The world's only all-Club InterContinental resort, set on Raa Atoll's southern tip beside the Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve, with a resident marine-biology team and a dedicated island curator for every guest.
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau sits on Raa Atoll's southern tip, next to the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a short distance from Hanifaru Bay. It is the world's only all-Club InterContinental resort, with a dedicated island curator and daily Club benefits for every guest. Eighty-one villas and residences — Lagoon, Overwater, Beach and four private Residences — sit alongside six restaurants and bars, an overwater AVI Spa, and a Marine Discovery Centre run with the Manta Trust.
Direct beach access and a private pool, set back among the palms — the resort's entry point into its beach-facing villa collection.
Occupancy not itemised in the source overview — confirm at booking · Private pool · Beachfront, direct beach access
The larger beachfront category, built for a family group travelling together, with the same direct beach access as the standard Beach Pool Villa.
Sized for families — occupancy not itemised; confirm at booking · Private pool · Beachfront, direct beach access
A two-storey Lagoon Villa — the first of their kind in the Maldives — pairing overwater views on the upper level with direct beach and lagoon access below.
One bedroom — occupancy not itemised; confirm at booking · Private pool · Two-storey, overwater upper level with direct beach and lagoon access
A beachfront villa on the sunset-facing side of the island, with direct beach access and a private pool under the palms.
One bedroom — occupancy not itemised; confirm at booking · Private pool · Beachfront, sunset-facing
The sunset-facing version of the two-storey Lagoon Villa, the same overwater-and-lagoon pairing turned toward the western light.
One bedroom — occupancy not itemised; confirm at booking · Private pool · Two-storey, overwater and lagoon, sunset-facing
The resort's overwater category, built around an expansive outdoor deck, with breakfast and daily Club InterContinental benefits included in the stay.
Two sharing (stated base-rate occupancy) · Private pool · Overwater, expansive outdoor deck
The sunset-facing overwater villa, the same expansive deck turned toward the western light for the evening colour.
Occupancy not itemised in the source overview — confirm at booking · Private pool · Overwater, expansive outdoor deck, sunset-facing
One of the resort's four exclusive residences — two bedrooms of beachfront space with a private pool, a step up from the standard villa categories.
Two bedrooms — occupancy not itemised; confirm at booking · Private pool · Beachfront residence
The largest of the resort's four residences — three bedrooms across 790 sqm of beachfront privacy, the top of the villa hierarchy.
Three bedrooms across 790 sqm · Pool not itemised in the source overview — confirm at booking · Beachfront residence
The Retreat
The resort's adults-only space, a private bar with its own infinity pool at the water's edge — a quieter corner for couples.
Café Umi
Japanese-inspired plates built around elevated comfort and classic favourites, with a sustainable-cuisine focus.
Afternoon & High Tea Service
Afternoon · for two
A scheduled afternoon or high tea, often multi-tiered and led by a resident tea sommelier.
Coral Adoption & Restoration
Morning · all ages, restorative
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
Evening · for two
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.
House-Reef & Guided Snorkel
Morning · for two, all ages, restorative
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.
Planet Trekkers (ages 4-12) runs games, arts and crafts and marine-biology expeditions from its own kids' club area with a splash pool, garden and pirate-ship climbing frame, and villas and residences come sized for households of different shapes.
A Marine Discovery Centre staffed by resident marine biologists runs manta-ray tracking, coral-nursery replanting and daily snorkel excursions over a house reef that already carries black-tip sharks and turtles, with Baa Atoll's Hanifaru Bay just south of the resort.
As the world's only all-Club InterContinental resort, every stay comes with a dedicated island curator and the same daily benefits built in — a three-tier afternoon tea, an evening aperitif, and all-day refreshments by the pool or beach.
Malé · seaplane, 35 minutes · Maamunagau Island, Raa Atoll
InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort · Raa Atoll · 10 photographs
How do we get to InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau?
A seaplane transfer from Velana International Airport in Malé takes about 35 minutes, landing beside the resort in Raa Atoll. This is the only transfer route the resort's own overview states — IMJ confirms terminal and check-in details on your itinerary once dates are set.
What's included with a stay — is it all-inclusive?
Every villa and residence category includes the resort's Club InterContinental benefits as standard: a three-tier afternoon tea with rare loose-leaf teas chosen by an in-house tea sommelier, an evening aperitif of wine and cheese (or a non-alcoholic alternative), and all-day soft drink refreshments by the pool or beach. The published Overwater Pool Villa rate also includes breakfast; IMJ confirms the exact meal-plan inclusion for other categories at the time of booking.
Is this a good resort for families, or is it adults-only?
The resort is built for families as much as couples. The Planet Trekkers Programme (ages 4-12) runs a kids' club with a splash pool, a large garden and a pirate-ship climbing frame, plus marine-biology expeditions for young guests, and villas and residences come in a range of sizes to fit different family shapes. The Retreat is the resort's one adults-only space, for couples wanting a quieter corner.
How good is the house reef and the marine life here?
The house reef carries colourful coral with resident black-tip sharks and turtles, and manta rays pass through as regular visitors from December to April during the northeast monsoon migration. The resort runs a Marine Discovery Centre staffed by resident marine biologists, in partnership with the Manta Trust and Ocean Group, with daily snorkel excursions, evening talks and a coral-nursery replanting programme; Baa Atoll's Hanifaru Bay lies just south of the resort for guests visiting in season.
What villa and residence types are available?
Eighty-one villas and residences span four broad types: two-storey Lagoon Villas (the first of their kind in the Maldives, combining overwater views with direct beach and lagoon access), Overwater Villas with expansive decks, Beach Villas with direct beach access, and four exclusive Residences — the largest, the three-bedroom Royal Beachfront Residence, at 790 sqm. The resort's own overview doesn't publish per-category sizes or guest counts beyond that figure; IMJ confirms exact villa specifications before booking.
When is the best time to visit for manta rays?
Manta rays are regular visitors to the house reef from December to April, during the northeast monsoon migration — the resort's own overview names this as the season to see them at Maamunagau itself. Guests can also join the Manta Trust's tracking programme, naming and following individual mantas, with all proceeds going to the Trust.
Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which island actually suits you. No obligation, no scripted pitch.
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