< Previous230 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ﺰﻨﻳﺎﺑ رﺪﻨﻴﻔﻳد تﺎﻤﻠﻛ PHOTOGRAPHY : SUTIR T A BUDIMAN A T UNSPLASH لﺎﻤﺟ ﻲﻔﺸﻜﺘﺳا ﺔﺑﻼﺨﻟا ﺔﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ذﻼﻤﻟا ﺔﻣاﺪﺘﺴﻤﻟا ﺔﻴﻫﺎﻓﺮﻟا ﻲﻓ ﻲﺴﻤﻐﻧاو ،رﺎﺒﻜﻟا ﺔﺴﻤﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻲﺑﺮﺘﻗا .ﺔﺣاﺮﻟا ﻞﺋﺎﺳو ﻊﻴﻤﺟ ﻚﻟ ﺮﻓﻮﺗ ﻲﺘﻟا HBSA_002_230to231_EscapeOpener_11712803.indd 23001/07/2021 04:45:21 PM231 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ﺰﻨﻳﺎﺑ رﺪﻨﻴﻔﻳد تﺎﻤﻠﻛ The CULTURE TA K E A WA L K ON TH E WI L D SI DE Get up close and personal with the Big Five, while indulging in sustainable luxury that comes with all the creature comforts 231 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 HBSA_002_230to231_EscapeOpener_11712803.indd 23101/07/2021 04:45:33 PM232 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ذﻼﻤﻟا On the banks of the Sand River, a refi ned low-slung lodge blends naturally into the riverine South African bush unveiling a blueprint for the ultimate way to safari in intrepid and sustainable luxury ةﺮﻣﺎﻐﻤﻟا قﺎﺸﻌﻟ يرﺎﻔﺳ ةﺮﻐﺼﻣ ﺔﺨﺴﻨﻟ ﻲﻌﻴﺒﻃ ﺪﻬﺸﻣ ﻂﺳو ﻖﻴﻧأ لﺰُﻧ ﻊﻘﻳ ،ﺪﻧﺎﺳ ﺮﻬﻧ فﺎﻔﺿ ﻰﻠﻋ .ةﺮﺧﺎﻓ ﻂﻴﺤﻣ ﻲﻓ ﺎﻴﻘﻳﺮﻓإ بﻮﻨﺟ لﺎﻏدأ ﻦﻣ SA F A R I SO G O O D HBSA_002_232to235_EscapeKenya_11712998.indd 23201/07/2021 04:49:28 PM233 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 In the local Tsonga language, “Tengile” means tranquil, and conservation-minded travel company &Beyond’s latest South African endeavour offers guests precisely that, along with plenty of space and a playful articulation of contemporary design amidst the 26,000 acres of a private estate within the Sabi Sand Game Reserve. The luscious lands of this prime concession on the bend of the wide, sandy riverbed where elephants are often seen feeding, serve as a picture-perfect backdrop for the next level of safari experiences. “Tengile River Lodge boasts a fresh design that gives our guests what they crave most – space,” says &Beyond CEO Joss Kent. Challenging the status quo, the property takes a bold step back from romanticised renditions of African safaris in a clear-cut shift from the classic tent. Featuring a contemporary twist on conventional safari design incarnations, nine eminently private suites hover harmoniously above the Sand River, while the main lodge houses dining, reception and sitting areas along with a library and a showpiece green-stone bar with plush leather stools that would be slick enough for New York or Dubai. Architect Nicholas Plewman aimed at breaking the mould and created structures that pull the safari experience into the 21st century, combining astute design with sustainability: “It can still be romantic, but the premise must be about nature and the environment rather than a colonial experience.” The secluded L-shaped villas stand aligned on the bend of the Sand River covering more than 200 square meters