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Feridhoo is an island inhabited by locals. They are Muslims, so respect them and wear decent clothes when walking through the village. The island has 2 restaurants with good food and fair prices, one dive base (Noohiri) and one small shop next to Shifa Lodge. We came for diving and found an abundant maritime life. There are 2 beach areas, one at the east side with the best snorkeling ground, the other at north/west side with berths for relaxing.

Feridhoo is excellent choice for those who want to relax without any hurry. No agressive promotions and tourist traps, just you and the nature. You can see everything, you can walk everywhere (with respect to local citizens ofcource), all is safe even at night. The transer from Malè to Feridhoo is a little difficult, but host provided all the actual info and helped with everything, so no worries. The ocean is stunningly beautiful. Do not miss the chance to snorkle or dive there.

The island is still not very touristy even if the structures that are there are well organized. The people who live there are very helpful to tourists. In addition, the island is served by a public boat service organized in such a way that you can visit the other islands of the atoll at a very minimal cost. Also to keep in mind the possibility of spotting small sharks (swimming near the coral reef), manta rays but above all dolphins (in my specific case while I was sitting on the public beach, the one to the right of the port, not to be confused with the bikini beach, I saw a beautiful dolphin).

It’s a quiet local island with no hotels and only a few tourists. The sea is warm and beautiful, with alive corals and lots of fish, even sting rays or turtles can be seen - a paradise for snorkelling. The beach is marvellous. The island is green, about half is the jungle. There are just a few restaurants and shops. Locals are very friendly and keep the island clean.

Great house reefs for snorkellers and divers. Lots of live coral and beautiful fishes, turtles, and other sea creatures. However, the transportation to Feridhoo is their limitation to limited options and schedules. When the ocean is in good condition, the travel time for a speed boat is 1.5 hours direct and only one scheduled time per day per way. However, with my experience with bad weather and rough sea ( September, their rainy season) it took us nearly 3.5 hours by speedboat with an extra transfer). But when arrived on the island, all of that was worth it. We love Feridhoo.

The island of Feridhoo itself is beautiful, wild nature, beautiful beaches, few tourists. You can totally relax there and forget about the normal world. The people on the island are very kind. There are also a lot of coral reefs, you can see lots of beautiful fish (e.g. Nemo and Dori :)) I recommend Aliha Cafe - with very good prices, tasty food. And the owner is very kind and positive person :)