Lets Go Maldives
Working since 2005
Lets Go Maldives
Working since 2005
Discover JA Manafaru, a secluded private island at the northern tip of the Maldives with 84 spacious Beach Pool Villas, Water Pool Villas and Residences. Unwind in barefoot luxury with stunning beaches and rich marine life. Arrive by seaplane or domestic flight. Savour endless culinary delights with the award-winning all-inclusive Dine Around option. Explore world-class restaurants, unwind at poolside bars, or experience the Maldives’ first subterranean wine cave. Relax at the spa, embrace wellness activities, or discover vibrant reefs. Families are welcome with dedicated zones. Committed to sustainability, JA Manafaru offers an unforgettable blend of luxury, culture, and natural beauty.
Embark on a luxury travel journey to JA Manafaru, where exquisite accommodations set amidst the pristine beauty of the Maldives redefine opulence. Here, the harmonious blend of traditional Maldivian architecture with modern comforts ensures a memorable stay, whether in Beach Pool Villas nestled among lush greenery or in Water Pool Villas with panoramic ocean views. The resort’s commitment to unparalleled service and personalized experiences promises to surpass the expectations of the most discerning travelers. At JA Manafaru, luxury is not just an aspiration—it is a meticulously crafted experience that invites you to discover the serene side of life, immersed in nature’s grandeur.
Class:
★★★★★
Location:
Haa Alifu Atoll, Upper North Province, Republic of Maldives
Distance from Airport (INIA):
320 Kms
Transfer type:
Seaplane: 70 min from Velana International Airport
Domestic: 50-minute from Velana International Airport + 45-minute speedboat
Number of rooms:
84 Rooms
This festive season, embark on an extraordinary journey to JA Manafaru, nestled in the pristine Haa Alifu Atoll of the Maldives. As the leading Destination Management Company and the premier B2B travel agent in the Maldives, Lets Go Maldives is thrilled to invite tour operators worldwide to experience a celebration like no other from December […]
JA Manafaru continues to grow, welcoming an increasing number of returning guests and strong forward bookings for 2025. As the resort celebrates its 10th anniversary, a host of new features and improvements are enhancing the personalized experience that guests have come to love. Island Enhancements Recent efforts to address beach erosion have proven successful, even […]
JA Manafaru Introduces Tailored Wellness Retreats JA Manafaru, located in the tranquil Haa Alifu Atoll of the Maldives, has launched exclusive wellness retreat packages, marking a new era of personalized wellness experiences on the island. Personalized Wellness Journeys Since the debut of its Wellness Your Way menus on World Food Day, 16th October 2023, JA […]
JA Manafaru has announced several new developments aimed at enhancing guests’ experiences while prioritizing sustainability and convenience. General Updates JA Manafaru App: The app is now available in English, German, Russian, and Chinese, making it easier for guests to access information and services. Beach Erosion Solution: Discreet, environmentally friendly groins have been placed under jetties […]
Discover JA Manafaru, a secluded private island at the northern tip of the Maldives with 84 spacious Beach Pool Villas, Water Pool Villas and Residences. Unwind in barefoot luxury with stunning beaches and rich marine life. Arrive by seaplane or domestic flight. Savour endless culinary delights with the award-winning all- inclusive Dine Around option. Explore […]
BEACH POOL VILLA WITH PRIVATE POOL
Perfect for a guest looking for a beachside experience with the privacy of a pool located away from the beach in a secluded walled courtyard connected through the spacious villa bathroom.
DELUXE BEACH VILLA WITH PRIVATE POOL
The luxury of space is delivered with these expansive beach suites. Privacy is assured with a waterfall-feature pool in the large walled rear courtyard. Passing through the living room will lead towards the beach via a private furnished terrace and an elevated dining cabana.
WATER VILLA WITH INFINITY POOL
Enjoy the gentle waves of the Indian Ocean lulling you to sleep and start your day with a dip in the water via stepped access from your private terrace with infinity pool, loungers and table.
Enjoy space and privacy in equal measures with this three-bedroom Residence located in a tropical garden sanctuary.
Wide vistas of talcum powder sand lead out from your palatial estate. The peace of lapping waves as you enjoy your indoor and outdoor spaces.
With ocean views from every room marvel at the expansive views of the Indian Ocean’s turquoise waters and two uninhabited islands.
JA Manafaru is an epicurean’s dream, a culinary journey complimented by one of the Maldives most unique wine cellars. This is an island destination that truly embraces homemade and homegrown cooking principles founded in tradition and regionality, seamlessly blended with modern international cuisine.
