A Magical Wonderland of Sights, Sounds and Tastes 19 December 2015 to 6 January 2016
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`Tis the season for celebration and this year Anantara Kihavah Villas is creating a magical wonderland of sights, sounds, and tastes. At Kihavah you re just steps away from all the excitement and for those looking to get in on the deliciousness, exclusive festive menus have been created for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year s Eve. Enjoy all of your favourite Christmas treats and keep your eyes peeled for Santa and his friends when they make a special appearance in the most magical place of all Sea! Children can step into our spectacular family events as our island transforms for the festive season into a Magical Wonderland! When the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, herald the changing of years with a celebration like no other and feast on our gourmet buffet on the beach. Be it a festive dinner during your stay or a holiday occasion with the whole family, make sure to reserve now as you won t be the only one feeling the holiday temptation. When staying at the resort, please refer to the daily posters for a complete day-byday schedule. From our family to yours, we wish you a wonderful holiday season. Jean-Marc Ma-Poon General Manager - Anantara Kihavah Villas 3
Reserve your dining celebrations To reserve your Christmas Eve Dinner, New Year s Eve Dinner and all our other festive experiences, please contact your Villa Host. Our New Year s Eve entertainment promises to have a real island flavour as local musicians White Smoke Band create an upbeat ambience with their distinctive vocals and Maldivian style; the perfect soundtrack to bring in 2016. Throughout the festive season, life entertainment or a DJ will be performing most evenings in different locations around the island from 20 December. The little ones The festive season is a special time for children, with anticipation filling the air as we approach Christmas Day. We have a variety of fun activities in store as the excitement builds, ensuring our Junior VIPs have a magical Christmas experience at Anantara Kihavah Villas. Speak with our Children s Club attendants who will share their festive plans with you. Babysitting Our babysitting service can be booked with 24 hours advance notice. Please contact Thiththi Boli Children s Club or your Villa Host for more information and availability. 4
Saturday 19 th December Tree Lighting Ceremonies Join us as we switch on our Christmas tree lights around the island to begin the festive events with a sparkling reception of eggnog cocktails served with a Maldivian twist. Manzaru Pool and Bar / 6:45 pm Sea Underwater restaurant / 6:45 pm Thursday 24 th December Christmas cocktails with the Atoll Angels Choir With not a sleigh bell in sight but still plenty of merriment, our wonderful island has been decorated with Christmas cheer for a festive cocktail party. Sing along to your favourite seasonal carols with our Atoll Angels Choir. Venue: Coconut Grove / 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Free event for all the resort guests Christmas Eve celebration dinner It s one of the most wonderful times of the year, and where better to celebrate than on our beach with an enticing shoreline festive dinner. The soft sound of the Indian Ocean and romantic campfire lights set the mood for this sumptuous Christmas Eve feast along with live entertainment from local artists SkyRock, featuring Rishvan Imon. Manzura Beach / 7:30 pm onwards *Please note that the Christmas Eve Dinner is compulsory for all guests. 5
Friday, 25 th December Santa Claus arrival to Sea No stranger to water, frozen or fluid, Santa will be returning to Sea this Christmas with his magical Winter Wonderland in the depths of the ocean! Watch Santa Claus appear from the midst of our house reef as children young and old delight in the festive delicacies of sweets, fruit punch, mocktails and gingerbread cookies created by our team of festive pastry elves. Sea. Restaurant and Wine Cellar / 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Free activity for children Santa s Maldivian Wonderland Join Santa and his friends as he celebrates another Christmas extravaganza! Play and slide around in the sand and step inside Santa s boots when you visit his gingerbread house. Take a walk through the enchanted coconut grove, enjoy a fun game of sandballs, hitch a ride on a buggy, go on a treasure hunt before meeting Santa around the pool. Manzaru and Coconut Grove / 4:00 pm onwards Free activity for children Sunset yacht cruise The festive season is a wonderful time to take in all the outdoor adventures and activities Baa Atoll has to offer. Soak up the destination with an unforgettable romantic voyage over the Indian Ocean. Cruise on board Ocean Whisperer a 24-metre luxury gullet while enjoying canapés and Champagne to an ever-changing backdrop of magical colours. Ocean Whisperer Yacht / 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm USD 165.00 per adult 6
