Located a short 20-minute boat ride from Malé International Airport, Gili Lankanfushi Maldives is a private island luxury eco-resort in the Maldives. With pristine white sand beaches and the Laccadive Sea as its backdrop, it’s the ultimate getaway for seclusion and relaxation.

The property offers a variety of accommodations ranging from villa suites and residences with private pools to The Private Reserve, which is the largest standalone overwater villa in the world. In addition to multiple world-class dining options including an underground wine cellar experience, Gili Lankanfushi Maldives offers guests a selection of fun activities such as surfing, water sports, diving, excursions, tennis with a pro, and more.

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For those seeking rejuvenation and wellness during their stay, Meera Spa at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives provides holistic healing treatments and experiences in a stunning overwater setting. Treatment rooms feature glass-floors so that guests can see ocean and marine life during their services, with additional amenities such as a sauna, steam room, and relaxation areas connected by open-air walkways.

The spa’s treatment menu showcases a combination of ancient healing practices and cutting-edge global therapies. A team of highly-skilled therapists incorporates healing blends of plants and herbs from the resort garden to soothe and promote balance, while a rotating roster of visiting practitioners bring their expertise and unique backgrounds to the spa. Guests also enjoy various wellness activities including seaside yoga, meditation, and more.

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We interviewed Nicolas Khairallah, General Manager at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives, who shared insider tips, treatments to try, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: That the spa is secluded and lies over the water. Through the glass panels on the floor of the treatment room, guests can literally see the ocean and marine life while they are enjoying their spa treatment with stunning views of the sparkling lagoon from the relaxation area.

Key Features: There are six treatment lagoon rooms dedicated to the beauty of the marine life, as well as a uniquely designed “Champa” for Ayurveda Therapy at a natural hideaway immersed in the tranquil jungle.

Our Spa menu is an artful combination of global therapies which draw on the healing wisdom of age-old cultures, infused with modern know how. Highly-skilled Meera spa therapists provide several holistic and wellness experiences. And visiting Wellness Practitioners offer our guests consultations and specialized treatments including Watsu, acupuncture, crystal sound therapy, body restoration and Reiki, throughout the year.

Our spa facilities also include steam rooms and sauna, Yoga Champa, a fitness center, Meera Spa Essential Oils, and the Meera spa shop which offers the very finest skincare products by VOYA. 

Bonus: Depending on the season, we offer guests daily complimentary wellness activities such as Yoga, meditation, Qi Gung and Thai Chi. In-house guests have complimentary use of the steam and sauna rooms. Also, there is the option of complimentary Ayurvedic consultation with our in-house Ayurvedic practitioner.

Snacks Served:  At the end of each treatment we serve our guests with freshly made ginger tea, almond nuts and slices of fresh fruit. And we have infused water (detox and crystal infused).

Insider’s Tip: Wellness is not all about spa, yoga or meditation. It is about spending time to listen and pamper yourself—mind, body and soul. It doesn’t matter how you do, it, it can be something as simple as listening to music, walking in the park or sleeping early. To give balance between your body, mind and heart. Lastly, to stay hydrated—people who drink less water might suffer exhaustion, attention deficiency, and memory problems. The more water you drink, the less carbonated drinks you are likely to consume.

Splurge Treatment: The Wonder of Gili. Begin with ocean therapy, with a Seaweed Body Buff and Detox Seaweed Mud Wrap. This includes a gentle scalp massage while active seaweed mud is penetrating the skin cells; then, harmonized to relax your body, have a Meera Signature couples massage. Complete your journey with a candlelight desert rose Aroma Bath for two, accompanied by a bottle of champagne, chocolates and fresh fruit.

Unique Treatment: There are three—Organic Seaweed Leaf Wrap, Thermal Infusing, and Meera Signature.

• Organic Seaweed Leaf Wrap: Wraps utilizing fresh leaves of Atlantic seaweed to cocoon the body. Beginning with seaweed exfoliation to soften and prepare the skin for the wrap, we then bandage the body with Irish seaweed leaves to purge impurities and provide a mineral burst to the skin. Guests just lie back and enjoy a relaxing scalp massage while the leaves work on their skin.

• Thermal Infusing: Tailored for guests’ skin type, this is an intensive boost of all nature’s vitamins and minerals. An exclusive warm infusing mask maximizes penetration of these essential vitamins and minerals into the deeper layers of the skin. This ultimate facial indulgence is tailored to each guest’s skin needs to purify, deeply cleanse, or nourish, to leave their skin hydrated and toned. Restoring forgotten elasticity and radiance, this is more than just a facial—it’s Nature’s Face Lift.

• Meera Signature: This signature massage is a deeply wonderful fusion of global massage styles that will help reduce chronic tensions and stiffness. A combination of several massage techniques including Thai, Shiatsu, and Hawaiian that will release mind and body stress. Heated sand cushions penetrate through spine alignment to the lower back, followed by bamboo walking to unblock the Chi energy flow from heels up to the neck and shoulders.

Insider’s Favorite: Choorna Swedana. A warm herbal poultice massage with medicated herbal oil. It helps to increase blood circulation, speedup detoxification; plus relieve neurological disorders, arthritis, and rheumatism, sport injuries, and computer syndrome. 

Featured Products: VOYA—these are exclusive seaweed-based products from the pristine ocean waters of Ireland. Hand-harvested seaweed is blended with certified organic ingredients, promising therapeutic treatments imbued with the full power of nature. Seaweed has been used for over 300 years as therapy for a variety of skin and rheumatic conditions in Ireland. Seaweed naturally absorbs its nourishment from the sea, and over 80% of the seaweed plant is made up of essential minerals, vitamins, and other bioactive compounds.

For more information on Gili Lankanfushi Maldives, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @gili.lankanfushi

[Photos courtesy of Gili Lankanfushi Maldives]

Gili Lankanfushi Maldives

Maldives, Lankanfushi Island 08290

North Malé Atoll

Republic of Maldives

+960-6640304