Giravaru Island Resort - Maldives - overview introduction
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- Property Overview
Giravaru Island Resort presents you the opportunity to experience the unaffected charm of the Maldives in surroundings that have been developed to give you the best of modern comforts, while in no way detracting from the island's natural beauty. Giravaru, the island of your dreams, is easily accessible. It offers you a choice of over 20 of some of the world's most talked about diving sites, with experienced international divers to escort you and guide you to some of the best kept secrets contained in the depths of these sites. Giravaru wraps you in comfort, provides you with the best of culinary delights, and leaves you to have some of the most exhilarating experiences you have ever had in your life time - either on land or at sea. So, why wait? Take the opportunity to realise your dream at Giravaru Tourist Resort.
- Location
Giravaru, the island of your dreams, is easily accessible, located just 15 minutes by speed boat from the Male' International Airport.
- Quick Facts:
Property type: Resort
Distance from airport: 11.00 Km
Total no. of rooms: 65
No. of room types: 1
Accepted credit cards: ![]()
Address: Giravaru Island Resort, North Male' Atoll, Maldives
- Airport Transfer:
Transfer time between the airport and the resort is about 15 minutes by speed boat.
Airport transfer modes available:
Night Transfer available.
Speed Boat transfer.
Giravaru Island Resort - Accommodation Room Villa Suites
- Accomodation Overview
With their high thatched roofs, good furniture and decorations, all the rooms on the resort have the look of quality about them. Some people, however, might consider the place overbuilt as a considerable portion of this small island is under roof or concrete. Others, including many of the Italians who come here, prioritize the good looks and facilities. As for the general service, the reputation would indicate room for improvement.
- Beach Pavilion With Pool - (65 rooms / units)
Step out of your room and you are on the beach. Inside, the rooms are luxurious and provides all modern facilities, lest you miss home. Listen to the sound of the waves and let it lull you to sleep.
- Available facilities and amenities:
Air-Conditioned Hair Dryer IDD Telephone Bath tub Hot & Cold fresh water Mini bar Cable / Satellite TV
Giravaru Island Resort - Maldives - Food and Beverage Restaurant
- Food & Beverage
The cuisine at Giraavaru is unbeatable in variety and taste. The main restaurant offers the best of culinary delights all meals in mouth-watering buffets. A well stocked bar and coffee shop offers snacks and every kind of drink throughout the day.
- Main Restaurant

Most people are on half board here, though both full board and bed and breakfast are available. The food is good but not particularly special. Snacks are available throughout the day in the new coffee shop, which is attached to the conference room-cum-disco on its own "peninsula" by the jetty.
Giravaru Island Resort - Maldives - Facilities & Services - Recreation
- Facilities & Services
Once you get a great tan on the Giraavaru beach, you may relax or may have a drink at the swimming pool bar. Dine in the bar during the night, or choose a La Carte cuisine at the Coffee Shop. International and exotic sea food cuisine with a dash of authenticity, or simply a beach barbecue, the culinary delights are numerous. Giraavaru will make sure that all your appetites are satisfied.
- Available Facilities
Baby Cot Game Centre Safe Deposit Bar Laundry Souvenir Shop Coffee shop Massage Parlor Swim-up Bar Conference Facility Porters Swimming Pool First Aid Restaurants
- Beach
There can, however, be no dispute about the beach. A few well-placed groynes have built up fine beaches on both sides of the island. The lagoon is lovely and clear for swimming and not too big for snorkeling at the reef edge. The wider reef also encloses a larger deeper pool, which is ideal for learning to windsurf.
Giravaru Island Resort - Maldives - Sports, Entertainment & Excursions
- Sports & Activities
At Giraavaru there's little chance for you to get bored. with the range of activities they offer to entertain you, where will you find the time? These recreation activities include; Floodlit Tennis Court, Table Tennis, Volley Ball, Island Hopping, Excursions, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Trawling & Night Fishing, Windsurfing, Water Skiing, Live Band Music.
Whether you are the energetic type with a love for physical exertion or you prefer to sit and reflect on the wonders of nature while you wait for the fish to eat your bait, Giraavaru has the facilities to let you do it. If you would like to see other Maldivian islands - including traditional Maldivian fishing villages and tourist resorts, join them for a day of island hopping.
- Available Facilities
Baby Cot Excursions Restaurants Badminton First Aid Safe Deposit Bar Fishing trips Scuba Diving Beach Volley Floodlit tennis court Snorkeling Billiard/ Snooker Game Centre Souvenir Shop Boating Gym Swim-up Bar Catamaran Sailing Karaoke Swimming Pool Coffee shop Laundry Table Tennis Conference Facility Live Music Volley Ball Cultural Shows Massage Parlor Water Skiing Darts PADI Dive School Windsurfing Discotheque Porters
- Diving

Giravaru Tourist Resort is well located with easy access to 20 dive sites. Some of them are between the most famous dive sites among experienced scuba divers of the world. The dive school in Giravaru is operated by Jutta and Giovanni and is called PLANETA DIVERS. The dive school offers PADI training and certification. Diving the Maldivian waters is one of the best underwater experiences a diver can have. The variety and number of brightly colored reef fish, Pelagic fish and exotic marine life that populates the water's depths, are unforgettable, at any level of experience.
The diving is great, as neither the boats nor the many dive sites are ever crowded. The dive school in Giraavaru is operated by Euro divers (Internationally renowned Swiss company). The experienced diving instructors - all of them more than familiar with the Maldivian waters - are multilingual and can speak Italian, German and English. The dive school offers training and PADI certificates are issued once you complete your course. The diving school is fully equipped to facilitate all your dives. Beginner or expert, diving in the Maldivian waters can be an experience of a life time that will be difficult to forget.
