Yasawa Islands, Fiji Travel Blogs

The Barely Rich Project
Oct 16, 2004 (7 photos)

... of 6.30am. He was to take us back to Nadi where we'd catch the Yasawa Flyer boat that would take us out to the Yasawa Islands. At 8am Nadi was enjoying its own little rush hour as we battled through the High Street and on to Denarau Marina just outside ...

Coralview Island Resort - Day 281-283
Dec 1, 2008 (35 photos)

Day 281 - 30/11/08 Nadi to Tavewa, Yasawa Islands (Coral View Resort) A three and half boat journey this morning to the first destination on my island hopping itinerary, Tavewa in the Yasawas group. On the way to Tavewa the boat cut through the ...

Waya Lailai - Day 284-285
Dec 4, 2008 (7 photos)

... all the time. More Fijian dancing and Kava ceremonies this evening after dinner. Great food once again, been pleasantly surprised by the food in Fiji so far. Day 285 - 04/12/08 In a previous entry I said my time in Fiji was going to be boring and ...

Waya Lailai (Yasawa Islands)
Jul 24, 2008

To be updated.

Yasawa - wow!
Nov 25, 2003 (8 photos)

A good decision we made this trip was to come to Oarsmans Bay Lodge in Nacula, Yasawa Islands. We caught the big yellow over-priced catamaran flyer, which took us to this idyllic spot. The usual Fijian organisation skills were at their worst. A backlog ...

The real reason for coming to Fiji
Jan 4, 2006 (9 photos)

... for me to be able to use it on a dive. I used the dive centre's 35mm film underwater camera for these shots. The islands are very undeveloped - great for a very peaceful and lazy time, and not many beaches use (or I suspect) have permission, for ...

Day 4 in paradise
Aug 9, 2008 (5 photos)

it's time to leave.... noooooooooo!!!!!!!!

sun, snorkelling, scuba, coctails
Jul 15, 2009 (7 photos)

Currently at Octopus resort.  Had a good flight from LA to Nadi and then went to the Novotel for Breakfast before catching the big cat from port Denerau to Waya Island.  The trip out was fun with a few people having a chunder.  It was a bit ...

Paradise!!!
Sep 23, 2009 (15 photos)

hi!!! first time we've had internet and we have no signal out here! we are having an AMAZING time! so so beautiful! we had one night on the 'party island' where we met a couple people and it was really busy and loud and drunk that night but we had just ...

Day 1 in paradise
Aug 5, 2008 (5 photos)

... to finish my one year of travelling as it was planned, the first stop will be Fiji, it's been always my dream to go there, it's only 4hours away from Sydney so i had to take advantage of that, i will spend the next 4 days on the remote Yasawa islands...

Next stop - Kuata
Jan 7, 2007 (5 photos)

We arrived on the beach by our resort met by a singing welcoming band which was cool. Island bigger than South Sea and the people running it were really friendly. Met up with the girls we were on SSI with - its so hot here so we spent day lazing in a ...

Return to Fiji
May 18, 2009 (7 photos)

... -  to celebrate ouur  wedding anniversary. We spent the last week in the Yasawa islands.  On the first night we joined a traditional Fiji feast followed by an Imeke (traditional dancing and singing). Here are the villagers singing: ...

Escape Fiji!
Aug 7, 2006 (72 photos)

... . (www.escapefiji.com) Fiji, mainland:- We were sitting in an internet cafe in Nadi, searching for accommodation on the Yasawa islands, getting nowhere, and getting quite annoyed. I left to see if I could find anything else, or anyone to help, and ...

Gilligans Island !!
Oct 29, 2009 (8 photos)

... added for a touch of luxury !  we set off on the flyer on time and it makes its daily run along the string of islands known as the mamanucas and the yasawas ,, some of the islands were so small you could probably walk all round them in half an hour , ...

