Harbour Grill
Dine with style in the newly built and elegantly designed fine dining restaurant - Harbour Grill. Here you will have options of dining either in air-conditioned comfort or while enjoying the cool breeze and the breathtaking scenery on the open air over water deck. Harbour Grill specialises in presenting you with the best of Maldivian fish, a large variety of seafood, home-made pasta and a selection of tender steaks char grilled to your taste. The silver light of the moon, the most delicious food and our warm and friendly staff make it one of the most memorable moments of your holiday.
Gallery Restaurant
The main restaurant of Bandos Island Resort is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and specialises in catering for guests whose holiday package includes meals - yet is open to all the guests. Package holidaymakers, however, are not restricted to one restaurant, but are welcome to eat either at the Coffee shop or the Harbour Grill with a discount.
See Breeze Coffee Shop
True to its name, Sea Breeze Caf� has been newly built right at the edge of the water with an open air over water deck and an amazing view of the sea. It is open 24 hours and offers from snacks to A La Carte Menu, ranging from Spaghetti Bolognaise, a variety of pizza to authentic Indian Curry.
Sand Bar
Right at the water�s edge is our Sand Bar, reconstructed with modern equipments and the state of designs blending well with its name and surround. It is the main bar and is open from 0730hrs until the last satisfied customer leaves. Enjoy the exotic atmosphere barefoot on the sand floor sipping a tropical drink from our wide selection. Our live band invites you to listen or dance the night away, try Karaoke or dance to the hot rhythms played by our DJ.
Paradise Bar
When you visit the Paradise Club for a therapeutic massage, tennis, a vigorous workout or a swim in the pool, you can take advantage of the thirst quenching drinks and the light fare menu the Paradise Bar offers.
Sundowner Beach Bar
Located on the east side of the island, close to our Dive School, is the Sundowners Bar, open daily between 0730hrs to 1930hrs. A favourite among divers for a quick snack and a cool drink after a dive. Watch the sunset setting across the horizon while sipping your favourite cocktail with someone special on the large over water deck at the Sundowners Bar.
Sports
Bandos gives you the opportunity to keep fit and shape up your body and mind at the best sports complex in Maldives. Our sports complex, the Paradise Club provides you with everything you need even for the most complicated of workouts. Our gym has up-to-date equipment and qualified instructors and is absolutely free. Take part in an aerobics session with our qualified instructors. Squash, indoor badminton, beach volleyball and tennis on our floodlit courts are other options.
Occupy your mind with a competitive billiard game on our professional billiard table. Keep up with what is happening in the world via our satellite television with major news and sports channels or simply relax with table or board games such as carom, table tennis or darts.
Spoil yourself with a sauna, steam bath or a therapeutic massage by our Masseurs.
Not to forget our outdoor swimming pool at the sports complex, a nice place to relax and enjoy the island�s beauty on a hot lazy afternoon.
Paradise Club
Bandos gives you the opportunity to keep fit and shape up your body and mind at the best sports complex in Maldives. Our sports complex, the Paradise Club provides you with everything you need even for the most complicated of workouts. Our gym has up-to-date equipment and qualified instructors and is absolutely free. Take part in an aerobics session with our qualified instructors. Squash, indoor badminton, beach volleyball and tennis on our floodlit courts are other options.
Occupy your mind with a competitive billiard game on our professional billiard table. Keep up with what is happening in the world via our satellite television with major news and sports channels or simply relax with table or board games such as carom, table tennis or darts.
Spoil yourself with a sauna, steam bath or a therapeutic massage by our Masseurs.
Not to forget our outdoor swimming pool at the sports complex, a nice place to relax and enjoy the island�s beauty on a hot lazy afternoon.
Open daily from 0800 - 2200hrs.
Water Sports
What can be more attractive in the Maldives than the beautiful blue sea, which makes up 99 per cent of the country�s territory? The water displays incredible shades of blue and green and is crystal-clear. The beautiful coral reef, the numerous and colourful fish are an amazing world of their own.
The Water Sports Centre in Bandos makes sure you can enjoy the water any way you want, at any time of the day. It provides you with the equipment or facilities for any watersport - Windsurfing, Catamaran Sailing, Water Skiing, Para-sailing, Banana boat riding, Wake board, Knee board, Fun tubes, Canoeing and a lot more�the possibilities are unlimited.
The Water Sports Centre also offers a Catamaran and Windsurfing school of high standard. The school includes equipment such as Hifly, North-Sails and Topcats. The staff are multi-lingual and can speak English, German and Japanese. Join one of our exciting Catamaran Sailing safaris. No sailing experience is needed to join the sailing adventures offered at Bandos.
