Insight Explore Maldives Marine Life with Citizen Science If you’re interested in learning more about the oceans around COMO Cocoa Island and COMO Maalifushi, or want to have the chance to interact with some of the Maldives’ marine life for yourself, our team can help plan your visit here.

Insight Explore Maldivian Fishing Traditions at COMO Resorts The tradition of Maldivian fishing goes back at least two thousand years, when the islands were visited by seafaring traders attracted by their location along ancient trade routes. Over centuries, as fish became the backbone of the Maldivian economy, fishermen crafted boats known as ‘dhonis’ to vent

Insight Explore Serenity in Solitude at COMO Maalifushi On a visit to Lavadhoo, COMO Maalifushi’s private islet in the Maldives, spend a day as a luxury castaway. Experience the peace of complete seclusion, of walking barefoot by the ocean knowing you won’t meet another soul.

Insight Explore Space with Astronauts at COMO Parrot Cay We’ve been running our Island Astronauts Camps for three years now, at COMO Maalifushi in the Maldives, COMO Point Yamu in Phuket, COMO Uma Canggu in Bali, and even a single-day pop-up in Singapore. This is the first at COMO Parrot Cay, and it has been exciting so far. The Turks and Caicos is also h

Insight Explore Space with COMO's Astronaut Camp Find out more about Play by COMO, our children's club initiative on property in the Maldives, Turks and Caicos, Bali and Phuket.

Insight Explore the Maldives After Dark: Whale Sharks and More While the Maldives are best known for their sunny, white-sand beaches, night-time introduces a whole new dimension to the islands’ natural beauty: a world lit by moonbeams. Here, we explore the best ways to experience the Maldives by night at COMO Cocoa Island and COMO Maalifushi, from an extraordin

Insight Exploring Sustainable Adventure with Play by COMO We have Play by COMO spaces in our hotels and resorts in Phuket, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and Bali. They are not traditional ‘kids’ clubs’, where parents send their children so they can steal an afternoon’s holiday; we engage children with outdoor activities from star-gazing to tree-planting,

Insight Exploring Unique Diving Sites in COMO Cocoa Island “In the deep space of the sea, I have found my moon”. These are the words of the legendary French inventor and underwater filmmaker, Jacques Costeau. Our enduring fascination with what lies under the waves is many-layered. Maybe it’s the mystery of an environment that can feel as far away as space;

Insight Exploring Whale Sharks in the Maldives You’ve had your briefing ahead of time, where you were taught how to interact with the whale sharks: maintain at least three metres from the body and at least four metres from their powerful tails. You’ve been fitted for your wetsuit, which hangs labelled and ready to go alongside snorkels, towels a

Insight Freediving Depths at COMO Maalifushi For Fahd Faiz — President of the Maldives Freediving Association, world-record holder in static apnea, and the guiding hand behind COMO Maalifushi’s new freediving programme — the ocean has always been a place of quiet belonging. “Being Maldivian, we are always connected to a marine environment,” he

Insight Gregory Burns: From Athlete to Artist “I’ve always felt there’s more to life than the status quo,” says American painter and athlete, Gregory Burns, speaking from his studio in Singapore. The words are characteristically matter-of-fact, delivered by a man whose extraordinary drive has taken him from Paralympic podiums to Ironman competi

Insight Holistic Osteopathy: Understanding Neri Aziz’s Approach “After 10 years, I should be able to explain in a heartbeat what osteopathy is; but even now I still have to pause because the term encompasses so much,” says Neri Aziz. It’s a grey Monday afternoon in London, but the Hackney-based osteopath and craniosacral therapist is smiling as she describes her