Anantara Veli Resort & Spa

Recreate authentic flavours by hand at a private cooking class.

A spicy tuna curry. The four flavours of tom yum goong. Both Thai and Maldivian cuisine feature fresh seafood and an abundance of coconut milk.

Discover the chef in you, with step-by-step cooking classes held by our executive chef. Savour a freshly picked coconut as you dice, pound and stir. Enjoy your feast for lunch, then follow up with garnishing or table-setting classes.

Drink up the vibrant atmosphere and snack all day at our resort bar.

Soak up the sun, cool off in the shade, or swim up to the bar for chilled refreshment. Enjoy a light lunch, small bites throughout the afternoon, and drinks all the way through twilight.

Located poolside, Aqua also serves to the sun loungers and our popular ocean hammock.

Romantic Italian dinners in a loft restaurant venue overlooking the Indian Ocean.

Sample fresh seafood cooked in traditional Italian flavours – line-caught tuna carpaccio drizzled in extra virgin olive oil, handmade lobster ravioli with a lemon butter sauce. Enjoy a multi-sensory, private dining experience in the wine loft, where our Wine Guru will help you pair dishes to grapes from Italy’s varied regions.

Dine al fresco on a wooden deck at our Maldives restaurant.

Savour freshly caught Maldivian favourites such as reef fish, lobster and prawns, and prime-aged imported cuts from Australia. Have your dish flame-grilled, tandoori-style, wok-sautéed, or cooked to perfection in a wood-fired oven. Discover how different salts can accentuate your food with notes from our resident Salt Guru. Vegetarian options also available.

Greet the morning with a sun-filled gourmet breakfast in Maldives.

Breakfast on a lavish buffet of international favourites with live cooking stations, pastries fresh from the oven and an array of tropical fruits and juices.

By night, savour an extensive buffet with changing themes – Indian Ocean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian – for a culinary experience that’s always fresh.

Enjoy luxury dining in Maldives with an array of cuisines from around the world.

Savour dishes for every appetite in the comfort of your private bungalow. A selection of zesty Thai dishes to be shared by the pool. Modern Italian or Japanese cuisine overlooking the cerulean ocean. Our chefs will be happy to tailor to any specific dietary requests.

Maldives Private Dining | Dining by Design at Anantara Veli

Follow the torches to a setting for two underneath a canopy of stars or a private faree tent. Dig your toes into the sand, as fresh grilled lobster is served on your dugout table by your private chef.

Savour a wine tasting session by the lagoon amongst friends, or set sail for the day to a deserted island to enjoy the catch of the day.

Snack all day at a poolside bar in Maldives.

Our poolside bar in the Maldives offers refreshing views and vibes. Enjoy all-day iced coffees, smoothies and mocktails – as well as an array of gourmet sandwiches, paninis and wood-fired pizzas to whet your appetite. Grab your favourite flavour as the ice cream trolley makes its rounds. As sun sets, enjoy a glass of Champagne.

Enjoy the dazzle of live teppanyaki chefs slicing and dicing at our Japanese restaurant.

Begin your evening with fresh sashimi and sushi creations, highlighting local catches of yellowfin. Enjoy Hokkaido scallops straight from the robata grill, or signature dishes such as thinly sliced seabass garnished with yuzu, truffle oil and salmon roe. For an entertaining evening, choose a teppanyaki menu of Wagyu beef and Alaskan king crab which is sliced, diced, sizzled and served before you.

The ultimate Thai restaurant experience in Maldives.

Walk out over the lagoon and into a traditional teak house on stilts, magically lit with a sunset glow.

With dishes designed to be shared as in Thailand, choose from an array of delicacies from across the kingdom – sour spicy salads from the Northeast, hot coconut curries from the South, beloved dishes from the Central Plains accompanied by fragrant jasmine rice.

Sink into the sand and enjoy a world of cuisine at our buffet restaurant.

A lavish buffet breakfast offers exotic fruits and juices and live cooking stations from East and West.

As the sun sets, return to 73 Degrees for a fine vintage from our extensive wine cellar, then enjoy each evening’s themed buffet – Maldivian favourites, fresh seafood, handmade pizzas and pastas.

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

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.

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

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.

Find peace in body and mind at our luxury spa with ancient Ayurvedic healing techniques.

At the heart of the island lies tranquil Balance Wellness by Anantara, a luxury spa in the Maldives. Thatched treatment suites with intricate paintwork dot an expanse of tropical green.

Soothe body and mind with treatments that beautify and revitalise - blissful warm oil massages, invigorating scrubs, enriching body envelopments.