Big Game Fishing
Big Game Fishing in the Maldivian waters can be an adventure of a lifetime for keen fishermen and first-timers alike.
The 1199 islands of the Maldives form a ridge, which shelves steeply to the depths of the Indian Ocean. The coral atolls boast one of the greatest concentrations and diversities of sea life found on earth - big billfish are caught within metres of the tourist resorts.
The fishing methods in the Maldives are interesting to watch, and baitless fishing is the most fascinating among them.
Bandos arranges some of the best big game fishing excursions in the country. The Prowler, which leads you on the hunt for the �game�, is equipped with all the necessary equipment, radios, GPS system and heads.
Fish caught during game fishing varies according to the weather. The Maldives, a country that straddles the equator, remains sunny almost all year around. There are two main seasons, however, - the South West Monsoon and the North East Monsoon. The South West Monsoon, which usually starts in May and continues until August, is the rainy season. Bad weather in the Maldives is not common but the varying temperatures can effect the underwater currents and consequently the movements of fish.
Entertainement
The heart of the nightlife is at the Sand Bar, where two of the best Maldivian bands play twice a week, a Saxaphone, Ivory and Brass band once a week and our popular inhouse DJ invites you to the dance floor to dance away the blues. Or for something different, try your voice at Karaoke in the bar.
Kuda Bandos The unhabited island for uninhibited enjoyment
A small coral island, just a stone�s throw away from Bandos Island Resort, is where you go when the need arises for total privacy. The miniature island, called Kuda Bandos (meaning Small Bandos) is one of the few remaining desert islands in the North Mal�� Atoll and the perfect setting for a private picnic on the beach or a glorious sundowner at the end of a full day.
Try snorkelling the reef, swimming in the clear blue lagoon and simply enjoying nature at its best.
Except for Fridays, Saturdays and other public holidays, Kuda Bandos is open for you with a small extra charge.
Diving
One of the great attractions of the Maldives is the apparently endless number of top-quality diving and snorkelling sites. Indeed, the true beauty of the Maldives lies below the surface of its enchanting crystal clear waters just few steps away from your bungalow. The Maldives is one of the most coral-rich regions of the world with over 70 species found here, so don�t miss out on the incredible richness and variety of life forms. There is no better way to explore this fascinating new world of colourful marine life than to Scuba Dive or simply snorkel in the safe confines waters of our lagoon or along the reef slope of our House Reef, which considered one of the best in the North Male� Atoll.
Dive Bandos, one of the longest established dive centres in the Maldives, caters to all your needs in safely exploring the incredible beauty of the underwater world right on your doorstep. Our friendly and professional staff will give you advice on where to go and what to see, as well as on all safety aspects.
Dive Center
Dive Bandos, a member of the PADI International Resort Association, is a well equipped dive centre. Our newly built centre is the most modern facility in the Maldives. It features a spacious reception with a library, 2 air-conditioned classrooms with AV equipment, restrooms and hot water showers, 2 spacious equipment storage rooms and the Sundowner Bar, where you can enjoy a beautiful sunset after a good day�s diving.
3 modern Bauer Compressors with a total capacity of 1200 l/min supply 200 aluminium tanks filled with DIN/INT valves. Our top brand equipment comprises 150 sets of snorkel equipment (Mares and Technisub), 75 Spiro and Scubapro regulators (all fitted with Octopus, depth and pressure gauge), 75 Seaquest jacket, 90 wetsuits and Aladin dive computers, Hartenberger dive lights, Sea & Sea MX 10 UW cameras in sufficient numbers. A well-equipped workshop for basic maintenance and service is at your disposal.
Dive Bandos has a fleet of up to 4 modern, spacious fibre glass dhonis, all equipped with life vests, First Aid equipment, DAN Oxygen kits and radio to enable communication with the dive centre and the island. Additionally all boats are equipped with comfortable ladders for easy entry into the boat as well as various float lines to assist you in currents. The experienced and well-trained boat crew is always ready to help you in any way they can. All our staff is regularly trained in Medic First Aid and CPR. In all emergencies our Medical Clinic with Decompression Chamber is at your disposal. While diving with us, all divers are covered with a complementary DAN Maldives insurance against dive accidents requiring chamber treatment.
For the certified diver we offer a wide range of options, such as guided House Reef dives, half-day boat excursions, full-day excursions and night dives at the House Reef. For the experienced diver we also offer unlimited diving on our easily accessible House Reef 24 hours a day.