Passionate sommelier Aleksandr Nakonechnyi joins the F&B team at Niyama Private Islands Maldives for a thrilling new chapter, as the entire resort experience is reimagined and its wining and dining made more tantalising than ever. Niyama Private Islands an award-winning luxury playground, it’s two lush islands giving you an abundance of choices to Chill or Play. Joining the team that brings dreams to life there is sommelier Aleksandr Nakonechnyi, passionate and knowledgeable about his craft.

Nature’s Playground comes alive with nature’s elements – earth, air, water, fire – as well the surreal, the sensual, and the out of this world this Christmas and New Year. Niyama Private Islands Maldives is an immersion in nature in every way – strolling brilliant white sands, swimming balmy ocean, dining in treetops, and spa-ing overlooking the Indian Ocean. This year, this natural beauty – already beyond imagination – becomes ethereal, layered with the exotic of the four elements.

Nature’s Playground unveils its tantalising festive programme, with traditions wrapped up in island style and uniquely Niyama intrigue. Throughout the season, guests are invited to give in to indulgence, with daily tantalising culinary experiences, expertly paired with award-winning wines from our selection, spa bliss & holistic treatments with visiting practitioners from around the world