Four Seasons Kuda Huraa

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa offers the archipelago's most refined castaway experience, a 30-minute speedboat from Malé yet utterly removed from the world. Thatched bungalows perch on stilts above luminous lagoon water, the Island Spa floats on its own tiny isle, and the resort's surf programme — guided by World Surf League pros — opens the legendary breaks of the North Malé Atoll to all levels. Champagne sunset cruises aboard a traditional dhoni and a marine biologist-led reef discovery centre round out a stay of effortless Indian Ocean privilege.