Kurumba - Maldives - Sports, Entertainment & Excursions
- Sports & Activities
By the beach there is a meandering, free-form swimming pool, and there is another one near the Spa. The Sports Centre in the island's interior has a fully equipped gymnasium, a sauna, a Jacuzzi, table tennis and three floodlit tennis courts. At the Watersports Centre, equipment and instruction can be arranged for windsurfing, catamaran sailing and canoeing.
- Available Facilities
Aroma Therapy Fishing trips Restaurants Baby Cot Fitness Facility Room Service Badminton Foot Ball Safe Deposit Bar Game Centre Sauna Bar in-house Gift shop Scooter/ Jet Ski Beach Volley Gym Scuba Diving Beachwear Shop Hair Salon / barber Sea side Games Beauty Saloon In-house Doctor Secretarial services Bicycle (for rent) Internet desk with PC Snorkeling Billiard/ Snooker Internet dial-up Souvenir Shop Boating Jacuzzi Spa Services Canoeing Karaoke Steam Bath Catamaran Sailing Laundry Suitable for children Childrens pool Live Music Swim-up Bar Coffee shop Lounge area Swimming Pool Conference Facility Massage Parlor Table Tennis Cosmetics Shop Meet & Greet at Airport Tennis court Cultural Shows Meeting facilities Video Screens Darts PADI Dive School Volley Ball Discotheque Photo Shop Water Skiing Excursions Porters Windsurfing Fax Service Reflexology Wirlpool First Aid
- Diving
With popular dive sites in close proximity, Kurumba is a favourite with scuba divers. Beginners are especially welcome and an open divers licence could be obtained in a week's diving. The resort's dive school is run to the exacting standard of PADI, with both Maldivian and foreign diving instructors.
- Water Sports
Includes a catamaran and wind surf school and offers a range of fun activities - Parasailing with platform boat, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Kayaking, Banana Rodeo, Fun Tubes, Sailing Safaris with a skipper and more.
- Sports & Fitness
Fully equipped with State of the Art Muscle Building & Cardio Vascular Fitness equipment, Indoor games and 3 Tennis courts the Kurumba Sports Centre is your answer to Exercise & Recreation. Pump iron or Walk the Treadmill, A Leisurely game of tennis or a Quick game of Ping Pong, Shopping at the Cloth store or Just lazing by the pool, if you are looking for it, this is where its at.
- Snorkeling
The top of the Kurumba House Reef is approx. 1-2 meters deep and slopes down from there to 10 – 30m (80m on the south side) from the edge. The Kurumba Wall slopes down to 20 – 40 meters where the sandy bottom begins. Progressing a little at a time you will discover the wonders of the house reef: millions of years of coral growth forming an island that teems with life both above and below the waters.
- Life in the House Reef
Sea creatures abound in the Kurumba Reef - ancient Hawksbill Turtles, shy Sharks, sought after Bluefin Tuna - busily maintaining underwater ecology.
- Leisure Activities
* Island Hopping
This excursion by Dhoni (traditional boat ) takes you to two islands within the Atoll. See local culture in an island village and experience wondrous marine life as you swim and snorkel on the uninhabited island of Kuda Bandos . Enjoy a picnic lunch.
* Glass Bottom Boat
A great way of exploring the underwater marine life of the Maldives.
* Sunset Cruise
Cruise into the beautiful sunset with drinks and canapés on board our Dhoni. You may even get the chance to see a school of dolphins.
* Big Game Fishing
For the avid angler . The seas in Maldives are teeming with large fish thanks to the strict conservation laws of the country . You weigh , measure and possibly even photograph the fish before you release it back into the sea . You could bring your own fishing rods or use the ones provided by the resort .
* Night Fishing
This is for amateurs too . Fish in the calm waters of the Maldives and have your catch cooked the next day for lunch or dinner.
* Snorkeling Trip
Cruise by dhoni to one of the coral reefs to explore the spectacular underwater world.
* Male Excursion
Discover the sights of Male and visit the museum, monuments, the local bazaar and fish market.