This month’s Komandoo Celebrity is bartender Nishan Eranda. Nishan, known for his welcoming smile, amazing drinks and entertaining coin tricks first joined the team in 2016. Originally from Sri Lanka, Nishan had previously worked in Dubai before joining the Bar Team on Komandoo.

Nishan’s hard work, positive attitude and willingness to help has made him a popular part of the Komandoo family with both guests and team members. He loves it when the bar is full, making cocktails (especially the spectacular Flaming Lamborghini), and entertaining guests. Even if he were to visit the island as a guest Nishan believes he would spend much of his time in the bars at the resort, chatting with the team members and other guests.

When not working in either Kandu or Thundi Bar, Nishan enjoys sport, especially cricket and volleyball as well as making the most of Komandoo’s incredible location, snorkelling and kayaking in the beautiful lagoon.

We would like to thank Nishan for all his hard work and hope you all get to say hello on your next visit to Komandoo Resort.

Evenings at Komandoo are generally as quiet as days are serene save for a handful of night entertainment events that give the resort’s guests itchy feet and a chance to succumb to the rhythm of music. Fridays are for dancing to the beats you know, while every Saturday at 10:15 p.m. it is Maldivian music that begins to waft through the balmy air. Regarded as an essential element of the country’s culture, a bodu beru live performance is something you should certainly experience during your holiday in the Maldives.

Due to their popularity among guests, as a ‘thank you’ for dancing the extra mile as well as to invite all future guests to have a bit of cultural immersion during their time on the island, we are crowning Komandoo’s bodu beru group this month’s celebrities.

Consisting of 21 team members in total, Komandoo’s bodu beru (‘big drum’ in Dhivehi language) brings together the island’s most talented drummers, singers and dancers to perform at what is one of the most popular evenings at Kandu Bar. The ensamble is made up of villa attendants, island hosts, front office team, hostesses, waiters, luggage attendants, boat captain and crew, plus some of our colleagues who work more behind the scenes, as labourers, in HR and finance. Some of the bodu beru stars have been working at the resort for as many as 10 years!

The group performs under the orchestration of Ibrahim Abdul Rahman, Saeed Ibrahim and Ibrahim Zuka, who lead the rehearsals twice a week and work out how to incorporate the rest of the team’s suggestions into future shows, be it Saturday night’s, arrival welcome ceremony, weddings or staff parties. Most ideas on how to improve the more gentle parts of the performance of course come from Aminath Shifza.

The bodu beru begins in a slow tempo before turning into a whirlwind of energic beats and moves, which is usually when guests join in the fun!

We hope you enjoy Saturday nights at Komandoo as much as our bodu beru musicians and dancers enjoy showcasing you their talents and culture.

Komandoo Resort is paradise. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean lapping on the white sandy beaches, combined with the excellent service offered by the team at the resort make it the perfect place to relax and unwind at any time. However, as many in Europe are experiencing the winter blues, and the cold dark months drag on, the Maldives enters its “high season”, when the great conditions become that little bit better, and make it the perfect destination for a winter escape.

The Maldives high season is characterised by stunning conditions. This means that guests who visit Komandoo during this period will often enjoy clear blue skies, dotted with just the occasional white fluffy cloud and flat seas which make it perfect for spotting dolphins jumping in the distance, or turtles poking their head above the surface before they dive back down to the reef. The calm conditions also bring stunning clarity to the water, allowing divers and snorkellers to look into the deep and marvel at the breath-taking underwater landscapes and get a full appreciation for the shear abundance of life that call the reefs around Komandoo home.

The great underwater visibility also makes it one of the best times of year to spot some of the rarer ocean inhabitants. The team at Komandoo have recently enjoyed spotting large pelagic species such as tiger sharks and hammerhead sharks on their dives, and snorkellers have had plenty of manta ray encounters. These majestic giants are known to inhabit the waters around Komandoo from November through to March, and provide a highlight to any stay.

