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Best of the Maldives: Lowest Population Density – Soneva Fushi

Published 9 May 13 2:44 PM | Maldives Complete

    Not a person in sight. What most of the prospective visitors on Forums ask about is the lowest population density . Perhaps burnt by crowded beaches and resorts elsewhere in the world, they are drawn to the Maldives by the tranquil seclusion...

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Best of the Maldives: Bunnies – Soneva Fushi

Published 31 March 13 1:59 PM | Maldives Complete

Maybe another title for this post is ‘Best for Easter’. Actually, Soneva Fushi isn’t the only resort with free roaming rabbits. Kuredu also has rabbits, but Soneva is really the most famous. Only for Soneva Fushi has several folks who...

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Best of the Maldives: Kids Cooking – Soneva Fushi

Published 18 February 13 11:39 AM | Maldives Complete

Instead of treats delivered direct to the kids (and kids at hearts), at Soneva Fushi , the kids can create their own with Soneva’s extensive kids club programme that include a variety of localy inspired ‘cooking’ activities.

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Best of the Maldives: Top Table – Soneva Fushi

Published 18 December 12 6:11 PM | Maldives Complete

No collection of tree top vistas would be complete without one of the first, Soneva Fushi’s ‘Fresh in the Garden’ restaurant. Sort of Sun Island ‘Zero’ on steroids. And in the open air. Instead of a canopy of tropical plants...

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Best of the Maldives: Mini-Bar Wine – Soneva Fushi

Published 4 November 12 8:58 PM | Maldives Complete

    Not all ‘ minis’ are mini. The ‘mini’-bar at Soneva Fushi’s Jungle Reserve Suite is an entire wine cellar! It contains several hundred bottles of fine vintage wines. No little single serving, screw-top bottles here.  

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Best of the Maldives: Junior Ping-Pong – Soneva Fushi

Published 3 November 12 1:43 PM | Maldives Complete

The Maldives Junior Olympics second event is Soneva Fushi which hosts a world-class kiddie table tennis venue. The table is barely bigger than the paddles. Also, it features the Maldivian signature white sand turf (“ Beach Ping Pong ”).

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Best of the Maldives: Fantasy Kids Club – Soneva Fushi

Published 28 August 12 11:11 PM | Maldives Complete

    If your kids want to immerse themselves in an imaginary world of a less virtual type , then Soneva Fushi ’s kids club is as out of this world as any level of Tron. Sort of like what Tim Burton would design for kids if he was stranded on...

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Best of the Maldives: Longest House Reef – Soneva Fushi

Published 13 June 12 1:59 AM | Maldives Complete

    If instead of endless diving , you want to do endless house reef snorkelling, then Soneva Fushi is your best bet. It has the longest house reef in the Maldives and a fine one at that. Over a kilometre and a half (nearly a mile long) of aquatic...

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Best of the Maldives: Treehouse – Soneva Fushi

Published 7 April 12 5:5 AM | Maldives Complete

Do you want the ‘Robinson Family’ experience instead of the ‘Robinson Crusoe’ experience? If you want to not just admire the trees, but sleep in them, then look into Soneva Fushi’s ‘ Villa Suite and Treehouse’...

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Best of the Maldives: Cheese – Soneva Fushi

Published 19 February 12 7:52 PM | Maldives Complete

    Some people opt for a cheese plate over pudding. In which case, Soneva Gili’s sister property, Soneva Fushi , features an extravagant cheese collection as part of its stunning wine cellar. Its 7000+ bottle collection ranks among the best...

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Best of the Maldives: Underwater Art – Soneva Fushi

Published 20 January 12 7:0 AM | Maldives Complete

  In the Maldives you can marvel at nature’s artistry through such masterpieces of its coral gardens , and some resorts feature reef regeneration to aid and complement such artistry, but Soneva Fushi showcased underwater art (which is coming up for...

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Best of the Maldives: Biggest Private Pool – Soneva Fushi

Published 17 October 11 6:4 PM | Maldives Complete

If the kind of ‘space’ that you like in your pool is less the ‘ starry night’ type, and more the ‘stretchy out’ kind, then Soneva Fushi’s Jungle Reserve Villa (villa #42) is the one for you. It’s private...

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Best of the Maldives: Personal Transport – Soneva Fushi

Published 11 July 11 12:6 PM | Maldives Complete

  Soneva Fushi has its own solution to saving the planet and dead head personal transport – personal bikes given to every guest (including 3-wheeled bikes).  

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Best of Maldives: Residence - Soneva Fushi

Published 24 June 11 7:13 PM | Maldives Complete

  The Maldives has always been a bit of an opposite to Hotel California. You could check-in any time you like, but you could never stay. Not just the tourists, but the resorts themselves are on long-term leases and don’t actually own their islands...

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Best of the Maldives: Running – Shangri-La

Published 16 April 11 1:20 PM | Maldives Complete

The epic London Marathon takes place tomorrow so which resort is the best place for entrants to get their training in. Once you have carbo-loaded at Kuramathi , head to Shangri-La Vilingili for your training runs. Most Maldive islands would have you running...

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