Mathiveri
Mathiveri is a small island that belongs to North Ari atoll, Maldives. Only 900 people live there.
Understand
Get in
Mathiveri can be reached by slow public ferry from Malé on Su, Tu, Th at 09:00, trip takes 5 hours and costs 53 MVR. Timetable can be checked at the company operating these routes web site. This boat then proceeds to other islands of North Ari Atoll: Feridhoo (1 hour), Maalhos (1 hr 30 min) and Himandhoo (2 hours). In the opposite direction to Male it passes such islands as: Bodufulhadhoo (trip takes 30 min), Ukulhas (1 hour), Rasdhoo (2 hours).
Three times weekly there is a public boat to Thoddoo, trip takes 3 hr 15 min, costs 21 MVR.
Fast boats are available too, trip lasts for two hours and costs US$50 (as of 2016). Companies operating on this route:
- Coral Speed Boat, ☏ +960 7731094, +960 9128412. twice daily
- Nevi Speed Boat, ☏ +960 7589136. twice daily
See
Do
- VitaminSea Sports, ☏ +960 9111511. Water sports: jet ski, water skiing and the likes.
Buy
Eat and drink
- Second Home Restaurant, ☏ +960 7589136.
- Asrafee Garden, ☏ +960 7973718.
- Pizza Palace, ☏ +960 7794089.
Sleep
- Casa Mia Maldives, ☏ +960 7979774.
- Mathiveri Inn Guesthouse, ☏ +960 7794089.
- Mathiveri Stay, ☏ +960 9935959.
- Mathiveri Lodge, ☏ +960 9758526.
- Riveli Retreat, ☏ +960 7796412.
- Holiday Mathiveri Inn, ☏ +960 9758526.
- Bella Vista Inn, ☏ +960 9664406.
- 1 Nika Island Resort (Nika Island) (Transfer by Seaplane), ☏ +37253270829, info@islandii.com. From 600$ per night.
Connect
Mobile operators Dhiraagu and Ooredoo operate on the island and offer 3G/LTE type of connections. Dhiraagu provide fastest home broadband to this Island.
Cope
There is a health centre providing basic health care services and also a police station.
Go next
- Bodufulhadhoo — the closest inhabited island accessible by ferry
- Ukulhas, Rasdhoo, Feridhoo, Maalhos, Himandhoo — all of these Atif atoll islands can be reached by ferry from Mathiveri