Paradise found: a Maldives resort that is far from the madding crowd
Kanuhura is an island paradise aimed at the ‘gypset’, with stunning water villas and plenty of restaurants and bars to keep guests fed and watered
What is it? A tropical island paradise curated for the “gypset”. That’s an exclusive social set composed of artists, designers and entrepreneurs who have the financial clout to combine the gypsy lifestyle – the free-spirited roaming and romance part, not the dirt, poverty and police harassment – with the sophistication of the jet set, if you’re wondering.
Soaring palms sway majestically in benign sea breezes, turquoise waters caress silver shorelines, white powder sand melts underfoot and the sun shines down from azure skies just a little bit brighter than anywhere else you can quite remember, before it pitches into the ocean and drowns in a glorious blaze of pyrotechnics.
It’s romantic, then? Take a walk along the beach, dip a toe in the Indian Ocean, drop by the infinity pool bar for a mojito, and you’ll notice a distinct lack of people. Our first thoughts are that the resort must be half empty. Then our friendly personal concierge (yes, everybody gets one) confides, with a nod and a wink, that the other guests are busy “enjoying the romance”. And when the romance flags, there is no shortage of diversions designed to ratchet it back up again, from castaway picnics to private candlelit dinners on the beach.