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.
Seaplane · 35 min
81 villas
Kids' club
House reef
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Villas
Beach Pool Villa
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
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
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.
Recommended For
Families
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.
Divers and marine-life travellers
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.
Brand-standard travellers
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.
Wine & Dine
The Retreat
Bar, adults-only · Bar service, adults-only
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, sustainable-cuisine focus · Meal periods not itemised — confirm at resort
Japanese-inspired plates built around elevated comfort and classic favourites, with a sustainable-cuisine focus.
Fish Market
Maldivian seafood, South East Asian · Meal periods not itemised — confirm at resort
An interactive sea-to-table kitchen — a family choosing the day's catch at the counter, Maldivian seafood cooked to order with South East Asian flavours.
A scheduled afternoon or high tea, often multi-tiered and led by a resident tea sommelier.
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.
House-Reef & Guided Snorkel
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 Therapy, Diagnostics & Visiting-Practitioner Wellness
IV infusions, recovery tech and non-invasive health screening booked as a diagnostic or performance session, usually with a visiting specialist.
Kids' Club Programme
The resort's own kids' club — supervised, age-segmented crafts, sports, water play and themed activities, running under dozens of different in-house names.
Malé · seaplane, 35 minutes · Maamunagau Island, Raa Atoll
Nearest airport
Velana International Airport (MLE), Malé
At a glance
Villas
81 villas · Private pool in some villas · Largest 790 m²
Dining
6 restaurants · Meal plans: Club InterContinental daily benefits
Families
Kids' club (Planet Trekkers Programme, 4–12)
Diving & reef
Notable house reef · Resident marine biologist
Spa
AVI Spa · overwater treatment rooms
Before you book
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.
The factsheet
Every fact we hold on InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort (villas, dining, transfers) in one document.