JOALI Maldives

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JOALI · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls · Maldives

A sense of the place

JOALI Maldives — exterior — Water Villa with Pool: thatched terrace and infinity pool over the lagoon, Manta Ray arrival pavilion in the distance — © JOALI

JOALI Maldives — the view — Water Villa sundeck with umbrella and loungers over the lagoon — © JOALI

Why it's in the collection

Because JOALI made an island in Raa Atoll about art – a manta-ray treehouse, a studio, installations by international artists across the island – and it holds five-star standing.

On Muravandhoo in Raa Atoll, reached by seaplane from Velana International; a JOALI resort.
Art through the island – a treehouse in the shape of a manta ray, an art studio, and installations by artists from around the world – with villas on the beach and over the water.
Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star 2026 for the hotel; holds five-star standing.

The neighborhood

Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru · Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls — Ken Seet / Four Seasons

Baa, Raa, Noonu & Lhaviyani Atolls

The atolls to the north of Malé, reached by seaplane or domestic flight, with twelve of the twenty-four hotels. They lie an atoll or two apart from one another. Baa, a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2011, has Hanifaru Bay and its mantas; Raa and Noonu lie beyond it, where the private islands are; Lhaviyani, to the east, has its channels and dive sites.

Raa Atoll's lagoon and reefs, around the island.
JOALI BEING, the sister island on Bodufushi in the same atoll.
Baa Atoll and Hanifaru Bay, the next atoll to the south.

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