MALDIVES ONLiNE

LOCATION

The Resort is a 25-minute speedboat ride from the Malé International Airport on the island of Huhule. Huhule is approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Kuda Huraa.

Malé International Airport is served by a number of international and charter airlines, including Aeroflot, Air Europe, Air Holland, Air Madeira, Sri Lankan Airlines, Airtours International, Air 2000, Austrian Airlines, Balair, Balkan Airlines, Britannia, Cathay Pacific, Condor, Cross Air, Emirates, Eurofly, Indian Airlines, Monarch Airways, Pakistan International Airlines, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines.

Visitors must possess a passport valid through their stay on the island. Most visitors are given a 30-day visitor's permit on arrival. Citizens of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh or Nepal receive a 90-day permit. Visitors should consult their local consulate for visa requirements.

ACCOMMODATION
Bungalows
Cosy, comfortably appointed Beach Bungalows feature a private deck with views of the surrounding vegetation, and offer one king bed or two single beds. Beach Bungalows with Pool offer more expansive outdoor living spaces, with the luxury of a private plunge pool and an outdoor shower. Water Bungalows include a spacious bedroom and sitting area, a secluded verandah for sunbathing and steps down to the clear water of the lagoon.
Villas
Navaranna Water Villas offer a separate living room, bedroom and two full bathrooms. These villas feature a furnished verandah with panoramic views of the Indian Ocean, steps down into the water and a private outdoor shower. The exceptionally large Kuda Huraa Beach Villa includes a luxuriously appointed living room, two bedrooms, each with its own bathroom and dressing area, and a spacious wooden deck with a private plunge pool.

Four Seasons Explorer Cabins
Cabins on the Four Seasons Explorer catamaran are bright and airy. All cabins are air-conditioned and include a full ensuite bathroom. State Rooms feature twin beds which can be converted into a king bed, while the elegant Explorer Suite offers a king bed, a living area with day bed and couch and an indoor dining area.

Families and Special Needs
Families can be accommodated in a two-bedroom villa or in adjoining bungalows with a common deck. Rollaway beds and cribs are available in some accommodations upon request. We recommend contacting the Resort directly to make the best arrangements. Accommodations for non-smokers are available on request, as are wheelchair-accessible accommodations.

Services and Amenities in your Room
» 100% cotton oversized bath towels
» CD/VCD player available
» Down pillows
» Hair dryer
» In-room safe
» Non-allergenic pillows available
» Refrigerated private bar
» Satellite TV
» Tea/coffee maker
» Twice-daily housekeeping service

DINING
BARAABARU
An elegant dinner at Baraabaru is a memorable affair. Guests may choose to dine in the warmly lit main pavilion or at the lagoon's edge on the deck, under the shimmering stars. The open kitchen features a tandoori oven, where guests can watch as the chefs prepare exotic regional cuisine. The food is complemented by a wine list chosen to suit the tropics, with an emphasis on good light wines and champagne. Service is by dedicated staff who care about making every nuance of the evening just right. Baraabaru seats 78.
Specialties
The menu, which changes frequently, delivers a diverse selection of fresh, locally-caught fish, rice biriyanis (a flavourful Indian specialty: an infusion served in a clay pot) and vegetarian and non-vegetarian specialties prepared by traditional methods.

A children's menu is available throughout the Resort, and our chefs are delighted to prepare children's portions of any dish requested.

REEF CLUB
The Reef Club is the perfect spot to savour a relaxed meal, featuring delicious Italian cuisine. Guests can enjoy a selection of fresh seafood, piping-hot Italian pizzas and grilled meats. The restaurant features a free-standing bar, ideal for a sunset toast, and dining areas outside on the wooden deck beside the ocean or inside under the thatched roof pavilion. Water bungalow guests are welcome to enjoy a breakfast of fresh tropical fruits, juices, cooked-to-order eggs and other specialties of the Reef Club. The Reef Club seats 60.

Specialties
Features antipasti buffet daily. A children's menu is available throughout the Resort.

CAFE HURAA
Café Huraa is the Resort's main restaurant, an open-sided thatched roof pavilion facing the free-form swimming pool and lagoon.

Breakfast has something for everyone. Café Huraa's sumptuous breakfast buffet includes fresh tropical fruits and juices, cereals, homemade breads, grilled meats and vegetables and a made-to-order omelette station.

The lunch menu offers a generous mix of popular dishes from East and West, featuring crisp salads, tasty sandwiches and a variety of innovative and creative meat and seafood choices.

