Beach Villa
87 square metres, tucked into tropical greenery opening directly onto the turquoise lagoon, with private beach access.
Resort · Lhaviyani Atoll
Six Senses Kanuhura
5-star40 min from Malé
- Transfer
- Speedboat
- From Malé
- 40 min
- Stay
- 96 villas
- Dining
- 7 venues
- Experiences
- 3 options
The resort
Overview
Six Senses Kanuhura is a Lhaviyani Atoll resort spanning its main island plus two private islands, Jehunuhura and Masleggihuraa, roughly a 40-minute seaplane flight from Velana International Airport.
Kanuhura's fourteen villa categories range from the 87sqm Beach Villa to the flagship 415sqm Three Bedroom Beach Villa Suite. Dining spans seven venues, from the main buffet The Market and wood-fired Italian at Bottega to a castaway seafood lunch on private island Jehunuhura at Drift, poolside grilling and Japanese fusion at Sip & Sand, and Spanish tapas at The Point. Six Senses Spa Kanuhura offers eight treatment rooms and an Alchemy Bar product-making workshop, while the PADI 5-star Deep Blue Divers explores sites including Kuredu Express.
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Accommodations
Beach Villa With Pool
101 square metres, set on powdery white sand with a private 15sqm pool, direct ocean access and an elevated deck seating area.
Deluxe Beach Villa With Pool
122 square metres, a larger beachfront villa with a private 15sqm pool and a glass-enclosed living and dining area opening to ocean views.
Deluxe Beach Villa Suite With Pool
170 square metres, a beachfront suite with a shaded outdoor pool terrace, private 16sqm pool, and a private deck dining and seating area.
Two Bedroom Beach Villa With Pool
262 square metres, two independent bedrooms separated by a private 32sqm pool and pool deck, on the beachfront.
Two Bedroom Beach Villa Suite With Pool
250 square metres, a spacious two-bedroom beach villa with a private 40sqm pool and generous shared outdoor living space for families or groups.
Three Bedroom Beach Villa Suite With Pool
415 square metres, a large family beachfront suite with a private 30sqm pool, positioned for lagoon views.
Water Villa With Pool
115 square metres, an overwater villa on stilts above the lagoon with a private 16sqm pool and an outdoor relaxing platform with direct water access.
Family Water Villa With Pool
126 square metres, an overwater family villa with a private 16sqm pool, shaded outdoor dining area and relaxing platform above the lagoon.
Two Bedroom Water Villa With Pool
305 square metres, an overwater two-bedroom villa with a large private 43sqm infinity pool and uninterrupted ocean views.
Beach Retreat With Pool
170 square metres, a beachfront villa just steps from the ocean, with a private 48sqm pool and pool deck dining and seating area.
Family Beach Retreat With Pool
195 square metres, a stylish family villa directly on the beach with a private 48sqm pool.
Two Bedroom Beach Retreat With Pool
262 square metres, a two-bedroom beach retreat facing the lagoon and Jehunuhura's tropical beach, with a private 51sqm pool.
Three Bedroom Beach Reserve
320 square metres, the top-tier oceanfront reserve villa with uninterrupted sunset views and a private 67sqm pool.
Culinary experiences
Dining
The Market
The resort's main all-day dining venue, serving beachfront breakfast with fresh fruit, healthy juices and pancakes, and dinner featuring a rotating spread of Southeast Asian, Italian, Indian and Japanese-influenced dishes with themed buffet nights.
Bottega
A wood-fired-oven trattoria centred on traditional Italian family recipes with a contemporary twist — sourdough pizzas, large sharing salads and homemade pasta made with organic-garden herbs, paired with Mediterranean wines.
Drift
A standing lunch restaurant on Jehunuhura, a small private island a 7-minute boat ride from the main island, serving a barefoot, castaway-style seafood lunch in the shade of coconut trees.
Sip & Sand
A poolside venue serving charcoal-grilled meats and the day's local catch for lunch, transitioning at sunset to a Japanese-influenced dinner menu of sushi, sashimi and tempura.
The Point
Set on the iconic beach at Kanuhura's northern tip, this restaurant and bar offers a Spanish-influenced small-plates and tapas menu paired with an extensive wine list.
Scoops
A complimentary ice cream, sorbet and juice bar offering scoops, cakes and cookies plus freshly squeezed juices throughout the day.
Sunset Point
A sunset-facing bar positioned as the resort's prime spot to watch the Maldivian sunset, with an extensive drinks list and a resident DJ.
Explore and indulge
Facilities & activities
Spa
Six Senses Spa Kanuhura offers eight treatment rooms including a couple's suite and a VIP suite, an Alchemy Bar workshop for making natural spa products, a Biohacking Recovery Lounge, hot and cold plunge facilities, and an outdoor beachfront yoga pavilion.
Diving
Deep Blue Divers, a PADI 5-star operator, runs the resort's dive centre offering scuba diving, mermaid and snorkelling courses, with notable sites including nurse shark snorkelling, a turtle safari, and grey reef sharks at Kuredu Express.
Watersports
Ocean watersports including paddleboarding, plus a Lagoon 50 catamaran for sailing and dolphin-watching excursions.
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