Island guide · Alif Alif Atoll · North Ari
A quiet North Ari village with a house reef a few metres from its beach.
A small, quiet village island in North Ari, about an hour and a half to two hours from Malé by speedboat, with a long bikini beach, a house reef close to shore and the atoll’s thilas a short boat ride away.
Best for
Snorkellers and divers who want a quiet island with a reef off the beach
An island guideavé doesn’t arrange stays on Feridhoo — this page is here to help you choose. The nearest island we do arrange is Rasdhoo.
Getting there
| Way in | Time | Fare, each way | When it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared speedboat from Malé or the airport | 1½–2 h | On request | Most days; book through the guesthouse |
| Public ferry from Malé (Villingili terminal) | About 7 h | A few dollars | A few days a week; never Fridays |
| Private speedboat | About 1½ h | On request | At any hour, booked ahead |
Times and fares as researched in October 2026, from operators’ and travellers’ reports. Boats move with the season and the weather — confirm the day’s with your guesthouse before you travel. Getting around the Maldives
What you’d come for.
Snorkelling from the shore, with the reef a few metres off the main beach.
A long designated beach with sunbeds and shade.
Dive centres on the island run to the thilas and caves nearby — Maalhos Thila and the Feridhoo Caves among them.
Guesthouses arrange picnic trips to the uninhabited islands and sandbanks nearby.
Questions
By speedboat, usually: a shared boat takes about an hour and a half to two hours from the airport, most days, booked through the guesthouse. The public ferry from Malé’s Villingili terminal costs a few dollars but takes around seven hours, a few days a week and never on Fridays.
Yes — a long designated beach with sunbeds and shade. In the village, cover shoulders and knees.
Yes: the house reef starts a few metres off the beach, and boats run to the thilas and caves nearby.
No. Like every inhabited island in the Maldives, Feridhoo is dry; alcohol is served at resorts and on licensed boats.
No — this page is a guide to Feridhoo, an island avé doesn’t arrange stays on. The nearest island we do arrange, end to end, is Rasdhoo.
Stay close by, with avé.
avé doesn’t arrange stays on Feridhoo. These are the nearest islands we do — rooms, boats and days arranged as one journey.