Experiences at Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas

Ayurveda-rooted treatments — shirodhara, dosha-based facials — led by an on-site Ayurvedic specialist as a named modality distinct from a generic massage.

Offshore trolling, jigging and popping for marlin, tuna, sailfish and dorado — a different boat and crew from the sunset hand-reel trip.

An open-air cinema screening, whether at a fixed venue, a jungle clearing, a sandbank or a private beach setup.

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.

Yoga staged over or above water — aerial, floating-platform or paddleboard yoga, distinct from a standard mat class.

A guided swim over the house reef, off the beach or a short boat ride out, with private, night and beginner variants at resorts that run their own dive centre.

IV infusions, recovery tech and non-invasive health screening booked as a diagnostic or performance session, usually with a visiting specialist.

Kayak, stand-up paddleboard, sailing dinghy, windsurfing and kitesurfing — the wind- and paddle-powered end of the watersports centre, bundled as one booking.

The resort's own kids' club — supervised, age-segmented crafts, sports, water play and themed activities, running under dozens of different in-house names.

A structured marine-life education programme for children — reef ecology, shark-spotting, eco-centre walks — distinct from the kids' club's general play.

A guided excursion to a nearby inhabited local island, or to Malé itself, to see everyday Maldivian village life, markets and mosques.

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 resident marine biologist running talks, consultations and guided excursions — informational and guided rather than hands-on conservation work.

Jet ski, seabob, flyboard, parasail and wakeboard, rented or instructed through the resort's own watersports centre.

A guided evening stargazing session at a dedicated on-site observatory, with a telescope and a resident astronomer or guide.

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.

Guided sound-based healing — singing bowls, sound baths, breathwork paired with live sound — booked as its own session distinct from a silent treatment.

A meal inside a purpose-built, glass-walled restaurant below the lagoon's surface — six resorts now run one.

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