W Retreat, North Ari Atoll

Uncompromising luxury, wellness and incredible diving in a pristine private paradise

from$1,643 /night

per room, breakfast only

Overview

  • Dive beautiful reefs, pinnacles and manta sites from the superb dive centre
  • Indulgent restaurants and bars serving global cuisine and innovative cocktails
  • The perfect wellness retreat with a blissful spa and expert fitness team on hand

The heart-shaped private island of Fesdu is your picture-perfect paradise to escape the world. Set on powder-white sands amidst lush greenery and overlooking a cobalt blue lagoon, this five-star luxury retreat combines stunning natural beauty and elegant design. Relish W Retreat’s extensive wellness and fitness opportunities, alongside sensational global flavours, exhilarating watersports, enriching excursions and incredible diving. Whether exploring manta and whale shark sites, indulging in the spa or relaxing in your opulent overwater villa, your Maldives holiday is sure to exceed expectations.

Rooms

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Fabulous Overwater Villa

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Fabulous Overwater Villa

King and sofa bed
146 sqm
Adults only
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from $1,643 /night

Wonderful Beach Oasis Villa

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Wonderful Beach Oasis Villa

King and sofa bed
188 sqm
Adults only
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from $1,885 /night

Spectacular Overwater Villa

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Spectacular Overwater Villa

King bed
146 sqm
Adults only
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from $2,127 /night

WOW Ocean Escape

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WOW Ocean Escape

King, queen and sofa bed
323 sqm
Adults only
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from $6,067 /night

Extreme WOW Ocean Haven

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Extreme WOW Ocean Haven

King and sofa bed
492 sqm
Adults only
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from $9,098 /night

Resort checklist

Number of rooms:77
Overwater bungalows:Yes
Restaurants and bars:6

Meal plans:

  • Breakfast
  • Half Board
  • Full Board
Official dive center rating:PADI 5-Star Dive Resort
House reef:Yes
Nitrox:Yes

Your stay at W Retreat

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Diving in North Ari Atoll

  • Sharks
    Sharks
    Year round
  • Turtles
    Turtles
    Year round
  • Schooling reef fish
    Schooling reef fish
    Year round
  • Manta Rays
    Manta Rays
    Year round
  • Eagle ray
    Eagle ray
    Year round
  • Wrecks
    Wrecks
    Year round

North Ari is home to some of the Maldives’ best diving, boasting plenty of dive sites, and easy access to multiple locations from almost every island. Sheltered walls and reefs can be found, but the majority of North Ari’s diving favours thilas and channels with strong currents. Manta rays, grey reef sharks, turtles, and eagle rays are all common sightings, as well as schools of barracuda, snapper, tuna, and trevally. Occasional whale sharks also make an appearance. Due to the strong currents, many of North Ari’s dive sites are only suitable for more advanced divers.

Maaya Thila is considered one of the Maldives’ top dive sites, where divers can find anything from nudibranchs and frogfish, to eagle rays, schools of barracuda, and even guitar sharks. Hafza Thila is a big draw for shark fans, boasting schools of reef sharks at a cleaning station, while Fish Head is another favourite, harbouring plenty of resident grey reef sharks. Other well known thila dives include Ukulhas Thila, Maalhos Thila and Orimas Thila. But, perhaps one of the most unique experiences occurs in Fesdu Lagoon, where a small population of manta rays congregates by the lights of liveaboards at night – allowing divers to watch as they swoop and barrel-roll in just 15-meters of water and often only inches away. Mantas are also seen at Dhonkalo Thila and Himandhoo during the NE, and at Gangehi during the SW monsoon, and North Ari also has a number of small wrecks at Fesdu, Halaveli and Kuramathi, all sunk deliberately on resort house reef. The atoll is narrow enough for the best sites to be explored from pretty much any of the resorts.