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The One&Only Reethi Rah
Our base for the trip and an extraordinary place to stay. The bungalow was nothing short of sublime and the island gave us plenty of reasons to spend our days outside it.
OUR MALDIVES
More than just paradise.
We stayed at The One&Only Reethi Rah, and from the
moment we arrived the island felt like somewhere
completely removed from everyday life. The bungalow
was nothing short of sublime, but it was the life
outside it that made the stay so memorable.
We spent our days riding bicycles around the island,
watching sharks and rays moving through the water and
diving in some spectacular sites. I also seemed to
spend an unreasonable amount of time chasing flying
foxes and herons around the island with a camera.
There is something wonderfully simple about the
rhythm of Reethi Rah — bikes, beaches, extraordinary
marine life and water that constantly makes you want
to get back in it.
FROM OUR CAMERA
Reethi Rah, as we saw it.
BEST TIME
November – April
The dry season generally brings the clearest skies, calmer seas and the conditions that make the Maldives particularly special.
THE SETTING
One island
Reethi Rah is a private island where the days quickly settle into a rhythm of bicycles, beaches, water and wildlife.
GETTING AROUND
By bicycle
Bicycles became part of the experience. Riding around the island was one of our favourite ways to explore and discover what was happening beyond the beach.
OUR RECOMMENDATIONS
What made it special.
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Ride the island
Take a bicycle and explore. It is one of the simplest pleasures of Reethi Rah and a great way to discover the different corners of the island.
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Watch the wildlife
Flying foxes and herons became unexpected characters in our days. There was always something moving through the trees, along the beach or around the water.
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Get in the water
Sharks and rays could be seen moving through the water around the island. It was one of those places where even an ordinary swim could turn into an encounter worth remembering.
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Go diving
The diving was spectacular. The underwater world adds another dimension to the Maldives and was one of the highlights of the trip for us.
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Leave some time unplanned
The beauty of a place like Reethi Rah is that there is very little need to fill every hour. Some of our favourite moments came simply from getting on a bike and seeing where the island took us.
FROM THE JOURNAL
Life on Reethi Rah.
The Maldives is easy to reduce to photographs of beaches and turquoise water. But what stayed with us was the life around the island — the bicycles, the wildlife and the feeling that there was always something happening just beyond the bungalow.
I seemed to spend as much time looking into the trees for flying foxes and herons as I did looking out to sea. Add the sharks, rays and extraordinary diving, and Reethi Rah became much more than a beautiful place to stay.
MORE FROM OUR CAMERA
More from the Maldives.
OUR MAP
Maldives.
One island, extraordinary water and a destination that quickly became one of our favourite escapes from Singapore.