Kuredu Resort & Spa

Overview

Kuredu Resort & Spa is a vibrant action-filled resort, surrounded by a beautiful lagoon and long stretches of white, sandy beach, perfect for holidays filled with tropical adventures where families, friends, partners and everyone comes to play.

Accommodation 

The main resort area at Kuredu is open to everyone and home to multiple accommodation options from Garden and Beach Bungalows through to Villas with hot tubs and private pool villa. The Bungalows are a popular choice for divers with a central position on the island and proximity to the onsite dive centre. Each Bungalow features a simple and comfortable interior with modern amenities, semi open-air en suite bathrooms, and a wooden deck out front. WiFi is available throughout the resort free of charge.

Accommodation in the 'O Resort' area are available to guests aged 12 and above. The Sangu area is purely adults only for guests aged 18 and over and includes Beach and Over Water Villas. Suites and Two-Bedroom Villas are also available. 

Facilities

There are a wide variety of dining, activity, and relaxation options at Kuredu Resort & Spa. The main restaurant is open to all guests and serves a mix of global flavours. À la carte options including Franco’s for Mediterranean, pizza, burgers, and sandwiches, The Far East for Asian fusion, and The Beach for French classics with a Maldivian twist. Guests staying in either the O or Sangu parts of the resort have additional dining options. For refreshing drinks, there are multiple bars available to suit any atmosphere required. Snack and light bites are also served at the main bar throughout the day, and private beach dining can be arranged for any special occasion. Please note different room categories have access to selected dining areas, to find the best option for your next holiday please contact our team.

For ocean lovers, there's an excellent onsite dive centre with day daily boat dives. The fully-equipped water sport centre with kayak, stand-up paddleboard, and other motorised and non-motorised water activities. Back on the island, the fitness centre can keep guests busy with multiple sports courts, including tennis and paddle, and a six-hole pitch and put golf course plus driving range. There's a free form swimming pool in each of the three areas of the resort, as well as a dedicated children’s play pool and kids club. The Duniye Spa focuses on wholeness, purity and tranquillity, offering a range of treatments. 

Location

Kuredu Resort & Spa is situated in northern Lhaviyani Atoll, and can be accessed by seaplane or domestic flight to Madivaru Domestic Airport followed by a speedboat transfer. 

ProDivers Kuredu

ProDivers Maldives are an experienced and trusted dive centre across the Maldives, and their base at Kuredu is their flagship centre. The centre is a PADI 5 Start Instructor Development centre with 14 instructors onsite and access to over 50 dive sites plus house reef. 

The dive-able section of the house reef is accessed by the main jetty, with has resident turtles, colourful reef and a wreck that's visible both by divers and snorkellers. The Lhaviyani Atoll is known for its range of dive sites. Divers usually enjoy comparatively quiet dive sites alongside the volume and variety of fish species and marine mammals. Sharks are prevalent in this area, as well as seasonal manta rays from October to April. ProDivers Kuredu offer daily boat diving to sites such as ‘Kuredu Express‘ and ‘Kuredu Caves‘ which are just a short journey away. Nitrox is free of charge to those qualified to use it. Equipment is also available to rent locally.

Dive Packs

Dive packages starts from five unguided house reef dives, with most guests pre-booking 10 or the 6-day unlimited unguided house reef diving package. Supplements are paid locally for boat trips, as is the norm in the Maldives. 

Dive Courses

A full range of courses are available from learning to dive right through to instructor level. Whether you're looking to take your first breaths under the water, or to gain knowledge through Advance Open Water, Rescue, or a Nitrox course, ProDivers Kuredu can assist you. The dive centre has also developed its own PADI Distinctive Speciality Courses, namely the Sea Turtle Diver and The Maldivian Shark & Ray Diver. Talk to our experienced team to find the best option for your Maldives scuba holiday. 

Extras in Resort

All local payments in the Maldives are subject to 17% Governmental Goods and Service Tax (GST) and 10% service charge.

Dive info

The Northern Maldives Atolls offer a unique and less-explored diving experience. These pristine waters are home to thriving coral reefs, manta ray cleaning stations, and exhilarating drift dives. Heading north, you first come to the Baa, Raa, and Lhaviyani atolls - where you can dive from both liveaboards and resort bases.  

