A whole atoll of one island: Fuvahmulah — two freshwater lakes within, the unique Thoondu pebble beach, mango and taro farms, and modern world fame: organized tiger-shark diving making it a global divers' qibla. Direct domestic flight from Malé (~75 min) — a deep south worth two nights; tiger diving belongs to the licensed at its ordered centers — for the ordinary visitor the island itself is a different world cycled by bike; Thoondu's white pebbles reshape by season — the islanders' best-loved phenomenon.