Niva Kuramathi Maldives: all inclusive, buffet or à la carte

Kuramathi Maldives all inclusive comes in 2 plans: the All-Inclusive, from 3 nights, with drinks and every meal at the buffet assigned to your villa, and the Dine Around All-Inclusive, from 4 nights, which adds the 9 à la carte restaurants. The resort publishes no price for either plan.

Updated 13 October 20269 min readHow we write the guide

Haruge restaurant at dusk, under its thatched roof among the palms.

Who it suits

Why choose Kuramathi

Families and couples staying at least 3 nights who want drinks, mask and fins paid for up front.

The 2 plans

When to look elsewhere

You eat at your villa’s buffet, premium labels are charged and the plan’s supplement only shows in the rate.

Before choosing

Nearly 2 km of island: buffets, bars and reef

One of the oldest resorts in the Maldives, under a new name since February 2026.

Kuramathi was among the country’s first resorts: opened in 1975 according to Maldives Magazine, in 1977 according to Maldives Idylls. It belongs to Universal Enterprises, the Maldivian family behind Baros and Milaidhoo, and since 28 February 2026 it has carried the name Niva Kuramathi Maldives, under VERSA Hospitality’s new brand.

The plan follows you into the water too: mask and fins are included, and the resort describes green and hawksbill turtles on the house reef throughout the year, without guaranteeing sightings. Bageecha, the club for children aged 3 to 12, is free.

The basic plan stops at the buffet: on the All-Inclusive every meal is at the one assigned to your villa, and the 9 à la carte restaurants come only with the Dine Around. Guests on the restaurant plan, which reviewers in 2022 and 2023 called Select All-Inclusive, recommend it precisely for trying them.

Choosing a plan at Kuramathi

5 choices, in the order they shape the stay.

Count your nights
The All-Inclusive starts at 3 nights and the Dine Around All-Inclusive at 4; shorter stays leave full board, half board and B&B.
Check which buffet is yours
On full board and the All-Inclusive you eat at the buffet for your part of the island, Haruge, Malaafaiy or Farivalhu; the island is nearly 2 km long.
Decide on à la carte
The 9 à la carte restaurants come only with the Dine Around, booked ahead; Island Barbeque and Kobe take children from age 6.
Read the drinks list
The plan covers the selection marked on the menu, from draught beer to cocktails; premium labels and the Sky Bar are excluded.
Add what stays outside
The seaplane, the green tax of $12 per person per day and, at Christmas and New Year, compulsory gala dinners.

Kuramathi and Rasdhoo

Rasdhoo · North Ari Atoll

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All-Inclusive and Dine Around: what is on the plate and in the glass

From the March 2026 meal plans factsheet, the one the resort’s FAQ links to, read on 7 October 2026.

The plans and their rules

The All-Inclusive, for a minimum of 3 nights, covers buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea, coffee and Kuramathi water, afternoon refreshments of snacks and local bites, snorkelling gear, 1 hour of windsurfing a day without lessons, and one visit to Rasdhoo per stay. Drinks are those on the plan’s list in every bar and restaurant: soft drinks, packet juice, branded spirits, cocktails, house wine by the glass, draught beer, speciality tea and coffee. The minibar holds soft drinks, juices, beer and water.
The Dine Around All-Inclusive, for a minimum of 4 nights, adds a choice of the 9 à la carte restaurants during their opening hours, with dinner reservations, a curated selection of wines at à la carte dinners and $35 of spa credit per adult. Each à la carte meal includes one starter, one main and one dessert per person; premium dishes marked on the menu are charged.
Both plans exclude premium-label drinks, marked on the menu, and private dining; the Sky Bar, 7 metres above the sea, sits outside every all-inclusive package. On departure day the buffet lunch and the plan’s drinks continue until you leave.
The spa credit applies to selected massages, not to retail; it cannot be transferred or refunded if unused. The Rasdhoo trip, daily except Thursday, costs $18 a person for full-board guests only.

Where each plan lets you eat

Hours from the official dining page, read on 7 October 2026.

Haruge, Malaafaiy and Farivalhu	The 3 buffets for breakfast, lunch and dinner; you use the one for your villa.
The Reef	Catch of the day and grilled wagyu, 7 to 10.30pm; Dine Around only.
Kobe	Teppanyaki over the water, 7 to 10.30pm, for ages 6 and up.
Island Barbeque	The grill beside the infinity pool, 7 to 10.30pm, from age 6.
Palm	Mediterranean dishes under the palms and a gelateria, 11am to 10.30pm.
Fung, Dhoni and Laguna Bar	Open 9am to 12.30am; the drinks list applies on both plans.
Sky Bar	7 metres above the sea, private bookings only, outside the all-inclusive plans.

