Sun Island Resort and Spa - Maldives - Sports, Entertainment & Excursions
- Sports & Activities 
The resort provides a wide range of sports and recreational facilities with modern equipment and experienced instructors. These include floodlight tennis, basketball, volleyball, electronic games, squash, indoor badminton, table tennis etc. Amongst the exciting water-sports activities available are scuba diving, wind surfing, catamaran sailing, and canoeing just to name a few.
- Available Facilities
Aerobics Fax Service Quiz Nights Aroma Therapy First Aid Racquetball Audio-visual equipment Fish watch Restaurants Baby Cot Fishing trips Ring O Riding Badminton Fitness Facility Roller Blade Banana Boat Floodlit tennis court Room Service Bar Foot Ball Rumba Sailing Basket Ball Fun Tube Safe Deposit Beach Volley Game Centre Sauna Beachwear Shop Gift shop Scooter/ Jet Ski Beauty Saloon Golf Scuba Diving Bicycle (for rent) Gym Sea side Games Billiard/ Snooker Hair Salon / barber Secretarial services Boating In-house Doctor Snorkeling Business Center Internet desk with PC Souvenir Shop Canoeing Internet dial-up Spa Services Catamaran Sailing Jacuzzi Speciality Restaurants Children play ground Jewelry Shop Squash Childrens pool Karaoke Swim-up Bar Chilled pond Laundry Swimming Pool Coffee shop Live Music T.T. Tournaments Conference Facility Lounge area Table Tennis Cosmetics Shop Massage Parlor Tennis court Crab racing Meeting facilities Video Screens Cultural Shows PADI Dive School Volley Ball Curency Exchange Para-Sailing Wake board Cycling Photo Shop Wake-up Service Darts Photocopy Service Water Bike Discotheque Pizza Express Water Skiing Dry cleaning service Porters Windsurfing Electronics Shop Power Sailing Wirlpool Excursions
- Diving - Diving School
Located on a small island connected by a wide jetty to the resort. The School is about 30m wide and 12 m deep. Two dry rooms, one A/C classroom, one non-A/C classroom, Two equipment rooms, workshop, compressor room with three Bauer K14 Vertical III compressors, two dry rooms, four showers, four toilets, eight changing rooms and lockers are available.
The Diving Center is equipped with 100 full gears of Scuba equipment, all regulators are with octopus and pressure gauge (for training also depth gauge), 150 tanks (10 liter) and 30 tanks (12 liter), 200 ABC's (mask, snorkel and fins), rental Aladin diving computers (80 x), under water photo camera's (5 x MX 10) are also available.
Boat Dives are made three times a day, night dives two times a week (or more often on special request), day trips will be scheduled two times a week. The diving boats are leaving 10-20 meter from the diving school. The boat trips are normally about one hour to the Dhigurah channel. Boats are equipped with radio communication, spare-box, tools, first aid and oxygen set (DAN). For the guests' safety surface floats are provided.
- Water Sports
The Water Sports Center of Sun Island is located on the East Side of the island. It has two toilets, two showers, a small terrace, and workshop, sail and surfboard racks are also available. On 20 meter distance there is the beach bar with view to the next door island.
We have three English-speaking instructors to help you in your need and through the lessons. Rental catamaran and windsurfing, water-ski, knee boarding, banana riding, rental canoe’s (single & double) and Jet Ski riding are the activities offered. Jets-ski trips and speedboat trips to the other islands also can be organized on request.
- Reef Exploring - Snorkeling or Glass Bottom Boat
Snorkeling
This journey is to explore the hidden secrets beneath the ocean where the aquamarine beauty and amazing multi-colored corals and fauna are found. The trip is lead by skilled guides who will take you to the best reefs in the vicinity. Snorkeling equipment is available to rent from diving center.These equipment are also available to purchase from our souvenir shop.
Glass Bottom Boat
No need to use the snorkeling gear or get wet to explore the reefs nearby the island. This specially designed boat will help you to watch the coral gardens and the exotic underwater beauty in style. Your dream afloat begins upon boarding this boat fitted with overhead protection from the sun and a glass viewer to see the underworld. Float above the intricate coral heads and marvel at the exotic shapes and hues of tropical fish on this lagoon adventure. Available from 1000-1200 hrs 1400-1600 hrs.
- Land Sports and Activities
Beach Volley
Every Saturday and Wednesday our sports and recreation team organizes beach volley games at the beach in front of the Main bar. All guests are welcome to participate.
Squash
Warm up your self by a game of Squash. Rent a racket and a ball and hire the court until you are tired.
Tennis Court
Hire a court to play with your partner or select a partner from our staff who will guide you from basics.
Table Tennis
Play light ping-pong in the sports complex. You may get a well trained friendly staff to play the game. Drop in the evening for a game.
Badminton
Stretch your self and play a game of badminton. It will give you a good warm up . Rent a racket and a ball and hire the court until you are tired.
- Evening Entertainment
Sun Island presents you with an exciting weekly entertainment program comprising of live band, disco, Karaoke, competitions, poolside shows and many more to make your evening a lively and an enjoyable one.
* Maldivian Night
Maldivian traditional rhythm of Bodu Beru will excite you to dance with the drums. Dhivehi (Maldivian Language) songs sung by our staff will create a Maldivian Experience that perhaps you will never forget. Dance to the tunes of Bodu Beru and observe the various steps and expressions performed by the staff that itself portrays many stories.
* Discothèque
Thursday Nights!! Enjoy dancing in our dance floor at the main bar.
- Snorkeling Excursions Cruise by dhoni to a nearby coral reef and explore the underwater world with our resident marine biologist. On the way back, enjoy afternoon tea at sea while engaging in a fish talk with our marine expert. The excursion takes about 1.5 hours by dhoni.
- Fishing & Excursions
To let you make acquainted with the Maldivian way of life and customs, we organize a number of excursions to the neighboring islands where the centuries old culture and simple life style still remain unchanged. Since time immemorial, the Maldivians have relied on fish as a basic food item for its inhabitants. Not surprisingly, per capita consumption of fish in the Maldives is one of the highest in the world, and fish is the main source of protein for the inhabitants of the archipelago. Fishing is done from dhonis, wooden boats of excellent craftsmanship. It is manned by a crew of eight to ten men or sometimes fourteen. Maldivians go fishing everyday when the weather permits, except Fridays. On Fridays they beach the boats and service them, taking time out for noon prayers. Maldivians like to eat tuna fish and sometimes reef fish. The traditional fishing practiced by the Maldivians is an art by itself that has evolved over the centuries.
Our excursion guides would escort and assist you during these trips that include tours to the local fishing villages, tourist resorts, uninhabited islands, fishing and reef snorkeling excursions etc. Amongst various type of fishing, the choices we offer include sunrise fishing, sunset fishing and big game fishing.
- Dolphin Watching
Although it is a part of a Maldivian Fisherman’s daily life to see the fascinating scenarios of the Dolphins play and jump while they pass by in the early mornings and evenings in giant groups, it would be a rare treat for any visitor to experience this marvelous feeling. We organize dolphin safaris everyday in the morning and evening (if the required number of participants sign up). We cannot guarantee your luck but wish you good luck.
- Island Tours
Visits to the neighboring islands are organized during the week. From these trips you will get an opportunity to see the behavior and culture of Maldives and its people. Especially during the tour to the island of Dhangethi. Unlike other native islands, it has much to offer to the attentive eyes of the visitors. The island is popular among the resorts because of its Cultural Activity Center, where various old Maldivian workmanship is displayed. This include a number of handicraft activities such thatch weaving, boat building, lace making etc.