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Nika is a dhivehi name for a certain shell and for the "Banyan Tree's". The shell is their emblem and the resort is named after the tree. An enormous banyan tree grows in the middle of the island, clearing the rest of the canopy and plainly visible from out at sea.

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As a resort it is probably the most private of all. The simple reason for this is that there is only one path around the island and it is inside, behind the bungalows. with careful growth of bushes and trees one is unable to see the neighboring bungalows and it's quiet difficult to even visit them. There is an unspoken rule here that you do not cross this privacy boundary. this means no jogging on the beach.

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As you can see from the above both the pictures, each bungalow has its own private beach front. The price to pay for this is the sight of groynes. Almost every bungalow has two groynes either side of its plot. Some of these are low and unobtrusive walls, but others are large and frequent. On the other hand they are the best constructed and maintained groynes in the country.

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The beaches themselves are good to very good. And the lagoon is excellent, not too large or too shallow. the coral starts at a good distance away and the reef edge is never far, so it is good for both swimming and snorkeling. One surprise, on this classy resort is the beach furniture: white plastic chairs and white plastic loungers (though these have a cotton mattress cover).

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The rooms were designed, like the whole island, by an Italian Architect. As we have said earlier from the left side sketch you could see the shape of the rooms. They are undoubtedly in the top few of all the resort rooms. On the left-hand side sketch; A - stands for "Bedroom" | B - stands for "Sitting room" | C - stands for " Shower" | D - stands for "Private Garden and Beach" | E - stands for "Bathroom with Garden" | F - stands for "Wardrobe" | G - stands for "Toilette". 

We would like to put Sonevafushi and Banyan Tree's up with NIKA Island). It is not one round design but as you can see, several curving spaces coming off each other., like the inside of a shell.

There are 2 types of BEACH Bungalows - they are the "SANGU BEACH Bungalow" and the "MURAKA BEACH Bungalow". The only difference of these two categories is that SANGU has Ceiling Fan and MURAKA is air-conditioned. Though some guests feel Ceiling Fan is more nature-oriented. And other guests require western (air-conditioned) comfort in a Maldivian environment.

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The sitting room, bedroom and shower/washroom are all large. The shower/washroom itself is bigger than many resorts' bedroom and shower room together. There is no A/C (anywhere on the island) and it is completely unmissed with the abundant slatted windows, high roof and quiet ceiling fan.

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There is no reception, but one enters from the main jetty into a lovely, curvy and comfortable lounge and bar. 

At the end of the other jetty is the restaurant, and whenever the weather is fine dinning is outside on the deck. Dinning is, as expected, of the first class. Only the finest ingredients are imported. Breakfast and lunch are buffet, five of the evening meals are set, and two are barbecues on the beach. At any time, however, you may order in advance some dish you would particularly like and it will be prepared for you at no extra cost.

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It is not expensive, compared to the branded resorts of Maldives. In here you will not be surprised by a big bill for extras. For example; the telephone and fax charges are possibly not the cheapest of any resort. Windsurfing and canoes are free and so are sunset fishing, tennis (with Flood LIT), badminton and bowls. And Maldivian staffs are ready to enjoy a game of volleyball with any willing guests.

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Morning trawler fishing is also offered and unique fishing experience - shark fishing, where you set off in the afternoon, sleep on the fishing Dhoani and return the next morning. Nika is fortunate to share an uninhabited island for other full and half day excursions.

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This used to be an All-Italian resort, but now it is, in fact a UNIVERSAL resort. Italians make up around 22% in the high season and 10% in the low season. Austrians, Australians, Swiss, French, Americans and British are the others.

Nika has been around a long time, and on top of the tree for most of that time. It has hit upon a great formula and its maintenance is excellent, so we expect it will stay in the very top bracket for a good many years more.