each. They include expansive outdoor spaces with shaded dining areas, a private infi nity pool, loungers and an outdoor shower, while the interior features every creature comfort imaginable along with jaw-dropping views of the river and surrounding landscape through oversized fl oor-to-ceiling windows. A real-life cinema of sorts that guests can revel in – cold drink in hand – while herds of elephants or the odd zebra cool off in the river below. Michele Throssell and her Durban-based team of interior designers ﲆــﻋ &Beyond Tengile River لﺰــُﻧ ﺪﺘﻤـــ Sabi Sand ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﻣ ﻦﻤﺿ ناﺪــﻓ ﻒــﻟأ 26 ﺔﺣﺎــﺴﻣ يﺬﻟا ﻪﻤــﺳﺎﺑ ًﺎــﻨﻤﻴﺗو .يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا تﻼــﺣﺮﻟ ﺔــﻴﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ﺔﻛﴍ مﺪــﻘﺗ ،ﺔﻴﻠﺤﳌا ﺎﺠﻧﻮــﺴﺗ ﺔﻐﻠﺑ ﺔﻨﻴﻜــﺴﻟا ﻲــﻨﻌﻳ ﺔــﺑﺮﺠﺗ ﺔــﻳﱪﻟا ةﺎــﻴﺤﻟا قﺎــﺸﻌﻟ &Beyond ﺔﻣاﺪﺘــﺴﳌا ﺮﻔــﺴﻟا .ﴏﺎﻌﻣ ﻢﻴﻤﺼﺗو ﺔﻌــﺳاو ﺔﺣﺎــﺴﻣ ﻂــﺳو ﺎﻴﻘﻳﺮﻓإ بﻮﻨﺟ ﰲ ﺔﺋدﺎﻫ ﻰــﻨﺤﻨﻣ ﲆــﻋ ﺔــﺑﻼﺧ تﺎﺣﺎــﺴﻣ ﻦــﻤﺿ ةﺄــﺸﻨﳌا هﺬــﻫ ﻊــﻘﺗ ًﺎﺜﺤﺑ ﺔــﻠﻴﻔﻟا حﴪﺗ ﺎــﻣ ًﺎﺒﻟﺎﻏ ﺚــﻴﺣ ﻊــﺳاﻮﻟا ﺮــﻬﻨﻠﻟ ﲇــﻣﺮﻟا ىﺮــﺠﳌا ماﻛ .يراﱪــﻟا تاﺮــﻣﺎﻐﳌ ﱄﺎــﺜﻣ ﺪﻬــﺸﻣ ﺢــﻣﻼﻣ ﻢــﺳﺮﺗو ﺎــﻬﺋاﺬﻏ ﻦــﻋ ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺔﻌــﺳاﻮﻟا ﺔﺣﺎــﺴﳌا فﻮــﻴﻀﻟا ﺢــﻨيم ﺪــﻳﺪﺟ ﻢــﻴﻤﺼﺘﺑ ﻰــﻈﺤﺗ .ﺔﻛﴩﻠﻟ يﺬــﻴﻔﻨﺘﻟا ﺲــﻴﺋﺮﻟا ﺖــﻨﻴﻛ سﻮــﺟ ﺐــﺴﺤﺑ ﺎــﻬﻴﻟإ نﻮــﻗﻮﺘﻳ ،ﺔــﻳﺪﻴﻠﻘﺘﻟا ﻢــﻴﺨﻟاو يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا تﻼــﺣﺮﻟ ةدﻮــﻬﻌﳌا ﺔــﳌﺎﺤﻟا ةرﻮــﺼﻟا فﻼــﺨﺑو ﺮــﻬﻧ ﲆــﻋ ﻞــﻄﺗ ﺔــﺻﺎﺧ ﺔــﺤﻨﺟأ ﺔﻌــﺴﺗ ﻊــﻣ يﴫــﻋ ﻊــﺑﺎﻄﺑ لﺰــُﻨﻟا دﺮــﻔﻨﻳ لﺎﺒﻘﺘــﺳﻻاو مﺎــﻌﻄﻟا لوﺎــﻨﺘﻟ تﺎﺣﺎــﺴﻣ ﴘــﻴﺋﺮﻟا ﻢــﺴﻘﻟا ﻢــﻀﻳو ،ﺪﻧﺎــﺳ ﺪــﻋﺎﻘﻣو ﴬــﺧﻷا ﺮــﺠﺤﻟا ﻦــﻣ تﺎــﺑوﴩﻤﻠﻟ ﻦــﻛرو ﺔــﺒﺘﻜﻣ ﻊــﻣ سﻮــﻠﺠﻟاو سﺪــﻨﻬﳌا صﺮــﺣ ماــﻛ .ىﱪــﻜﻟا نﺪــﳌا قدﺎــﻨﻓ ﺎــﻬﺘﻣﺎﺨﻔﺑ ﻲــﻫﺎﻀﺗ ﺔــﻳﺪﻠﺟ يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا ﺔــﺑﺮﺠﺗ مﺪــﻘﺗ ﻢــﻴﻣﺎﺼﺗ رﺎﻜــﺘﺑا ﲆــﻋ نﺎــﻣﻮﻴﻠﺑ سﻻﻮــﻜﻴﻧ يرماــﻌﳌا ﺎــﻨﻓﺪﻫ نﺎﻛ” :ﺔﻣاﺪﺘــﺳﻻاو كيﺬــﻟا ﻢــﻴﻤﺼﺘﻟا ينــﺑ ﻊــﻤﺠﺘﻟ ةﴏﺎــﻌﻣ ﺔــﻳؤﺮﺑ ﺔــﺟرﺪﻟﺎﺑ ﺎــﻧﺰﻛر ﻦــﻜﻟ ،لﺰــﻨﻠﻟ لمﺎــﺤﻟاو ﴘــﻧﺎﻣوﺮﻟا ﻊــﺑﺎﻄﻟا ﲆــﻋ ظﺎــﻔﺤﻟا .“ﺎــﻬﺗاذ ﺪــﺤﺑ ﺔــﻣﺎﻗﻹا ﺔــﺑﺮﺠﺗ ﲆــﻋ ﻻ ﺔــﺌﻴﺒﻟاو ﺔــﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ﲆــﻋ ﱃوﻷا ﺪﺘتمو ،ﺪﻧﺎــﺳ ﺮﻬﻧ ﻰــﻨﺤﻨﻣ ةاذﺎــﺤبم L فﺮــﺣ ﻞﻜــﺷ ﲆــﻋ ﺔــﻟﺰﻌﻨﳌا ﻞــﻠﻔﻟا عزﻮــﺘﺗو ﺔــﻴﺟرﺎﺧ تﺎﺣﺎــﺴﻣ ﻞﻤــﺸﺗو ﻊــﺑﺮﻣ ﱰــﻣ 200 ﻦــﻋ ﺪــﻳﺰﺗ ﺔﺣﺎــﺴﻣ ﲆــﻋ ﺎــﻬﻨﻣ ﻞﻛ ﻰــﻫماﺘﻳ صﺎــﺧ ﺢﺒــﺴﻣو مﺎــﻌﻄﻟا لوﺎــﻨﺘﻟ ﺔــﺼﺼﺨﻣ ﻖــﻃﺎﻨﻣ ﻊــﻣ ﺔــﻠﻠﻈﻣو ﺔﻌــﺳاو ،ﲇﺧاﺪﻟا ﻢــﻴﻤﺼﺘﻟا ﺎــﻣأ .ﻲﺟرﺎﺧ شدو ﺲﻤــﺸﻟا ﺖــﺤﺗ ءﺎﻘﻠﺘــﺳﻼﻟ ةّﴎأو ﻖــﻓﻷا ﻊــﻣ The sandy riverbeds of the game reserve are home to an array of wildlife The main lodge and all nine private suites adhere to a slick, contemporary design ethos Sustainability is key for both the interiors and exteriors at the property ﺔﻌﺴﺘﻟا ﺔﺤﻨﺟﻷاو ﴘﻴﺋﺮﻟا لﲋﻟا دﺮﻔﻨﻳ ﴏﺎﻌﻣو ﻖﻴﻧأ ﻢﻴﻤﺼﺘﺑ ﻪﻟ ﺔﻌﺑﺎﺘﻟا ﰲ ﺮﻬﻨﻟا فﺎﻔﺿ ﲆﻋ ﺔﻳﺮﲝ ﺔﻳﱪﻟا تﺎﻧاﻮﻴﳊا لﻮﺠﺘﺗ يرﺎﻔﺴﻟا تﻼﺣر ﺔﻴﻤﺤﻣ حﻮﺿﻮﺑ ﺔﻣاﺪﺘﺳﻻا ﺮﻬﻈﺗ ﺔﻴﻠﺧاﺪﻟا ﻢﻴﻣﺎﺼﺘﻟا ﰲ لﲋﻠﻟ ﺔﻴﺟرﺎﳋاو The ESCAPE HBSA_002_232to235_EscapeKenya_11712998.indd 23301/07/2021 04:49:54 PM234 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ذﻼﻤﻟا ﺮــﻬﻨﻟا ﲆــﻋ ﺔــﺑﻼﺧ تﻻﻼــﻃإ ﻊــﻣ ﺔــﺣاﺮﻟا تﺎﻳﻮﺘــﺴﻣ ﲆــﻋأ ﺮــﻓﻮﻴﻓ ﻞــﺼﺗ ةيرــﺒﻛ ﺬــﻓاﻮﻧ لﻼــﺧ ﻦــﻣ ﺔــﻄﻴﺤﳌا ﺔــﻴﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ﺮــﻇﺎﻨﳌاو بوﴩــبم عﺎﺘﻤﺘــﺳﻻاو ءﺎﺧﱰــﺳﻻا فﻮــﻴﻀﻠﻟ ﺢــﻴﺘﺗو ﻒﻘــﺴﻟا ﱃإ .