{"data":{"slug":"seenu","name":"Seenu Atoll","alternativeNames":["Addu Atoll","Addu City"],"region":"Far South","brief":"The southernmost atoll, 478 kilometres south of Malé and 155 kilometres north of the Equator. Gan International Airport (GAN) opened to international flights in 2013, the country's second international gateway after Velana. A 14-kilometre causeway built on British military foundations links four inhabited islands (Gan, Feydhoo, Maradhoo, Hithadhoo), the only road-connected resort access in the Maldives. The British Loyalty wreck (140-metre oil tanker scuttled 1946) is the country's largest diveable wreck.","transferFromMale":"Direct domestic flight to GAN ~90 min on Maldivian (Island Aviation), or international flights from Colombo/Bangalore landing direct at GAN (no Malé transit).","dominantResortStyle":"Mid-range premium (Canareef, South Palm), historic RAF-base conversion (Equator Village). The legacy Shangri-La Villingili closed in 2022 after 13 years of operation; redevelopment is unannounced.","resortCountApprox":3,"signature":"British Loyalty wreck (140m, scuttled 1946, country's largest diveable wreck) and Maa Kandu manta cleaning station (year-round reef-manta sightings) anchor the dive case. The 14-km Gan-Feydhoo-Maradhoo-Hithadhoo causeway is the country's only road-connected inhabited-island network. Cross-references: [Gnaviyani Atoll tiger shark route](/atolls/gnaviyani), [Gaafu Dhaalu surf and cluster](/atolls/gaafu-dhaalu), and [Laamu Atoll marine-biology programme](/atolls/laamu) for the deep-south alternative.","status":"full","lastVerified":"2026-05-14","canonicalUrl":"https://www.maldivesidylls.com/atolls/seenu","quickAnswer":"The southernmost atoll, 478 kilometres south of Malé and 155 kilometres north of the Equator. Gan International Airport (GAN) opened to international flights in 2013, the country's second international gateway after Velana. A 14-kilometre causeway built on British military foundations links four inhabited islands (Gan, Feydhoo, Maradhoo, Hithadhoo), the only road-connected resort access in the Maldives. The British Loyalty wreck (140-metre oil tanker scuttled 1946) is the country's largest diveable wreck. Transfer from Malé: Direct domestic flight to GAN ~90 min on Maldivian (Island Aviation), or international flights from Colombo/Bangalore landing direct at GAN (no Malé transit)..","nextRefresh":"2026-08-12","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/seenu","lastVerified":"2026-05-14"}}