Niyama Private Islands

Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives

Hotel in the Maldives for those looking for an active holiday

The Niyama Hotel in the Maldives is one of the most entertaining hotels, designed for active holidays for lovers of water sports and all kinds of activities, such as diving and surfing. Play and Chill are two neighboring islands where you can both relax and enjoy exciting attractions. Play Island is a great choice for honeymooners and active couples, while Chill Island offers a place to relax in undisturbed tranquility. A luxurious spa is also located here. Niyama Private Island boasts a wonderful water sports center, The Float, which organizes exciting diving and snorkeling trips. Visit Hammerhead Point, home to hammerhead sharks, or Bull Bull Point, where you can observe manta rays. It's also worth exploring the coral reef adjacent to the luxurious Niyama Resort, whose secrets can be uncovered by the hotel's marine biologist. The area is known for its excellent surfing conditions, regardless of skill level. The hotel underwent renovations in 2025. The Beach Villas and Water Villas have been completely renovated, now offering even greater comfort, modern design and spaciousness.

Underwater restaurant in the Maldives and a rich culinary offer at the resort

There is a Play restaurant by the pool, serving Mediterranean cuisine. Epicure serves international cuisine in chic surroundings. Gourmets will be interested in the offer of the Edge restaurant, which is located 500 m from the shore of the island. It can be reached by boat. The seafood served there will remain in the guests' memories for a long time. You can also eat at the unique Subsix underwater restaurant. While enjoying delicious dishes, you can watch parrotfish, moray eels and hawksbill turtles swimming right by. Nest is a place for lovers of Asian cuisine. There is also a place serving dishes referring to the culinary traditions of Africa.

The luxurious spa offers tailored treatments based on products from well-known brands, such as Anne Semonin, Intraceuticals, Aromatherapy Associates and Margaret Dabbs. Many treatments are also carried out using local ingredients, e.g. Maldivian coral sand.

Holidays at the Niyama Private Island hotel in the Maldives will satisfy even the most demanding travelers who love exclusive trips to private islands.

The most important information:

Location

Dhaalu Atoll, 45-minute seaplane flight from Malé Island.

Accommodation

134 villas and pavilions are hidden among lush, tropical greenery, right next to the sandy shore of the island. Some are built above the turquoise water of the lagoon, where you can easily immerse yourself under the starry sky while listening to the calm sound of the ocean waves. Each luxurious villa has a private terrace equipped with an outdoor shower, perfect for afternoon sunbathing.

Restaurants and bars

10 restaurants and bars.

Amenities

2 infinity pools, Explorers Kids Club, marine biologist services, open-air cinema, the only private surfing waves in the Maldives on Vodi.

sport and Recreation

gym, yoga and pilates, games room, sailing, big game fishing, snorkeling and diving, a selection of water sports including jet skiing, jet skiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, catamaran sailing, windsurfing, surfing, kitesurfing and parasailing.

Spa

Drift Spa by Niyama: 6 treatment rooms and 2 luxurious treatment suites, sauna, steam room, massages, holistic face and body treatments, scrubs.

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