ﺮــﻬﻨﻟا لﻮــﺣ ﴚــﺣﻮﻟا رماــﺤﻟاو ﺔــﻠﻴﻔﻟا نﺎــﻌﻄﻗ ﻞــﻣﺄﺗو ﺶــﻌﻨﻣ ﻲــﻤﻤﺼﻣ ﻦــﻣ ﺎــﻬﻘﻳﺮﻓو ﻞﻴــﺳوﺮﺛ ﻞﻴــﺸﻴﻣ تﺪﻤﺘــﺳا ﺪــﺋار ﻦــﻣ ﺎــﻬﻣﺎﻬﻟإ نﺎــﺑﺮﻳد ﺔــﻨﻳﺪﻣ ﰲ ﲇــﺧاﺪﻟا رﻮــﻜﻳﺪﻟا ﺔــﻤﻏﺎﻨﺘﻣ تارﻮــﻜﻳد ﻢــﻳﺪﻘﺘﻟ نماــﻛيرﻛ يرﺎــﻫ يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا تﻼــﺣر يرــﻏ ذﻻﻮــﻔﻟا ﻞــﺜﻣ يﴫــﻌﻟاو كيﻴــﺳﻼﻜﻟا بﻮﻠــﺳﻷا ينــﺑ جﺰــتم ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺪــﻳﺪﺤﻟا ﺔﻜــﺳ ﻦــﻣ رﺎــﺠﺣﻷاو بﺎــﺸﺧﻷاو لﻮــﻘﺼﳌا ﰲ ﺐــﻫﺬﻟا ﻢــﺟﺎﻨبم ﺔﻴﻠﺣﺎــﺴﻟا ﻮــﺗﻮﺑﺎﻣ ﺔــﻨﻳﺪﻣ ﻂــﺑﺮﺗ ﺖــﻧﺎﻛ ،ﺐــﻠﻄﻟا ﺐــﺴﺣ لﺰــﻨﻟا تاﺰــﻴﻬﺠﺗ ﻢــﻴﻤﺼﺗ ﻢــﺗو .غﱪــﺴﻧﺎﻫﻮﺟ ﳼاﺮــﻜﻟاو ةﴎﻷاو ﺎــﻓﻮﺼﻟا ﻢــﻴﻣﺎﺼﺗو ﺢــﻴﺑﺎﺼﳌا ﻚــﻟذ ﰲ ﺎــبم ﱃﻮــﺗ ماــﻴﻓ ،ﺔــﻴﻠﺻأ داﻮــﻣ ماﺪﺨﺘــﺳﺎﺑ ينــﻴﻠﺤﻣ ينــﻧﺎﻨﻓ يﺪــﻳﺄﺑ ﺮﺋﺎﺘــﺴﻟا ﺔــﻓﺮﺧز نوﺎــﺗ ﺐــﻴﻛ ﻦــﻣ ينــﻧﺎﻨﻔﻟا ﻦــﻣ ﺔــﻋﻮﻤﺠﻣ تﺎــﻧاﻮﻴﺤﻟا مﻮــﺳﺮﺑ ًﺎــﻳوﺪﻳ ﺔــﺸﻤﻗﻷا ﺮﺋﺎــﺳو تﺎــﺷوﺮﻔﳌاو .ﺔــﻄﻴﺤﳌا ﺔــﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ءاﻮــﺟأ ﻦــﻣ ةﺎﺣﻮﺘــﺴﻣ ناﻮــﻟأو ﺔــﻳﱪﻟا ﺔــﻘﻓﺮﺑ يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا تﻼــﺣﺮﺑ ﺪﻧﺎــﺳ بيﺎــﺳ ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﻣ ﺮﻬﺘــﺸﺗ دﻮــﺳﻷا ﻦــﻣ ﺔــﻳﱪﻟا تﺎــﻧاﻮﻴﺤﻟا فﺎــﺸﻜﺘﺳﻻ ءاﱪــﺨﻟا ﻦﻳﺪــﺷﺮﳌا نﺮــﻘﻟا ﺪــﻴﺣ نﺎــﻌﻄﻗو ﻰــﺘﺣو دﻮــﻬﻔﻟاو ﺔــﻠﻴﻔﻟاو ﺲــﻴﻣاﻮﺠﻟاو ﺔــﻴﻨﻃﻮﻟا ﺮــﺟوﺮﻛ ﺔــﻘﻳﺪﺤﺑ ﺔــﻠﺼﺘﳌا ﺔــﺻﺎﺨﻟا ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﳌا ﰲ يرــﺜﻜﻟاو ﺔــﺸﻫﺪﳌا ﺔــﺑﺮﺠﺘﻟا هﺬــﻫ ﺮــّﻛﺬﺗ .ﻞــﺻﺎﻓ جﺎﻴــﺳ نود ﻦــﻣ .ﺔــﻴﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ﺎــﻬﻠﺋاﻮﻣو تﺎــﻧاﻮﻴﺤﻟا ﲆــﻋ ظﺎــﻔﺤﻟا ﺔــﻴﻤﻫﺄﺑ ﻦﻣ ﻪــﻧايرﺟ ﻊــﻣ ﺔــﻄﻴﺤﳌا ﺔــﻴﺟرﺎﺨﻟا ﺔﺣﺎــﺴﳌا لﺰــُﻨﻟا كرﺎــﺸﺘﻳو يرــﺴﻟا ﻊﻨ ُيم اﺬــﻟ ،ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﳌا دوﺪــﺣ ﲆــﻋ ًﺎــئمﺎﻗ هرﺎــﺒﺘﻋﺎﺑ تﺎــﻧاﻮﻴﺤﻟا تﺎــﺑﺮﻋ ﻖــﻓاﺮﺗو .ﻖــﺴﻐﻟا ﺪــﻨﻋ ﺎــﻬﻴﻟإو ﻞــﻠﻔﻟا ﻦــﻣ تاﺮــﻤﳌا ﲆــﻋ تﺎــﻬﺟاﻮﻣ يأ ﺐــﻨﺠﺘﻟ ﴘــﻴﺋﺮﻟا ﻰــﻨﺒﳌا ﱃإ فﻮــﻴﻀﻟا ﻒــﻟﻮﺠﻟا .ﻢــﻬﻘﻳﺮﻃ فدﺎــﺼﺗ ﺪــﻗ ﻲــﺘﻟا رﻮــﻤﻨﻟا وأ دوﺮــﻘﻟا وأ ﺔــﻠﻴﻔﻟا ﻊــﻣ ﺔــﻠﻴﻔﻟا ﻦــﻣ رﺬــﺤﺗ ﺔــﺘﻓﻻ ﺔﺣﺎﺒــﺴﻟا ضﻮــﺣ بﺮــﻘﺑ ﺪــﺟﻮﻳ ماــﻛ .ءوﺪــﻬﻟاو رﺬــﺤﻟا ﻲــﺧﻮﺘﺑ ﴆﻮــﺗو ﻪــﻨﻣ بﴩــﻠﻟ تيﺄــﺗ ﺪــﻗ ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺔﻛﱰــﺸﳌا تﺎﺣﺎــﺴﳌا ﰲ ءﺎﺧﱰــﺳﻻا فﻮــﻴﻀﻠﻟ ﻦــﻜيمو لﺎــﻏدﻷاو ﺮــﻬﻨﻟا فﺎــﻔﺿ ﲆــﻋ ﺔــﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا ﻞــﻣﺄﺗو لﺰــﻨﻟا ﻦــﻤﺿ لﻮــﺤﺘﺗ ماــﻛ .ﴫــﻌﻟاو ﺮــﻛﺎﺒﻟا حﺎــﺒﺼﻟا ينــﺑ ﺔــﻴﻘﻳﺮﻓﻷا يرــﻐﺻ ﻦــﻛر ﱃإ تﺎﻴــﺴﻣﻷا ﺾــﻌﺑ ﰲ مﺎــﻌﻄﻟا ﺔــﻘﻄﻨﻣ فﻮــﻴﻀﻟا ﻊــﻤﺠﺘﻳ ينــﺣ ،ﺮﻬــﺴﻠﻟ ءﺎــﻨﻓو تﺎــﺑوﴩﻤﻠﻟ ﻖــﻴﻧأو .ءﺎــﺸﻌﻟا لوﺎــﻨﺘﻟ رﺎــﻨﻟا ﻞﻋﺎــﺸﻣ لﻮــﺣ ﻖــﻠﻄﻟا ءاﻮــﻬﻟا ﰲ لﻼــﺧ ﻦــﻣ ﺔﻣاﺪﺘــﺳﻻا مﻮــﻬﻔبم لﺰــﻨﻟا مماــﺘﻫا ﲆــﺠﺘﻳ ﺔــﻗﺎﻄﻟا ماﺪﺨﺘــﺳا ﰲ ﺔــﻴﻟﺎﻌﻟا ةءﺎــﻔﻜﻟا ﻞــﺜﻣ ةﺪــﻋ لﺎﻜــﺷأ ،ﻪﻣﺎــﺴﻗأ ﻒــﻠﺘﺨﻣ ﰲ يراﺮــﺤﻟا لﺰــﻌﻟاو حﺎــﻳﺮﻟﺎﺑ ﺪــﻳﱪﺘﻟا مﺎــﻈﻧو هﺎــﻴﳌاو ﻲــﺤﺼﻟا فﴫــﻟا ةرادإ ﺔــﻤﻈﻧأ ثﺪــﺣأ ﻒــﻴﻇﻮﺗو لﺎــﻣﺮﻟﺎﺑ ﺢﻄــﺳﻷا ﺔــﻴﻄﻐﺗ ﻢــﺗ ماــﻛ .