Mamanuca Islands, Fiji Travel Blogs

Titanic
Sep 17, 2004 (5 photos)

Hello all. Leaving for Main Land again tomorrow. The weather has just started getting shitty. Last night, there was a HUGE downpour, so it's time to go. The english group and the isralies have moved on (most people are only here for a few days, but ...

Beachcomber - Day 286
Dec 6, 2008 (7 photos)

... on the beach before I caught the boat to the Manacas island group and the tiny island of Beachcomber. Beachcomber is renowned in Fiji as being the biggest party island and the 120 room dorm is supposedly a hive of nocturnal activity once the party has ...

Bula Bula, Have some more!
Feb 7, 2008 (13 photos)

... We all approached the gathering place, aka The Sandpit, and were all greeted with a hearty "BULA!" and "Relax, you're on Fiji time now!".  Shortly after a briefing, they sung their Mana Lagoon welcome song (which is still going through my mind even ...

"If i see another another bloody papaya...!"
Nov 11, 2004 (10 photos)

... Saying that, sailing with food poisoning isn't too great either. As we sailed back to the mainland, we past a number of identical islands en route, but this time they were all 5 star 'retreats.' After Nananu-I-Ri, i think I'll still be happy to rough ...

Manyana Mana
Sep 11, 2004 (4 photos)

... I thought I had signed up too(stay a few nights on 1 island then move onto the next), but more like days trips to these islands. Saying that, I did sign for it, being semi conscious, missing a whole day and being up for 36 hrs. I would have signed for ...

The final tale...
Feb 14, 2004 (62 photos)

... , with all mod cons and we've been scooting aboot beautiful North Island for the last week. Had a quick 6 day stopover in Fiji before arriving, spent the entire time on the tiny Beachcomber Island which was a kinda mini South Pacific version of Ibiza, ...

Vinaka Fiji !!!!!!!!!!
May 20, 2007 (29 photos)

... had around the pool. Next morning, we were up early and endured the choppy ride in a small speedboat with a roof to the Mamanuca Islands. We chose for a number of reasons to stay on Mana Island. Upon arrival we looked in awe at the stunning beach, set ...

BULAAAA!!!!!
Mar 18, 2007

... yard without a fence, one of which had a leash on. We took our boat to Beachcomber. We got to pass some other cool looking islands on the way. We didn't get dropped off on the island, they transfer you to a small motor boat along with your luggage (that ...

Bounty Island
Mar 23, 2008 (75 photos)

... was great and the weather was wonderful.  The cruise included lunch and unlimited drinks.  We sailed to one of the islands where we visited a Fijian Village (different to the one we visited in Yasawas). From the village we sailed to the island ...

Can u still island hop if u only got to 1 island?
Jun 29, 2007 (5 photos)

... making, I decided I never wanted to see another coconut for the rest of my life, so I decided to head for the cheapest Fiji Island I could fine, where apparently the weather was so much better. So for the grannd old price of 15 quid a day (all food ...

Beachcomber
May 28, 2006 (12 photos)

I spent 4 days on Beachcomber Island in the Mamanuca group of Islands - absolutely beautiful place, a tiny tropical island just like you would imagine a paradise island to be. The weather was gorgeous while I was there and so spent most of the time on ...

No Shoes, No Shirts, No Problems!!
Apr 16, 2008 (10 photos)

... & so had to jump straight into our water taxi to head for the boat to bring us to our next island in the Mamanuca's....Beachcomber Island.   Now - we were dreading Beachcomber as it is widely known in Fiji as the 'Party Island' and we had ...

To Treasure Island
Aug 19, 2007

... we hit the hay, Rach scores a ring and we have to rush back to the phone to a) tell parents we got engaged, b) we are in Fiji and c) we are broke, send money. The next day is spent doing the usual snorkelling, para-sailing, kayaking, jet boating etc. The ...

Beachcomber Island
Oct 18, 2006 (4 photos)

... -seeing and difficult travelling! ;-) We stayed on Beachcomber Island, which has a fearsome reputation as the place to party in Fiji. Surprisingly, given my old age, I actually found it quite tame, and was regularly one of those on the dancefloor at ...

Partyinsel
Oct 23, 2009 (10 photos)

Nach dem Tauchkurs zurück auf die Hauptinsel und dann auf die westlichen Inselgruppen. Viele Leute machen da Inselhopping ich habe es immerhin auf 2 Inseln geschafft. Erstmal nach Beachcomber, eher die Partyinsel mit einer riesigen Bettenhütte, ca. 50 ...

