We spent an unforgettable afternoon snorkelling with Tom, resident marine biologist at Kihavah, as he pointed out shoals of clown fish, Redtoothed triggerfish with electric blue sequins running down their backs and stripey sweetlips who did indeed look like Love Island contestants who had overdone the fillers.
While the food on the island is generally excellent – take your pick from six restaurants and a spectacular Sky Bar featuring the largest telescope in the Maldives – for us, there was one, unmissable dining experience, the glass underwater restaurant, Sea.
Dine at night and you will see the menacing ocean predators circling. Dine at lunch and witness a mesmerising swirl of tropical fish in psychedelic colours.
This amazing ocean and all it has to offer (with a side-serving of next-level luxury) is what the Maldives is all about – not wallpaper content for the Gram. It’s high time we reclaimed it.
Fiona McIntosh was a guest of Naladhu Private Island (00 960 664 4111; naladhu.com) and Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas (00 960 664 4111; anantara.com), which offer villas from £1,330 and £1,248 respectively, half-board. Surfing lessons cost from £74 per hour; catamaran sailing lessons from £91 per hour
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