ﻖــﺋاﺪﺤﻟا يﺮــﻟ ﺔــﻣدﺎﻌﻟا ﲆــﻋ هيرــﺛﺄﺗ ﻦــﻣ ﻚــﻟذ ﺪــﺤﻴﻟ ﻪــﺋﺎﻨﺑ ءﺎــﻨﺛأ ﻊــﻗﻮﳌا ﻦــﻣ ﺔﺟﺮﺨﺘــﺴﳌا .90% ﺔﺒــﺴﻨﺑ ﺔــﻴﻠﺤﻣ ءﺎــﻨﺑ داﻮــﻣ ماﺪﺨﺘــﺳا لﻼــﺧ ﻦــﻣ ﺔــﻴﺌﻴﺒﻟا ﺔــﻘﻄﻨﳌا ﰲ ﺔــﻴﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟا زﻮــﻨﻜﻟﺎﺑ Tengile River لﺰــﻧ ﻲــﻔﺘﺤﻳو ﺔــﺳﺪﻨﻬﻟا ينــﺑ ﻊــﻤﺠﺗ ةﺪــﻳﺮﻓ ﺔــﻳؤر ﰲ يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا تﻼــﺣر مﺪــﻘﻳ ماــﻛ ﱃإ ﻰﺣﻮﺘــﺴﻣ ًارﻮﺼﺗ ﻲــﻄﻌﻴﻟ ﺮــﻜﺘﺒﳌا ﻢــﻴﻤﺼﺘﻟاو ةﴏﺎــﻌﳌا ﺔــﻳرماﻌﳌا تارﻮﻜﻳد ﻦــﻀﺘﺤﻳ ﻪــﻧأ ﻰﺘﺣ .ﺔــﻴﻘﻳﺮﻓﻷا تﻼــﺣﺮﻟا لﺰــﻧ ﻦﻣ يرــﺒﻛ ﺪــﺣ عوﴩــﻤﻠﻟ ﴘــﻴﺋﺮﻟا ﻢــﻬﻠﳌا نماــﻛيرﻛ ﺔــﻤﺼﺑ ﻦــﻣ ةﺎﺣﻮﺘــﺴﻣ ةﺰــﻴﻤﻣ ٍنﺎــﻔﺘﻣ سرﺎــﺣ ﱃإ ﺔــﻳﱪﻟا تﺎــﻧاﻮﻴﺤﻠﻟ ﺪــﺋﺎﺻ ﻦــﻣ ئيﺎﻨﺜﺘــﺳﻻا هراﻮــﺸﻣو .ﻞــﻳﻮﻃ ﺖــﻗو ﺬــﻨﻣ ﺔــﺻﺎﺨﻟا يرﺎﻔــﺴﻟا ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﻣ ﰲ ﺎــﻬﻴﻠﻋ ظﺎــﻔﺤﻟا ﰲ ذإ ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﳌا ﰲ ﺔــﻳﱪﻟا ةﺎــﻴﺤﻟا رﺎــﻫدزا ﰲ يرــﺒﻛ ﻞــﻀﻓ ﻪــﻟ دﻮــﻌﻳو .ﺪــﻳﺮﻔﻟا ﻪــﻤﻴﻤﺼﺗو لﺰــﻨﻟا ﰲ ﺢــﺿاو ﻞﻜــﺸﺑ ﻪــﺗازﺎﺠﻧإ ﺲــﻜﻌﻨﺗ Visit andbeyond.com ﻊﻗﻮﳌا ةرﺎﻳز ﻰﺟﺮﻳ ،تﺎﻣﻮﻠﻌﳌا ﻦــﻣ ﺪــﻳﺰﳌ Almost all structures and villas are made using local building materials in an effort to reduce environmental impact ًﺎﺒﻳﺮﻘﺗ ﻞﻠﻔﻟاو ﻖﻓاﺮﳌا ﻊﻴﻤﺟ ﺔﻴﻠﺤﻣ ءﺎﻨﺑ داﻮﻣ ﻦﻣ ﺔﻋﻮﻨﺼﻣ ﺔﻴﺌﻴﺒﻟا ﺔﻤﺼﺒﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺪﺤﻠﻟ HBSA_002_232to235_EscapeKenya_11712998.indd 23401/07/2021 04:50:55 PM The ESCAPE 235 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 were inspired by safari pioneer Harry Kirkman, featuring cleverly combined decor touches that effortlessly blend the classical with the contemporary, such as unpolished steels, reclaimed woods and stones from the defunct Selati Railway, which in its heyday connected the port city of Maputo with the gold mines of Johannesburg. Bespoke fi ttings and fi xtures such as lamps, sofas, beds and chairs were designed by local artists using indigenous materials, while an art collective from Cape Town hand-painted curtains, upholstery and other fabrics with wild animal motifs around a colour scheme evocative of the surrounding fauna and fl ora. Game viewing at Sabi Sands is as spectacular as the property itself. In the company of conversant and engaging rangers and trackers, guests set off to spot the Big Five (lions, buffalos, elephants, rhinos and leopards) and other inhabitants of the private reserve that shares fence-free borders with the Kruger National Park. It’s an exhilarating experience that also acts as a reminder of the importance of conservation of both the animals and their natural habitat. As the lodge borders the reserve, the immediate space around it is shared with its animal neighbours. Walking on the pathways to and from the villas at dusk is not allowed, and golf carts escort guests to the