South Ari Atoll · 03°45.4′N 72°58.1′E
Mahibadhoo
The capital of Alif Dhaal.
The administrative heart of South Ari: a harbour busy with dhonis, a school, a hospital and the atoll council. Less a beach stop than a place to see how the Maldives actually lives, with the whole of Ari's reef system on its doorstep.
Seaplane or boatOne of several good ways to arrive
Your route
About 40 minutes, airport to harbour.
- Take off
- Velana International (MLE)Noovilu Seaplane Terminal
- Likely landing
- Lily Beach Resort & Spa at Huvahendhooresort lagoon, South Ari Atoll
- Flight
- ~25 min87.5 km · 47 NM, estimated
- Boat
- ~15 min11.6 km from the platform
- Bearing
- 232° SW42.5 NM from Malé as the crow flies
- Other ways
- Speedboat from Malé, around 1.5 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
- Lily Beach Resort & Spa at Huvahendhoo11.6 km away · ~25 min flight
- Drift Thelu Veliga Retreat12.2 km away · ~25 min flight
- Vilamendhoo Island Resort & Spa13.8 km away · ~25 min flight
- Outrigger Maafushivaru Maldives18.3 km away · ~30 min flight
- Machchafushi Island Resort & Spa Maldives, The Centara Collection20.5 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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