Experiences at Anantara Dhigu Maldives

A hands-on cooking class or mixology session led by one of the resort's own chefs.

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.

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.

A dhoni or speedboat trip, usually timed to sunset, built around spotting wild dolphins — the most widely offered named excursion in the Maldives.

PADI or SSI freediving instruction, including the mermaid-course variant, taught as its own discipline separate from tank diving.

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.

A resort's broader land-sports offering — a football pitch, a climbing wall, pickleball and clubhouse racquet games — bundled as one flexible facility.

A guided boat or snorkel trip built around one resident species — nurse sharks, sea turtles or reef sharks — rather than a general reef swim.

A spa treatment staged somewhere exclusive and built for two — an overwater or underwater treatment room, a private night ritual, a reef-view suite.

Dedicated padel and tennis courts with resident coaching, private lessons and clinics available.

A PADI or SSI dive centre running everything from a first discover-scuba dive to full certification, with Nitrox, night diving and DPV add-ons at the larger operations.

Chartering a named private yacht or speedboat for an exclusive sunset, island-hopping or open-ended trip, distinct from the shared sunset dhoni cruise.

An on-property, resort-branded photography or videography service — a holiday shoot, a pre-wedding shoot, a portrait or stay-documentation package — bookable independent of any occasion.

Complimentary or bookable yoga and meditation at sunrise or sunset, beachfront and often led by the resort's own resident yogi.

A resort beside or a short boat ride from a real ocean break, running lessons or transfers to named surf spots through an on-site or partner programme.

Japanese iron-griddle theatre dining, cooked tableside by a teppanyaki chef.

A symbolic beach or sandbank wedding, destination wedding or vow-renewal ceremony, arranged through the resort's own wedding planner or celebration desk.

A guided tasting or private dinner held inside the resort's own wine cellar, hosted by a resident sommelier.