Overview
Understated beachfront bungalows with thatched roofs provide free Wi-Fi, flat-screens and safes, plus whirlpool tubs and terraces. Upgraded units feature private outdoor plunge pools; some are set over the ocean, as are 1- and 2-bedroom suites that have butler service. Room service is offered.
The are 6 restaurants. Other amenities consist of an outdoor infinity pool, 2 poolside bars and a gym, as well as a spa with a sauna. Water sports facilities and a kids' club are available, as are airport transfers by seaplane (fee)
VILLAS & BUNGALOWS
BEACH VILLAS
Elegantly designed, each of our beachfront villas offer direct access to sun, sand and sea and feature a large, open-air veranda to soak up a tropical holiday and magical oceanic ambiance.
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OCEAN VILLAS
Perched above a shimmering lagoon and overlooking an infinite horizon, our collection of Ocean Villas offers the perfect hideaway to share special moments. Each of these luxurious, over-water villas are complete with a glass bottom floor at the foot of the bed, allowing you to enjoy underwater marvels right from the comfort of your villa. A private outdoor deck gives you a romantic setting, to curl up over a romantic sunset or step down for a dip in the waters below.
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SUNSET POOL BEACH VILLA
These exclusive Sunset Pool Beach Villas promise an enchanting and deeply restful experience. Your very own Maldives beach villa with a private plunge pool and sun loungers, each villa features direct beach access, allowing you to enjoy impromptu dips in dazzling turquoise waters.
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FAMILY BEACH VILLAS
Your home in the tropics, our Family Beach Villa is spacious and geared for making memories with the family. Spend a fun-filled tropical getaway with your kids in a beach villa at our family resort in Maldives, located in close proximity to the resort’s Koka Kids Club. Inter-connecting rooms allow you privacy and down time while keeping the little ones close. Direct beach access allows the kids plenty of time in their own life-sized sand box.
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FAMILY POOL BEACH VILLAS
Experience the beauty of island living at one of the spacious family villas in Maldives, complete with interconnecting rooms and a private plunge pool. For relaxed, island living at its best, the Family Pool Beach Villa offers a private and luxurious space, complete with its own plunge pool. Ample space makes this a favourite among families holiday-makers and the proximity to the Koka Kids Club makes it ideal for parents who seek respite from their busy schedule.
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OCEAN SUITES WITH INFINITY POOL
Experience optimum luxury at a lavish overwater suite with a pool in Maldives with our Ocean Suite with Infinity Pool, a duplex suite that stands out among water suites for its unique design and setting, offering true island bliss in an adults-friendly zone. Enjoy the hypnotic sound of waves day and night, in-villa dining for absolute privacy and intimacy, your own wine cellar, magnificent stargazing from a private plunge pool, or simply unwind in the cosy confines of your very own oasis.
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OCEAN RESIDENCE WITH INFINITY LAP POOL
The Ocean Residence with Infinity Lap Pool is an exclusive Maldives water villa with private pool, located in our adults-friendly zone for a peaceful stay. Complete with butler service, the Residence is a secluded sanctuary that epitomizes refined, island luxury, making it your home away from home on the Raa Atoll. Complete with a living area, pantry, two bedrooms, and a separate nanny’s room, the Residence with Infinity Lap Pool opens out to a spacious deck overlooking shimmering waters. A private infinity pool and oversized swing allows you a deeply restful and relaxed stay.
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WINE & DINE
Rum lovers are in for a treat at this impressively scenic bar, known for its impressive selection of premium rum, the largest in the Maldives. To compliment this, the bar has an inventive rum-based tiki cocktail menu which does not disappoint!
The name Falhu is derived from the Dhivehi word for lagoon and serves a range of premium whiskey numbering 48 varieties, cognac and organic and biodynamic wines from around the world. The bar is popular for hosting regular whiskey tastings. Its signature long drinks are a must-try.
Enjoy signature smoke cocktails, molecular cocktails and pothole infusions exclusively at this stunning sky bar. The views from here are special at sunset and as night sets in, which gives way to a blanket of stars each night.
Located by the poolside with plenty of overhead tropical foliage for a shady afternoon, the Bandhi Bar is a buzz of activity and a great spot to mingle with other guests over creative cocktails, shisha and snacks. Enjoy innovative cocktails and delicious shisha flavours all day by the pool. As evening sets in, the space transforms into an atmospheric venue, complete with live music and flair bartending.
The perfect spot to enjoy cold, poolside beers and a selection of fine spirits, the setting here features swinging chairs which replace traditional bar stools, for a unique over water experience.
Enjoy the best hand-crafted pizzas, straight from the oven. Our pizza shack presents a relaxed space to enjoy our pool, ocean and wind down over beers and freshly baked pizzas. The shack also offers a snack menu, making this a great venue to hang out with the kids.
A celebration of vibrant food cultures, Hathaa Overwater Restaurant promises a distinctive culinary journey from the streets of Bangkok to Tokyo. This restaurant offers a chef’s table, and is a fun, interactive experience with the space transforming into a different city each night.
Inspired by the French and Italian Mediterranean brasseries lining the Riviera coast, Ralu Overwater Restaurant overlooks the Indian Ocean and is adjacent to the Ralu Overwater Lounge Bar. Ralu overwater restaurant offers an all-day à la carte menu and a ‘mini buffet’ with live action stations where you can see our chefs create popular classics. A wine sommelier is on call to recommend the best pairings with your dishes.
