The Maverick

The Maverick sits on Mundoo Island in Laamu Atoll, an inhabited island in the Maldives. Here the resort has its own private beach of white powdered sand, wrapped in lush vegetation. Mundoo craftsmen built the property, and the team looking after you is a mix of Laamu locals and other nationalities, all with backgrounds in Maldives hospitality. Sustainability shapes how the resort runs: it shops local, employs local where it can, recycles, and uses renewable energy and local materials. Some of its experiences are financed by the resort but owned and operated by the atoll’s residents, which keeps the island community at the heart of your stay.

Home for your trip is one of 25 spacious, air-conditioned tented lodges on the beach, surrounded by greenery. Meals are served at the restaurant on the beach, where the focus is on buying local wherever possible. For cocktails, wine tasting and bar snacks, head to Dhinasha, a floating bar and restaurant on a boat. For surfers, Sarongs breaks right in front of the resort, and you can paddle out straight from the sand. The resort also has its own speed boat and dhoni to get you to the waves further afield. The house reef sits just off the beach too, ready for snorkelling or diving whenever you fancy a change of pace.

Surfing at The Maverick starts right on the doorstep. Sarongs, known to locals as Bedhuge, is a perfect, hollow right-hander breaking right in front of the resort, and you can paddle out to it straight from the beach. Machines, a fast, winding hollow right at Maabaidhoo, is a 5 minute dhoni ride away and is best on an incoming tide, when there is enough water. For something with more punch, Ying Yangs is a right-hander described as the most powerful wave in Laamu Atoll, 20 minutes away by speed boat.

Beginners are well looked after too. Beginner waves wrap round both Sarongs and Machines, and Maabaidhoo, a few minutes away, has a very consistent, gentle rolling break onto a sandy bottom. Boards are available to hire, including foam boards for beginners. With a speed boat and a dhoni on hand, 7+ other surf points lie within 25 minutes by boat.

The Maverick has 25 very spacious and private air-conditioned rooms in glamping style, set on a private beach and surrounded by lush vegetation. Each offers a 36 square metre indoor space, a 30 square metre private outdoor bathroom space and a 30 square metre private alfresco living area, with space for 2 adults and 2 children. The furnishings are expedition chic, with king size beds and luxurious cotton linens and towels.

Settle in and everything you need is close at hand. Your room comes with direct contact with your room butler, a minibar and in room snacks, tea and coffee making facilities, complimentary fast WiFi and complimentary water. Organic bath amenities, an in room safe and a hairdryer complete the picture, and with the house reef just off the white powdered sand, the ocean is never far away!

Meals at The Maverick are served at the restaurant on the beach, where the focus is on sustainability. The kitchen buys local wherever possible, and anything imported comes direct from the producer where possible, so what lands on your plate is sourced with care.

For something a little different, Dhinasha is a floating bar and restaurant on a boat. Head aboard for cocktails, wine tasting and bar snacks out on the water, a relaxed way to round off a day of surfing or diving!