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Wednesday, 31 st December New Year s Eve Cocktail End the year with a glass of Champagne, your favourite cocktail or canapés with guests and the management team. With 50 shades of Mojito, we have one for almost every week of the coming year! Coconut Grove / 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Free event for all the resort guests New Year s Eve Simply White Gala Event *Please note that the New Year s Eve Dinner is compulsory for all guests. Live the magic of New Year s Eve in the heart of Baa Atoll! Dazzle in the sand and dressed in white, where an exceptional view of the Maldives is paired with exquisite dishes made by our renowned Executive Chef Gasparo Greco and his team with sumptuous culinary temptations, serving up the best local seafood and a wonderfully appetising array of international dishes, as well as festive classics. With cooking stations on the beach and a live band, your magical New Year s Eve promises to be a dazzling start to a brand new year. 7:30 pm -10:00 pm New Year s Eve gala buffet 10:00 pm - late New Year s party on the beach 11:50 pm New Year s countdown party Friday, 1 st January, 2016 Champagne Dive Elements Kihavah, our water sports and activities club has created an exceptional way to begin 2016 and is offering guests an exhilarating journey of adventures beneath, above and alongside the turquoise Baa Atoll with a Champagne dive. Following a night of lavish New Year celebrations, the Champagne dive will take place on the afternoon of January 1st. Start your year as you mean to go on with inspiring adventures and experiences of a lifetime, because everything is better with bubbles! Elements Kihavah Experience Club: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Champagne Dive (certified divers only) 9
Seasonal spa wishes Soothed by our comforting air, sparkle through the festive season with our radiance-boosting treatments so that you glow through the celebrations with a sense of renewal as a new year begins. Melt into a haven of tranquility every day and reappear with life-enhancing outcomes guided by our daily beauty regime. Receive 10% off our magical treatment menu when booking the following treatments. MONDAY Anantara Synchronized Massage 90 minutes Wednesday Elemis Visible Brilliance facial 75 minutes Friday Anantara Signature Massage 90 minutes Tuesday Aroma Stone Massage 90 minutes Thursday Aromatic Slimming Massage 90 minutes Saturday Thai Herbal Compress Massage 90 minutes Sunday Elemis Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift Facial 75 minutes Treat your body to a Festive Celebration that soothes the soul and brightens your glow in a combination treatment tailored to your needs. 25 minute body scrub: your choice of detoxifying green tea scrub or hydrating coconut scrub 80 minute body massage: your choice of stress release, muscle tension or traditional Thai massage 10
Everyday festive diversions Anantara Over Water Spa 10:00 am - 9:00 pm Plates Breakfast 7:00 am - 10:30 am Dinner 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (twice a week) Manzaru Pool Bar and Restaurant Pool Bar 9:00 am - Midnight Snacks 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Restaurant 7:00 pm -10:00 pm Sea Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Dinner 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm Closed on Christmas Eve and New Year s Eve Fire Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Closed on Christmas Eve and New Year s Eve Salt Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Closed on Christmas Eve and New Year s Eve Sky Bar 11:00 am - Midnight Dining by Design For bookings please speak to your Villa Host. Kihavah Elements Water Sports and Diving Centre 8:00 am - 6:00 pm 11