Where Paris meets Beirut, Baani Overwater Fine Dining is an eclectic, all-day café which brings together a melting pot of cultures, style and moods in a unique social space where you can sample contemporary fusion cuisine and a range of impressive wines. Breakfast and lunch can be ordered from our a la cart menus, while dinner is a six-course affair.
Ambula Overwater Restaurant presents an exceptional dining experience that showcases the best of Maldivian and Sri Lankan cuisine. The restaurant serves contemporary Heritance cuisine, with an inventive, eight-course tasting menu experience which encompasses exotic dishes from both islands. Drink pairings with our wine sommelier go hand-in-hand, along with a detailed narration by your waiter creating a theatrical setting with each dish. A vegan menu is also available at the restaurant.
Ranba Restaurant is a buffet Restaurant offering the world on a plate and a reflection of real, everyday international cuisine. Enjoy an impressive array; from east Asian hawker stalls to a western farmers’ market, through honest and down-to-earth cooking that will transport you across continents.
With views of endless rippling waves, Ginifati Private Dining offers a private and exclusive pod setting. Enjoy a fine selection of the day’s catch, prepared to your liking, and paired with a selection of fine wines or spirits along with the restaurant’s signature rum punch cocktail.
Facilities and Activities
Heritance Aarah’s IASO Spa is the first of its kind in the archipelago. The spa complex consists of six treatment rooms set over the lagoon with views of the eastern coast of the island. A choice of luxurious health and beauty treatments with professional consultations to balance the body, mind and soul are offered; along with steam room facilities.
A true holistic spa, where skilled therapists calm the senses and gently soothe away stress, we also have a wellness coach on hand, to curate a bespoke plan suited to your needs.
We at Heritance Aarah understand that children see the world in a different way. That’s why we offer exciting experiences to young guests through our kids club in Maldives to expand their horizons, revealing unseen wonders at every turn.
Whether you’re just a beginner or an expert, you’ll find the conditions that make it perfect for you. There are two seasons in the Maldives West monsoon and North east monsoon. The water is warm all year round averaging about 28 degrees Celsius, eliminating the need for a wetsuit. With lazily scattered coral reefs housing the most beautiful marine life, our wide Lagoons have a sandy bottom, with depth varying between 1m to 10m. Wind Surfing conditions are perfect for beginners or children, as the water tends to be flat and the winds light. Between the Monsoons there is always a change over period that brings unsettled winds. There may be no wind days, strong wind days or a bit of everything all in one day. There’s something for everyone.
Kite Surfng is one of the fastest growing water sports in the world. It combines power kite flying with wake-boarding to create a spectacularly unique sport. Our professional Kite Surfing instructors are ready to teach everyone what Kite Surfing is all about. The pristine lagoons of Maldives with its flat water offer the best conditions for beginners and professionals alike to sail across the water on a kite-board similar to a wake-board or a small surfboard, with or without foot-straps or bindings. If you think you can handle it. Come and join us. If not, don’t worry we have the best professionals in the industry that are here to help you fly.
Fly boarding is one of the newest action water sports in the industry. The output which would usually propel the watercraft is redirected to two jets on the bottom of the fly-board, creating lift. Our trained, professional fly-board operator will be controlling the throttle of the wave runner, so all you have to do is fly!
Whether you plan on exploring Hammerhead Point or participate in a turtle quest, Maldives is without a doubt a haven for snorkellers and divers alike. Flaunting an underwater setting that is among the best in the world, the country offers many amazing marine creatures for you to observe.
Surrounded by seemingly endless azure ocean waters, the Maldives provides the perfect playground in which to take part in a myriad of water sports. Start your day with a dose of vitamin SEA when you stay at Heritance Aarah, Maldives. Snorkelling resorts such as ours are sure to fill your life with adventures, below and above the sea.
Taking a plunge into the waters of the Maldives donning a snorkel and some flippers will give you the opportunity of witnessing underwater wonders that are sure to leave you mesmerised.
The salty, yet refreshing wind flowing freely, the adrenaline rushing through your body as you water ski behind a fast boat; this is what living the ultimate vacation is all about! Once lazing about on the golden sands get monotonous, it is high time to hit the waters.
Water sports in Maldives, especially water skiing at Heritance Aarah, is everything you ever dreamed of. Whether you are an amateur or a pro, this activity is something you can enjoy every time you take part in it. Professional trainers are ready to guide you on this thrilling activity that will offer memories for a lifetime.
Maldives diving resorts, especially Heritance Aarah, lets you explore a magical underwater world; gear up, go down under and see for yourself, the vibrant seascape beneath the churning waves and sea. Scuba diving at sites close to our resort opens up a whole new world for you to be lost in, with everything from surreal views of the coral reef to exotic marine life that can be spotted during a dive.
Take a break from the world and dive down below, be mesmerised with the marine life as they pass by and be awed by the vivid and colourful coral reef systems underwater. Complete with gear and safety measures, scuba diving is made easier and an overall enjoyable experience for all.
Faster than a sailboat, riding the waters on a catamaran is an experience that is parallel to creating art, with the refreshing and free-flowing wind, and sails instead of brushes. Give your holiday a unique add-on by taking some time away from the beaches and golden sands.
Catamaran sailing in Maldives will set your soul free on the seas. With the guidance of an experienced crew on board, you will be able to enjoy a hassle-free sailing experience, perfect for discovering some of the country’s stunning atolls. Spend time with your loved ones amidst nature and the most amazing views the Maldives has to offer.
Getting There
Nestled on an island in the Raa Atoll, just a 153 km seaplane ride from the Male International Airport