Kaafu

Kaafu is a region of the Maldives, which covers North Male Atoll, South Male Atoll and the islands of Kaashidhoo and Gaafaru.

Cities

 * &mdash; the capital city. The airport island Hulhule is located nearby.
 * &mdash; artificial island near Male

Understand
Surrounding both the capital Male and its airport, North and South Male have seen the heaviest amount of tourist development in the country. Practically all uninhabited islands of this atoll became tourist resorts during the two final decades of the 20th century; Club Med and Sheraton are two of the companies with resorts there.

Get in
Practically all visitors fly into Velana International Airport, near the capital island Malé. from where all resorts in Kaafu are accessible from Velana International Airport in an hour by speedboat or 15 minutes by Seaplane.

Do
Scuba diving and snorkelling are the main activities.

Sleep
All resorts listed here are on private islands.

Splurge




Go next
Most resorts run shopping and sightseeing excursions to Male.
 * Maafushi
 * Gulhi
 * Vilingili