{"id":4053,"date":"2023-11-18T04:18:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T05:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2024-08-09T03:07:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T03:07:00","slug":"kagi-maldives-brings-pickleball-to-the-maldives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/2023\/11\/kagi-maldives-brings-pickleball-to-the-maldives\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagi Maldives Brings Pickleball To The Maldives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Best price guarantee with direct booking on this hotel.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Serving up the first pickleball court in the Maldives.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa, the five-star, a 50-villa boutique resort in the North Mal\u00e9 Atoll, has just launched the first pickleball court in the Maldives, adding a new dimension of sports and recreation to this luxury boutique island.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21669\" style=\"width: 779px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21669\" src=\"http:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives-beach-villa2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Kagi Maldives Beach Villa\" width=\"779\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives-beach-villa2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives-beach-villa2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives-beach-villa2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives-beach-villa2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives-beach-villa2.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kagi Maldives Beach Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the third year in a row, pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States. Currently, 36.5 million pickleball players are estimated to be in the U.S. It is also growing in popularity in the rest of the world, with over 270 courts in the UK. The International Federation of Pickleball now lists more than 60 member nations, from India and Germany to Sweden and Peru.<\/p>\n<p>With the introduction of the Maldives\u2019 first pickleball court, <a href=\"https:\/\/lamp.glopss.com\/SHUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa<\/strong><\/a> continues to raise the bar by offering guests a unique and fun way to stay active in this idyllic setting. Pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis. It is easy for beginners to pick up yet provides a thrilling and competitive experience for those with more experience. Kagi Maldives is now also welcoming families with guests of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>The court at Kagi Maldives is built to international standards and features an all-weather surface, ensuring guests can enjoy the sport year-round. The resort provides complimentary equipment for its guests, ensuring that they have all they need to fully enjoy this fast-paced and exciting sport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cOur newly unveiled Pickleball Court is yet another testament to our dedication to providing diverse leisure activities for all ages and interests\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Areef Ahmed, General Manager of Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After a game of pickleball, guests can relax at the Baani Spa, the largest over-water spa in the Maldives. Designed by the award-winning New York-based Japanese architect Yuji Yamazaki, the 1500 m2 Baani Spa has a beautiful, open-air teardrop-shaped roof and a yoga pavilion which sits on stilts above the ocean. The meaning of <em>\u2018Baani\u2019<\/em> is healthy and joyful living.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21668\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21668\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21668\" src=\"http:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives1-water-vill-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Kagi Maldives Water Villa\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives1-water-vill-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives1-water-vill-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives1-water-vill-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives1-water-vill-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kagi-maldives1-water-vill.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kagi Maldives Water Villa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, Kagi Maldives is surrounded by one of the Maldives\u2019 most diverse and untouched house reefs, home to over 150 different marine creatures. Snorkelling is accessible straight from the beach or directly from the stairs of the overwater villas showcasing healthy corals, a plentiful variety of tropical fish, sea creatures, sea turtles, rays, reef sharks, moray eels and even nurse sharks to guests.<\/p>\n<p>Kagi Maldives is committed to its sustainability efforts and to preserving the pristine nature of the previously undisturbed house reef. All water sports offered at the resort are non-motorised. Kagi\u2019s first coral nursery of over 15 coral fragments has also been established, all growing under supervision before being transported back into the ocean reef.<\/p>\n<p>With just 50 villas, guests can choose from three room types: Beach Pool Villa, Lagoon Pool Villa, or Ocean Pool Villa, all of which are distinguished by their unique locations and house a private pool, a sun deck, and an expansive indoor-outdoor bathroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>NOTES TO EDITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">About Kagi Maldives Spa Island: The five-star Kagi Maldives Spa Island was launched in the Maldives\u2019 North Male Atoll in November 2020. The boutique 50-villa property provides couples, friends, and solo travellers a 360\u00b0 wellness experience, just a 15-minute seaplane or 60-minute speedboat ride from Velana International Airport. Kagi has partnered with esteemed architect Yuji Yamazaki on the resort\u2019s design. At the heart of the island sits Kagi\u2019s 1500-square-meter spa and wellness hub, complete with an open-air, teardrop-shaped sky roof at its core. Kagi also houses a state-of-the-art gym, four restaurants, three bars, a dive centre, and a house reef. Guests can choose from three room types: a Beach Pool Villa, a Lagoon Pool Villa, or an Ocean Pool Villa, all of which are distinguished by their unique locations and house a private pool, a sun deck, and an expansive indoor-outdoor bathroom.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p><a title=\"Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa\" href=\"https:\/\/lamp.glopss.com\/SHUk\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Book with best price guarantee at Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa here &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More info about <a href=\"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/kagi-maldives-resort-spa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Best price guarantee with direct booking on this hotel. Serving up the first pickleball court in the Maldives. Kagi Maldives Resort &amp; Spa, the five-star, a 50-villa boutique resort in the North Mal\u00e9 Atoll, has <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/2023\/11\/kagi-maldives-brings-pickleball-to-the-maldives\/\" title=\"Kagi Maldives Brings Pickleball To The Maldives\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5026,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[188,163,222,197,168,1151,166],"class_list":{"0":"post-4053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel","8":"tag-best-price-guarantee","9":"tag-diving-maldives","10":"tag-kagi-maldives-resort-spa","11":"tag-maldives-5-star-resort","12":"tag-maldives-wellness","13":"tag-pickleball-maldives","14":"tag-spa-maldives"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4053"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21676,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4053\/revisions\/21676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maldives-paradise.com\/en_us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}