa
Experience the very authentic Maldivian hospitality in this exotic island paradise with lush green shrubs, a setting of tranquility and splendor, set in a crystal clear lagoon surrounded by a spectacular tropical marine life with an array of vibrant colors at the heart of Baa Atoll, a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Featured Restaurant: RAABONDHI
Sunday, 14 July 2019
Resort: Dusit Thani Maldives
The Resort blends graceful Thai hospitality with the unparalleled luxury setting of The Maldives, encircled by white sandy beaches and a stunning 360-degree house reef full of marine life.
Featured Restaurant: BENJARONG
Dine Around Schedule - Week 2
Monday, 15 July 2019
Resort: Vakkaru Maldives
A secluded tropical island resort in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, blessed with timeless ocean views, white sandy beaches and nurtured by nature; Vakkaru Maldives offers guests a holistic approach to unassuming luxury and cherishable experiences.
Featured Restaurant: ONU
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Resort: Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu is dedicated to making the most of its cherished island home. Our resort embodies the Maldives as it should be: authentic, charming, inspiring, and enchanting. The style and feel are rustic yet luxurious, organic yet elegant. Traditional craft blends with the ease of contemporary comfort. A soulful Maldives haven where the everyday stresses of life are left behind, and you can reconnect with nature. We call it barefoot luxury.
Featured Restaurant: CORNUS
Thursday, 18 July 2019
Resort: Anantara Kihavah Maldives
Surrounded by nothing but turquoise lagoon which melts into sapphire blue, the island of Kihavah and its pure white sands rise up out of the ocean like a mirage.
Located on the Baa Atoll in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas invites you to imagine your own paradise. Snorkel with mantas and Hawksbill sea turtles. Stargaze into the night. Dine on a deserted sandbank or beneath the ocean’s surface at this luxury resort in the Maldives.
Featured Restaurant: SEA UNDERWATER RESTAURANT
Friday, 19 July 2019
Resort: Soneva Fushi
The original Soneva. The No News, No Shoes blueprint for all desert island barefoot luxury hideaways. Soneva Fushi inspires the imagination with 61 spacious beachfront villas, ranging in size from one to nine bedrooms, hidden among dense foliage.
Featured Restaurant: FRESH IN THE GARDEN
Saturday, 20 July 2019
Resort: Dreamland The Unique Sea & Lake Resort / Spa
Discover the breath-taking beauty of Dreamland The Unique Sea & Lake Resort / Spa, located in Baa Atoll (UNESCO Biosphere Reserve) Maldives. Experience the first ever freshwater lake with Biotop Pool in Asia, surrounded by 20m high mangrove trees and high palm trees on each side. Stroll down idyllic nature walks or rejuvenate yourself with spa treatments in the mangrove garden. It’s unique, its different.
Featured Restaurant: LAKE VIEW RESTAURANT
Sunday, 21 July 2019
Resort: Reethi Beach Resort
An iconic private island escape renowned for its laid-back and familiar atmosphere and authentic natural surroundings. Found in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Baa Atoll, Reethi Beach Resort is nestled amidst lush vegetation, shaded by graceful palm trees and surrounded by a white sandy beach fringing a lagoon of crystal-clear water with a wonderful house reef around the island.
Featured Restaurant: REETHI GRILL
Participating Resorts Gallery
Dine Around "foodie" Photos
Water & Beach ACTIVities - "FUN in the Sun"
Manta Season - Join us
To improve your chances of seeing manta rays during your stay at the Resort, plan your trip to coincide with the key viewing dates, identified by our manta ray specialist as times when mass manta ray feeding sessions are most likely to occur.
Speak to your resort marine team for bookings. Find out more
"Fun in the Sun" Activities
All resorts have so much to enjoy on and around the island, check out your resorts daily and weekly activity plan.
Event Sponsors & Partners
Manta Air
Visit Maldives
Prestige Foods
Di-Vine Wine Cellars
Remedy
Coca-Cola