Farther north still, Haa Alif, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, and Noonu atolls are remote regions that offer exclusive diving opportunities, typically accessible via liveaboards. The Northern Atolls are famous for their diverse marine life, dramatic underwater landscapes, and incredible visibility.

Learning to dive

The Northern Maldives Atolls can offer an excellent environment for beginner divers, with calm, clear waters and shallow reefs, particularly in the Baa, Raa, and Lhaviyani Atolls. These islands have resorts that cater to beginners, providing PADI and SSI certification courses. The sheltered reefs and lagoons around these atolls are ideal for novice divers to gain experience while enjoying vibrant coral gardens and spotting tropical fish.

Many dive centres in this region offer a range of training options, including Discover Scuba Diving for those taking their first breaths underwater, and the full Open Water course. While certification fees can be higher in the Maldives than other locations, it's perfect for those looking to start their underwater adventure in a truly beautiful and relaxed environment.

Qualified divers

For certified divers, the Northern Maldives Atolls offer an exciting and diverse range of dive sites. The Baa, Raa, and Lhaviyani atolls boast spectacular underwater experiences. From thrilling drift dives along steep walls to exploring vibrant coral gardens teeming with life, this region has something for everyone. Many divers opt for liveaboard trips, especially between July and September, to fully explore the best dive sites across these atolls. Liveaboards give you access to a variety of dive environments, including manta ray cleaning stations, whale shark encounters, and beautiful coral reefs.

Further afield, the Far North Atolls - Haa Alif, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, and Noonu - are more remote and offer some of the most untouched dive sites in the Maldives. With fewer visitors, the marine life here is abundant, and the dive sites are pristine. These atolls are primarily accessed via special liveaboard itineraries at certain times of year, which makes them ideal for experienced divers looking for a more adventurous and exclusive experience.

House reef diving

The northern Maldives offers some exceptional house reef diving, particularly around the resorts in Baa, Raa, and Lhaviyani atolls. These easily accessible reefs are perfect for divers who want to enjoy quick, relaxed dives directly from their resort or guesthouse. The house reefs in this region are vibrant with life, including colourful coral gardens, schools of reef fish, and occasional sightings of turtles and rays.

Lhaviyani Atoll is especially known for its diverse house reefs, where you can dive among sharks, manta rays, and large schools of pelagic fish right off the shore. These reefs are ideal for both day and night diving, with resident species like moray eels, lionfish, and octopuses providing fascinating encounters.

Boat diving

Boat diving is the main way to experience the incredible variety of dive sites in the Northern Maldives Atolls. Daily boat trips are offered by resorts for a small additional charge, taking divers to more remote reefs, manta ray cleaning stations, and exciting drift dive sites. 

Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, is famous for its manta ray aggregation, especially around Hanifaru Bay, which can be accessed via boat for snorkelling excursions. Similarly, Raa and Lhaviyani offer boat trips to deeper reefs and channels, where reef sharks and eagle rays glide through the nutrient-rich waters.

For those looking to explore beyond the near north, liveaboards are essential for accessing the Far North Atolls. Remote and often unvisited, the dive sites in Haa Alif, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, and Noonu provide exhilarating diving experiences with pristine coral formations, untouched reefs, and plentiful marine life. Liveaboard trips in this region offer the flexibility to dive at several spectacular sites each day, ensuring you experience the full range of diving the northern atolls have to offer.

Dive sites

The Northern Maldives Atolls are home to some of the most captivating dive sites in the country. In the Near North Atolls, Baa Atoll stands out for its Hanifaru Bay, where from July to September, snorkellers can witness the incredible spectacle of manta ray and whale shark aggregations, and divers can dive outside the bay. Other dive sites, such as Dharavandhoo Thila and Maalhos House Reef, offer rich coral formations and a variety of marine life.

Lhaviyani Atoll is another highlight, known for its Kuredu Express dive site, famous for strong currents that attract reef sharks, tunas, and eagle rays. Nearby, Raa Atoll offers stunning coral gardens like Fushifaru Kandu, where divers can explore colourful coral walls teeming with tropical fish.