main building to avoid any daunting encounters with elephants, monkeys or fortuitous leopards. By the pool, a sign warns of elephants coming to drink from it and suggests gentle moves when moving about. made to keep the environmental impact to a minimum using close to 90 per cent of local building materials. A palpable love letter to the region’s natural treasures, Tengile’s neoteric understanding of the safari experience through its contempo architecture and à la mode design is not entirely at odds with idealised perceptions of what a safari lodge should look like. Quite the contrary actually, as here and there, the decor features striking mementoes as a nod to Harry Kirkman, the key character who inspired it all. The former game hunter turned conservationist used to live next door and identifi ed the priority of safeguarding wildlife in the private game reserve very early on. It is not least thanks to this spirited sentinel that the wildlife here is so thriving, for the animals are the real topliners here, though the lodge and its quirky design follow very closely behind indeed. Visit andbeyond.com for more information Between the early morning and afternoon game drives, guests retreat to the lodge’s swish communal spaces to unwind and watch nature take its course on the banks of the river and the African bush beyond. The dining area doubles as a dapper bistro and informal patio and on selected evenings, a traditional African boma enclosure stages relaxed, bonfi re-lit communal dinners al fresco. The lodge’s sustainability endorsements come in the form of zealous energy effi ciency, cross ventilation and maximised insulation throughout the property, while state-of-the-art sewer and wastewater management systems are in place, used to irrigate the gardens. To minimise the impact on the area viewed from above, the roofs have been covered with sand excavated from the site during its construction and every effort has been WORDS: STEF AN HOTTINGER-BEHMER. IMAGES: COUR TESY OF &BEYOND AND THE WRITER HBSA_002_232to235_EscapeKenya_11712998.indd 23501/07/2021 04:51:36 PM236 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ﺔﻓﺎﻘﺜﻟا One of the Maldives’ fi nest, Milaidhoo is an ode to small-scale luxury with a big lasting impression THE STUFF OF DR E A MS ﻞﻛ ىﺪﻟ ﻰﺴﻨُﻳ ﻟﺎ عﺎﺒﻄﻧا كﺮﺘﺑ ﺔﻠﻴﻔﻜﻟا ﺔﻄﻴﺴﺒﻟاو ةﺮﺧﺎﻔﻟا ﻪﺋاﻮﺟﺄﺑ ﻒﻳﺪﻟﺎﻤﻟا رﺰﺟ تﺎﻬﺟو زﺮﺑأ ﻦﻣ ﻮﻫﺪﻳﻠﺎﻴﻣ ﻊﺠﺘﻨﻣ ﺢﺒﺻأ ،ﺮﺋاز ﻲﻛﺎﺤﺗ ﺔﺑﺮﺠﺗ HBSA_002_236to239_EscapeMaldives_11714784.indd 23604/07/2021 01:29:52 PM237 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 It’s safe to say that the last year or so has been pretty rough. A jaunt to the Maldives would come as a welcome escape from reality at the best of times, but now? Now it seems like the balm that would cure weary minds and bodies in a way that has previously never been quite so needed. A magic pill to reset, and perhaps even to