Outrigger Maldives Maafushivaru Resort has revealed details of its Christmas and New Year programme, which runs from 19 December 2022 to 1 January 2023.
A diverse and creative array of activities has been created for guests who love to eat, drink, keep fit – physically and spiritually – chill or dance to music, learn about marine life such as manta rays and whale sharks and see them in the wild.
Food lovers can enjoy chef Christopher Long’s Christmas market as well as sign up for hands-on classes on making sushi, Vietnamese hand rolls, seafood curing, cake decoration, chocolate and wine pairing. There will also be mojito madness and margarita mash-up sessions.
Perfect for couples, guests can request private sunset dinners on the beach and a floating breakfast in their pool villa, depending on guest preference.
Encircled by immaculately clear tropical waters, Outrigger guests can indulge in sunset cruises, big game fishing (catch & release), kayaking around the island, snorkelling safaris and guided scuba dives.
In addition to leading marine trips, the resort’s resident marine biologist, Lynn Jula Kessler, will share presentations on Outrigger’s ZONE – OZONE – its global nature conservation initiative.
Physical and spiritual fitness will highlight the festive period on the island. Ajay Sharma, Outrigger’s resident yoga and fitness instructor, has designed a thoughtful and holistic regime of sunrise and sunset hatha yoga, balance and strength sessions, Pilates classes, core training, flow yoga and cross fit.
On New Year’s Eve, cocktails in the early evening will be followed by an around-the-globe culinary journey and then a DJ session from 10:30 pm onwards for guests to boogie their way into 2023.
The resort will also run a festive Instagram giveaway. Guests who post images with specific hashtags could be in the chance to win a traditional dhoni sailing boat sunset cocktail for two, a 60-minute couples’ massage or a beach dinner for two.
