Natural Island
Resorts on islands that still look like islands. Vegetation, character, life.
A natural island has a character long before a resort arrives. Mature palms, lush vegetation and an established canopy are already there. The appeal is in finding a resort built around that landscape, where the island shapes the design.
Our shortlist of natural island resorts in the Maldives focuses on islands that formed naturally, not engineered ones. We look for resorts that have retained their greenery and worked with the island’s existing character, from villas set among the trees to paths that follow the shade.
The shortlist
Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru
Baa Atoll's marine-science flagship.
Gili Lankanfushi
The original barefoot castaway resort.
.Here Baa Atoll
Two islands. Nine residences. Nothing else.
Joali Maldives
An immersive art island.
Park Hyatt Hadahaa
The reef is the resort.
Soneva Fushi
The original barefoot-luxury island.
Soneva Jani
Slide into the lagoon. Sleep under the stars.
Soneva Secret
Fourteen villas at the edge of the world.
The Nautilus Maldives
The only rule is no rules.
Kudadoo Private Island
Anything, anytime, anywhere.
Joali Being
Wellness reimagined, on its own island.
Finolhu
Baa Atoll's most social island