Kick off your day with a breakfast array to fuel your activities. Choose from the buffet offering fresh fruit, cereals nuts, wellness bowls and homemade yoghurts. Also on offer are daily changing booster shots and herbal teas. The live cooking station whips up pancakes, waffles and crepes to order with gluten free, low carb and vegan optionsavailable here as well.
Kakuni’s lunch menu is perfect to keep energy levels up for the afternoons activities with a variety of international dishes cooked to order. This menu is also a chance to try some authentic Maldivian dishes, created using Chef Moosa Nazeer’s family recipes.
A Maldives vacation is not complete without dining on the sand. The beachfront grill offers the freshest seafood caught by local fisherman using traditional, sustainable, local fishing practices. Also on the menu is perfectly cooked cuts of meat and vegetarian delights.
Ocean Grill also showcases our Zero Food waste menus twice weekly with creatively concepted dishes to delight.
Ocean Grill is quite possibly one of the most idyllic locations in the Maldives to sample the freshest fare from the sea. With a choice of indoor and outdoor tables, guests are encouraged go barefoot on the beach and enjoy dining the under the star lit sky.
Nestled in the verdant greenery of the lush natural island is Andiamo Bistro home to delicious Italian specialties as well as the perfect pizza. In the midst of the day’s warmth take to this tropical sanctuary, relaxing at the pool edge dipping your toe in the cooling water, whilst sipping on a classical crisp dry white, a continental beer or indulge in a classic cocktail or mocktail of choice.
Andiamo is also home to free ice cream, all day every day. Homemade with love, choose from your favourite creamy ice cream or fresh sorbet. Enjoy traditional flavours or the Maldivian influenced specialities. Wellness Your Way also features with vegan, dairy free, gluten free and low carb scoops.
As the sky turns to a carpet of stars Andiamo is the ideal spot to dine in the shade of the trees with the gentle sound of an oasis waterfall as an accompaniment. Indulge in Italian classics in this peaceful sancturary.
Floating above the azure waters of the Indian Ocean, the over water restaurant is perfect for sampling the flavours of the East. Enjoy favourites from across the Orient while you take in the ocean views or sit outside on the terrace and look-up to the twinkling canopy above.
Upgrade to enjoy the Teppanyaki Experience. The specialty chef will dazzle you with his skills while preparing fresh seafood and choice meat cuts with flair. Savour a 4 course menu with choices of fish, seafood and ethical meats to delight.
A mirror of perfection, gaze out and see the infinity pool align with the sea at Infinity Bar. Soak up the sun with a long drink in hand and watch the sun dip below the azure waters of Haa Alifu Atoll.
Veli is the Maldivian word for Sand and the perfect place to enjoy a perfectly balanced sunset cocktail before your island stroll to dinner. Enjoy the in house band or show your singing talent on Karaoke night as the night continues. The stunning overwater venue is the ideal place to create special moments on your Maldives vacation.
Veli is also home to the speciality cocktail creations with homemade crafted bitters, tonics, infusions and fermented drinks such as Kombucha and Tepache.
The Indian Ocean’s hidden secret, a subterranean chamber lined with volcanic rock, deep under this remotest of private islands at the very northern tip of the Maldivian archipelago. The Cellar is a must for discerning food and wine enthusiasts seeking a fine dining experience during their island vacation.
Private experiences range from a seven-course degustation paired with fine wines to a Champagne breakfast or long lazy lunch.
For the more social types there are scheduled group dinners weekly with a delectable four course menu to savour with paired wines.
The lush private island offers a multitude of dining experiences designed for reconnection with loved ones. The Food and Beverage and Culinary teams will prepare unique a culinary journey to create memories that will last a lifetime. Below are a selection of our favourite experiences.
CASTAWAY
Castaway with your loved ones to a deserted island with a picnic lunch or allow our team to create a gourmet BBQ meal as you watch the sun set below the horizon. Or why not start your day with a sunrise picnic with ‘Wilson’ at your side.
DIG IN DINNER
If you loved making sandcastles as a child, you must try the Dig In Dinner experience. For a unique dining experience, our team will sculpt a dining suite on one of our beautiful beaches. Your Dig in Dinner table and chairs will be crafted from the Maldivian sand with a menus of your choosing.
BANYAN TREE GARDEN
JA Manafaru is blessed with an abundance of banyan trees creating the island’s most mystical of spots to dine at. These trees are renowned for possessing magical energies, so why not embrace the power of nature and relax with a picnic in this secret sanctuary.
