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Activities
Holidays in the Indian
Ocean islands need not
be all about lazing
Ditch the
around on a sunlounger.
And for clients seeking
something more, the
choice isn’t restricted to
snorkelling and diving, as
Howard Carr discovers
deckchair
PEDAL POWER.
Guests at Kandooma resort in the Maldives
can saddle up for a game of bicycle polo –
one of a wide range of activities offered at
the hotel.
Budding Chris Hoys will be able to pedal
along the longest road in the Maldives when
Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa opens
later this year. After an eight-minute
speedboat ride from the hotel, guests will
have the chance to hop on bikes to explore
five islands connected by an 11-mile road.
Prices have yet to be announced.
Cycling features strongly in Beachcomber
Hotels’ Sport & Nature programme based at
the Shandrani Resort & Spa in Mauritius
(opposite, top). Bookable on arrival, options
include a half-day kayaking and bike
SURF’S UP. GROW YOUR OWN.
excursion to the Ile aux Aigrettes nature
The exclusive One&Only Le Saint Geran, set Holidaymakers at the exclusive Fregate reserve for about £23 and an action-packed
on a private peninsula on the north-east Island Private resort can help to pick their one-day tour featuring canyoning, cycling
coast of Mauritius, has opened a kite-surfing own ingredients during a Garden Table tour and kayaking for about £48.
centre. The hotel offers lessons for all levels of the island’s greenhouse and plantations. ■
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The Movenpick Resort & Spa (above) on culminates with lunch prepared in front of ■
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the island’s south-west coast also offers kite- guests using produce picked on the tour and
surfing lessons from €110 for four hours. served in the chef’s private garden (right).
The best time to try the sport is between June All activities at Fregate Island Private,
and October when the wind is most suitable. including nature walks and entrance to the
Kite-surfing in the Maldives is available island museum, are included in the room
at Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, while the rate. Sample price is €1,300 per person per
luxury Anantara Resort proves there is more night on a full-board basis, with a minimum
to the islands than calm lagoons by offering stay of three nights.
traditional surfing lessons. Four-day courses Visits to the Handunugoda Tea, Rubber
can be booked at Anantara for $695. and Cinnamon Plantation are offered from
Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort in Mauritius The Fortress, a luxury Per Aquum resort near
offers a different way to enjoy the surf – by Galle in Sri Lanka. Fashioned in the style of
swimming with horses. A two-hour riding a powerful fortress, the hotel blends Dutch
excursion with swim costs £73. and Portuguese influences to echo the days
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moevenpick-mauritius.com The tour costs $25 and finishes with tea in
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