Beach Villa
One bedroom · beachThe entry beach register — sand-step, the simpler footprint.
The Retreat
A portrait, quietly held.
Kanuhura relaunched under the Six Senses flag on 1 September 2023, after a long closure that reset the property from the slightly tired Sun Group asset into a contemporary Six Senses expression. The three-island estate is the headline: the main Kanuhura island, plus the two uninhabited islets of Jehunuhura and Masleggihuraa, used for castaway lunches, stargazing dinners, and picnics. The Six Senses wellness layer is fully present — sleep programme, longevity programming, organic garden — and the kitchen runs to six houses, from Italian Bottega to Drift's castaway lunch. The mood is softer and more sociable than the sister property in Laamu — same DNA, different register.
For the Six Senses traveller after a softer register · the three-island estate · the castaway lunch.
Arrival
The way out to it.
40-minute seaplane from Velana International
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Every transfer is held privately and aligned to your arrival window at Velana International — met at the gate, walked through, never queued.
Essential Amenities
The retreat, at a glance.
Gallery
The island, composed.
06 · selected views
The Residences
The villas, held by category.
The full register at Six Senses Kanuhura — drawn from the simplest beach house to the held estate. Pull the rail to read each in turn.
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Beach Villa with Pool
One bedroom · beach plus plungeA beach villa with a private plunge held off the deck — the working register on the sand line.
Beach Retreat with Pool
One bedroom · beach retreatA beachfront retreat with a private plunge — held quietly along the shore line.
Family Beach Retreat with Pool
Family · beach retreatA family-sized beachfront retreat — connected rooms, the same private plunge.
Deluxe Beach Villa with Pool
One bedroom · deluxe beachThe deluxe register on the beach line — a larger footprint, the same private plunge.
Deluxe Beach Villa Suite with Pool
One bedroom · deluxe suiteA deluxe beach villa suite — the larger pavilion, the deeper privacy on the sand.
Two Bedroom Beach Retreat with Pool
Two bedrooms · beach retreatA two-bedroom beach retreat — held for the family or the small party.
Two Bedroom Beach Villa with Pool
Two bedrooms · beach villaA two-bedroom beach villa with private plunge — the family register on the sand.
Two Bedroom Beach Villa Suite with Pool
Two bedrooms · beach suiteA two-bedroom beach suite — the deluxe footprint, two bedrooms held under one roof.
Three Bedroom Beach Villa Suite with Pool
Three bedrooms · beach suiteA three-bedroom beach suite — the largest beach-side register, held privately.
Three Bedroom Beach Reserve
Three bedrooms · the reserveThe reserve register — three bedrooms held privately along the longer beach line.
Water Villa with Pool
One bedroom · over-water plungeOver-water on the lagoon — long deck, plunge, the easy descent.
Family Water Villa with Pool
Family · over-waterA family-sized water villa — connected rooms over the lagoon, the same private plunge.
Two Bedroom Water Villa with Pool
Two bedrooms · over-waterA two-bedroom over-water — held for the small party, the long deck above the lagoon.
Dining Experiences
The kitchens, each its own hour.
From the signature room held by a single chef to the long-lunch beach kitchen — the dining experiences at Six Senses Kanuhura are drawn for the hour of the day, not the page of the menu.
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Relaxed
Italian
Bottega
A small Italian room — pasta drawn each morning, a long lunch under the casuarinas.
Refined
Charcoal day · Japanese evening
Sip & Sand
The room that flips through the day — charcoal grill at lunch, Japanese counter through the evening.
Relaxed
Spanish tapas
The Point
A circular tapas room held around a pool — the long late-afternoon hour.
Considered
Castaway · on Jehunuhura
Drift
A castaway lunch held on the uninhabited Jehunuhura — the boat, the sand, the long return.
Considered
Main · buffet with live stations
The Market
The house room — breakfast and supper across the meal plan, with the live stations running across the evening.
Meal Plans
The table, held.
The board bases we hold at Six Senses Kanuhura. Each is arranged with the retreat directly — tell your correspondent which suits, or leave the table to us.
- 01Half-BoardBreakfast & dinner
- 02Full-BoardAll three meals, daily
Held with the retreat · adjustable on request
Wellbeing
The quiet hours.
Six Senses Spa
The brand's sleep programme and longevity protocol on the softer of the two Maldives addresses — wellness held sociable rather than monastic.
Experiences
The days, drawn out.
What the retreat actually does well beyond the villa line — with its own schedules and price lists where it publishes them. Every experience is arranged through your correspondent.
- 01Island
The castaway islets
Jehunuhura and Masleggihuraa are held as uninhabited islets — the castaway lunch at Drift and the stargazing night both happen off the main island.
- 02Island
The three-island estate
The 2023 relaunch drew one house over three islands — the register moves between them by dhoni and whim.
- 03Dining
The table's range
Market to Bottega to The Point's tapas — Sip & Sand turns from charcoal day to Japanese evening.
The Shape of a Day
How the day holds.
A sketched register of one day at Six Senses Kanuhura — the hours we tend to compose around. Yours will be drawn for the company you keep.
- First light
The main island
The beach line before breakfast — the estate's clock starts gently.
- Morning
The dhoni out
A castaway islet, a snorkel line, or the Lhaviyani dive sites — the water decides.
- Afternoon
The sleep programme
Six Senses' quiet science — or the simpler protocol of a hammock at Jehunuhura.
- Evening
Sip & Sand, turned
Charcoal by day, Japanese by night — then The Point's tapas if the evening runs long.
Occasions
The days that mark.
A private islet changes what an occasion can be — the vow at Jehunuhura with nobody else ashore, dinner at Drift, the party returned by dhoni under the stars.
Bespoke Insights
Held quietly, in writing.
The particulars a brochure would miss — the small notes we keep on this retreat, drawn from the journeys we have composed here.
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Kanuhura's Six Senses relaunch opened 1 September 2023 — the second Six Senses property in the country, after Laamu.
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The three-island estate is the headline — the main island plus the two uninhabited islets used for castaway dining and stargazing.
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Softer and more sociable than the Laamu sister — same Six Senses DNA, the Lhaviyani location keeps it within easier transfer reach.
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