Maafushivaru

Maafushivaru, Maldives

A tiny crescent of palm-fringed sand set against a luminous turquoise lagoon, Maafushivaru feels like a distilled Maldivian daydream: low-rise thatched villas with glass panels and private decks.

A tiny crescent of palm-fringed sand set against a luminous turquoise lagoon, Maafushivaru feels like a distilled Maldivian daydream: low-rise thatched villas with glass panels and private decks, an intimate reef that hums with turtles and reef fish, and sunsets that stain the sky in molten gold.