Whilst these conditions can often be experienced at other times of the year it is during the months of February, March and April when conditions are at their most reliable, and when we feel it is the perfect time to visit Komandoo.

Komandoo is nothing like Marmite – you either love it or you love it! You won’t find a house reef in the area prettier than ours, no team as dedicated as Komandoo’s, and no Spanish omelette as exquisite as the one at Aqua Restaurant. Yet to make sure that you leave the resort with absolutely zero ‘should haves’, there is something you need to give some thought into – which villa type suits your dream holiday desires best.

Based on feedback from members of the Beach Villa camp, Komandoo’s beachside villas are your safe bet if you wish to have the island’s powdery sand added to the mixture of perfect. The resort’s sugary white, empty stretch of beach can be your walkway from your Beach Villa or Jacuzzi Beach Villa to the lagoon. The beach provides a beautiful contrast between the island’s greenery and the various hues of the blue of the Indian Ocean, and nicely caresses your feet when you walk down to the water for a swim. What’s more, Komandoo’s lagoon is a baby shark and baby stingray nursery, so you can even admire these cuties from the comfort of your shaded patio. Should you feel incomplete without reading at least one book during your holiday, nothing beats a good afternoon read on the beach, with the gentle island breeze lulling you into pondering if life could possibly get any better than this.

To truly be able to slip away into your own private haven – and maybe even have a romantic indulgence organised – the choice between a beach villa with a jacuzzi and one without is an easy one to make.

All those who feel that the Maldives and its iconic water villas go hand in hand will love Komandoo’s Jacuzzi Water Villas. Built on stilts over the sparkling ocean, they guarantee more privacy, more space and more exclusivity. There is something magical about treating yourself to a champagne breakfast on your terrace, snuggling up on the lounger with your loved one and to be disturbed by nothing but the occasional splashing sound that the marine life makes. For whenever you need to cool off, your private patch of translucent ocean is directly below your villa. While it’s true that when staying at one of the Jacuzzi Water Villas the resort’s main restaurant and the infinity pool are not in the direct proximity (you need some 6 minutes on foot to reach them), it’s also true that you will feel so cosy and spoilt in your water villa that it’s quite possible you will never want to leave it at all!

Still not sure? You can find detailed descriptions of Komandoo’s villas by following these links:

Beach Villa
Jacuzzi Beach Villa
Jacuzzi Water Villa

Did you know that 2,000+ species of fish and 200+ species of coral had been identified in the Maldives? There’s a whole lot of water around Komandoo and we want you to enjoy it to the full! While it’s true that the resort’s house reef is home to an incredible variety and quantity of marine life, and it’s so shallow that most of it can be seen be just snorkelling, you should also give diving a try! Trust us – and Komandoo Prodivers – that discovering scuba diving is likely to be a life-changing experience. And the best thing? You can see what it’s like to breath underwater (and have that awesome near-flying feeling!), plus see fish in their natural aquarium, without having to get certified.

You can try scuba diving and enhance your Maldives’ holiday with the PADI Discover Scuba Diving program, during which you develop the basic skills and learn the ABCs of diving, and then – off to the lagoon! The balmy, crystalline water of course makes things easier and more pleasant. You won’t descend more than 2-3 meters on your first dive, but just enough for you to realize that a whole new dimension is out there to be enjoyed.

The dive center team do their best to provide a highly personalized and attentive service to everyone. After your lagoon dive, they will probably talk you into doing the second dive – because that’s where things get interesting! Now that you’ve been reassured that you, too, can breath underwater and that the instructor is with you at all times and you can be at ease, you’re ready to do your first house reef dive. Komandoo’s house reef is one of the most well-preserved reefs in the area, and you will be wowed by the myriad of things that snorkellers don’t see. To truly appreciate the magic of our oceans, there is no better way than giving the fantastic sensation that is diving a try. If it’s at the beautiful Komandoo, you really can’t go wrong!