Six resorts located in Baa Atoll, namely Soneva Fushi, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, Dusit Thani, Amilla Fushi, Vakkaru Maldives and Finolhu, have come together to celebrate the Summer Festival with a bang in Baa Atoll calling it the "Baa Atoll Summer Festival 2018".

This first-ever and the one-of-its-kind festival will be held from 20th July to 3rd August 2018, bringing the best each resort has to offer in the dining scene. Guests from each resort will have the opportunity to experience the varied cuisines Baa Atoll has to offer as a destination, on dedicated nights. This will give them a taste of each resort's creativity and service, with a chance to explore other islands during their stay.

The festival will officially launch with a cocktail event in each of the resorts where the teams will celebrate with their guests the opening night. The following day, each resort will welcome the guests from other resorts with a unique set menu for dinner in their featured dining restaurant, for two consecutive weeks on a designated night.

This gives the resort the opportunity to showcase it's Dining Scene to the guests of the resort itself and those visiting from the other islands for dinner with transportation being organised by the respective resorts to the featured resort on a daily basis, for a minimum charge of $25++ per person.

Schedule for the Baa Atoll Festival 2018:

Saturday, 21st July & 28th July: Amilla Fushi Resort, Feeling Koi Restaurant

The name itself translates to island home effortlessly welcoming in the most idyllic ways. A comfortably elegant retreat in the UNESCO Biosphere of Baa Atoll, Amilla Fushi stands apart from the crowd with its minimalist white villas and its appreciation for the avant-garde.

Crystal waters lap below Amilla Fushis signature restaurant. Japanese minimalism on an open deck, chefs performing in a theatre kitchen culinary magic with exquisite presentation. Izakaya-style dining came to life with openhearted service and shared tapas plates. Umami works of art in a spectacular setting. Downstairs, a lounge bar for post-dinner drinks. Smooth sounds from the DJ, moon reflecting off the seas.

Sunday, 22nd July & 29th July: Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru Resort, Blu Restaurant

Combining innovation, wellness and conservation, Landaa Giraavaru is a 44-acre wonderland of pristine tropical beauty in the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Exotic jungle greenery is flanked by immaculate white beaches and one of the Maldives largest natural lagoons.

Overlooking a 1.2-mile lagoon, Blu embraces the essence of the Maldives as the place where the ocean meets the sky. This contemporary Italian restaurant serves light Mediterranean fare during the day and offers an excellent dining experience in the evening, serving up vibrant dishes with a Southern Italian accent.

Monday, 23rd July & 30th July: Finolhu Resort, Kanusan Restaurant

Finolhu, Just 30 minutes by speedboat from sister resort Amilla Fushi, is a stylish and eclectic retreat with a buzzy bon-vivant vibe and a refreshing, retro-inspired burst of fun for the region. The resorts 125 villas come on the ocean, the lagoon or by the beach, with or without a pool in either one or two bedroom options being the ultimate island experience for chic couples, fun-loving families and gatherings of friends alike.

Kanusans deck dips each guest into a dazzling dining experience where they can arouse themselves on classic favourites such as Mandarin roasted duck and larb gai with a refreshing Kanusan twist. Kanusan features an entirely new overwater bar area and two dining areas. There are a chilled indoor dining space and an open lower deck which provides the archetypal Maldivian experience of being surrounded by the sights and sounds of the sea.

Tuesday, 24th July & 31st July: Dusit Thani Resort, Benjarong Restaurant

Dusit Thani Maldives blends graceful Thai hospitality with the unparalleled luxury setting of The Maldives, encircled by white sandy beaches and a stunning 360-degree house reef full of marine life.

Benjarong, the signature over-water Thai restaurant, takes diners to the Land of Smiles with authentic delicacies bringing Royal Thai cuisine to Baa Atoll.

Wednesday, 25th July & 1st August: Soneva Fushi Resort, Out of the Blue Restaurant

The original Soneva. The No News, No Shoe blueprint for all desert island barefoot luxury hideaways, located within the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Maldives. Soneva Fushi inspires the imagination with 61 spacious beachfront villas, ranging in size from one to nine bedrooms, hidden among the dense foliage.

Once Upon a Table, which opened in May 2018, is one of the five new outlets in Soneva Fushis Out of the Blue dining complex consisting of a two-storey overwater structure with beautiful views of the sunset. A culinary theatre that showcases some of the biggest names in fine dining, Once Upon a Tables horseshoe-shaped table seats just eight diners for an intimate dining experience. In 2018, more than 30 of the worlds top chefs, most with one or two Michelin stars, will cook at the outlet.

Thursday, 26th July & 2nd August: Vakkaru Maldives Resort, ONU Restaurant

Within the UNESCO BIOSPHERE RESERVE of Baa Atoll in the Republic of the Maldives lies a reef island composed entirely of sediment produced on the surrounding coral "faru" (or reefs), 85% it is thought, by parrotfish, the fish grinding up coral during feeding and, after digesting the edible content, excrete the rest as sand, creating the powder soft, brilliant white sands that encircle the island.

ONU means Bamboo in Dhivehi. An elegant bamboo fashioned culinary theatre within a tropical plantation offering a dining experience inside and out, seasoned with a tropical ambience, idolising the finest from the resorts organic farm. A designed space with showcase kitchen, counter dining, garden pavilions and lounge areas.

If the guests would like to repeat their experience in a specific resort, then special arrangements will be made to accommodate the same. Each resort will present a set menu for $120++ per person on food with a special menu for kids. Therefore the price of the menu in each featured restaurant will remain the same. This is compiled with an aim to create an experience for the guests as the talented chefs unveil their dishes.

This destination dining concept aims to tantalise the taste buds of guests in all participating resorts and make Baa Atoll location in the Maldives a must visit Atoll during summer. Moreover, during this summer festival, each resort will offer a calendar of activities to keep the entire family entertained, from water sports to kids activities and more.

The Baa Atoll Festival closing ceremony will once again bring the teams together in celebration, on a Sandbank for a Catamaran Regatta competition on Sunday, 3rd August 2018

As per Maldives Association of Travel Agents & Tour Operators (MATATO), Destination Marketing is the new trend the Maldives is aiming for. Stats show that the tourism industry has welcomed more than 1.3 million tourists in 2017 and this number will grow for the market this year and in the years to come.

"The Baa Atoll Festival is a brilliant concept and opportunity, and hopefully becomes an annual event that resorts and guests look forward to." Says MATATO President Abdulla Ghiyas. "And I hope this festival will be marketed to tourists around the world through all these resorts PR channels"."

The teams have all come together to show the strength in the form of a dedicated website and social media account that will continuously be updated with beach activities, events and water experiences. With this first-ever event, Baa Atoll destination has created a benchmark for itself and aims to be more creative in the years to come with the support of Maldives Media.

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