Milaidhoo Maldives, the boutique luxury island located in the heart of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Baa Atoll, has introduced its newest signature experience, the Local Island Tour, an intimate and deeply personal cultural encounter designed to immerse guests in the genuine rhythms and warm spirit of everyday life in the Maldives.

Set against the natural beauty of Baa Atoll, known for its thriving marine life and untouched local islands, this experience invites guests to explore beyond Milaidhoo’s shores and into the heart of authentic island culture. Just a 15-minute boat ride away lies Kihadhoo, a quiet, unspoiled island where tradition lives on and community remains at the centre of daily life.

As guests step ashore, they’re transported not just to a new place but to a new pace. Like Milaidhoo, where barefoot luxury cultivates stillness and connection, Kihadhoo offers its own form of tranquillity, a life lived slowly, intentionally and close to nature. Along soft sandy lanes where only the occasional scooter passes, time feels expansive. This is a place rooted in simplicity and meaning.

A Living Story of the Maldives

The tour is led by Ali “CR” Niushad, a proud member of the Milaidhoo team and a native of Kihadhoo. With CR as guide and storyteller, guests experience the island not as outsiders but as welcomed friends. The journey begins with a warm welcome by local flower girls dressed in traditional Maldivian attire, setting the tone for what is not a tour but an invitation into island life.

Along the way, children smile and wave, neighbours stop to greet you and the air carries the gentle sounds of real life: a broom brushing a stone floor, the clang of a cooking pot and women sitting together in joali, chatting softly in the afternoon light. Guests stroll along the island’s sandy paths, the village’s quiet “roads”, passing the brightly painted doors of local homes, a charming reflection of the vivid colours found on the doors of Milaidhoo’s own villas.

For more information, please visit: https://www.milaidhoo.com