
Leisure
Leisure at our Maldives Resort.
Luxuriate with the sand between your toes, find romance on the high seas, discover islands for two fringed by swaying palms and lively reefs. Choose from tranquillity or adventure at our Maldives resort hotel with endless ocean views. Leisure at Anantara Veli includes infinity pool, snorkelling trips, and scuba diving with marine life sightings.

Infinity Pool
Dive into a brilliant blue. Lie back on a sun lounger. Refresh with a cold drink and float blissfully through the day.

Fitness Centre
Step into the air-conditioned comfort of our fitness centre, and exercise alone or with a personal trainer. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide an inspiring view as you run, step or lift.

Tennis
Keep up your game on our well-maintained tennis courts, which are floodlit for cooler, nighttime play. Rackets and balls are provided.

Yoga & Meditation
Whether a yoga beginner or an expert, our professional instructors are able to guide you through lessons either in a group or private session. Clear your mind with gentle stretching and guided meditation sessions on the beach to start your day.

Spice Spoons
Cook your favourite Maldivian or Thai dishes in a step-by-step cooking class, then enjoy your creations for lunch.

Water Skiing, Wake & Kneeboarding
Rip through the waves with some help from our twins, WET and WILD. This pair of Gulfcraft Swan 20 speedboats will propel you swiftly across the lagoon with their powerful 150-horsepower engines.

Jet Skiing
Climb atop one of our Seadoo WaveRunners and speed through the open ocean. You, along with your partner, will man one jet ski, while the other will be ridden by your guide.

Flyboarding
Experience the thrill and adrenaline rush with flyboarding. Our professional instructors are ready to get you high up in the air and take over the sky during your holiday.

Sailing
Set off on a catamaran sailing adventure on a K1 Top Cat, with or without your own skipper.

Parasailing
Float away and over the crystal-clear lagoon and its colourful reef life below. Make a splash without even getting wet, with take-off and landing done on the boat.

Windsurfing & Kitesurfing
Windsurfing combines elements of surfing and sailing for the perfect match of energy and tranquillity, while kitesurfing provides the opportunity for daredevil jumps and turns.

Paddleboarding & Kayaking
Stand-up paddleboards and glass-bottomed kayaks provide the perfect way to explore our calm lagoon. No experience is required, and these easy workouts are great for muscle tone and core strength.

Sunset Cruise
Drift across the Indian Ocean in the perfect end to yet another day in paradise. Relax on the deck, enjoying Champagne and canapés and gazing at the endless ocean.

Lucky Dolphin
Cruise alongside majestic dolphins as they leap into the mist-filled air. We are lucky enough to have a large pod of spinner dolphins – the most acrobatic variety – living right on our doorstep.

Private Excursions
Step aboard a yacht or a speedboat for a private journey across the waters. Explore deserted coves and stop for tea on a local island and immerse in the Maldivian culture.

Fishing Expeditions
With the help of our guides – and a little luck – the bounty of the Indian Ocean can be yours. Go to battle with a magnificent sailfish, wahoo, tuna, mahi mahi or giant trevally. Try your hand at traditional Maldivian line-fishing, heading out at sunset on a dhoni. Choose from a variety of techniques, such as jigging, popping, trolling or casting.

Gulhifushi Picnic and Snorkelling Island
Kayak or take a boat to our private picnic island, Gulhifushi. Swim, snorkel, sunbathe on soft sands and finish up with a barbecue on the beach.
Enjoy refreshing cocktails and light snacks at Tiki Bar 10.00 am – 5.30 pm.

Overnight Journeys
Stroll barefoot on uninhabited islands. Delve into the water and snorkel through unique reefs. Slip into evening with a wine dinner under a star-studded sky, then retire below deck to your stateroom as you spend the night away from civilisation.

Snorkelling
Explore the turquoise lagoon and the colourful reef life surrounding the resort. From August to December, seize the opportunity to dance with manta rays. Whale sharks play year-round near Ari Atoll, and come very close to the surface.

Scuba Diving
Dive local reefs or venture further ashore with half- and full-day safaris by speedboat. For enthusiasts with no prior diving experience, Discover scuba diving (DSD) entails a basic introduction to diving, with theory, shallow water training in the lagoon, and a dive of up to 12 m around our house reef to dive site.

PADI Certification
Begin a lifetime of exploration with Open Water certification. Dive confidently to a depth of 18 m to explore the brilliant reef life below.
More advanced divers can enrol in Advanced, Rescue or Dive Master courses, private or group, as well as a number of specialities such as Photography, PPB, Drift, Enriched Air and Wreck. We also offer certification for juniors over ten years old.

CONTACT US
- P.O. Box 2098, Boduhuraa, South Male Atoll, Male
- +960 664 4100
- velimaldives@anantara.com
- +960 664 4111
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reservations.maldives@anantara.com
(Available from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm, 7 days a week)
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