LUX* South Ari Atoll, South Ari Atoll — Transfers, Villas and Package Prices

LUX* South Ari Atoll is a 5-star island in South Ari Atoll. About 30 minutes by seaplane from Velana International Airport. Seaplanes fly in daylight only, so an evening arrival into Malé means a night in the city before the hop across.

One of the few places whale sharks are seen year-round rather than seasonally, along the southern rim.

Villas

It has genuine overwater villas — not true of every Maldives resort, and the assumption that most often goes wrong when an island is picked on price. There are villas with their own pool and beach villas alongside the water ones. The categories are:

• Beach Pavilion
• Beach Villa
• Water villa
• Beach pool villa
• Romantic Pool Water villa
• Temptation Pool Villa

What the island is known for

• Sandbank Escape
• Couple Photoshoot
• In-Villa Dining
• Couple Spa
• Sunset Cruise

In the water

Banana Ride, Diving, Fly Boarding, Jetski Safari, Kayaking, Paddling, Parasailing, Snorkeling and Wake Boarding.

Guest scores

4.8/5 on Google from 910 reviews.

• Room — 9.1/10
• Service Quality — 9.1/10
• Location — 8.8/10
• Food — 9.1/10
• Value — 9.2/10

Shortlists this island is on

• Maldives Water Villa Resorts
• Maldives Resorts With Private Pool Villas
• Maldives Seaplane Resorts
• Maldives Resorts Near Malé Airport

How it compares

Of the 72 islands here with a confirmed transfer time, LUX* South Ari Atoll is the 29th shortest hop from the airport, and it lists 9 water activities.

Packages and prices

No headline rate published for LUX* South Ari Atoll today — we would rather say so than print a number we cannot hold. Send your dates and villa category and we come back with a real quote, usually same day.

Other islands in South Ari Atoll

• Barceló Whale Lagoon Maldives — transfer on request, water villas
• Diamonds Athuruga Maldives Resort & Spa — transfer on request, water villas
• Diamonds Thudufushi Maldives Resort & Spa — transfer on request, water villas
• Fiyavalhu Resort Maldives — transfer on request
• Machchafushi Island Resort & Spa Maldives — 25 min by seaplane, water villas
• Nova Maldives — transfer on request, water villas

All Maldives resorts we can quote, with transfer times, seasons and how we price a trip.