North Ari Atoll · 04°26.2′N 72°57.5′E
Thoddoo
The garden island.
Famous across the country for its farms - watermelon, papaya and bananas grow here on a scale rare in the Maldives - and for the remains of an ancient Buddhist temple. It sits alone, well away from any resort lagoon.
Boat is betterNo lagoon close by; the speedboat wins
Your route
About 45 minutes, airport to harbour.
- Take off
- Velana International (MLE)Noovilu Seaplane Terminal
- Likely landing
- Veligandu Maldives Resort Islandresort lagoon, North Ari Atoll
- Flight
- ~20 min58.6 km · 32 NM, estimated
- Boat
- ~25 min16.5 km from the platform
- Bearing
- 293° WNW37.2 NM from Malé as the crow flies
- Other ways
- Speedboat from Malé, around 1.5 hours. With no resort platform near by, the boat is the way in.
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
- Veligandu Maldives Resort Island16.5 km away · ~20 min flight
- NIVA Kuramathi Maldives19.7 km away · ~20 min flight
- Gangehi Island Resort33 km away · ~25 min flight
- ananea Madivaru Maldives35.4 km away · ~20 min flight
- Sandies Bathala Resort40.8 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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