CINEMA UNDER THE STARS
For something fun why not try a beach cinema experience. Lie back with your feet in the sand and enjoy a private screening of your favourite movie while you enjoy your popcorn and movie treats
Calm Spa Sanctuary takes inspiration from culture of the Maldives and the traditions of the East. Drawing from the energy of the lush natural island the quiet spaces are surrounded by tropical plants and majestic banyan trees. The bounty of the earth balances body, mind and soul.
A Maldives vacation offer wellbeing in the everyday and the Spa wellness offering works to enhance your relaxation and rejuvenation through bespoke treatments or a complete wellness journey.
Calm Spa Sanctuary offers additional spaces to enhance your treatment. Enjoy the complimentary herbal steam room, sauna, plunge pools and relaxation spaces before or after your treatment.
Signature Therapies
Signature Moksha
A holistic massage using a bamboo cane that works with both the body and mind to restore order to your energies. This full body massage is wonderful for releasing tension in the back. You will feel an overall improvement to your sense of wellbeing through opening the energy channels throughout the body.
Maldivian Dhivehi Beys
Dhivehi Beys, the traditional medicine of the Maldives, utilises native plants, Velanbuli and Mirihi that grow on our island. This treatment combines age old knowledge and modern techniques. As part of a full body massage a healing paste of these plants from the Manafaru gardens, blended with organic virgin coconut oil, is applied to your back. Heat packs allow the herbs to penetrate deeply while the massage continues.
Ayurvedic
A combination of Shirodhara and Abhyanga, this deeply relaxing massage works with warm oils and herbs to balance and promote well-being clearing the marma points in the body to detoxify, cleanse and release blocked energy. This purification improves circulation, boosts the immune system and rebalances the overall body and mind. Chakra Balancing Massage Treat the senses Maldives style with the feel of silky smooth Tiger Cowrie shells easing your muscles during this bespoke massage treatment. Once used as currency in these isles the unique shape of the shell, aided by organic coconut oil, enhances energy flow as they transfer their heat to your back muscles. This balancing treatment focuses on each chakra point incorporating long flowing strokes with circular movements. Precious crystals are used as an expression of your devotion in a lymphatic face massage to end your experience.
Massage Therapies
Hot Stone
Heat from hot river stones that are smoothed and applied allows the therapist allows a deep and intense relaxation in your muscles. It is effective at releasing tension and drawing toxins out of your system to restore balance in your body, mind and soul.
Balinese
This traditional massage improves your sleep pattern through promoting proper blood circulation. Using firm upward pressure point techniques, it also boosts your immunity system and rejuvenates tired muscles. It’s the perfect massage to harmonise body and mind.
Intuitive Aromatherapy
This massage combines the power of essential oils with personalised massage therapy, benefiting both the mind and body. Gentle and soothing techniques are used in this massage which are both calming and uplifting to enhance your overall sense of wellbeing.
Deep Tissue
Deep muscle work using forearms, elbows, fingers and knuckles combined with stretching movements to ease muscle tension and re-awaken your senses. This is ideal for those with deep muscular tightness.
Thai Dry Stretch
An ancient healing traditional, this treatment designed to reveal exceptional flexibility and mobility. The Therapist uses their thumbs, palms, elbows, knees and feet to apply a combination of acupressure, gentle rocking, joint and spine mobilisation as well as yoga techniques to create deep stretching. Performed on a floor mattress with comfortable Thai pyjamas provided for you.
Lymphatic Drainage
Using very light pressure and slow, rhythmic movements, this procedure moves lymphatic fluids and eliminates toxins to detox your metabolism, remove stagnant fluids and improve early stages of cellulite.
Slimming Massage
This toning massage breaks down excess fatty tissues and reduces cellulite. Unlike a full body massage, the therapist primarily focusses on areas with cellulite for the duration of the massage. This treatment is a combination of vigorous techniques with dry herbal powder followed by a 20min steam bath helps improve the lymphatic flow, reduce water retention and encourage a sense of lightness in the body.
Mum to Be
Designed to ease the journey of nature’s greatest miracle. Modified positions are used with specialised techniques that offer a host of benefits to mother and baby alike.
Couple’s Connection Journey
Your vacation in paradise is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with your life partner. This treatment journey attunes you to your special bond and keep the unity of your souls. An aromatherapy massage awaits for deeper relaxation and finishes with a refreshing facial to enhance followed by jacuzzi bath release and recharge the body’s energy lines. Your journey concludes with a platter of fresh fruit to nourish the body.
