Ari

Ari (also Alif, Alifu) is an atoll in the Maldives. It is divided into two parts, North Ari (Alif Alif) and South Ari (Alif Dhaal).

Understand
Ari is the original Dhivehi name of the atoll, while Alif Alif and Alif Dhaal are administrative codenames for the northern and southern parts of it.

North Ari Atoll

 * – capital of North Ari Atoll
 * – the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives
 * – the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives
 * – the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives
 * – the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives
 * – the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives
 * – the largest producer of watermelon in Maldives

South Ari Atoll

 * – capital of South Ari Atoll
 * (Island of Moon)

Get in
Most of the inhabited islands can be reached by the public ferries from Male, run by MTCC company. Trip lasts from 3 to 6 hours and costs Rf 51. There are also private companies that run fast ferries with prices about US$45-65 (as of 2016) but the trip duration time gets decreased to mere 1-2 hours.

Resorts can also be reached by seaplane from Male, which takes 20-30 minutes.

Villa International Airport Maamigili

Buy
Banks and ATMs are available only at atoll capitals: Rasdhoo and Mahibadhoo.

Connect
All inhabited islands of the atoll have mobile coverage provided by two national mobile operators (Dhiraagu and Ooredoo), both offer 3G/LTE type of connection.