congratulate yourself for making it thus far. Because reality doesn’t exactly exist once you touch down in the capital of Malé, and gets more and more abstract as you board a seaplane and fi nd yourself cruising over the mind-boggling blue of the Indian Ocean towards Milaidhoo in the Baa Atoll; a UNESCO biosphere reserve that – quite frankly – has to be seen to be believed. So tiny that even bicycles are deemed unnecessary to get around it, Milaidhoo Resort’s tag line is ‘Story of a Small Island’; shorthand for its commitment as a destination to storytelling in multiple forms. We interpreted this as twofold; one, that the Milaidhoo ‘family’ (purposely, and inclusively, not referred to as ‘staff ’) welcome you to share the journey of the island once you’re there, and two, that you’ll have plenty of stories to tell at dinner parties with envious pals once you return. From the essential snorkelling trips to sunset dolphin-watching, diving for the more adventurous to daily morning yoga for those who want to reach even more heightened levels of zen, this doesn’t have to be a week-long sunbathing session alone. Unless, of course, that’s precisely what you’re after – in which case, it obviously won’t disappoint. In the grand tradition of luxury Maldivian resorts, privacy is offered in spades, so if you The perfect spot for a sundowner and a good book WORDS: OLIVIA PHILLIPS The ESCAPE ينــﺒﻏاﺮﻟا ﺪــﺼﻘﻣ ﻒــﻳﺪﻟﺎﳌا ﺖــﻧﺎﻛ ﺎــﳌﺎﻃ ﻦــﻋ ًاﺪــﻴﻌﺑ ةﺰــﻴﻤﻣ ﺔــﻠﻄﻋ ءﺎــﻀﻗو ءﺎﺧﱰــﺳﻻﺎﺑ ﻲــﺘﻟا تﺎــﻳﺪﺤﺘﻟا ﺪــﻌﺑ ﻦــﻜﻟ .ةﺎــﻴﺤﻟا طﻮــﻐﺿ ًاذﻼــﻣ رﺰــﺠﻟا ﺖــﺤﺒﺻأ ،ﴈﺎــﳌا مﺎــﻌﻟا ﺎــﻬﺿﺮﻓ ﻞﻴﻟﺪﺗو ةدﺎﻌﺘــﺳاو ﺔﻳﻮﻴﺤﻟا ﺪﻳﺪﺠﺘﻟ ﺔــﺑﺮﺠﺗ ﻦــﻋ ينــﺜﺣﺎﺒﻠﻟ ﲆــﻋ تّﺮــﻣ ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺔــﺒﻌﺼﻟا فوﺮــﻈﻟا هﺬــﻫ ﺪــﻌﺑ ﻢﻬــﺴﻔﻧأ ﺔﻤﺻﺎﻌﻟا ﱃإ ﻞــﺼﺗ دﺎﻜــﺗ ﻻو .ﴈﺎــﳌا مﺎــﻌﻟا لﻼــﺧ لمﺎــﻌﻟا ﲆــﻋ لﺎــﻴﺨﻟا لمﺎــﻋ ﻮــﺤﻧ ﻚــﺘﻠﺣر أﺪــﺒﺗ ﻰــﺘﺣ ،ﻪــﻴﻟﺎﻣ يﺪــﻨﻬﻟا ﻂــﻴﺤﳌا هﺎــﻴﻣ قﻮــﻓ ﻖــﻠﺤﺗ ﺔــﻴﺋﺎﻣ ةﺮــﺋﺎﻃ تنــﻣ ،لﻮــﺗأ ﺎــﺑ ةﺮــﻳﺰﺟ ﰲ ﻮــﻫﺪﻳﻼﻴﻣ ﻊــﺠﺘﻨﻣ هﺎــﺠﺗﺎﺑ ءﺎــﻗرﺰﻟا .ﻮﻜــﺴﻧﻮﻴﻟا ﺔــﻤﻈﻨﳌ ﺔــﻌﺑﺎﺘﻟا يﻮــﻴﺤﻟا ﻂــﻴﺤﳌا ﺔــﻴﻤﺤﻣ ﻦــﻜتم ﻲــﺘﻟا ةيرــﻐﺼﻟا ﻊــﺠﺘﻨﳌا ﺔﺣﺎــﺴﻣ ﻢــﻏرو ﺔــﺟارﺪﻟا ﱃإ ﺔــﺟﺎﺤﻟا نود ﻪــﻟﻮﺣ لﻮــﺠﺘﻟا ﻦــﻣ راوﺰــﻟا برﺎــﺠﺘﻟاو لماــﺠﻟا ﻦــﻣ ﻦــﻀﺘﺤﻳ ﻪــﻧﺈﻓ ،ﺔــﻴﺋاﻮﻬﻟا ﻦــﻣو ،تﺎــﻳﺮﻛﺬﻟا ﻞــﻤﺟأ هراوز ﺶــﻴﻌﻴﻟ ﻲــﻔﻜﻳ ﺎــﻣ .“ةيرــﻐﺻ ةﺮــﻳﺰﺟ ﺔــﻳﺎﻜﺣ” هرﺎﻌــﺷ ءﺎــﺟ ﺎــﻨﻫ ﺐــﻴﺣﱰﻟاو ةوﺎــﻔﺤﻟا ﱃإ ةرﺎــﺒﻌﻟا هﺬــﻫ ﺰــﻣﺮﺗ ينــﻔﻇﻮﳌا ﻦــﻣ ﻮــﻫﺪﻳﻼﻴﻣ ﺔــﻠﺋﺎﻋ ﻪــﺑ ﻞﺒﻘﺘــﺴﺗ يﺬــﻟا ﻢــﻬﻌﻣ ﺎﻬﻧﻮﻠﻤﺤﻴــﺳ ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺺــﺼﻘﻟاو ،ﺎــﻫراوز ﻲــﺒﻠﻳ .ءﺎــﻗﺪﺻﻷا ﺔــﺒﺣﻷا ﺎﻫﻮﻛرﺎــﺸﻴﻟ ﻢــﻫدﻼﺑ ﱃإ تﻼــﺣر ﻦــﻣ ًاءﺪــﺑ ،تﺎــﻌﻠﻄﺘﻟا ﻒــﻠﺘﺨﻣ ﻊــﺠﺘﻨﳌا ﺲﻤــﺸﻟا بوﺮــﻏ ﺪــﻨﻋ ينــﻓﻻﺪﻟا ةﺪﻫﺎــﺸﻣو ﺲــﻄﻐﻟا ﺎــﺟﻮﻴﻟا ﺔــﺳرماﻣ ﱃإ ًﻻﻮــﺻوو ،صﻮــﻐﻟا تاﺮــﻣﺎﻐﻣو .ءﺎﺧﱰــﺳﻻاو ﺔﻨﻴﻜــﺴﻟا ﻦــﻋ ينــﺜﺣﺎﺒﻠﻟ ًﺎــﻴﻣﻮﻳ ﺔــﻴﺣﺎﺒﺼﻟا ﻒــﻳﺪﻟﺎﳌا رﺰــﺟ تﺎــﻌﺠﺘﻨﻣ ﻊــﻴﻤﺟ راﺮــﻏ ﲆــﻋو ﺔــﻴﺻﻮﺼﺨﻠﻟ ةيرــﺒﻛ ﺔــﻴﻤﻫأ ﻮــﻫﺪﻳﻼﻴﻣ ﱄﻮــﻳ ،ةﺮــﺧﺎﻔﻟا ﻞــﻠﻔﻟا ﰲ ﺔــﺑاﺬﺟ ةﺮﻤــﺳ بﺎــﺴﺘﻛاو ﺔــﻟﺰﻌﻟا ﻢــﻋ ينــﺜﺣﺎﺒﻠﻟ ﺲﻤــﺸﻟا ﺔﻌــﺷأ ﺖﺤﺗ ءﺎﻘﻠﺘــﺳﻼﻟ ةّﴎأ ﻢﻀﺗ ﻲﺘﻟا ﺔــﺻﺎﺨﻟا هﺎــﻴﳌا ﲆــﻋ ﻞــﻄﺗو ﻖــﻓﻷا ﻊــﻣ ﻰــﻫماﺘﺗ ﺔﺣﺎﺒــﺳ ضاﻮــﺣأو .