Island guide · Kaafu Atoll · South Malé
A working fishing village on South Malé’s channels, with surf breaks and dive sites close by.
A working fishing village of about three thousand people in South Malé Atoll, some 31 km south of Malé, beside the protected Guraidhoo Kandu channels — known for surf, turtle snorkelling and diving.
Best for
Surfers and divers who want a village base, and a quieter alternative to Maafushi
An island guideavé doesn’t arrange stays on Guraidhoo — this page is here to help you choose. The nearest islands we do arrange are Maafushi and Fulidhoo.
Getting there
| Way in | Time | Fare, each way | When it runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shared speedboat from Malé | 35–45 min | About US$25–35 | A few runs a day |
| Public ferry from Malé, via Gulhi and Maafushi | 2–2½ h | A few dollars | Once a day, most days; not Fridays |
| Private speedboat | 35–45 min | On request | At any hour, booked ahead |
Times and fares as researched in October 2026, from operators’ and travellers’ reports. Boats move with the season and the weather — confirm the day’s with your guesthouse before you travel. Getting around the Maldives
What you’d come for.
Kandooma Right, Foxy’s and Riptides are within reach by boat, at their best from about April to October.
Guraidhoo Kandu, a protected marine area, holds some of South Malé’s best-known dives — Guraidhoo Corner and Kandooma Thila among them.
Snorkelling over the reefs nearby, where turtles are a regular sight.
The bikini beach on the northern tip, and Lhosfushi — the small island beside it — kept for beach days.
Questions
A shared speedboat takes about 35–45 minutes for roughly US$25–35 each way, a few times a day. The public ferry is a few dollars but takes two hours or more, calling at Gulhi and Maafushi on the way, once a day and not on Fridays.
Yes — Kandooma Right, Foxy’s and Riptides are a short boat ride away, and the season runs from about April to October.
Yes, at the northern tip of the island, and Lhosfushi next door is set aside for beach days. Elsewhere in the village, cover shoulders and knees.
They are neighbours in South Malé. Maafushi is the busier island, with more guesthouses and boats; Guraidhoo is a quieter working village, with surf breaks and channel dives close by.
No — this page is a guide to Guraidhoo, an island avé doesn’t arrange stays on. The nearest islands we do arrange, end to end, are Maafushi and Fulidhoo.
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avé doesn’t arrange stays on Guraidhoo. These are the nearest islands we do — rooms, boats and days arranged as one journey.