An ambitous pledge to sustainability

The welcome snacks and condiments we provide on arrival are handmade and locally sourced from individual sellers in nearby islands.

Our galleries & exhibitions serve as a platform to spotlight talented local creatives to tourists visiting the Maldives, offering guests a chance to interact with and own an authentic piece of artwork by local artists and establishing a new platform to explore for the local art community. Exhibitions held at Moo Gé are rent-free for one month, whereas under Fannuverin Fathuruverinnah initiative, artists featured in Veyoge Gallery Villas receive a pay-out commission from every paid night stay at these Villas, in addition to selling their artwork to interested guests.

The base oil used for ‘Huva’ at Hoba Spa, is made by a small team of Maldivian women from the island of Thinadhoo. They make the coconut oil by cooking in low heat with firewood or ”Dharu Un’dhun”, as have been age old custom.

Oaga continues to invite local artisans especially partnering with Kiyavahi Culture Studio through 2025-2026 featuring local artisan work from Thatch Weaving, Lacquer work to Coir rope making. Last Festive season, Oaga also featured home-cooks from neighboring Gaafaru Island at “Mama’s Food Cart” for Wednesday’s traditional Maldivian nights.

Almost half a million plastic bottles are discarded across Maldives every year. We have built our own bottling plant to reduce dependency on single use plastics.

All guest areas are supplied with glass-bottled drinking water with filtered drinking water access points for outlets and staff.

Oaga practices waste segregation by placing separate colour coded bins for Food, Plastics, Metals, Paper and Glass and upcycled bins on the street made from Wool Sacks and Wood.

Our waste is separated and recycled partnering with sources from the city, whereas majority of our Food waste is used to compost for our inland gardening practices.

Discarded or drifting in the ocean, plastic debris can accumulate on the water’s surface or sink to cause permanent damage to the surrounding ecosystem.

We have designed a Manta near the arrival jetty as an interceptor of such plastic, taking inspiration from the filter feeding process these magnificent ocean beings use, sometimes causing them to ingest such debris.

Please help us collect any such drifting plastic you come across into this plastic Manta-ceptor, in order to preserve our ocean life.

The main restaurant offers al la carte’ options for lunch and dinner, in line with our efforts to use locally sourced ingredients as much as possible and lowering the food waste generated from our kitchens on a daily basis. Buffets are organized based on occupancies

We advise our guests to switch off lights and appliances when stepping out of the villa, to help us reduce fossil (or dirty) fuel emissions.

We change the linen every three days to conserve water and save energy, but it will be done earlier upon request where required.

We change the towels every three days to minimize the use of laundry chemicals and detergents that hurt Earth. However if the towel is on the floor, it will be replaced.

The comfort-connecting-luxury brand crafted for guests at Oaga Art Resort has core values of collectively and individually embracing a love of nature, humanism, creativity and community togetherness. With these efforts, we hope to support the awesome community of artists and craftspeople creating value and contributing to the Maldives’ island story. Come on in, for certified good vibes and some really cool connective experiences.

In 2018, a coral nursery was initiated in partnership with Coral Alive by creating 60 metal reef structures, powered by Mineral Accretion Technology (MAT). This supports the corals through low voltage direct current electrolysis that supports the 7000+ coral fragments in the nursery. Today, a total of 300 structures have been placed and populated, with a target to restore the entire house reef completely by 2028.

Recent surveys show, natural coral growth on the wave breakers due to sustainability practices and reduced intervention with nature.