About Addu
Addu Atoll sits at the bottom of the Maldivian archipelago. It was a British military base. It briefly declared independence. Its people speak a dialect different enough to feel like another language. The coral cover here is among the best-preserved in the Indian Ocean.
The RAF left behind a causeway connecting six islands — the only road in the southern Maldives.
Addu has seen things the rest of the Maldives hasn't — independence, occupation, a world that passed through on the way to somewhere else.
The diving at Maakandu is world-class and almost entirely unmarketed. Your guide will be the only boat at the channel.
Journeys in Addu
Local experiences in Addu
Ready to see Addu?
Small groups. Local guesthouses. Guides who grew up here.