Organic Eminence Therapies
We are proud to partner with Eminence Skin Care. Voted as Favourite Skin Care Line for 15 years running by American Spa Professionals Choice Eminence have made it a mission to make organic skin care that harnesses the power of nature. Many of the ingredients used in their products are grown in their own organic farms in Hungary and handpicked at the optimal time for potent healing and beautifying properties. Many of these ingredients are combined with pure waters drawn from a thermal hot spring lake containing minerals and trace elements found nowhere else on earth.
Eminence Hydrating
Facial Organic, deeply hydrating, plumping and softening. This treatment uses botanicals to leave you with a velvety, more radiant complexion, glowing with health. Improve the healthy look of your skin with hydrating ingredients for soft, supple and luminous results.
Eminence Age Corrective Facial
Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles with concentrated ingredients that increase firmness, provide long-lasting hydration and give skin a youthful-looking glow.
Eminence Skin Brightening Facial
Repair dry skin that has been exposed to the elements. Natural and organic ingredients hydrate and replenish after environmental exposure. improved skin texture and increase the moisture of the skin to sooth and calm sun exposed and sun burnt skin.
Eminence Stone Crop Revitalising Body Scrub
This full body treatment uses the power of stone crop, a succulent plant that offers many powerful properties. Not only does it help reduce pigmentation and lighten the complexion, but it also assists in regeneration, firming stressed skin, toning the epidermis, moisturising, helping reduce signs of aging and calming sensitive skin.
Eminence Mango Enzyme Body Mask
Active enzymes and vitamins in this body wrap infuse your skin with hydration and gently exfoliate to leave a refreshed look. Bask in a heavenly scent bubble and emerge with a fresh new skin.
Mind and Body Wellness
Relaxing Yoga
A delicious way to relax and soothe frayed nerves. Also known as Yin Yoga, this restorative practice uses bolsters, blankets, and blocks as props for passive poses to assist the body to experience the benefits of a pose with limited exertion.
Vinyasa Yoga
A creative form of yoga where poses are linked together with the breath in a flowing sequence. Salute the sun with a continuous flow of poses.
Ashtanga Yoga
This method of yoga involves synchronising breath with a progressive series of postures to produce internal heat and a purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs. The result is improved circulation, a light and strong body, and a calm mind.
Pranayama (Breathwork) & Meditation
The combination of breathwork with meditation reaps the benefits of both techniques. Breathwork improves mental, emotional and physical well-being while meditation cultivates stillness, mindfulness, self-awareness and release of motional blockages.
Chakra Meditation
This meditation focuses on balancing your chakras which aids in releasing blockages. It enhances inner peace, heightened mental awareness, stress relief and even better sleep.
Couples Yoga
Connect with your life partner through a series of poses designed to strengthen your bond and deepen your relationship. It establishes communication, trust and connection.
Yog Nidra
Promoting deep rest and relaxation, the practice of body scanning and breath awareness calms the nervous system, leading to reduced stress and better health. It cultivates multiple levels of well-being.
Stress Relief Meditation
Learn to stay centered and keep inner peace. The emotional and physical benefits of this teach a new outlook on your stressors, enhancing self-awareness and , reducing negativity.
Assisted Stretching
Breathe your way to a more flexible body with an assisted stretching session that will release tension and induce relaxation to increase muscle flexibility and range of motion. This is an excellent and necessary complement to all other forms of sport.
Salon Services
UTHEEMU GALLERY
There is so much more to Maldives than just sun, sea and sand. History abounds in these islands, which were explored on the trade routes between Africa, Arabia and the Far East. Make your way to our staff-curated museum to see some local treasures to learn a little more about these amazing people and this island nation.
MALDIVIAN STORYTELLING
The Maldives has a rich history of telling stories. We can arrange a beachside campfire storytelling session. The JA Manafaru team will weave the tale and translate to English from the local language. Marshmallows are available for toasting and drinks served on request.
UTHEEMU ISLAND VISIT
We are blessed to have the historical hub of the Maldives within Haa Alifu Atoll. You can visit this island with our guide to see the traditional Palace as well as Mosque. This island holds great cultural pride and significance to Maldivians as it is the birthplace and home of Sultan Mohamed Thakurufaanu, one of the most revered heroes in Maldivian history.
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT
SEATOPIA
Full of interesting artifacts and objects, visit our educational marine display adjacent to the Guest Experience Pavilion to discover a little more about the sea life wonders and islands of the Maldives.
