Transfer: Seaplane or domestic flight
Anantara Kihavah Villas
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Gaafu Alifu Atoll · Domestic flight
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa is on Maamutaa, a green island with its own freshwater lake in Gaafu Alifu Atoll, in the far south. You fly to Kooddoo on a domestic flight, then a speedboat takes you over to the island in about 15 minutes. It suits families and divers who want an all-inclusive stay with plenty to do. Ask Maldives Desk if you would like villa, transfers and taxes quoted together.
On Maamutaa in Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Pullman Maldives Maamutaa pairs a leafy island and an inland lake with a wide lagoon. You arrive by domestic flight to Kooddoo followed by a speedboat hop of about 15 minutes. Its 122 villas run from beach and overwater pool villas to homes with two or four bedrooms, and the stay is planned around an all-inclusive meal plan, so it is an easy choice for families and divers.
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa is in Gaafu Alifu Atoll, reached by domestic flight to Kooddoo and a quick speedboat ride. Guests who shortlist it usually want a family-friendly island with lots going on, far from the busier atolls around Malé. We plan every enquiry around your travel dates, preferred villa style and flight times, so the transfers line up.
There are 122 villas: beach and family beach villas, beach pool villas, ocean and ocean pool villas, suites, two-bedroom pool villas, a four-bedroom overwater retreat and two Aqua Villas with a bedroom below sea level. Family villas add a children’s room with bunk beds. When you enquire, tell us whether beach sand, an overwater deck or a private pool matters most, and we will suggest categories that are actually available for your dates.
Days revolve around the lagoon, the dive centre and the kids’ club, which runs supervised play for younger children with a kids’ pool and waterslides, while teens get their own space with snooker, table tennis and a golf simulator. Food is spread over three restaurants, one all-day, one plant-based beside a herb and vegetable garden and one over the water with Mediterranean dishes, plus three bars. The spa sits over the lagoon, and children aged ten and over can join their parents on dives.
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa is worth the longer journey when an all-inclusive plan, room for the family and good diving matter more than a short speedboat ride from Malé. Share your occasion, party size, meal-plan preference and any must-haves (reef access, kids’ facilities, villa size, spa focus). Your quotation will cover villa, transfers and taxes, with clear inclusions and no hard sell.
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A place near Pullman Maldives Maamutaa that guests often ask about. Times are approximate, by speedboat from the resort. We only list places we could verify from official sources, so this list is short.
Island with the domestic airport where your flight from Malé lands.
Excursions vary by resort, season and weather, and not every trip runs every day. Ask us what Pullman Maldives Maamutaa can arrange.
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By domestic flight from Malé to Kooddoo, about 55 minutes, then a speedboat ride of around 15 minutes to the island. We plan it around your international flight and include it in your quotation.
Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Maldives. The map on this page shows where the resort sits.
Guests often choose it for: families, diving, all-inclusive stays.
Guests often ask about Kooddoo, where the domestic airport is. Excursions vary by resort, season and weather.
Your villa, the meal plan you choose, return transfers (speedboat, seaplane or domestic flight) and the applicable Maldives taxes and service charges, so the total is clear from the start.
Quotations are prepared by Maldives Desk. We do not send you to hotel websites to finish the booking — enquire here and we will handle the details with you.
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Transfer: Seaplane or domestic flight
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