ELEMENTS KIHAVAH
In line with Anantara s philosophy of four natural elements, we are delighted to offer you Elements Kihavah, an experience club offering an exhilarating journey of adventures, on and alongside the turquoise Indian Ocean. Also known as Ratnakara in the ancient Sanskrit literature and meaning the creator of gems, the Indian Ocean is home to a variety of marine ecosystems that vary from planktonic organisms to sharks, crustaceans and sponges. Here dolphins, turtles and mantas can be seen thriving in their natural habitat.
WATER Explore your tranquil water element by discovering the magical underwater world that lies below. Whether you choose to scuba dive or snorkel you can rest assured that our experienced instructors, first class rental equipment, comfortable Dhonis (Maldivian boats) and many dive sites cater for beginner and experienced divers alike. For a more relaxed sightseeing excursion in the shallow waters or across the lagoon try a sturdy kayak ride. For expert advice visit the Bio Centre where our resident Marine Biologist will gladly guide you through your water element adventure, suggest sites to explore and share valuable marine ecosystem information. EARTH Do you feel the need to ground yourself on solid earth after a long flight or a day spent on the ocean? Spend the day re-enacting the adventures of Robinson Crusoe with your fellow castaway, or just an hour or so watching a breath-taking golden sunset over the ocean in total solitude and tranquillity. Let us escort you to our neighbouring islands for a delightful insight into typical islander existence and ancient crafts. AIR Fly free as an eagle and leave the qualms of everyday life behind as you explore the liberating and gravitydefying air element in the skies above. Our fully-rigged parasail boat, Shute Me, allows you to soar through the sky with an unforgettable bird s eye view of the lush, green tropical islands encircled by living coral reefs immersed in aglistening ocean below. If adventure is your game try mastering both the air and water elements with our cutting-edge windsurfing rigs, catamarans or kites. FIRE Amidst the serenity of our laidback island lifestyle we appreciate the need for speed and can ignite your fiery element with 150 horsepower of mindblowing muscle. Climb on-board our Velocity and Impulse speedboats and feel the wind rush through your hair as you speed across the mirror-smooth Indian Ocean. If spectator sport is not your game cut your own wave skiing or wakeboarding behind this awesome power. At Anantara Kihavah Villas the world is your oyster and we will be honoured to be your guide on your adventure to discover and explore your natural elements. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY! The Elements Kihavah team For bookings please call ELEMENTS at extension 344 or visit the Dive Centre between 8:00 am 6:00 pm All rates are published in USD. All activities are subject to 10% Service Charge and applicable government taxes.
LUXURY YACHT CHARTERS Experience an element of adventure in deluxe surroundings on board Ocean Whisperer, a 24 metre luxury gullet ideal for romantic escapes, cruising days on the Indian Ocean or exclusive private diving and snorkelling. Private Sunset Cruise Price: 880 USD Time: 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Watch the sun going down over the horizon sipping on your Champagne glass and savouring delicious canapés prepared by our Executive Chef. Includes one bottle of Champagne and canapés. Price is for maximum 4 people; extra person 165 USD Sunset Cruise Price: 165 USD Time: 5:00 pm 6:30 pm Along with other guests watch the sun going down over the horizon sipping on your Champagne glass and savouring delicious canapés prepared by our Executive Chef. Includes one glass of Champagne and canapés. Overnight Charter Price: 3,900 USD Time: 9:00 am 9:00 am (24 hours) Spend the whole day cruising around the Indian Ocean, watch dolphins, snorkel with turtles, spend a few hours on our private desert island for a photo shoot, lunch or a dive session, or visit a local island nearby. Watch the stars twinkling above you while enjoying a mouth-watering dinner prepared by your own private chef. This experience is for maximum 4 people Hourly Yacht Rental Price: 490 USD Minimum 2 hours Price is for maximum of 8 people; extra person 200 YACHT WEDDING* Price: 9,580 USD Set sail for married life aboard a luxury private yacht, sharing a voyage of Indian Ocean discovery. Your vows mingle with the soothing sound of gently rolling waves. Wedding rings are presented in a beautiful shell and exchanged as the sun sets a sensational tapestry. Cut your exquisite wedding cake, created by a personal chef, and share a wine dinner that is tailor made for just the two of you. Retire to your romantically decorated room and awaken to your first glimpse of sunrise, before enjoying a champagne breakfast in bed, on the deck of the yacht or on a secluded sand bank. Leave with unforgettable memories of your journey in paradise, and a photographic tale of your intimate adventure. Package highlights include: Facial treatment, hair styling and make-up for the bride by our professional beautician Sunset cruise ceremony with floral decorations and wedding rings presented in a shell Romantic personalised five course dinner with one bottle of wine Wedding cake prepared by your private chef Overnight yacht stay with exclusive newlywed setup Sunrise champagne breakfast either in bed, on deck or on an idyllic sand bank Wedding photo shoot * Dining by Design menu is provided for this experience. Full-Day Charter Price: 2,900 USD Time: 9:00 am 5:00 pm (8 hours) Watch dolphins, snorkel with turtles, stop on a desert island for an incredible photo shoot, or visit a local island nearby. Price is for maximum 8 people; extra person 200 Half-Day Charter Price: 1,960 USD Time: 9:00 am 1:00 pm or 2 pm - 6 pm (4 hours) Cruise around the Indian Ocean, watch dolphins, snorkel with turtles or visit a local island. Price is for maximum 8 people; extra person 200 Private Afternoon Dive from the Yacht Price: 2,370 USD Time: 2:00 pm 6:30 pm Explore the Baa Atoll by discovering the best diving spots with our certified PADI instructors cruising around the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean at sunset. The price includes one diving session for two with the instructor, one bottle of Champagne and canapés. Any additional person on request.