Bula Bula von den Fijis!!!
Jul 6, 2005 (20 photos)

... die blaue Lagune erkunden, Sonneuntergaenge und Beachvolleyball mit anschliessender Happy Hour haben die Tage voll ausgeschoepft. Die Leute auf Fiji werden ihrem Ruf voll gerecht, freundlich und nett, man fuehlt sich gar nicht so als Tourist, sondern schon ...

Dont let the sun go down
Nov 2, 2009 (6 photos)

well white sandy where we were booked to stay , was full and couldnt fit us in so we had to endure a 30 yard walk along the beach to korovou, it was hell ,,fortunately the resort was quite good even though the tiling in the bathrooms left a bit to be ...

Waya Lailai Ecohaven - Waya Lailai Island
Mar 21, 2008 (48 photos)

Well friends this was one of the worst resorts when it comes to accommodation but it is located in a beatiful area of the Yasawas. The bure seemed 50 years old and the bed was not very comfortable. To top it all of, there was no electricity in the whole ...

Bula to Paradise!
Oct 4, 2005 (18 photos)

... the people that stay overnight. The Yasawa Flyer boat leaves Denarau on the mainland in the morning, travels up through the Mamaruca and Yasawa Islands and returns in one day so stops off at the islands to drop off and pick up so once the day trippers left ...

Sun, sea, sand and snorkelling
Jun 26, 2009 (39 photos)

... the bus, which we caught up and got on. The bus took us to the port and it took 2 and a half hours to get to the Yasawa Islands. We passed lots of tiny islands covered in palm trees, and one or two big ones covered in volcanic rocks. The boat pulled up at ...

feeling hot hot hot
Dec 10, 2007 (3 photos)

... things off the clothes line for their beds! Best be off as time is running out and internet is sparse and expensive ont eh islands.  Much love to eveyrone, thinking of you lots and sniggering at the cold!! (however dont be too jealous i have 98 ...

Day 2 in paradise
Aug 6, 2008 (10 photos)

... place is just amazing!!! i'm staying at Oarsmans Bay Lodge (www.oarsmansbay.com), it's located at the very end of the Yasawa Islands chain, it takes 4 hours to get here on the fast- speed boat called Yasawa Flyer, there're many backpackers travelling ...

Manta Ray Resort - Drawaqa Island
Mar 20, 2008 (36 photos)

Today we came to our second stop in the Yasawa Islands, Fiji.  The place is called Drawaqa Island - Manta Ray Resort. Manta Ray Resort is owned by an Australian and it is quite new.  I thought the resort didn't have the "Fiji" feel as much as ...

The Yasawa Islands
Aug 29, 2007 (31 photos)

... Beach Resort for two nights. Thanks to Poni who knew the manager and gave us an unbelievable 60% off the normal price! Yasawa Islands: 2 ngts on Nacula Island, Nabua Lodge 2 ngts on Matacawalevu Island, Bay of Plenty 3 ngts on Naviti Island, White ...

The Yasawas Islands!!! Bula Bula!
Apr 27, 2009

... 5hours! But the scenery was amazing, they make you get out of the large "Yasawa Flyer" mid-sea and change to one of the smaller islands boats and they dont have jettys or peirs so its a bit of wading through the water with bags in tow,ha! We got a very ...

Oarsmans Bay Lodge, Nacula Island, Fiji
Jun 19, 2008

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Day 3 in paradise
Aug 8, 2008 (5 photos)

another day in paradise....

Octopus Resort, Waya Island, Fiji
Jun 13, 2008 (51 photos)

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Waya Island
Apr 10, 2008 (9 photos)

On April 4th I took a boat out to my real destination in Fiji: Octopus Resort on Waya Island in the Yasawa Island group. The resort was everything I expected and more! White sandy beaches, a fantastic pool, a beautiful coral reef in the bay, clean rooms ...

To the Top!!!
Mar 31, 2009

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Island Hopping to the Bula Tune
Apr 19, 2005 (9 photos)

... taxi dinghy, picked up a few more passengers at some other resorts and sat out in the bay between all of the northern Yasawa islands with a flotilla of little boats from all of the nearby resorts. There was an entire New Zealand class trip of 12 year olds ...