ﴢﺨــﺷ ﻒــﻴﻀﻣ ﱃإ ﺔــﻓﺎﺿﻹﺎﺑ ﺔــﺑﻼﺨﻟا ﺔــﻳدروزﻼﻟا ءاﻮــﺿﻷا تﺎــﺌبم ﺲﻤــﺸﻟا بوﺮــﻏ ﺪــﻨﻋ ﻼــﻴﻔﻟا ﻖــﻟﺄﺘﺗو .ﻊﺋار ﺪﻬــﺸﻣ ﰲ ﺔﺣﺎﺒــﺴﻟا ضﻮــﺣ ﺪــﻨﻋ ﺔــﺌﻟﻸﺘﳌا ةيرــﻐﺼﻟا ﺔﻘﻓﺮﺑ ءﺎﺧﱰﺳﻼﻟ ﺔﻴﻟﺎﺜﳌا ﺔﻬﺟﻮﻟا ﻞﻀﻔﳌا ِﻚﺑﺎﺘﻛ وأ ِﻚﻜﻳﴍ HBSA_002_236to239_EscapeMaldives_11714784.indd 23704/07/2021 01:30:04 PM238 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 ﺔﻓﺎﻘﺜﻟا do in fact want to jet back home with nothing more than a refreshed mind and an award-winning tan, you can achieve both without having to leave your villa, all of which come with personal butlers, sundecks and infi nity pools overlooking that famous azure. Our favourite touch? The pools are lit up come sunset with hundreds of tiny twinkling lights that look like stars. Speaking of stars, there is no better place to look up and ponder life, love and the universe. We recommend doing so at a private dinner for two at The Shoreline Grill where they can set up a candlelit table on the beach itself under a tiny pavilion. Romance itself. Good food is plentiful at Milaidhoo – thanks in part to its impressive number of restaurants for such a small island. The Shoreline Grill prepares meat and fresh fi sh (lobster being a local specialty) – at a Teppanyaki table should you so wish. A feast of world-class cuisine, but with a signature relaxed atmosphere. If you’re after something to dress up a little more for, however, the gem in the culinary crown is Ba’theli; two locally made, old-fashioned cargo boats carved together The island is so small that even bikes are deemed unnecessary ﺚــﻴﺣ ،ﺎــﻨﻫ ًاﺪــﻳﺪﺟ ﻰــﻨﻌﻣ ﺔﻴــﺴﻧﺎﻣوﺮﻟا ﺐــﺴﺘﻜﺗ ةءﺎــﻀﻣ ﺔــﻟوﺎﻃ ﻦــﻣ ﺔــﻌﻴﺒﻄﻟاو ةﺎــﻴﺤﻟا ﻞــﻣﺄﺗ ﻮــﻠﺤﻳ ﰲ ةيرــﻐﺻ ﺔــﻤﻴﺧ ﺖــﺤﺗ ﺊﻃﺎــﺸﻟا ﲆــﻋ عﻮﻤــﺸﻟﺎﺑ .ﻚــﻳﴩﻟا ﺔــﻘﻓﺮﺑ The Shoreline Grill ﻢــﻌﻄﻣ ﻮــﻫﺪﻳﻼﻴﻣ ﻊــﺠﺘﻨﻣ مﺪــﻘﻴﻓ ،ﺔــﻗاوﺬﻠﻟ ﺔﺒــﺴﻨﻟﺎﺑ ﺎــﻣأ ﻢــﻏر ﻢــﻋﺎﻄﳌﺎﺑ ةﺮــﻳﺰﺠﻟا ﻰــﻨ ِﻏ ﻞــﻀﻔﺑ ﺔﻌــﺳاو تارﺎــﻴﺧ Shoreline Grill ﻢــﻌﻄﻣ ﺮﻬﺘــﺸﻳ ﺚــﻴﺣ .ﺎــﻬﻤﺠﺣ ﺮــﻐﺻ ﺔــﺻﺎﺨﺑو ﺔــﺟزﺎﻄﻟا كماــﺳﻷاو مﻮــﺤﻠﻟا فﺎــﻨﺻأ ﻰﻬــﺷﺄﺑ ﺎــﻫيرﻏو ءاﻮــﺸﻟا ﺔــﻟوﺎﻃ ﲆــﻋ ﺎــﻬيمﺪﻘﺗ ﻢــﺘﻳ ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺪــﻨﻛﺮﻜﻟا .ﺔــﺋدﺎﻫو ﺔــﺤﻳﺮﻣ ءاﻮــﺟأ ﻂــﺳو ﺔــﻴﳌﺎﻌﻟا تﻻﻮــﻛﺄﳌا ﻦــﻣ ،ةﺬــﻳﺬﻠﻟا ﻪــﻗﺎﺒﻃأو ﺔــﻘﻴﻧﻷا ﻪﺗاﺮﻬــﺴﺑ Ba’theli ﺰــﻴﻤﺘﻳ ماــﻴﻓ ينــﻴﻠﺤﻣ ﻦﺤــﺷ بيرﺎــﻗ ﺞــﻣﺪﻳ ﻞــﻫﺬﻣ ﻢــﻴﻤﺼﺘﺑ دﺮــﻔﻨﻳو .ﺮــﺤﺒﻟا ﲆــﻋ ﺔــئمﺎﻋ ﺔﻴﻬــﺷ ةﺪــﺋﺎبم راوﺰــﻟا ﻰــﻈﺤﻴﻟ ينــيمﺪﻗ زﱪــﻳ ﻲــﺘﻟا ﺔــﻳﺪﻴﻠﻘﺘﻟا ﺔــﻴﻔﻳﺪﻟﺎﳌا تﻻﻮــﻛﺄﳌا ﻢــﻌﻄﳌا مﺪــﻘﻳو ﻖــﻳﺮﻋ ﺦــﻳرﺎﺗ ﻦــﻣ مﺎــﻬﻟﺈﺑ ﺔــﻓﺮﻘﻟاو ﺪــﻨﻬﻟا زﻮــﺟ ﺔــﻬﻜﻧ ﺎــﻬﻴﻓ ًﺎﻴــﺴﻴﺋر ًاﺪــﺼﻘﻣ رﺰــﺠﻟا ﻪــﻴﻓ ﺖــﻧﺎﻛ مﺎــﻋ فﻻآ ﺔــﺴﻤﺨﻟ دﻮــﻌﻳ ﺎﻴــﺴﻴﻧوﺪﻧإ ﻦــﻣ ﻞــﺑاﻮﺘﻟا قﺮــﻃ ﱪــﻋ نوﺮــﺤﺒﻳ ﻦــﻳﺬﻟا رﺎــﺠﺘﻠﻟ ماﺪﻗﻷا ﲆﻋ ةﺮﻳﺰﳉا ﰲ لﻮﺠﺘﻟا ﻞﻬﺴﻳ ةﲑﻐﺼﻟا ﺎﻬﺘﺣﺎﺴﳌ HBSA_002_236to239_EscapeMaldives_11714784.indd 23804/07/2021 01:30:28 PM239 Harper’s Bazaar Saudi Summer 2021 The ESCAPE Kayaking is just one water-based activity offered on the island Privacy, luxury and romance are all offered in spades ﺔﻌﺳاو تارﺎﻴﺧ ةﺮﻳﺰﳉا ﺮﻓﻮﺗ ﻞﺜﻣ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﳌا ﺔﻄﺸﻧﻷا ﻦﻣ ﻒﻳﺪﺠﺘﻟا براﻮﻗ ﺔﻴﻫﺎﻓﺮﻟاو ﺔﻴﺻﻮﺼﳋا ءاﻮﺟأ ﺔﻴﺴﻧﺎﻣوﺮﻟاو ﻲــﻔﻀﻳ ماــﻣ ،بيﺮــﻌﻟا لمﺎــﻌﻟاو ﺪــﻨﻬﻟا ﱃإ .