North Ari Atoll · 04°15.8′N 72°59.5′E
Rasdhoo
Hammerheads at dawn.
A tiny island on its own little atoll at the north-eastern tip of Ari. Divers know it for Rasdhoo Madivaru, where scalloped hammerhead sharks rise from deep water in the early morning.
Seaplane or boatOne of several good ways to arrive
Your route
About 25 minutes, airport to harbour.
- Take off
- Velana International (MLE)Noovilu Seaplane Terminal
- Likely landing
- NIVA Kuramathi Maldivesresort lagoon, North Ari Atoll
- Flight
- ~20 min62.1 km · 34 NM, estimated
- Boat
- ~5 min2 km from the platform
- Bearing
- 278° W32.5 NM from Malé as the crow flies
- Other ways
- Public or private speedboat from Malé, around 1–1.5 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
- NIVA Kuramathi Maldives2 km away · ~20 min flight
- Veligandu Maldives Resort Island4.5 km away · ~20 min flight
- ananea Madivaru Maldives17.1 km away · ~20 min flight
- Sandies Bathala Resort22 km away · ~20 min flight
- NAKAI Maayafushi Resort Maldives24 km away · ~20 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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