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Description
Kandooma Island is blessed with white sands, azure skies, lush tropical greenery and clear turquoise waters. To complement this, Kandooma Resort has created services intended to satisfy, engage, entertain, inform, educate and..... luxuriate.
Kandooma Island is 13 hectares in area (32 acres) or roughly about a 20 minute walk around the perimeter. It is located two thirds down the south eastern edge of the South Male Atoll
Accommodation
The resort has 160 villas in four main categories of beach and Garden villas, Duplex villas, Family villas and Water villas. With the exception of the Garden villas, all the accommodation has been built around the edge of or on the water. Each villa type has been designed with cool clean lines with white washed timber providing warm texture to the unshod foot. Large picture windows mean that you are only a glance away from the great blue outdoors
Beach Villas
The semi-detached beach villas come with large windows that positively invite the outdoors inside. Whitewashed floor boards evoke a sense of fresh coolness, yet feel warm and textured to bare feet. They feature light summer duvets and massive bath towels, flat screen televisions, a place to plug in your mp3/iPod, indoor out-door showers and wifi broadband. The beach villas are 36 square metres in size.
Duplex Villas
The sea-facing duplex villas offer the luxury of space. Located at the water’s edge, the villas present a striking mix of natural elements and modern design. Bedrooms are on the first floor level and enjoy views of the sea. The living area underneath the bedroom is furnished with designer seating laid out on a carpet of fine white sand. The duplex villas are 72 square metres in size, with 36 square metres on each level.
Family villas
As the name suggests, are ideal for families or a small group, and are the size of two duplex villas together. They offer sleeping space upstairs as well as living and dining below.
Water Villas
Hovering above coral and marine life in the shallow clear waters, Water Villas offer the ultimate Maldives experience.
Each Villa has a private sundeck with hammock that in high tide is partially submerged in crystal clear water..
Facilities, Amenities and Services
* Internet lounge
* Library
* Retail shop
* Laundry & pressing service
* 80m free-flow swimming pool
* Swimming pool with Jacuzzi
* Kiddies Pool
* Free wireless internet
* A fleet of boats for transfers and recreational activities
* In house doctor
* Foreign exchange
* Mailing and Fax services
* Flight reconfirmation
* Safe at reception
* Sun loungers for pool area and beach front
* Spa and Wellness
* Internationally accredited PADI dive centre
* Kids Club
Dining
The aim in the restaurants and bars of Kandooma is to offer “quality through integrity of ingredients.” Orange juice in the morning is freshly squeezed; coffee (even in the rooms) is freshly ground; tea is loose leaf; and bread and ice cream is home made. They offer choice in price as well as in menus.
- Kandooma Café
Breakfast (6.30am to 10.30am)
Wide archways let in the sunshine and atoll views. Fresh Juice, pressed coffee, an international selection of breakfast items and attendant chefs ready to receive instructions on how you prefer your eggs.
Dinner (6.00 pm to 11.00 pm)
The cafe becomes a warm cave of soft glowing light to present an intimate mood under the stars visible through the skylight 60 feet above. A banquet of travel inspired Mediterranean dishes spiced with flavours of Asia is supplemented by chefs busily working tandoor ovens, teppan grills and rottiseurs.
- Poolside
Lunch (10.00am to 11.00pm)
Order from a menu of fresh salads, sandwiches, wood-fired pizza or pick up a choice cut of eye fillet or lamb loin you can grill yourself under the shade of the coconut grove.
- The Kitchen
(18.30 pm to 11.30 pm)
Diners can choose to sit in elegant comfort looking out over Kandooma channel; out on the beach with your feet in the sand; or reserve a seat at the chef’s table – and engage the chefs in conversation as they prepare meals. The flavour is Thai – Mediterranean with a good representation of seafood. About 15 paces away is the wine room where a choice of 250 wines will see that some indecision will be encountered in selecting a preferred label.
- The Deck
(5.00 pm to 10.00 pm)
A bohemian expanse of teak planking covering the rooftop of The Kitchen liberally sprinkled with low tables, startlingly blue cushions, bean bags and monolithic granite planters of greenery. It is the ideal place to worship a sunset and the Mojitos of our resident mixologist. After sundown the area is lit entirely by Moroccan lanterns and the stars. Ideal to continue with cocktails and graze on the tapas menu.
- Bokkuraa Coffee Club
(6.30am to 11.00pm)
Boutique coffees and teas are available along witha daily supply of pastries and homemade ice creams by the coupe or cone.
- Take Out and Delivery
(24 hours)
Whether you’re returning from a mammoth surf session or a hectic four-dive day, the only thing you might want to do is flop on the lounger and get a pizza in the comfort of your Kandooma home. Muster up enough energy to drag out the compendium and look up what is available. You have a choice of ordering from a list of simple but utterly tempting bites. You will have a choice of picking it up at the agreed time or having it delivered for a one off price. Plates and cutlery are all in your room. They use reusable containers whenever possible but where disposable is unavoidable they use biodegradable food containers. Three different menu styles serve three different times from breakfast, all day and night owl.
