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.
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North & South Malé Atolls
The two atolls around the capital, the only ones in the collection reached by boat rather than by air. They lie around Velana International Airport too, and hold seven of the twenty-four hotels. North Malé has the Fari Islands at its northern tip and the house reefs and surf breaks of its eastern rim; South Malé, across the Vaadhoo channel, has its wide lagoons.
Ari Atoll
The long atoll west of Malé, with whale sharks along the South Ari reef the year round. It is made up of North and South Ari and is reached by seaplane or by domestic flight to Maamigili, at its southern end. The north has its dive sites, the wide inner lagoon lies between the two, and three of the twenty-four hotels are here.
Dhaalu & the Southern Atolls
The atolls south of the Ari and Malé groups, further from the airport and quieter for it. Dhaalu is forty-five minutes by seaplane. Far to the south, across the One and a Half Degree Channel, Gaafu Alifu lies on the rim of Huvadhu, one of the largest natural atolls in the world, reached by domestic flight to Kooddoo. Two of the twenty-four hotels are here.