How to Get: Transfers
Guraidhoo island is 35km from the capital, Malé and 36 km from Velana Worldwide Air terminal (Through). The air terminal is determined to Hulhule island with ordinary ships administration connecting it with the capital. Ships work to and fro each 10-15 minutes. Single direction air terminal ship move – USD 1 or MVR 15 for each individual. When you arrive at Malé, take a taxi to the Villingili Ship Terminal. Taxi tolls are fixed at MVR 25 (without baggage). You can arrive at the island by ship or speedboat.
There are two ships that go to Guuraidhoo: The Guraidhoo ship and the Area ship. The takeoff point for the two ships in Male is at the Villingili Ship Terminal. Travel by ship offering a picturesque vistas of palm bordered islands, reefs and shoals en route.
Generally speaking, you ought to permit at any rate an hour from the time you leave the air terminal appearance corridor to getting the ship at the Villingili Ship Terminal in Male. On the off chance that your flight is on Friday or sooner than 11:00 am you need to leave Guraidhoo one day before the date of your takeoff to guarantee you show up at the air terminal on schedule.
There is no ATM on Guraidhoo, so if it's not too much trouble, stock money in Malé. You can facilitate the traffic plan and the exchange type ahead of time with the staff of your visitor house (suggested), or check here. The staff will likewise require your name and appearance and takeoff flight subtleties. A delegate of your lodging will meet you at Male air terminal and help with transportation to the island.
Guraidhoo Ferry (Direct transfer)
Departure from male: 14:30
Departure from Guraidhoo: 07:00
Travel time is approx: 2 hours.
One way fare: MVR 30 (USD 2) per person.
Ship runs every day besides on Fridays.
Province Ferry (Transit)
Departure route from Malé: Malé – Gulhi – Maafushi – Guraidhoo
Departure route from Guraidhoo: Guraidhoo – Maafushi – Gulhi – Malé
Departure from Malé: 15:00
Departure from Guraidhoo: 07:00
Journey time is 2 hours 30 minutes.
Ship runs every day besides on Fridays.
Speedboat
Departure from Malé: 12:30, 16:00, 22:00 daily
Departure from Guraidhoo: 08:00, 14:30, 17:30 daily
Travel time is 45 minutes.
One way cost: $30 per person.
Speedboat Hire
Speedboat costs: USD 250 one way/boat ( maximum 10 person)
Travel time to Malé airport: 35 minutes
The Island
Situated on the atoll's eastern edge, Guraidhoo is an enchanting Maldivian fishing town. With a populace of 1,800, it is encircled by reefs overflowing with the entrancing marine life. Verifiably, Guraidhoo was utilized as an asylum for kings during political strife and endeavored intrusions. One explanation behind this could be that the intricate reef relocation made it hard for unfamiliar boats to discover a section into the island.
It is found somewhat further south of acclaimed Maafushi, and it is more modest. With a less ordinary vacationer framework, the island thusly can give you a more real Maldivian experience. The accommodation of its kin and the numerous gift shops coating the fundamental street have since quite a while ago pulled in guests from adjoining resorts and passing liveaboards.
While investigate the island you will recognize a medical clinic, police, pharmacy, a kids' jungle gym, school, a mosque, some minimarkets that sell the fundamental necessities, a great deal of gift shops, 3 bistros and café, and two plunge places.
The Beach
There is no sea shore two-piece on the actual island, yet the vacationer sea shore is situated on the adjoining island of Lhosfushi, which is associated with Guraidhoo by a beautiful extension. Lhosfushi is a remote location that is planned explicitly for vacationers. Here you can sunbathe and swim in a two-piece, albeit swimming there is troublesome - shallow waters and a great deal of dead coral. The southern side of this island is shore with a solid waves and surfers typically hang around here.
Guraidhoo itself has a lovely semi lawful swimsuit sea shore, neglecting the Occasion Motel Resort Kandooma Maldives. Some Guraidhoo's visitor houses additionally have their own private sea shores for their visitors.
Guraidhoo's home reef is a decent spot for swimming to make you fully aware of the fabulous marine existence of Maldives. In case you're are new to swimming, a some visitor houses give a manual for the house reef to get familiar with the stray pieces of swimming. When you get familiar with it, at that point its chance to wander out in to the individual reefs around the atoll to look for more experience. If it's not too much trouble, note a swimming stuff not free of charge, in the event that you intend to do bunches of swimming, kindly bring your own cover and balances.
Things to Do
Appreciate a day out on the sea shores only a couple minutes away, or go investigate the mind blowing reefs and tidal ponds encompassing the island. Renew your faculties at spa or just unwind and retreat! Notwithstanding the sun, ocean and sea shore insight, you can likewise single out your own vacation bundle, from among an assortment of energizing exercises, for example, swimming, jumping, surfing and other water sports.
Make your spending occasion undertakings, dynamic and energizing. The island's Water Sports Center offers water skiing, kneeboarding, sailboat cruising, fly skiing and windsurfing.
The swimming outings from Guraidhoo to close reefs offers visitors to find the novel coral reef arrangement of South Male Atoll and its beautiful occupants. These surprising reefs comprised of caverns, patios and precipices are home to an assortment of animal groups, for example, turtles, manta beams, sting beams, moray eels, reef sharks, Napoleons and plenitude of little reef fishes.
Shoals are white sand hills in the sea encompassed with faultless tidal ponds. Find these sandy strips with a decent virus drink. The abandoned setting is ideal to consolidate sunbathing and swimming around the intriguing reefs around the bank. In spite of the fact that it's a half day outing it very well may be stretched out to an entire day with outing lunch. The best selfie occurs here!
Guraidhoo's visitor houses offer outing to little uninhabited islands that have equivalent regular excellence. A cookout island looks more normal than resorts and you can have your own security as these islands are uninhabited. You can basically go through your day free waters of these islands, swimming, swimming, sea shore games and experience a grill on the sea shore.
Late evening Fishing is another pleasant movement on Guraidhoo. As the setting sun sprinkles its tones across in the sky and the night breeze darkens the warmth of the day, a fishermen jump on a boat and ride away to a close by reef to get Snappers, Jacks, Squirrel, Groupers and so forth The excursion gives essential fishing cog wheels to fishing. On the off chance that you are truly into fishing bring along your fishing gear to go for the major event.
South Male Atoll is home to numerous extravagance resorts. Test some these and get the full Maldivian over-water manor experience with an entire day outing. Ruin yourself with immaculate assistance and befitting style at the absolute most separated island excursions.
Additionally on offer are outings to Dolphin point, nightfall voyage, manta point (you can swim with mantas), submarine outing, whale shark trip, entire roadtrip to different atolls and the sky is the limit from there. You'll discover a spa (rub) administration at some geust houses moreover.