THITHTHI BOLI ACTIVITY CALENDAR 20 th - 26th DECEMBER 2015 (for ages 3-11) 20 th December FAMILY day 21 st December WELLNESS DAY 22 nd December SAND & SEA day 23 rd December OLYMPIC day 9:00-10.00 am Stretching Beach Jogging Coloured Sand Art Flag Banner 10.00-11.00 am Puzzle Competition Mini Aqua Aerobics Shell Painting Soccer Shooter 24 th December MALDIVIAN day Maldivian Flag Collage Learn to Speak Dhivehi 25 th December CHRISTMAS day Christmas Banner Making Christmas Tree Decorating Competition 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Slow Cycling Race Egg Dance Underwater Visit Follow the Leader Coconut Hunting Mocktail at Sea 12.00-1.00 pm Back of the House Tour Kiddy Fingertip Massage Dolphin Cruise USD 30 1.00-2.00 pm Smoothie Making Gym Visit Ocean Collage Long Jump Charades 2.00-3.00 pm Designer on the Loose Swim Time Seashell Photo Frame 3.00-4.00 pm Scavenger Hunt Facial Hour Sushi Making Two-legged Race 4.00-5.00 pm Make your Jersey Fruit Kebab Making Water Fight 5.00-6.00 pm Families vs. Kids Club Team Football Match Balloon Art Coral Adoption with Marine Biologist USD 40 26 th December PIRATE day Mr. Big Flag Pirate Hat Making Design Your Own Sword Relay Coconut Painting T-Shirt Painting Face Painting Gift Wrapping Relay Balloon Race Maldivian Art Minute to Win Sunset Fishing USD 30 Sunset Fishing USD 30 Guess Who Is Under the Sheet Local Island Visit Ginger Bread Cookie Making Santa s Arrival at Manzaru Family Mocktail & Kids Buffet Treasure Hunt Pirate Picnic Pool Fun 12
THITHTHI BOLI ACTIVITY CALENDAR 27 th DECEMBER 2015-2 ND JANUARY 2016 (for ages 3-11) 27 th December CRAFTY DAY 28 th December Out & Active DAY 29 th December Ocean day 30 th December Nature day 31 st December MALDIVIAN day 9:00-10.00 am Art Workshop Freeze Tag Beach Walk Crab Hunting Fas O h 10.00-11.00 am Origami Class Tug Of War Paper Plate Fish Crab Race 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Magic Painting Hit The Can Underwater Visit Guess the Animal 12.00-1.00 pm Blow Art Wheelbarrow Race Dolphin Cruise USD 30 Learn to Speak Dhivehi Maldivian Flag Collage 1 st January NEW YEAR S day New Year s Banner Making New Year s Greeting Fashion Rehearsal Nature Mobile Ice & Water T-Shirt Painting 1.00-2.00 pm Tissue Paper Art Crab Run Fish Hunting Family Sign 3 Mugoali 2.00-3.00 pm Paper Collage 3.00-4.00 pm Ice Cream Sundae Making 4.00-5.00 pm 5.00-6.00 pm Monkey in the Middle New Year s Wish Box Shrinking Islands Snorkeling Maldivian Art Guessing the Items Pillow Fight Sushi Making Island Tour Finish the Picture Talent Show Water Fight Bubble Making Family Mini Olympics Marco Polo Family Tree Planting Sunset Fishing USD 30 Maldivian Boduberu Class Local Island Visit Make Up Fashion Show Fashion Show 2 nd January PIRATE day Mr. Big Flag Pirate Hat Making Design Your Own Sword Pirates vs. Princesses Patch the Pirate Eye Banana Boat Ride USD 30 Pirate Face Painting Pirate Treasure Hunt Pirate Cruise 13
THITHTHI BOLI ACTIVITY CALENDAR 3 rd - 9 th January 2016 (for ages 3-11) 3 rd January MUSIC DAY 4 th January ANIMAL DAY 5 th January FUN day 6 th January EDUCATIONAL day 7 th January SUPER DUPER day 8 th January KIHAVAH day 9 th January PIRATE day 9:00-10.00 am Show your Moves Design Your Mask 10 Jokes Balloon Art Top 5 Games Maldivian Art Mr Big Flag 10.00-11.00 am Make Your Own Drum My Farm Bicyle Race Tree Planting Jumping Rope 11.00 am - 12.00 pm Concert Rehearsal Animal Jumble I Spy Cartoon quiz Snorkelling 12.00-1.00 pm Everybody Freeze Alligator & Froggy Tag Dolphin Cruise USD 30 Spelling Bee Contest Hide & Seek Learn to Speak Dhivehi Maldivian Flag Collage Maakunbe 1.00-2.00 pm Musical Hearts Gather The Sheep Happy Henna Language Learning Balloon Volley Kihavah Quiz Pin the Parrot on the Pirate Design Your Own Sword Pirates vs. Princesess Patch The Pirate Eye 2.00-3.00 pm Guess The Song Animal Charades Scavenger Hunt Flags Of The World Buggy Ride Selfie Competition Pirate Fun 3.00-4.00 pm Cup Cake Making Monkey Tag Sushi Making Jigsaw Competition Pizza Making Flag Collage Face Painting 4.00-5.00 pm 5.00-6.00 pm Concert Time Movie Water Fight Water splash Find the biography Sunset Fishing USD 30 Wii Game Challenge Tennis Fun Local Island Visit Pirate Treasure Hunt Pirate Cruise 14
Customise your dining - no matter your craving. Arrange with your Villa Host and we ll ensure your greatest expectations are met with an exceptional meal.
We wish you a joyous 2016 filled with magic and wonder Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas P.O. Box 2014 Kihavah Huravalhi Island Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives Tel: +960 660 1020 Fax: +960 660 1040 Email: reservations.maldives@anantara.com LIFE IS A JOURNEY. Visit anantara.com