Faafu

ފ · F · Pre-Islamic ruins

Faafu is small and very lightly developed. Nilandhoo carries the atoll’s history: the site of one of the oldest mosques in the country, built on the foundations of a pre-Islamic temple, with coral stone that predates the Islamic period.

There are two resorts and a handful of guesthouses. Most people who come here are diving or are on their way somewhere else.

At a glance

CapitalNilandhoo

Population4,869

AirportVelana Int'l MLE

Public ferryYes, regional

Resorts1

Hotels0

Guesthouses7

Getting there

No airport. Speedboat from Malé or a domestic flight to Dhaalu and a boat across.

Properties below are the Ministry of Tourism’s registered facilities for this atoll — name, island, rooms and beds exactly as recorded on the register. Transfer times, house-reef status and rates are checked by us property by property and appear as each listing is completed.

Resorts 1 in Faafu

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Filitheyo Island ResortFilitheyo125Rooms250Beds

Guesthouses 7 in Faafu

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Feeali Buddies InnFeeali7Rooms14Beds

Remora by MagdalenaNilandhoo7Rooms14Beds

Palm Rest - MagoodhooMagoodhoo6Rooms12Beds

Remora Summer HouseNilandhoo6Rooms12Beds

Balma Beach InnNilandhoo5Rooms10Beds

Orchid Inn Guest HouseNilandhoo5Rooms10Beds

DhebanveliNilandhoo4Rooms8Beds

Islands worth knowing

NilandhooAtoll capital. Ancient mosque and pre-Islamic archaeology.

MagoodhooA small fishing island with a marine research station.

FeealiQuiet, with a growing guesthouse presence.

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