In the Far North Atolls, divers can explore less-travelled sites in Haa Alif and Haa Dhaalu. Sites like Maroha Kandu and Neykurendhoo Thila are virtually untouched, with pristine coral structures and encounters with pelagics, including barracudas, sharks, and manta rays. The remoteness of these dive sites makes them ideal for adventurous divers seeking an off-the-beaten-path experience.

Marine life

The Northern Maldives Atolls boast an extraordinary array of marine life, making it a haven for underwater enthusiasts. 

Around Baa and Lhaviyani, divers can expect to encounter manta rays, particularly at cleaning stations and during their seasonal gatherings. Whale sharks are also spotted in the area, and the vibrant coral reefs are home to an abundance of tropical fish, including angelfish, parrotfish, and butterflyfish.

The Far North Atolls offer equally thrilling marine encounters. Here, divers often swim alongside reef sharks, eagle rays, and barracudas in the nutrient-rich waters. The remoteness of these atolls means that the reefs are relatively untouched, with healthy coral structures and a great diversity of marine species, including turtles, octopuses, and various species of nudibranchs. Occasional sightings of hammerhead sharks have also been reported in the deeper channels of the Far North Atolls, making it an exhilarating destination for advanced divers.

Diving conditions

Diving conditions in the Northern Maldives Atolls are generally excellent throughout the year, but the best time to dive depends on your goals. Particularly around Baa atoll, the most popular time for diving is between July and September, when the manta ray aggregation occurs in Hanifaru Bay. During this period, the south-west monsoon brings plankton-rich waters, attracting large numbers of manta rays and whale sharks.

Water temperatures in the northern atolls remain warm, averaging 26-29°C (79-84°F) year-round, making it ideal for divers. Visibility is usually fantastic, ranging from 15 to 30 metres, though it can drop during the monsoon season due to plankton blooms. Strong currents are common, especially at deeper channels, providing thrilling drift dives for more experienced divers.

The Far North Atolls, being more remote, offer excellent visibility throughout most of the year. However, liveaboard trips to this region are often planned during the calmer months between January and April, when conditions are at their best, with lighter currents and calm seas. The remoteness of these atolls also means that divers experience far less traffic and pristine dive sites, making it a great option for those seeking exclusivity.

Dive prices

The dive centre we use in the Northern Maldives Atolls is Ocean Fanatics, when staying at Reethi Beach Resort, and ProDivers Kuredu at Kuredu Resort & Spa. Further information, including dive packs and courses, is detailed at Reethi Beach Resort and Kuredu Resort & Spa.

Resort info

Getting Around & Basic Information

Male airport is located on its own island. The airport island accommodates the main terminal, the seaplane port and the airport hotel (Hulhule Airport hotel). In the vast majority of cases, Male airport acts as the hub for all transfers between island resorts and atolls.

A narrow channel of water separates Male Airport Island from Male town, and a regular, inexpensive boat service operates between the two islands.

Once you're on your island resort, there's no ‘public’ transport to get around to other islands, you need to organise local excursions and join guided trips.

Twin-centre stays, in most cases, hub through the central point of Male to reach your next island.

Climate

This tropical climate has two monsoon seasons. November to May is the northwest monsoon season, which is dry and sunny. June to October is the southeast monsoon and brings the wet season. Having said this, the period crossover of the monsoon seasons fluctuates each year and even during the wet season, one may experience weeks of solid sunshine and just showers in short, sharp bursts.

Air temperature is stable around 28 - 30° C and the water temperature rarely drops below 25° C. Spectacular diving takes place all year round.

Currency

Local currency is the Maldives Rufiyaa (MVR).

Approximately £1 = 26 MVR

The tourist currency is US Dollar ($) or Euro (€). Island resorts charge in USD or Euros and bills can be settled with most internationally accepted credit cards at the end of your stay.

Time

The Maldives is +5 hours of GMT.

Travel info

Inter Atoll Flights - Haa Alifu

Transfers to Haa-Alifu in the North involve an internal pressurised flight from Male. This is arranged and costed as part of your travel package to the north of the Maldives, unless otherwise requested.

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