ﻞــﻴﺻﻷا ﺦــﺒﻄﳌا اﺬــﻫ ﱃإ ﺔﻴﺋﺎﻨﺜﺘــﺳا ﺔــﺴﳌ دﺎــﻴﻄﺻا ﺔــﺑﺮﺠﺘﺑ عﺎﺘﻤﺘــﺳﻻا ةﺮــﻳﺰﺠﻟا راوﺰــﻟ ﻦــﻜيمو ﻢــﺘﻴﻟ ﺔــﺟزﺎﻄﻟا ﺮــﺤﺒﻟا زﻮــﻨﻛ ﻦــﻣ ﻢﻬــﺴﻔﻧﺄﺑ ﻢﻬﺋﺎــﺸﻋ Compass Pool Bar ﻦــﻛر ﰲ ﺔــﻴﻓﺮﺣو ﺔــﺒﺤبم ﺎــﻫيرﻀﺤﺗ ءﺎــﻀﻗ ًﺎــﻀﻳأ ﻢــﻬﻨﻜيمو .ﺮــﺤﺒﻟاو ﻊــﺠﺘﻨﳌا ﺢﺒــﺴﻣ ﲆــﻋ ﻞــﻄﳌا ءﺎﺧﱰــﺳﻻا وأ ﺔــﻠﻀﻔﳌا ﻢــﻬﺒﺘﻛ ﺔــﻘﻓﺮﺑ تﺎــﻗوﻷا ﻞــﻤﺟأ ءﻻﺰــﻨﻟا ﻊــﻣ ﺔــﺷدرﺪﻟاو لﺎــﻣﺮﻟﺎﺑ ةﺎــﻄﻐﳌا ﺔــﻴﺿرﻷا ﲆــﻋ ﻲــﻬﺘﻨﻳ ﻻ حﺮــﳌا ﻦــﻜﻟ .ﺲﻤــﺸﻟا ﺐــﻴﻐﻣ ﺪــﻨﻋ راوﺰــﻟاو ﺔــﺒﻌﻟ ﰲ ﺔــﻠﺋﺎﻌﻟا ﻊــﻣ ةﺮﻬــﺴﻟا لماﻜﺘــﺳا ﻦــﻜيم ﻞــﺑ ،ﺎــﻨﻫ تءﺎــﺠﻓ ،ﺔــﻴﻠﻣﺮﻟا تﺎــﻴﺿرﻷا ةﺮــﻜﻓ ﺎــﻣأ .ﺔــﻗﻼﻤﻌﻟا ﺎــﺠﻨﻴﺟ ﻦــﻜﻟ ،ءﺎــﻣﺪﻘﻟا ينــﻴﻔﻳﺪﻟﺎﳌا كﻮــﻠﳌا لزﺎــﻨﻣ ﻦــﻣ مﺎــﻬﻟﺈﺑ ﰲ ةوﺎــﻔﺤﻟﺎﺑ نوﺮﻌــﺸﻴﺳ ﻦــﻣ ﻢــﻫﺪﺣو كﻮــﻠﳌا ﺲــﻴﻟ ﺲــﻤﺨﻟا ﺔــﺌﻓ ﻦــﻣ قﺪــﻨﻔﻛ ئيﺎﻨﺜﺘــﺳﻻا ﻪــﻌﺑﺎﻄﻓ ،ﻮــﻫﺪﻳﻼﻴﻣ ًﺎــﻋﺎﺒﻄﻧا كﱰﺘــﺳ ﺔــﺋدﺎﻬﻟاو ﺔﻄﻴــﺴﺒﻟا هءاﻮــﺟأو مﻮــﺠﻧ ةﺰــﻴﻤﳌا ﺔــﻣﺪﺨﻟا ﱃإ ﺔــﻓﺎﺿﻹﺎﺑ .ﻊــﻴﻤﺠﻟا ىﺪــﻟ ًاﺮــﺛﺆﻣ ،ﺔــﻴﺻﻮﺼﺨﻟاو ﺔــﻔﻟﻷا ءاﻮــﺟأو ﺔــﻗﺎﻧﺄﺑ ةﺰــﻬﺠﳌا ﻞــﻠﻔﻟاو .ﻪــﺗردﺎﻐﻣ راوﺰــﻟا ﲆــﻋ ﺐــﻌﺼﻟا ﻦــﻣ ﻞﻌﺠﻴــﺳ ماــﻣ milaidhoo.com to create a spectacular setting in which to dine on-deck, moored in the lagoon. Traditional Maldivian fare – fl avoured with coconut and cinnamon – speak to a 5,000-year history when the islands became a key port of call for traders sailing the spice routes from Indonesia to India and the Arab world. It’s fi ne-dining with a very welcome twist. Equally as rustic-chic, but a little more hands-on, is the chance to fi sh for your own supper. We caught snapper which the chef then lovingly crafted into a delicious curry which we ate the next day overlooking the hotel pool and ocean, at Compass Pool Bar – a supremely chilled, games and book-fi lled spot where sand covers the fl oors and you’re very much encouraged to kick off your shoes and sit back with a sundowner or two. The best part? If you want to stay there all night playing giant Jenga and making use of the well-stocked bar, they will keep it open for you. The best kind of family treatment. And as for the stories, we were told the sand fl oors were inspired by the houses of ancient Maldivian royalty; the idea being that if a sultan of old came by for a drink, he would feel very much at home. But it’s not just monarchy who would feel at home at Milaidhoo. Its spirit is a special one. Five-star luxury but with a feet-in-the-sand, laid-back approach that feels truly authentic. Warm, attentive service, beautifully appointed villas and an intimate, exclusive feel. The perfect blend, and one that will make you want to stay, hang out, and perhaps play just one more game of Jenga. milaidhoo.com HBSA_002_236to239_EscapeMaldives_11714784.indd 23904/07/2021 01:30:48 PMNext >