Dinner at Café Huraa is a fun experience. Every evening, guests can enjoy family-style Asian fare featuring a taste of traditional curries, wok-prepared noodles and fresh vegetables, as well as a selection of mouth-watering seafood.

Specialties
Adjacent to the restaurant is the Barbecue Hut. This courtyard setting is the ideal location to savor grilled seafood and succulent meat. Sit outdoors under the shadow of tall hurandi trees and choose a freshly caught fish or lobster from the island dhoni, then watch Four Seasons chefs grill it to perfection. All dinners are accompanied by an extensive selection of homemade sauces and tasty side dishes.

Theme dinner celebrations are presented three nights a week. Indulge in Fisherman's Catch, lobster and crab, or experience steamboat, family-style Chinese table-top cooking.

NAUTILUS LOUNGE
The evening begins here for many guests, with a glorious sunset and cocktails in the Nautilus Lounge. This open-sided pavilion adjoins the reception area and overlooks the jetty and Spa Island. Music complements the relaxed mood, while a tantalising selection of Maldivian cocktails is available into the wee hours.

Afternoon tea is also served in the lounge. Choose from a traditional afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, pastries, scones and Devonshire cream, or a Maldivian afternoon tea with tuna chapatis, coconut scones, and foli and bokiba pastries.

POOLSIDE BAR
The Poolside Bar, built into the main swimming pool, is a popular place to celebrate an invigorating dive or simply relax in the warmth of the midday sun. Tropical drinks and a light snack menu are available throughout the day.

SPA SERVICES
Set in thatched spa pavilions, open to the ocean breezes, tropical gardens and vistas of endless blue sky and sea, The Spa reflects the rejuvenating spa traditions of the East and exotic native rituals from India, Thailand and Indonesia. It includes couples' treatment rooms, steam showers, outdoor garden showers and large soaking tubs.

Most island resorts have their own spa. Our resort's spa has its own island. Sail by the wooden dhoni (a local Maldivian boat) across the lagoon to The Island Spa. Warm tropical breezes gently flow through the open-air facility featuring a reception area, retail space, beauty salon and spacious spa pavilions. Design influences from India and Morocco prevail adding an authentic Arabic flavour. Five (5) thatched-roof treatment pavilions were designed with couples in mind. Each private treatment pavilion has a rectangular viewing port built into the floor decking so you can gaze into the crystal ocean through the face cradle of the massage bed. The Island Spa features innovative ayurvedic, Thai, Indonesian and Maldivian treatments.


POOL
Surrounded by a large sunning deck and with an infinity-edge overlooking the blue horizon, our freshwater swimming pool is one of the largest in the Maldives. A swim-up bar provides refreshments.


HEALTH AND FITNESS
Club Kuda Huraa is a state-of-the-art fitness facility featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, full-length mirrors, surround-sound music system, fitness equipment and the latest cardiovascular machines with individual flatscreen televisions.

RECREATION
DIVING
Open Water Course
We offer PADI courses in Japanese, German, Russian, French and English. The Open Water Certification course consists of four days of training in both theory and practical sessions. Upon successful completion, the certification is recognised worldwide and will open the door to endless adventures in diving.

Advanced Course
For those interested in expanding their dive horizons, sign-up for the Advanced Course; more time is spent on dives and less time in the classroom. A two-day course with five dives.

Bubblemaker Experience
Join us at the swimming pool as our team of experienced instructors guide you through the steps to exploring the underwater world. It is a pre-requisite that all participants are physically fit and able to swim. For children between 8 to 12 years of age.

Specialty Courses
Enhance your diving skills and knowledge with our Specialty Courses offered: Boat Diver, Underwater Naturalist, Multi-level Diver, Drift Diver, Night Diver, Deep Diver, Search & Recovery and many others.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving Course (2 hours)
Everyone can learn how to dive! Experience the thrill of diving under the close supervision of our PADI instructor. Your course consists of a theory briefing and one controlled ocean dive up to 12 metres. Participants of the Discover Scuba Diving Course must be over 10 years old.

Morning Dives (2-Tank Dives)
Every morning at 8:30 am our dive boats explore two sites. Refreshment of fruits and water is served during surface intervals. Our dive boats will be back at Kuda Huraa at approximately 12:45 pm.

Afternoon Dive (2-Tank Dives)
Every afternoon at 2:30 pm our dive boats explore two sites and will be back at approximately 6:00 pm.

