Baa Atoll · 05°09.4′N 73°07.9′E
Dharavandhoo
The gateway to Hanifaru Bay.
The closest inhabited island to Hanifaru Bay, where manta rays gather to feed in their hundreds in season (roughly May to November) inside the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It also has a domestic airport.
Seaplane or boatOne of several good ways to arrive
Your route
About 45 minutes, airport to harbour.
- Take off
- Velana International (MLE)Noovilu Seaplane Terminal
- Likely landing
- Dreamland Maldivesresort lagoon, Baa Atoll
- Flight
- ~35 min121.4 km · 66 NM, estimated
- Boat
- ~10 min7.1 km from the platform
- Bearing
- 338° NNW62.6 NM from Malé as the crow flies
- Other ways
- Domestic flight to Dharavandhoo (DRV), or speedboat around 2.5–3 hours.
The operator decides which lagoon each rotation uses, so yours may differ; it is confirmed with your slot the day before. Times are our estimates from real positions: flight at a Twin Otter's cruise plus taxi, boat at about 40 km/h.
Other lagoons within reach
- Dreamland Maldives7.1 km away · ~35 min flight
- Dusit Thani Maldives7.6 km away · ~35 min flight
- Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru14.6 km away · ~35 min flight
- The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort15.2 km away · ~30 min flight
- Finolhu Baa Atoll24.5 km away · ~30 min flight
Gate 03 · Plan your flight
Build your boarding pass.
Choose an island and tell us when you land. We work out the likely lagoon, the flight and the boat, check it against the daylight cut-off, and send it to a real person who books it for you.
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