PRIVATE BOAT CHARTERS FISHING TRIPS Elements Kihavah experience club offers a selection of comfortable motorised vessels for private charter, complete with a captain (and crew on Dhonis). Escape for a couple of hours on a private diving or snorkelling adventure or for Local Island hopping. You can also opt for a private marine biology excursion guided by our resident Marine Biologist. Around here the waters abound with magnificent game fish such as Sailfish, Dorado, Tuna, Wahoo and Trevally. BIG GAME FISHING Big Game Fishing Time: 5:00 am 9:00 am or 2:00 pm 6:00 pm Price: 950 USD Full Day Big Game Time: 5:00 am 1:00 pm Price: 1,400 USD Casting (2 hours) Price: 800 USD Half Day Big Game Fishing Outside Schedule* Price: 1,300 USD The above experience is for a maximum of 6 people, any additional person 100 USD *Live bait upon request (subject to availability) 200 USD REEF FISHING Private Traditional Maldivian Sunset Fishing Time: 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Price: 750 USD Price is for maximum 6 people; extra person 100 USD Live bait upon request (subject to availability) 200 USD Traditional Maldivian Sunset Fishing on Board Our Luxury Fishing Dhoni Time: 5:30 pm 7:30 pm Price: 95 USD Luxury Dhonis (15m) Catcher and Reef Time: 2hrs / 3hrs / 4hrs Price 700 / 900 / 1,200 USD Price is for maximum 6 people; minimum 2 hours Supplement for Sunset Fishing / Casting / Trolling Price: 50 / 100 / 100 USD Price per extra person for trips up to 2 hours 100 USD Price per extra person for trips of 3 hours and more 150 USD Parasailing Boat (9.5m) Chute Me Time: 2hrs / 3hrs / 4hrs Price: 600 / 850 / 1,000 USD Price is for maximum 6 people; minimum 2 hours; extra hour 250 USD Price per extra person for trips up to 2 hours 100 USD Price per extra person for trips of 3 hours and more 150 USD Speedboats (6m) Impulse and Velocity Time: 2hrs / 3hrs / 4hrs Price: 440 / 660 / 880 USD Maximum 4 people; minimum 2 hours Please note that optional activities such as fishing, diving and parasailing are not included in the pricing.
BIO CENTRE ADVENTURES AQUATIC ACTIVITIES House Reef Discover Snorkelling Price: 60 USD A one hour session for beginners; minimum 2 people Swimming Lesson Price: 60 USD A one hour lesson for beginners; minimum 2 people House Reef Night Snorkelling (1 hour) Price: 90 USD Snorkelling with a lamp; minimum 2 people House Reef Night Fluo Snorkelling (1 hour) Price: 125 USD Snorkelling with a fluo lamp with filter; minimum 2 people At Anantara Kihavah Villas we appreciate and respect the importance of protecting and sustaining the incredible environment within which we are so fortunate to operate. To this end we have established a Bio Centre staffed by a resident Marine Biologist. Our Bio Centre Adventures afford you a unique opportunity to discover and explore marine life with the Marine Biologist and Bio Centre staff, and to partake in our Coral Adoption programme. Please note that all excursion rates are per person, unless otherwise stated and usually require a minimum of four participants. You may also choose a private adventure at an additional fee. Even with our extensive local experience and specialist knowledge nature dictates and animal sightings cannot be guaranteed. You may collect your complimentary snorkelling set from the Dive Centre. Night fluo snorkelling with special ultraviolet torches that emit a carefully controlled range of blue wavelengths will reveal the bio-fluorescence of the marine world that cannot be seen with the naked eye. Witness the magic for yourself! ZAYAK Guided House Reef Zayak (1 hour) Price: 90 USD The best way to experience the underwater world of Maldives for non-swimmers, explore our house reef on your Zayak, a modern mix between a kayak and snorkel. Snorkel Trip with Zayak (extra) Price: 50 USD Add it to any of our snorkel trips and use it as an extra help for you to discover the beautiful reefs of the Maldives. LOCAL ISLAND EXCURSION Experience a taste of Maldivian culture with an afternoon trip to nearby Kudarikilu. Make the short hop across to visit our neighbours and enjoy an insight into local life. The outing includes a welcome drink, followed by a glance back through time at the island museum. There is also the perfect opportunity to purchase a memento of your holiday at the souvenir shop. Note that out of respect to your hosts, dress sense should be conservative; no bare torsos or swimwear please. Your understanding is very much appreciated. Time Price: 1.5 hrs 95 USD