NATURE TRAIL
JA Manafaru is blessed with a lush natural forest that is “old” by Maldives standards. This means we have well-established flora and fauna on the island. Your guide will share insights into this tropical paradise during your nature tour.
SNORKELLING EQUIPMENT
The team at our water sports centre will provide complimentary snorkelling equipment for the duration of your stay at JA Manafaru. Please collect your snorkelling kit from the centre located next to the arrival jetty to be fitted and for advice on the best spots to explore.
HOUSE REEF SNORKELLING
Head to the end of the Coral Jetty to explore the marine life of our private island and our House Reef. Check tidal changes with the team at the water sports centre and the best times to venture out exploring the reef.
GUIDED HOUSE REEF SNORKELLING
For the best snorkelling experience, our water sports centre team can be your guide on an exploration of our house reef. Intimate with the reef and its inhabitants, your guide will provide insights into what you see and point out creatures you would most likely miss by yourself.
NIGHT SNORKELLING
A guided snorkel of the house reef at night will open your eyes to many different creatures that appear after dark. Using our powerful torches, you can see another world of colourful fish as well as nurse sharks and stingrays going about their evening routine.
SNORKELLING LESSONS
No trip to the Maldives is complete without at least one experience snorkelling. Make to most of your stay in the Indian Ocean and join a scheduled complimentary short lesson on how to snorkel in the pool.
SNORKELLING EXCURSIONS
Adventure further out with one of our snorkelling excursions. Haa Alifu Atoll is blessed with a variety of locations for spotting the abundant marine life of the Maldives. Our expert boat crew will select locations based on the tide and current and your guide will point out fascinating sea life wonders never seen before.
EXPERIENCE SCUBA
As a complimentary introduction, try out the experience of getting your first breaths underwater with scuba equipment in the safety of the swimming pool. Make bubbles while exploring the pool and take your first step before taking a Discover Scuba Dive (DSD) course and exploring our house reef.
DIVE EXCURSIONS
Daily dive trips are offered for both single tank and double tank dives. The team at ‘Best Dives’ specialise in Haa Alifu Atoll sites. Dive instructors will share their local knowledge with you and plan out your dive to just a few of the top 33 sites in the Maldives, all within 25 minutes of JA Manafaru.
NIGHT DIVING
If the thrill of diving during the day wasn’t enough for you, challenge yourself to an even greater experience at night. There is nothing like slipping beneath the inky waters of the Indian Ocean with torch in hand, sinking below to explore the mysteries of the nighttime marine world.
TRADITIONAL FISHING
The Maldives has some of the most sustainable fishing practises in the world. Sunset and sunrise are the optimal times to venture out in search of a catch. You will practise the line fishing techniques that have been used here for generations. Refreshments are served as you relax waiting for the pull of the line, bobbing over the oceanic waves. From sea to plate, our culinary team can prepare your catch, so you dine on the freshest Indian Ocean fish you personally caught, an unforgettable memory from the Maldives.
GAME FISHING
Head out in search of the big four; Tuna, Wahoo, Sailfish and Marlin aboard one of our game fishing vessels fitted-out with modern fishing equipment. This private excursion is best at sunrise when the game fish feed. Venture out to deeper waters and try your hand at hooking one on before you fight the good game to land your prize. A light breakfast will be served on board as the sun begins its ascent over the waves.
SUNSET AND DOLPHIN CRUISE
Join us as we set off on the ocean looking for dolphins, some of the most friendly and popular creatures to spot in the Maldives. These majestic wild mammals set their own schedule, but more often than not you’ll be rewarded with the sight of them swimming together. Watch them frolic in the waves; and if you are in luck, you will see them jump and spin in excitement.
MAGICAL SANDBANK EXPERIENCE
Enjoy the solitude and peace of Haa Alifu Atoll with a visit to an islet formed only of sand. Spend two hours of romantic solitude in the calm waters with nothing but the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean around you. If you have a particular burning question for your partner, the sandbank would be the perfect spot.
DESERTED ISLAND SNORKELLING
Once you’ve explored the house reef and would like a change of scenery, why not visit one of the uninhabited islands of this secluded atoll to enjoy the tranquillity of an island just for yourself. Dip into the warm waters around the island and be at one with the marine life searching further for new wonderous creatures to spot.
TURTLE QUEST
Enjoy the thrill of a speed boat ride across the atoll with your guide and seize the opportunity to encounter sea turtles. Your guide to help you spot two of the most common in this atoll, the Green and Hawksbill turtles. Watch them take a deep breath at the surface and dive into the blue to explore the reef for food.
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