Vabbinfaru
Read MoreApproaching the Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru.
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Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru sends a private boat to pick you up at the Male airport, about 30 minutes away.
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Banyan Tree has 48 villas spread over the island.
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The main building houses reception.
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The dining pavilion is large and has seating inside and out.
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The breakfast buffet has just about anything you could ever want.
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There's also a large spa.
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Flowers surround every building on the island.
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Large sand pathways lead to villas spread around the island.
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Each villa is uniquely designed to reflect the spiral of a seashell with the conical thatched-roof.
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You enter your villa compound through a bamboo door.
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The roof inside your villa.
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Rooms are large and have a separate sitting area.
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Looking beyond the bed, you can look straight out to the ocean.
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Bathrooms are large.
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They feature indoor showers as well as ….
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Inside each villa is a private deck and also a pool or hot tub.
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Looking at the villa from your private backyard...
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..which looks out on to the beach.
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Occasionally, you may run across some extra guests near your bungalow.
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Every villa has a small covered beach bed along the beach.
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The sand on Vabbinfaru looks almost like sugar.
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The water around the island is crystal clear.
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As you walk along the beach, you can see many creatures like starfish...
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…ghost crabs and more.
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A little blue crab on coral near the beach.
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