EXCURSIONS Dolphin Discovery (1.5 hours) Price: 80 USD Baa Atoll is one of the best atolls to spot dolphins! The most common ones are Spinner Dolphins which provide a spontaneous and breath-taking show of their own! Watch them playing in their natural habitat from the comfort of our boats Please note this is a dry excursion as we remain on the boat throughout the trip. Turtle Quest (2 hours) Price: 90 USD We are lucky enough to be surrounded by reefs where sea turtles feed and rest. Usually we can snorkel with hawksbill turtles, one of the friendliest species. Jump into their natural environment and try to spot these adorable creatures. Snorkel Escape (1.5 hours) Prcie: 75 USD Grab your mask and fins and hop on our boats to enjoy a short getaway at one of our pristine reefs around Anantara! Under the supervision of your knowledgeable Elements team you will discover an entire new world. Marine Photo Adventure (2 hours) Price: 110 USD For the ones who would love having fantastic souvenirs of their snorkelling trip! Your Elements team will take an underwater camera and shoot beautiful pictures of you and your close ones and the amazing marine life of the coral reefs nearby! All the pictures are uploaded on a memory stick and will be provided in the evening. Hire the Marine Biologist as your private guide (per excursion or dive) Price: 250 USD Enrich your marine experience by hiring our resident Marine Biologist as your guide on any private charter. Research ID Shoot and Seasonal Adventures Join our resident Marine Biologist on an essential on-going research snorkelling adventure to take identification photos of animals such as mantas and turtles. Please visit the Dive Centre for more information on this private adventure and other seasonal excursions. Coral adoption programme During the development of Anantara Kihavah Villas the Elements Kihavah Team nurtured small corals and created coral gardens in various areas of the lagoon by attaching the growing corals on frames. This conservation effort proved to be very successful and the initial results can already be seen around the island. However, this is an on-going process and you are encouraged to contribute to the project by adopting a coral frame and participating in the creation and planting thereof. Three different frame sizes are available for sponsorship: Small 100 USD Medium 200 USD Large 400 USD After you have adopted a coral frame you can monitor the growing process online as the Marine Biologist uploads images every three months. Manta Snorkelling (2.5 hours) Price: 170 USD One of the most amazing fish in the ocean! During the season, they can aggregate by tens to feed or to get cleaned. There are many places around Anantara where we can swim with these gentle giants so hop on our Dhonis or speed boat for a trip of a lifetime! We are proud to operate a fully natural interaction with marine life whereby in order to minimise our impact on their natural behaviour we do not offer incentives such as food. Therefore, while it is normal to see the dolphins, turtles or manta rays during the excursions, sightings cannot be guaranteed.
SCUBA DIVING All diving and course prices include boat fees; in addition Beginner Courses include all Equipment. Most courses require a minimum of two participants. Private courses are available at an additional fee. Price DIVES Single Dive 90 USD 6-11 Dives per dive 85 USD 12 or more Dives per dive 80 USD EQUIPMENT RENTAL (PER DIVE) Complete set 25 USD (BCD jacket, regulator set, dive computer, wetsuit) One piece of Equipment 9 USD Prescription Mask 10 USD Night Dive supplement 15 USD Torch (with back-up) 10 USD Nitrox fill (32%) Free Digital Camera with Memory Stick 80 USD Go Pro Rental with Memory Stick 120 USD 16 L or 18L Cylinder 9 USD UW Scooter Rental 70 USD BEGINNER COURSES (PADI) (EQUIPMENT INCLUDED) Bubblemaker (8 and 9 years old) 120 USD Discover Scuba Diving 190 USD (for non-divers; theory, confined water session, dive) Scuba Review (for certified divers; theory, skill refresher, dive) 180 USD Repeat Discover Scuba Diving 160 USD Open Water Diver 810 USD (5 theory modules, 5 confined water sessions & 4 open water dives) Scuba Diver 550 USD (3 theory modules, 3 confined water sessions & 2 open water dives) Referral/Upgrade 520 USD ADVANCED COURSES (PADI) (EQUIPMENT IS NOT INCLUDED) Adventure Diver (3 dives & theory) 450 USD Advanced Open Water (5 dives & theory) 650 USD Rescue Diver 850 USD Emergency First Response 250 USD Divemaster (excluding materials and PADI fees) 1,400 USD SPECIALTY COURSES (PADI) PADI Enriched Air Diver (2 dives) 400 USD DPV Specialty Course (with Scooter; 2 dives) 390 USD Digital Underwater Photography Specialty 460 USD (with Digital Camera and Memory Stick; 2 dives) Please visit our Dive Centre for more information on many other specialty courses. PHOTOGRAPHY Private Photographer on Regular Excursion One dive Two dives 400 USD 500 USD 600 USD PRIVATE GUIDING AND PRIVATE COURSES Private Guide (per dive) 250 USD Private Courses Please visit our Dive Centre to arrange individual tuition and private courses. Private Boat rental available upon request.
