Island guide · Alif Alif Atoll · North Ari
A quiet North Ari village with a bikini beach and a picnic island across the lagoon.
One of the eight inhabited islands of Alif Alif Atoll, about two hours from Malé by speedboat — a quiet village with a bikini beach, a small picnic island across the lagoon and snorkel trips to the reefs around it.
Best for
A quiet, low-key island stay with snorkelling and a picnic island across the water
An island guideavé doesn’t arrange stays on Mathiveri — this page is here to help you choose. The nearest islands we do arrange are Rasdhoo and Thoddoo.
Getting there
| Way in | Time | Fare, each way | When it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared speedboat from Malé or the airport | 1½–2 h | About US$50–80 | A couple of runs a day; land before about 4 pm |
| Public ferry from Malé, via Rasdhoo and Ukulhas | About 5–6 h | A few dollars | A few days a week; not 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.
A designated beach for swimwear, a short walk from the guesthouses.
A small picnic island across the lagoon from the southern beach, reached by boat — or on foot at the lowest tides.
Snorkel trips run to an outer reef and a shipwreck nearby, and to the mantas of North Ari in season.
A local ferry links Mathiveri with Bodufolhudhoo and Ukulhas, and Rasdhoo is a short boat ride away.
Questions
A shared speedboat takes about one and a half to two hours from Malé or the airport, a couple of times a day, for roughly US$50–80 each way — land before about 4 pm to make the last one. The public ferry takes five hours or more by way of Rasdhoo and Ukulhas, for a few dollars, a few days a week.
Yes, a designated bikini beach. Elsewhere in the village, cover shoulders and knees.
The bikini beach, the picnic island across the lagoon, and snorkel trips to an outer reef, a shipwreck and, in season, the mantas of North Ari.
No. Like every inhabited island in the Maldives, Mathiveri is dry; alcohol is served at resorts and on licensed boats.
No — this page is a guide to Mathiveri, an island avé doesn’t arrange stays on. The nearest islands we do arrange, end to end, are Rasdhoo and Thoddoo.
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avé doesn’t arrange stays on Mathiveri. These are the nearest islands we do — rooms, boats and days arranged as one journey.