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The island and its reefs

A year on the reef

Rooms photographed at the inn, alongside images of the reefs, sandbanks and sunsets of South Ari Atoll.

A long white sandbank off Dhangethi, turquoise shallows on one side
A hawksbill turtle mid-stroke over the reef
Wild dolphins breaking the surface beside the boat
A whale shark head-on in open blue water, mouth wide as it feeds
A sea anemone colony with Maldives clownfish
A reef manta ray banking past the camera
A candlelit table set on the sand after sunset
A coral reef slope in clear water off Dhangethi
A dhoni under a sunset sky on a cruise out from the island
Dhangethi Island from the air, its sandspit running out along the reef
A nurse shark resting in shallow turquoise water
Fishing lines out over open ocean at golden hour
A Deluxe Double room at Dhangethi Inn, bed made with fresh towels
The Family Room bed dressed with towel art and petals