WATER SPORTS MOTORISED WATER SPORTS Jet Ski Take off on one of our fast twin Seadoo s with private guide for a ripping blue water adventure on the open ocean surrounding Anantara. Please note: This is a private guided excursion which will include a briefing and short lesson on how to enjoy this exciting experience safely. You (and your partner) will be on one Jet Ski, while the other Jet Ski will be ridden by your guide. This guide will escort you on a thrilling but safe adventure in the local area. It is also possible, if you prefer, to have the guide drive the Jet Ski and you remain as the passenger. Spin (30 minutes) Afterburner (1 hour) 195 USD 295 USD Seabob The ultimate personal water rocket for high speed sub and above surface travel. Feel it! Feel the power! (15 minutes) Live it! Love the power! (30 minutes) Go with it! Go with the power! (1 hour) 90 USD 140 USD 260 USD Parasailing Soar in a cloudless sky above the islands on Chute Me, a fullyrigged parasail boat. Solo/Tandem 115/220 USD 15 minutes per flight; maximum 120kg for tandem combined weight; minimum 2 people Extra Passenger 30 USD Private Parasailing 350 USD Price is for 2 people, thereafter price per person applies Sunset Parasailing 420 USD (from 17:30 to 18:30 ) Price is for 2 people, thereafter price per person applies See the sunset from a new perspective! Jetlev Flight with an instructor (15 minutes per flight) 160 USD Private Lesson 20 minutes 210 USD 30 minutes 270 USD Speed Sports Climb on-board our Velocity and Impulse speedboats and feel the wind rush through your hair as you speed across the mirror-smooth Indian Ocean cutting your own wave skiing, wakeboarding or tubing. Waterski / Wakeboard / Monoski / Kneeboarding (15 minutes) 70 USD Waterski / Wakeboard / Monoski / Kneeboarding Lesson (25 minutes) 90 USD Fun Tubes (15 minutes) One person Two people or more (per person) 70 USD 60 USD
WIND SPORTS Catamaran/Windsurf Lesson (per hour) International Catamaran/Windsurf Certification fee Windsurfing rental (per hour) Competency Check for Wind Sports Kitesurfing Lesson Land Lesson (1 hour) Ocean Lesson (1 hour) Kite rental (per hour) 110 USD 70 USD 35 USD 30 USD 110 USD 230 USD 70 USD TOP CAT Exhilarating Catamaran Sailing adventures on the Big Cat. Top Cat Sailing with Captain 1 hour 110 USD 2 hours 180 USD Top Cat Sunset Sailing Time: 5:00 pm 6:00 pm Other non-motorised water sports Stand-up paddle boarding (1 hour) Kayaking Ocean Kayak (maximum 2 hours) Glass bottom Kayak Life jacket Rental (per day) 130 USD 35 USD Free 50 USD 12 USD PLEASE NOTE: All activities and excursions are subject to 10% Service Charge and applicable Government Goods and Service Tax (GST). All rates are in USD and activities are quoted per person per hour, unless otherwise stated. All dive courses are offered for a minimum of two people. Private lessons are available at an additional fee. Bio Centre Adventures are not refundable in the event that certain marine life is not seen. Most scheduled excursions require a minimum of four people. Private charters vessels can be arranged with a guide, subject to availability. All activity, adventure and excursion participants do so at their own risk and all water sport activities are subject to weather conditions. All participants in all water based activities are required to complete and sign a liability release releasing the operator and resort of all liability. Furthermore, all participants in all water based activities (except for Scuba Diving) must wear a life vest. The operator reserves the right to suspend any given activity or excursion at any time. Lost or damaged equipment will be charged at replacement cost rates. A competency assessment (at a small fee) is required for the use of windsurfing and kiting equipment unless under instruction. Please note that cancellations made less than 12 hours for combined trips and 24 hours for private trips in advance of a booked activity will incur a penalty fee that may amount to 100% of the price of the activity. *A competency assessment (at a small fee) is required for the use of windsurfing and kiting unless under instruction and competency must be demonstrated before equipment may be rented.
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