Sunrise Beach Villa
Marine décor and a generous 70 sqm interior, with an outdoor bathroom set under a thatched roof around a terrazzo tub.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · No private pool · Beachfront, sunrise side
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Anantara Dhigu Maldives
South Malé Atoll · Dhigufinolhu Island
A family-first Anantara on South Malé Atoll, 30 minutes by speedboat from Malé, paired with its adults-only sister resort Anantara Veli next door.
- Speedboat · 30 min
- 110 villas
- Kids' club
- Reply within 24 hours
- Maldives only for 8 years · 50+ resorts visited in person
Villas
Sunset Beach Villa
Set back for privacy, with garden or private-deck dining and a quieter position on the island's sunset side.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · No private pool · Beachfront, sunset side
Sunrise Over Water Suite
Floor-to-ceiling glass over the lagoon and a private sundeck facing the sunrise side of the atoll.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · No private pool · Overwater, sunrise side
Sunset Over Water Suite
Glass viewing panels set into the bathroom floor for a glimpse of the water below, and a private deck you can step straight into the ocean from.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · No private pool · Overwater, sunset side
Sunrise Beach Pool Villa
A 5.8-metre pool sunk into the white sand, with a daybed at the water's edge and the beach a few steps beyond.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private pool (5.8m) · Beachfront, sunrise side
Sunset Beach Pool Villa
Extra outdoor space close to the beach, with a private pool and an expansive outdoor bathtub.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, sunset side
Sunset Over Water Pool Suite
An infinity pool perched directly above the sea, with private moonlit dinners arranged on request.
2 adults + 2 children, or 3 adults · Private infinity pool · Overwater, sunset side
Two Bedroom Family Pool Villa
Two bedrooms around a private garden and pool, with a hammock and a children's play area built in.
4 adults + 2 children · Private pool · Beachfront, two-bedroom
Two Bedroom Anantara Pool Villa
The largest villa on the island's sunset side — two king bedrooms around a private pool, built for families or groups travelling together.
4 adults + 2 children, or 6 adults · Private pool · Beachfront, two-bedroom, sunset side
About Anantara Dhigu Maldives
Anantara Dhigu sits 30 minutes by speedboat from Malé on Dhigufinolhu Island in South Malé Atoll — 110 suites and villas across nine categories, from beach villas to two-bedroom family pool villas. Six restaurants cover International, grill, Italian, South Asian, Japanese and Thai ground, and an overwater spa handles treatments. A dedicated picnic island, Gulhifushi, and a weekly kids' club schedule make the family case; Anantara Veli next door, adults-only, makes the opposite one.
Recommended For
Families
A weekly kids' club schedule, child-minding on request, two dedicated family villa categories, and Gulhifushi's picnic island next door make this one of the more straightforwardly family-built resorts on our list.
Divers and watersports guests
Aquafanatics runs PADI-certified freediving and a full watersports programme, with seasonal manta and whale shark snorkelling and year-round surf lessons through Tropicsurf.
Couples wanting adults-only quiet
Dhigu itself is built for families rather than seclusion — for the same overwater spa and restaurant brands without children on the beach, we'd point couples next door to Anantara Veli instead.
Wine & Dine
Fushi Café
International · Breakfast · dinner
The all-day anchor — a breakfast buffet with live cooking stations, and a dinner buffet that changes its theme through the week.
Sea.Fire.Salt.
Grill — steaks and seafood · À la carte
A grill built around reef fish, tuna, lobster and prime-aged Australian cuts, with a proper vegetarian menu alongside.
Aqua
Italian · Lunch · dinner · drinks
Poolside and Italian — light plates and pizza through the day, a full Italian dinner after, drinks running into the evening.
Experiences
Cooking Class & Culinary Workshop
A hands-on cooking class or mixology session led by one of the resort's own chefs.
Coral Adoption & Restoration
Hands-on reef and marine conservation guests can join directly — adopting or planting coral frames, mangrove planting, and turtle-rescue visits with a hatchling release.
Destination Private Dining
A private meal on the beach, in a villa, a garden or an overwater deck, arranged by a private chef and butler outside the resort's own restaurants.
Dolphin Cruise
A dhoni or speedboat trip, usually timed to sunset, built around spotting wild dolphins — the most widely offered named excursion in the Maldives.
Freediving & Mermaid Course
PADI or SSI freediving instruction, including the mermaid-course variant, taught as its own discipline separate from tank diving.
Manta Ray & Whale Shark Encounter
A guided snorkel or speedboat trip to a seasonal manta ray or whale shark aggregation site, mainly Hanifaru Bay and South Ari Atoll, from resorts close enough to reach it.
Good to know
Getting there
Malé · speedboat, 30 minutes · Dhigufinolhu Island
- Nearest airport
- Velana International Airport (MLE), about 21km north
- Transfer
- Speedboat, approximately 30 minutes, arranged by the resort
At a glance
- Villas
- 110 villas · 40 overwater · 75 beach · Private pool in some villas · Largest 145 m²
- Dining
- 6 restaurants · 2 bars
- Families
- Kids' club · Babysitting
- Diving & reef
- Dive centre (Aquafanatics)
- Spa
- Anantara Spa · overwater treatment rooms
Before you book
How do guests get from Malé to Anantara Dhigu?
A 30-minute speedboat transfer from Velana International Airport — the resort sits on Dhigufinolhu Island in South Malé Atoll, about 21km south of the airport. There's no seaplane leg to plan around.
Is Anantara Dhigu suited to families with children?
Yes — the resort runs a children's club with a weekly activity schedule and child-minding on request, and two of its nine villa categories, the Two Bedroom Family Pool Villa and Two Bedroom Anantara Pool Villa, are built specifically for families. Its adjoining sister resort, Anantara Veli, is adults-only for couples wanting the opposite.
What dining options does the resort have?
Six restaurants cover International, grill, Italian, South Asian, Japanese and Thai menus, plus Dhoni Bar for poolside drinks and the Tiki Bar on Gulhifushi, the resort's recreation island. Dining by Design arranges private candlelit beach dinners and banquets outside the restaurants.
What watersports and diving does Anantara Dhigu offer?
Aquafanatics runs diving and watersports from the resort, including PADI-certified freediving, dolphin and turtle snorkelling excursions, and seasonal manta and whale shark snorkelling from August to December. The resort also runs HARP, its own coral-adoption reef protection programme, and year-round surf lessons with Tropicsurf.
What is Gulhifushi?
A dedicated recreation island in the lagoon, reached from the main resort by kayak, stand-up paddleboard or pontoon. It has its own natural ocean pool, grilled food and drinks at its Tiki Bar, and works well as a half-day outing without leaving the resort's own lagoon.
What's the difference between the beach and overwater villa categories?
Beach villas and beach pool villas sit along the shoreline, with some categories adding a private pool. Overwater suites are built over the lagoon, and the Sunset Over Water Suite has glass panels set into the bathroom floor for a view of the water below. The two-bedroom categories are the family-sized option, sleeping up to six guests across both bedrooms.
The factsheet
Every fact we hold on Anantara Dhigu Maldives (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.
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