Discover the world's most curated wellness retreats — Starting from CHF 1,200
Discover the world's most curated wellness retreats — Starting from CHF 1,200
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JOALI BEING

An island that was built to dissolve what weighs on you.

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JOALI BEING

Forty minutes by seaplane from Malé, on the private island of Bodufushi in Raa Atoll, JOALI BEING is the Maldives' first dedicated wellbeing retreat. The concept, developed with Oxford professor Gerry Bodeker, is organised around four pillars — Mind, Skin, Microbiome, Energy — and a single aspiration: weightlessness.

JOALI BEING opened in 2021 as something genuinely new: a luxury island resort in which every physical element — architecture, materials, soundscape, cuisine, programme design — has been oriented toward wellbeing rather than spectacle. Built on biophilic principles with the wild forest left intact, the island sits within one of the Maldives' most biodiverse atolls, and the marine environment is actively protected through a turtle sanctuary and reef restoration programme. Sixty-eight beach and overwater villas have private pools, butler service, and interiors that draw from the rhythms of the Indian Ocean. The Wellbeing Centre AREKA offers bespoke programmes of five to twenty-one days, shaped by diagnostic consultations and integrative health assessment — spanning hydrotherapy, sound healing, movement analysis, advanced skin science, and herbology from the dedicated AKTAR plant studio. Dining across three restaurants is guided by a resident nutritionist, from plant-based at Plantae to Michelin-connected Japanese at Yutori. Arrival is by seaplane, and the journey across the lagoon begins the reset before you land.

Wellness specialties

Holistic Wellbeing · Sound Healing · Skin Science · Microbiome Health · Mental Wellness · Energy Medicine · Yoga · Movement Therapy · Sleep · Ayurveda · Herbology

Min stay
5 nights
Sustainability
88/100

The place

Facilities

Overwater Villas · Beach Villas · Private Pools · Butler Service · Wellbeing Centre · Sound Healing Path · Hydrotherapy · Yoga Pavilion · Herbology Studio · Turtle Sanctuary · Three Restaurants · Seaplane Arrival

Location

On the private island of Bodufushi in Raa Atoll, northern Maldives — forty minutes by seaplane from Malé International Airport. One of the most biodiverse atolls in the Indian Ocean.

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