Huvafen Fushi, MALDIVES
Airing Date: Jul 10th, 2006
Huvafen Fushi is a place where your holiday starts the minute you step off the plane! Located in North Male Atoll in the Maldives, Huvafen Fushi is a breathtaking 30 minute luxury speedboat ride from Male International Airport.
After being greeted by an island host on arrival, a quick cruise across the Indian Ocean prepares each guest for paradise. Alternatively, a chartered seaplane transfer of 15 minutes across the atoll can be arranged for those who still prefer to fly.
Opened mid-2004, Huvafen Fushi (meaning "dream island") owes much of its unique allure to the vision of Australian managing director Tom McLoughlin and wife Jane, who fell in love with the Maldives when working here.
Huvafen Fushi is a naturalist's wonderland where the stunning environment - above and below the waterline - is an attraction in itself. Talk about room with a view!
Huvafen boasts the world's first underwater treatment rooms and guests often indulge in the signature treatment - The Maldivian Monsoon Ritual, starting off in a round outdoor salt water flotation pool.
Sites for a once-in-a-lifetime experience include a romantic picnic on the gorgeous white sand bar about 200 metres off the island accessible by dhoni, a stunning underground wine cellar with huge round table and rock pontoons which jut out from the beach into the water - a great spot for wine tasting!
You can even dine under the stars! Tables can be set up in the shallows of the infinity pool, which is transformed at night into a watery galaxy by spectacular fibre optic lighting. There are a range of accommodation styles to suite each guest - from Bungalows to Beach Pavilions and each is highly appointed.
Huvafen also boasts a plunge pool in each bungalow - the only resort in the Maldives to do so.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Beach Bungalows from $1220 a night twin share. Includes taxes. Conditions apply. Includes breakfast. Prices correct at 10/7/06.
Hemingway - Ph: 1300 766 882
Malaysia Airlines return to Maldives from $1679 ex Perth, $1731 ex Melbourne, $1733 ex Brisbane, $1752 ex Sydney
$1767 ex Adelaide. Price includes taxes. Subject to fluctuation. Conditions apply. Prices correct at 8/6/06.
Malaysia Airlines - Ph: 13 26 27, Web: www.malaysiaairlines.com.au
