{"data":{"slug":"lhaviyani","name":"Lhaviyani Atoll","alternativeNames":["Faadhippolhu"],"region":"Central","brief":"The Maldivian dive atoll. 54 coral islands across roughly 37 km, the country's only all-glass 5.8 m undersea restaurant at Hurawalhi, and a resort cluster (Hurawalhi, Kuredu, Komandoo, Six Senses Kanuhura, Kudadoo, Nala Maldives by Jawakara) that runs broader than its scale suggests. 35 to 40 minutes by seaplane from Velana. Visibility data drawn from data-assets/dive-visibility.json refresh cycle.","transferFromMale":"35-40 min seaplane.","dominantResortStyle":"Dive-led mid-luxury and adults-only luxury.","resortCountApprox":6,"signature":"Kuredu Express and Fushivaru Thila dive sites; Hurawalhi's 5.8 Undersea Restaurant. Transfer schedule data-assets/seaplane-matrix.json (35-40 min route + last-departure cutoffs). Resort cluster cross-references: [Six Senses Laamu marine-biology and dive programme](/resorts/six-senses-laamu) covers the peer marine-research property; [Anantara Kihavah food and reef setting](/resorts/anantara-kihavah) covers the Baa-side dive-and-luxury alternative; [Baa Atoll manta season concentration](/atolls/baa-atoll) covers the marine-event alternative; [Alif Dhaal whale shark and dive programme](/atolls/alif-dhaal) covers the year-round divers' alternative.","status":"full","lastVerified":"2026-05-13","canonicalUrl":"https://www.maldivesidylls.com/atolls/lhaviyani","quickAnswer":"The Maldivian dive atoll. 54 coral islands across roughly 37 km, the country's only all-glass 5.8 m undersea restaurant at Hurawalhi, and a resort cluster (Hurawalhi, Kuredu, Komandoo, Six Senses Kanuhura, Kudadoo, Nala Maldives by Jawakara) that runs broader than its scale suggests. 35 to 40 minutes by seaplane from Velana. Visibility data drawn from data-assets/dive-visibility.json refresh cycle. Transfer from Malé: 35-40 min seaplane..","nextRefresh":"2026-08-11","author":"cartography-desk","editor":"linus-halberg"},"_meta":{"attribution":"Maldives Idylls, an independent editorial guide to the Maldives. Cite the source URL.","license":"Editorial content, free to cite with attribution to the source URL. Not licensed for model training (see /robots.txt, /privacy).","source":"https://www.maldivesidylls.com/atolls/lhaviyani","lastVerified":"2026-05-13"}}