Vilamendhoo Island Resort - Maldives - Sports, Entertainment & Excursions
- Sports & Activities 
The resort has got many land and water sports. The abundant and varied nature, on the land and in the water, is as good as anywhere in the country. The beaches and lagoon are unsullied by any walls or groynes which makes the island perfect for land and water sports.
The island has changed quite a bit in the last few years. It has moved away from the natural island with few facilities and lots of divers, to one that offers many facilities and particularly good value for money.
- Available Facilities
Baby Cot Darts Live Music Badminton Discotheque Porters Banana Boat Excursions Restaurants Bar First Aid Room Service Beach Volley Fish watch Safe Deposit Boating Fishing trips Scuba Diving Canoeing Gym Sea side Games Catamaran Sailing Internet desk with PC Snorkeling Coffee shop Internet dial-up Souvenir Shop Crab racing Jewelry Shop Table Tennis Cultural Shows Karaoke Volley Ball Cycling Laundry Windsurfing
- Diving
A pair of fins & mask can be your passport to snorkeling your way to an underwater odyssey of marine wonders enclosed within the natural barriers of the island’s house reef. Strap a tank & traverse through a colorful plethora of aquatic floral & fauna in one of the best diving sites.
This corner of Ari has what is usually recognized as among the best diving in the Atoll. South of Vilamendhoo is the famous channel between Dhangethi and Dhigurah that has several first class dives and the Protected Marine Area of Kudarah Thila. And just a couple of minutes from the resort is Vilamendhoo Thila which is a manta point as well as a specialty site for hard and soft coral and schools of reef fish. The dive center, under Werner Weber, is greatly experienced and expertly run.
- Snorkeling
If the sand is sometimes close to the tree line, so is the reef edge. All along the two sides of the island the reef hugs the shoreline. And with the reef life as good as it is, Vilamendhoo tops the table in snorkeling popularity.
The hosuereef is also a good dive and snorkel, but the four cut-throughs and two jetties on the south side have had their effect on the beachline. There are now a number of small groynes and discreet walls. The currents of the channel seem to want to shift all the sand to the tip of the island away from the open sea, that is, where the beach bar is. Happily facing west, so a great spot for sunset drinks.
- Water Sports
Cruise through the azure water of the Indian Ocean or letting the wind guide you through the calm and serenity of the deep blue waters. Vilamendhoo offers activities from windsurfing, leisurely cruises around the island on a canoe to water skiing & other water sport activities for all ages.
- Live Music
Lively performance, traditional Maldivian music & modern grooves emanate from the resort’s Main bar & Disco every week keeping the guests moving & in-mood.
- Land Sports
For Land sports the island offers:
Pool table and a gym with the basic facilities are included. Outside is a reasonable tennis court (plastic grass). Volleyball, table tennis, carom and darts are available too.
- Excursions
The resorts also offers a great variety excursions than most: seven different resorts plus a number of inhabited and uninhabited local islands. A popular highlight is the local island o Dhangeti which has a cultural centre where visitor can see the old crafts in action, such as coir rope making, mat weaving and traditional cooking.