An archipelago of 1,192 islands lying along the equator.
Shaviyani sits amongst the Northern atolls, where the Government is incentivising integrated tourism resort developments.
A globally connected place.
In 2024 the Maldives received over two million tourist arrivals. Daily wide-bodies and direct services exist from the UK, Europe, Middle East, South Asia, Africa, China, Japan and Russia.
Shaviyani is integral to development of the country's Northern growth corridor.
Construction of a new domestic airport terminal is underway on an adjacent Island.
Two international airports with private jet facilities (Hanimadhoo & Maafaru) are in close proximity.
This infrastructure will allow the unspoiled Northern atolls to be explored like never before.
Nalandhoo provides a blank canvas for resort development, from big-box all-inclusive to low-density ultra-luxury.
Gateway to the North.
Nalandhoo sits at the heart of substantial infrastructure that will drive the country's next tourism expansion push.
Across the Maldives, the seaplane is the sound of arrival: Twin Otters carry more than a million guests a year to over eighty resorts, alighting on the water at the resort itself — including the country’s most celebrated addresses.
Milandhoo is different in kind: a domestic field served by regional turboprops, 6–8 EPNdB quieter than narrow-body jets at every certification point. Three kilometres away, a departure registers an estimated 48–55 dB(A) at Nalandhoo — between steady rain and conversation — for a few minutes per week. Quieter, and far rarer, than the seaplane at the doorstep.
Two aerial vantage points across Nalandhoo, in 360°.
Nalandhoo is a unique natural island of impressive proportions.
The site comes replete with mature palms and base infrastructure.
Nalandhoo’s distinctive form is the asset: 184 metres of beachfront per hectare — first among all Maldivian islands above 40 hectares — along 11.8 kilometres of coastline wrapping a 124-hectare sheltered lagoon. Beachfront villas cost less to build, insure and maintain than overwater villas. Geometry is economics.
First among all Maldivian islands above 40 ha. The shape does the work: a long, folded coastline around a single contiguous canvas.
The statutory rate is $4/m², capped at $1m p.a. — half the central-atoll terms. Uncapped, the Island would pay ~$2.56m; the cap takes the effective rate to ~$1.56/m². A 15% duty exemption extends to FF&E; Lease Acquisition Costs defer to years five and six.
Reclamation alone runs ≈$800,000 per hectare — before infrastructure, and before decades of mature vegetation no budget can buy. Nalandhoo requires none.
Maldives tourism is in its strongest decade. Record arrivals, a 9.4% receipts CAGR since 2019, and a constrained pipeline are converging just as airlift capacity steps up.
Demand is structural. Supply is constrained.
Airlift is ramping up to facilitate new growth.
Velana International's new terminal lifts design capacity from 1.5M to 7M annual passengers (JLL). Hanimadhoo's expansion brings non-stop wide-body European range into the Northern corridor. President Muizzu has designated 2027 "Visit Maldives Year". The window for new entrants is opening — and tightening.