Fringed a stunningly beautiful unspoiled lagoon, the 18-hectares island of Landaa Giraavaru has been chosen as the new home of the second Four Seasons Resort in the Maldives. Facilities are superb, with an Ayruvedic spa village, a Padi dive-school where dive computers and dive locaters are issued as standard, separate clubs for children and teenagers, three swimming pools to suit every mood and a choice of restaurants that showcase a selection of world cuisines. An oasis of peace and pampering luxury, Landaa Giraavaru is set in the remote and untouched Baa Atoll, reached by a 30-minute seaplane flight from Malé.

A scenic sea-plane ride from Malé Airport, this verdant, beach-fringed coral island embraces both idyllic, away-from-it-all retreat and sophisticated pleasures on land and water – from genuine ayurvedic healing in the spa to splashing, sailing or diving in the jewel-like Indian Ocean and Maldives’ most pristine lagoon