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Overview

JOALI BEING

Raa AtollAtoll

Top tier in the Maldives

2021Opened

WellbeingStyle

Below: the three things guests ask about most — food, photos and snorkelling.

How is the food

Three restaurants and a tea lounge;
the main restaurant has three kitchens.

FLOW, the main restaurant, has three kitchens: SU for seafood, Plantae for plant-based, B’Well for meat. MOJO is the all-day Mediterranean; Yutori is the overwater Japanese.

SAI tea lounge has a resident tea sommelier.

Dining

Plus MOJO Bar and SAI tea lounge

FLOWMain restaurant · three kitchens

MOJOMediterranean · all day

YutoriOverwater Japanese

SAI Tea LoungeTea lounge

Half-board dinner is three courses at FLOW, drinks excluded. For dinner at MOJO: USD 130 credit per adult, USD 65 per child. Full board adds a three-course lunch at MOJO.

Yutori, in-villa dining, private dinners and the minibar are charged in full.

MayMay’s takeThe cooking is low in sugar and salt; if you like bold flavours it may taste light.

Is it photogenic

Shoot the Gate of Zero at the jetty
and the pink-and-mint villas.

TopArrival jettyLeftWater villa pools from aboveBottomLooking out from a water villa living room

The arched structure on the arrival jetty is the Gate of Zero, the island’s emblem.

Villa interiors are in pink and mint green.

The emblem is the Gate of Zero.

The arch on the arrival jetty is the first thing you see.

MayMay’s takeArtful and romantic throughout; rooms and public areas photograph well, and the whole island smells of flowers.

How is the snorkelling

Three entry points;
the north side round to the east tip is best.

North side, marine centre to the Japanese restaurant at the east tip: best.

Off the western water villas: straight down the steps.

South side, either side of the jetty: close to shore.

There is a turtle rehabilitation centre; guided snorkelling with the marine biologist can be booked, at a charge.

Ask the water sports centre about the day’s current before you go in.

MayMay’s takeExcellent snorkelling; turtles and schools of fish are common.

Before you book flights

About 40 minutes by seaplane;
land in Malé before 15:00.

Route is indicative. Times exclude waiting and connections; aircraft and boat images are for reference only.

Seaplaneabout 40 min

Arriving

International flight lands in Malébefore 15:00

Seaplane, about 40 min

Same dayArrive

Leaving

Same dayDepart

Seaplane, about 40 min

ArriveMalé

If your flight lands after 15:00, or leaves too early, you will need a night in Malé. For a twin stay with JOALI Maldives, the speedboat between the islands is charged separately.

The latest seaplane check-in time shifts between seasons; confirm the current schedule before you travel.

MayMay’s takeWorks well as a twin stay with JOALI Maldives.

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Three restaurants and a tea lounge;the main restaurant has three kitchens.

Shoot the Gate of Zero at the jettyand the pink-and-mint villas.

Three entry points;the north side round to the east tip is best.

About 40 minutes by seaplane;land in Malé before 15:00.

Is this island right for you?

Three restaurants and a tea lounge;
the main restaurant has three kitchens.

Shoot the Gate of Zero at the jetty
and the pink-and-mint villas.

Three entry points;
the north side round to the east tip is best.

About 40 minutes by seaplane;
land in Malé before 15:00.