Which local island with children
Local islands are safe, walkable and full of other children. What they are not is equipped — no kids club, no lifeguard, and the nearest hospital is in Malé.
Photo · Marc Perreault / Google Kaafu Atoll
Guraidhoo
Guraidhoo sits in southern Kaafu with around seventeen hundred residents, which makes it a proper island community rather than a…
Photo · Jadulla Hameed / Google Seenu Atoll
Hithadhoo
Hithadhoo is the largest island in Addu and, with nearly fourteen thousand residents, the second-largest population centre in the…
Photo · ibrahim nashid / Google Kaafu Atoll
Hulhumalé
Hulhumalé is not a holiday island and does not pretend to be. It is reclaimed land next to the airport, built to take the…
Photo · Bilal Afzal Khan / Google Kaafu Atoll
Maafushi
Maafushi sits about 26 km south of Malé in Kaafu Atoll, and it is where local-island tourism in the Maldives first took hold at…
Photo · Carlos Alberto do Amaral / Google Alif Alif Atoll
Ukulhas
Ukulhas made its name doing something unglamorous: it sorts and manages its waste. On an archipelago where rubbish disposal is a…
What to ask before you book
- A shallow lagoon matters more than anything else on the list. Ask before booking.
- Distances are short enough that a pushchair is usually unnecessary — sand streets make it awkward anyway.
- Stock up on anything specific in Malé or Hulhumalé. Island shops carry basics, not brands.