Maldives Promotion House – Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa is the first luxury resort in the Maldives to be located south of the equator.  Offering guests a stylish experience in a spacious, all-villa environment, the resort is surrounded by lush vegetation, including 17,000 coconut trees, and over six kilometres of picturesque coastline with nearly two kilometres of white-sand beaches.

Shangri-La is now offering an opportunity to enjoy a combined stay at Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives and Traders Hotel, Malé with added complimentary benefits.

Until 23^rd December 2011, you can experience their relaxing getaway on a private island, plus a visit to the bustling capital city of Maldives, Malé. For a Pool Villa rates start at USD860.

While their other package, the Maldives Escape Package gives you one free night at Traders Hotel, Malé, after staying for three days at the resort, it comes with a buffet breakfast for two in Lime restaurant at Traders Hotel, Malé. It also includes daily buffet breakfast in Javvu Restaurant for two.

The Maldives Journey Package offers two free nights, one at Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives and the other at Traders Hotel, Malé, after staying five nights at Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives.

The package includes daily buffet breakfast and dinner in Javvu Restaurant for two and buffet breakfast in Lime Restaurant and Dinner in Azure Restaurant at Traders Hotel. Both the packages include return domestic flights from Malé to Gan for two and a private guided tour of Malé.

The resort’s stylishly furnished accommodation includes private ocean retreats and tropical tree house villas, unique to the Maldives, with superb views.  Guests can enjoy a tempting selection of dining and entertainment facilities, innovative treatments at CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La, and a variety of aquatic leisure activities, or explore by bicycle the five neighbouring islands connected by a 17-kilometre road.

Note: Those seeking an experience with a difference can enjoy a cruise on a luxury yacht with lunch on the equator.  The resort is a 70-minute flight from Malé and an eight-minute boat ride from Gan Airport on Addu Atoll.

Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives: Addu Atoll, Maldives (+960 689 7888; www.shangri-la.com)

Maldives Journey Package: Stay five nights at the resort and get a free night at the resort and at the Traders Hotel. Two are offered daily buffet breakfast and dinner in Javvu Restaurant at the resort. A buffet breakfast in Lime restaurant and a dinner in Azure restaurant are also included, along with a tour of Malé and return domestic flights from Malé to Gan for two.