Night Dive
For Advanced Diver, Night Specialty Diver or proofs of previous night dive experience. On request only.

Orientation Dive
If you have not been diving within the last three months and/or have less than 30 logged dives, or have recently completed an Openwater Course from another resort, and/or have less than 30 logged dives from another resort, you are required to do a check-out dive before engaging in boat diving activities. Check-out dives are conducted daily at 3:00 pm in the lagoon. Please present your certification card and log book (if any) when you register for diving.

All divers are advised to refrain from diving 12 hours after flying or 24 hours before flying. A medical clearance must be completed prior to your first dive at Kuda Huraa. Depending on your responses to a questionnaire, you may be required to pass a complimentary medical examination with our doctor.Housereef Dive

Our housereef is located approximately 500 metres from our dive centre. This dive is on request only and unlike the other dives, this dive will not be guided and requires a buddy system. A smaller, outboard engine boat will be used for this dive.

Full Day Safari
This full day excursion gives you the chance to see some of our distant dive sites in the South Malé Atoll. A choice of a 3-tank dive and also a picnic lunch onboard with either dhoni or speed boat. This is a private excursion and available upon request only.

Enriched Air Diver (EANx) Course
Don’t miss this opportunity to get a Nitrox certification in only two days. To enrol, you will have to be at least 15 years of age with an Advanced Diver certification or an Openwater Diver with at least 10 logged dives beyond Openwater training dives.

SURFING
Surfing Excursions
From April to October, the Maldives is blessed with some of the best surfing conditions on earth. Four Seasons Resort Maldives is located only a few minutes' boat ride from some of the best surf breaks to be found.

Our top surf sites are:
Sultans (Thamburudhoo Right), located on an uninhabited island on the eastern reef of North Malé Atoll. This is one of the most consistent waves of Malé Atoll, which never closes out, even on the biggest swells. The takeoff is a steep outside peak called "Phantoms," which slingshots into a very long, walled, super-fast section called the "Pinnacles," over 1 metre (4 feet) high. All three sections can be thrilling, almost insane tubes. Rides are 91–137 metres (100–150 yards).

Honky’s (Thamburudhoo Left), adjacent to "Sultans" on the eastern reef of the North Malé Atoll. Starts small and increases in size and intensity as it wraps 90 degrees around the island. A 1.8-metre (6-foot) wave on the takeoff ends up at least 2.4 metres (8 feet) on the end section, called "Fred’s Ledge." There are long rides and tubes through all sections, best on low tides unless the swell is huge. Best months for this wave are February, March and April – affected by strong currents in the southwest monsoon from May to October.

Named after of a poultry farm on the island, Chickens is located at Villingilimathi Huraa (Kuda Villingili), another uninhabited island on the eastern reef of North Malé Atoll. A pleasant thin, peeling, racing lip, when conditions are perfect.

Daily boat rides to surf breaks are available for the competent surfer. Your experience can also be recorded on video for posterity.

Surfing Instruction
An accredited Tropicsurf instructor is available to assist with all your surfing needs.

Surfing for Beginners
Learn how to surf in informative and fun introductory lagoon sessions, or take a level 1-certificate course that enables you to get out amongst the breaks and ride your first wave.

Surfer Improvement Clinic
Whether you're a beginner or a professional, we have a progressive certificate and instructional programme to help you attain your surfing goals. The combination of near-perfect waves with video analysis will assist you with anything from your "jump-up" to your tube-riding skills.

Water Sports Centre
Complimentary snorkels, masks, fins and non-motorized water sports such as sailboats, catamarans and state-of-the-art windsurfing equipment are available at the water sports centre daily. Motorized water sports equipment is available for a rental charge.

FOUR SEASON EXPLORER
A unique way to experience the Maldives while the Resort prepares for reopening, Four Seasons Explorer allows avid divers, water enthusiasts, nature lovers and 21st-century explorers to discover remote shores and rarely visited dive/snorkelling sites among the untouched reaches of the exotic atolls.
Also a wonderful complement to Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa, this 11-cabin, three-deck catamaran takes you island-hopping in inimitable Four Seasons style. Limited to 22 passengers, this private cruise experience goes far beyond the normal beach escape. With ample on-board activities and a choice of three-, four- or seven-night cruises, Four Seasons Explorer offers an unforgettable vacation for divers and non-divers alike. Children over the age of 10 years are welcome.