Your villa decides your buffet

The 348 villas come in 11 types, from the 70 m² Beach Villa among the trees to the 142 m² Water Villa with Pool over the lagoon; 113 have a private pool. The plan is the same whichever villa you book; the buffet changes with the part of the island you sleep in.

A thatched Beach Villa among the trees, with its timber deck and 2 loungers.

A Water Villa with Pool’s bedroom, the bed and the glass doors open onto the deck and the lagoon.

Areas from the official villa pages. From 15 April 2026 to 14 January 2027 Booking.com warns of work on the water villas, with possible noise and light.

See every villa

3 plans side by side

Full board, All-Inclusive and Dine Around differ in minimum nights, table and glass.

The official site mixes documents. The dining page, read on 7 October 2026, shows a Premium All Inclusive plan whose brochure button opens nothing; asked about an all-inclusive, the FAQ describes Niva Dhigali’s Premium All-Inclusive, and a file of that name on the same site describes Dhigali. Kuramathi’s plans are those in the March 2026 factsheet.

To set Kuramathi beside the other all-inclusive resorts in the Maldives, see our comparison of Maldives all-inclusive resorts.

Plan	Minimum nights	Where you eat	Drinks
The comparison	March 2026 factsheet	Read on 7 October 2026	Prices separate
Full board	None stated	Your villa’s buffet, 3 meals	Tea, coffee and water
All-Inclusive	3	Your villa’s buffet and afternoon refreshments	The plan’s list in every bar, minibar
Dine Around All-Inclusive	4	Buffet or 9 à la carte restaurants	As the All-Inclusive, plus wine at dinner

The resort’s reviews
Scores read on 5 October 2026 and guests’ accounts, from the villa hosts to the reef, are in the full guide: Niva Kuramathi Maldives.

Questions before you book

How much is Kuramathi all inclusive?

The resort publishes no price for its plans. On Google Hotels, read on 5 October 2026 for 2 adults, the official site asked, for 16–19 November 2026, $608 a night for the Superior Beach Villa, $830 for the Deluxe Water Villa and $1,034 for the Honeymoon Pool Villa, on full board with taxes. The calendar, with no plan named, showed $485 on 5 December 2026, $790 on Christmas Eve and $325 on 10 May 2027. The all-inclusive supplement shows only in the rate for your dates.

What is the difference between the All-Inclusive and the Dine Around All-Inclusive?

The All-Inclusive, from 3 nights, ties meals to your villa’s buffet and covers the listed drinks, the minibar, mask and fins, 1 hour of windsurfing a day and one trip to Rasdhoo. The Dine Around, from 4 nights, adds the 9 à la carte restaurants with a starter, main and dessert, wine at à la carte dinners and $35 of spa credit per adult (meal plans).

Is there a Premium All-Inclusive at Kuramathi?

The dining page, read on 7 October 2026, uses the heading Premium All Inclusive, but its brochure button opens no document, and the FAQ describes Niva Dhigali’s plan under that name. Kuramathi’s own document, the one the same FAQ links to, lists the All-Inclusive and the Dine Around All-Inclusive.

Is champagne included?

The plan’s list names house wine by the glass, draught beer, cocktails and branded spirits, and excludes premium labels, which are marked on the menu. Champagne is not among the drinks in the meal plans factsheet, which does not name the Champagne Loft either.

Can you eat at any buffet on the all-inclusive?

On full board and the All-Inclusive you go to your villa’s buffet, as the dining page says.

Is the transfer included?

No. Booking.com lists, from 17 June 2025 to 5 January 2028, $381 per adult and $258 per child aged 2 to 11 by seaplane, return, or $168 and $84 by speedboat, paid to the resort.

Are there compulsory charges at Christmas?

According to Booking.com the Christmas Eve gala dinner is compulsory at $193.05 per adult, and the New Year’s Eve one costs $257.40; the festive programme runs from 21 December 2026 to 1 January 2027.

Before booking a plan

Read the meal plans

Written and checked by Lumina, independently of Niva Kuramathi Maldives. Lumina sells no rooms or tickets: every link leads to its source.

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