Beachcomber
Feb 13, 2008 (10 photos)

Mida päev edasi, seda hiljem ärkame, aga siiski pole suutnud kauem magada kui poole seitsmeni. Hommikune asjade pakkimine, check out Uprising resortist ning teeleasumine Nadi poole. Seal anname oma vapra Toyotsi ära ja suundume edasi väikesele saarele ...

Beachcomber: the party island
May 16, 2007 (3 photos)

... . they had bula dances, coconut races, happy hours etc. it was no koh phagnan but it was probably the most happening of all the islands. we met some really cool people every night - it was generally a night on 'fiji time' (about 10 times slower than the ...

Beachcomber Island
Oct 19, 2006 (5 photos)

Yee haa!

Party Island
Mar 9, 2007

... ; The afternoon was spent doing some shopping in Nadi and checking emails in the Internet Cafe.  As I was spending the next week and a half on the Yasama Islands, I thought it was good to stock up on supplies and cash - no ATMs on tropical islands!

Aarre Saarella
Apr 30, 2009 (8 photos)

Sunnuntai aamupäivästä hypättiin hostellilta kimppacäbiin ja huristettiin Auckland International flygarikentälle. Lento Fijille lähti ajallaan ja päästiin oiken isolla koneella (Boing 777-200) perille Nadiin. Täytyy kyl kehua Air New Zealandia; omat telkkarit, missä ...

Diving with Sharks
Oct 1, 2008 (14 photos)

... . Travellers Tips It cost us 99 FJD for 1 tank with our hostel's dive shop, think this is pretty standard for Fiji. Don't bother renting their underwater camera, it doesn't have a special underwater setting so pics taken at depth were crap in quality ...

Hi got a few hours to kill til i get a boat ...
Aug 19, 2002 (1 photos)

... way back today saw the island where Castaway was filmed but didn't recognise any places there from the film. All these islands look much the same. Off to meet Steve and Anna now on Robinson Crusoe island ( http://www.robinsoncrusoeislandfiji.com ) and ...

Mana from heaven
Sep 24, 2008 (33 photos)

... . Ironic that Emmet is reading 1984 at the moment.) But I digress. The guidebook helped a bit but there were still so many islands to chose from. (Ah poor us! We have a hard life don't we?) Our predicament worsened when we realized that I'd gotten the ...

Bula! Fiji
Oct 4, 2007

... in the country and with that completed, Saturday morning saw me straight onto a bus headed for the ferry in Denauru. Its off to the islands. First stop Mana Island. The helpful Ade at my backpackers booked the whole week for me, so I was to be at Mana for ...

Fidziltä
Apr 30, 2009 (1 photos)

Fidzi, Treasure Island. +35 Aurinkoa, biitsiä, snorklailua ja parasailingia. Ehkä siistimpää ku Espalla ja Kaivarissa...                               ...

Bounty Island Resort, Mamanuca Islands
Mar 16, 2009

things were still looking pretty grim when we headed out on our short voyage to bounty island, with the unrelenting rain putting a serious damper on our carefree good times.  when we got there things didnt improve for the first little while, we got ...

!! BULA !!
Nov 24, 2005 (15 photos)

... India but as soon as you got to the top of a hill you'd be looking out over the endless Pacific with a dozen or so green islands jutting out. That's when you knew you were in the seventh heaven Shangri-La of Fiji. As for laying out on the beach I was ...

Mana Island - Fiji
Jul 27, 2005 (19 photos)

... good night in the hotel there with Cava bowls and a few Bounty Rums, we headed for the island of Mana. This is one of the bigger islands and is also very beautiful. That is when its not a tropical storm al la the 1st 2 days. Spending all day in a dorm is ...

Bula!
Jan 4, 2006

... (I also think I ate pickled flowers in my lunch earlier on). What ruined us that night is we decided to sample the local Fiji Gold beer. There must be something different in that stuff b/c it knocked us out. We left dinner before desert was served b/c ...

Hit the Ground Running.
Sep 13, 2008 (9 photos)

... too. We sailed Long Shot and we finshed dead last but made it in time to be forced over hot lava and given vaccinations full of Rum. We competed in limbo contest, costume contest and beer drinking too; It was a heck of a way to start my first day in Fiji.