The Emerald Collection is an Italian owned group of luxury all-inclusive properties across East Africa and the Indian Ocean, it was officially launched in 2013.
The group is headed by the Italian Scarapicchia family with over 40 years’ experience in the luxury hospitality industry. The Scarapicchia Group with its background in skiing tours and winter holidays in the 1980s, soon began constructing and managing luxury resorts in Kenya and Zanzibar before expanding to Mexico and the Caribbean. Today the Emerald Collection benefits from the family’s decades of experience in luxury travel and hospitality.
Since 2013, The Emerald Collection has opened The Dream of Zanzibar, the Hideaway of Nungwi Resort & Spa in Tanzania and the Emerald Maldives Resort & SPA in the Maldives. The group has the aim to target guests seeking five-star, luxury holidays and are renowned for their exceptional service, facilities and authenticity and announced a new opening in Zanzibar in 2021!
A 5-star Deluxe All-Inclusive Resort, proud member of The Leading Hotels of the World.
Located on the Raa Atoll, in the northern part of the Maldives archipelago, this Deluxe All-Inclusive Resort is surrounded by 1,5 km of soft white sand, on a lush private 20-hectares island and features 120 villas, 60 of which are located on the island and 60 directly on the sea.
The Resort is also a real laboratory in which, natural ingredients are treated with a superior level of creativity in all restaurants. From the international cuisine of the Aqua Restaurant, the Beach Club Grill and its Mediterranean cuisine and two other outlets offering respectively Latin American and Asian cuisine.
Built to blend in perfect harmony with the surrounding environment, using materials such as bamboo, natural stones and Langhi Langhi leaves and a direct focus on energy efficiency and environment preservation, the Resort combines tropical scenery with modern design, creating atmospheres of “Natural and Informal Elegance", offering the ideal setting for guests to build new and memorable experiences.
This new 5-star Deluxe All-Inclusive Resort is located in the Raa Atoll, in the northern part of the Maldives archipelago, is a proud member of The Leading Hotels of the World and is Now Open!
Situated on a lush private 7-hectares island, and surrounded by 1.2 km of white sandy beach and a gorgeous 100-hectares lagoon with one of the finest coral reefs in the Maldives, the Resort features 80 villas, 38 of which are located on the beach and 42 overwaters, all championing a minimalistic and sophisticated design with a breathtaking Indian Ocean view.
Designed with the discerning traveler in mind, the Resort was built with the intention of blending with the surrounding environment, using natural materials and combining tropical landscapes with contemporary design, creating an atmosphere of "Barefoot Elegance”.
The Resort is also a culinary reference point in terms of taste and aromas as it offers different types of cuisine, all faithfully reproducing authentic recipes of specific cultures. From the Aqua Restaurant, to the Beach Club Grill, the Carnivorous and Asian restaurants and the ultimate Overwater Mediterranean gastronomic experience.
Come and experience Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa, the new Maldives Soulful Gem!