Inclusions
* Return airport transfers
* Accommodation of your choice
* Buffet breakfast daily
* Surf transfers (if applicable)
* Service charge and Maldives Bed tax
Activities
* Catamaran lessons & rental
* Windsurfing lessons & rental
* Surf rental
* Guided Kayak Surfari
* Aqua Surfari
* Daily snorkelling trips & lessons
* Visits to local islands
* Picnic island trips
* Castaway picnic
* Big game fishing
* Night fishing
* Campfire tales
* Nature walks
* Guided stargazing
* Bicycle Polo
* Underwater hockey
* Twilight regattas
* Marine biology lessons
* Hermit crab sanctuary visits
* Classic Movies
* Beach Volley ball
* Football
* Pétanque
* Beach Croquet
* Futsal
* Beach Cricket
* Diving
The Dive Centre
The Dive Centre is comprehensively equipped to meet the needs of advanced divers but also suitable and thoughtfully set up for absolute beginners.
Just a few of the available diving options:
‘Dive Now Referral Form’ with PADI - which allows you to begin your dive adventure back home and complete the course with us
Bubblemaker - for children 8-10 years to experience scuba diving in pool-like conditions
Discover Scuba Diving - the first encounter with the wonders of marine life!
PADI Scuba Diver - with 3 training dives in the lagoon, 2 boat dives to maximum 12 meters & 3 theory modules with advancement for a full certification
Open Water Dive - 5 training in the lagoon, 4 boat dives and 5 theory modules
Advanced Open Water Dive - an ideal hands-on experience in different areas of diving such as Night, Deep Drift, Fish ID, Wreck, Navigation and many more
Specialty Courses - Enriched air Nitrox, Digital UW Photography, UW Naturalist, Rescue Diver, Emergency First Response
Spa
The idyllic setting at the COMO Shambhala Spa at Kandooma sets the scene of serenity and calm and is the perfect getaway from all the pressures and demands of today's modern world. The spa experience at Kandooma is all about energising in a natural environment with its wide range of therapeutic massages and spa treatments in five treatment rooms with breathtaking oceanic views.
Surf Breaks
Kandooma Resort has 2 great surf breaks right in front within a small paddle Foxys & Kandooma Right. Another 7 breaks are within 1/2 hour of the resort and The Perfect Wave runs the surf program at Kandooma. You can pre purchase surf passes for $100 per day or $70 half day. Trips run twice daily morning and afternoon for approx 3 hours each. You will be looked after by our expert surf guide who is employed by The Perfect Wave to look after all our guests and get them the best waves
Kandooma Right- At your doorstep if you're staying at Kandooma Resort. You could throw a cricket ball on to the wave from the resort. A fast breaking right with a critical take off zone. This wave breaks over relatively shallow reef for 100 metres and provides many "barrel" opportunities. Likes a Sth East swell direction and Sth West to Nth West wind for best conditions.
Natives/ Foxys - This left is accessable from Kandooma via a short paddle across the lagoon. This wave is very fast and hollow breaking over relatively shallow coral. It's "Goofeys Paradise" or if you're fast on the backhand you will love this wave. Breaks for 100 to 150 metres and provides many "barrel" opportunities. Best with Sth East swell and Nth West wind.
Riptides - A right hander breaking for 150 metres on a reef in the middle of a channel. Need a transfer to this wave even though it is very close. The wave is aptly named as sometimes very strong currents can sweep you seaward so always check current conditions before settling in for a session. Great wave for the longboarders and shortboarders providing very carveable walls with the occasional hollow section. Best with Sth swell and Sth West wind
Twin Peaks - Iyaru Faru near the island of Gulhi , inhabited island, Eastern Reef of South Male Atoll. Sectiony left, which picks up more swell than most of the breaks in South Malé Atoll. Can have a good end section in a big Southerly swell. Best in North winds, the higher the tide, the better. Access by boat.
Quarters - Gulhigaathuhuraa, uninhabited island attached to Palm Tree Island Resort. Eastern Reef of South Male Atoll. Really nice, fast little right-hander that picks up less swell than most other places. Best in winds W to NW. Named after the resort workers' quarters on the island.
Kates - Boduhuraa, Uninhabited Island near the Palm Tree Island Resort. Eastern Reef of South Male Atoll. Small short left. Best in winds NW to N.
Lucky Joes - Considered by those "in the know", this very fast breaking left is on it's day the best point in the Maldives. The take off can be steep and a very fast reaction is required to set up for the freight train ahead. Up to 200 mtrs long it offers many barrel opportunities, sometimes linking to offer long intense rides out of the sun. The reef is shallow and low tide can stop play. Prefers light Nth West wind and Sth East swell. On a big day, not for the faint hearted. |
