#4 in Top 20 Maldives for A Honeymoon · ★★★★★
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru
Manta-ray season swims at Hanifaru Bay, beach-villa benchmark for Four Seasons globally.
Manta-ray season swims at Hanifaru Bay, beach-villa benchmark for Four Seasons globally.
"Manta-ray season swims at Hanifaru Bay, beach-villa benchmark for Four Seasons globally."
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru is the Four Seasons flagship in the Indian Ocean and one of the resorts that defines the Baa Atoll honeymoon. The asset is geographic — Landaa is the closest five-star resort to Hanifaru Bay, the UNESCO-protected lagoon where manta rays and whale sharks aggregate in their hundreds during the southwest-monsoon season. From mid-June through October, the resort runs daily snorkel boats to Hanifaru; on a peak day in August, two hundred manta rays may be in the water at once. The villas are large by Four Seasons standards — the Beach Bungalows are 215 square metres with private pools, the Sunset Water Villas at the lagoon's southern tip have the longest decks of any Maldives water villa. The Marine Discovery Centre on the island is one of the most serious on-resort marine-science programmes in the country; the resident marine biologists run guided snorkels and night dives. The Spa & Ayurvedic Retreat is the largest in the Maldives. For the honeymoon couple where one or both partners is a serious snorkeller or diver, Landaa Giraavaru is the answer.
Sunset Water Villa with Pool — long lagoon deck, sunset orientation. Or a Two-Bedroom Land & Ocean Villa for couples bringing one parent.
If your dates fall between July and October, book the Hanifaru Bay manta excursion for day two — the boat departs at 7am and the encounter is a once-in-a-trip experience. Pre-arrange a private dhoni dinner cruise at sunset for the romantic counterweight.
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru sits within our broader Top 20 Hotels in the Maldives for a Honeymoon list. It scored an aggregate 9.8/10 across the three editorial criteria — competitive against the field but, on a honeymoon-specific factors, the angle above is what earned its rank. For the alternatives in the same Maldives neighbourhood, see Baa Atoll and adjacent. For a different city entirely, see the related lists below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. The best suites with the right view orientation go first, and inventory for the popular months is quoted in months, not weeks. Suite-level rooms with private plunge pools or terraces — the ones that earn this rank — are typically the first to sell out.