When you choose a holiday island resort in the Maldives, an island hideaway, where you can forget the worries and stresses of 21^st Century life, do you take a low risk Maldives Vacation Package using a well known tour operator to one of the better known resorts within a speedboat ride of the airport?

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The Faafu Atoll could be where you will choose to go on your Maldives Holiday, it has one of the best hotels in the Maldives, and possibly the most private and exclusive Maldives Luxury Hotel.

So where exactly is the Faafu Atoll in relation to the airport. The answer is that it is a considerable distance away, certainly a sea plane flight, onwards from Male, so if you are unhappy on a small plane, then perhaps an atoll closer to the airport would be better for you. Faafu is situated south of the Ari Atoll and South West of the South Male Atoll, it is  some 30 kms long and 27 kms wide, and consists of

Raa Atoll is perhaps not the first place you would choose to find a Maldives Holiday Island Resort, because it is not as well known as many other atolls.    

Raa Atoll is North West of Male Atoll and west of Noonu Atoll, on the outer margins of the Maldives. It is an enormous atoll 65kms long and 28kms wide  with more than 90 islands. Only 16 of the islands are inhabited, mostly on the eastern side of the atoll, and only one contains a tourist resort..

Lhaviyani Atoll could be the ideal destination for your Island Hideaway Maldives Holiday. If you are also looking at the luxury type Maldives Holiday then this atoll contains the One & Only Kanuhura resort, and is far enough away to be a hideaway.

The Lhaviyani atoll is 140 Kms North from Male airport east of the Raa Atoll and North east of the Baa Atoll  and it is best known for its many exotic dive sites. It is as far north as you can go in the Maldives for your Maldives Holiday.

The Baa Atoll is made up of 50 islands and is south of the Raa Atoll, and north of the Male Atoll. It is around 130 Km northwest of the airport, and is home to around 5 resorts, which were uninhabited but have now been converted to quality hotels.

The resort islands are still completely unspoiled and here you will find some of the best snorkelling, diving and surfing spots in the Maldives

There is no doubt the principal attractions are the unspoilt natural beauty of the Baa Atoll, the untouched beaches, and the pristine condition reefs.

When it comes to deciding the best atoll to have a luxury holiday in the Maldives, then South Ari Atoll takes a lot of beating, with some of the top Maldives Luxury Hotels and Maldives Accommodation to be found, as well as some of the best diving and watersports.

The South Ari Atoll lies immediately south of the North Ari Atoll and west to south west of the airport.

Bearing in mind that this area was the second Atoll in the Maldives to venture into tourism, the island resorts here seem as unspoilt as the day they were built. A wonderful place to dive, snorkel or swim in the crystal clear turquoise water. To enjoy the wonderful multicoloured marine life, perhaps just lie on a powder white sand beach, or be energetic and windsurf, or play tennis, or volleyball.

Whatever you choose to do in the South Ari Atoll, you will feel a thousand miles from anywhere, and the top Maldives Luxury Hotels includes the following selection..........