A Fijian island seen from the water

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Fiji

The South Pacific at its most hospitable. Soft-coral diving that divers rank among the world's best, private-island resorts at every scale, and a culture where the greeting is not performed for guests.

Three hundred islands, and the welcome

The place

Fiji's reputation for warmth is not marketing — the Bula welcome is genuinely part of daily life, and it is the single thing guests mention most. Geographically it splits into useful pieces: the Mamanuca and Yasawa chains off Nadi are the easy, beautiful, well-served islands; Vanua Levu and Taveuni in the north hold the Somosomo Strait, whose soft-coral walls are world-class; and Kadavu in the south has the Great Astrolabe Reef. Because there are so many islands, Fiji does private-island exclusivity at a wider range of price points than anywhere else on this list.

Gateway
Nadi International Airport (NAN)
Best months
May to October — dry season
Green season
November to April — warmer, wetter, cyclone season
Currency
Fijian Dollar
Language
English, iTaukei Fijian, Fiji Hindi

What it is known for

  • 01Soft-coral diving in the Somosomo Strait — the Great White Wall
  • 02The Great Astrolabe Reef off Kadavu
  • 03Sevusevu — the kava welcome ceremony in a village
  • 04Cloudbreak, one of the world's heaviest reef waves
  • 05Sawa-i-Lau caves in the Yasawas

Getting there

The approach is part of it

Flying in

  • Auckland3 hours direct
  • Sydney4 hours direct
  • Los Angeles11 hours direct
  • Singapore / Hong Kong10–11 hours, usually one stop

The last leg

  • Seaplane or helicopter

    The quick way into the Yasawas and the private islands. 10–40 minutes.

  • Catamaran ferry

    The South Sea Cruises network serves the Mamanucas and Yasawas daily.

  • Domestic flight

    Required for Taveuni, Vanua Levu and Kadavu.

Where to stay

11 resorts in Fiji

Every rate on request. Tell us the month and the shape of the trip and we will say which of these actually fits.

Worth knowing

  • Fiji Time is real and mostly a gift. Build slack into transfer days.
  • Resorts are strongly split between family-welcoming and adults-only — this matters more here than elsewhere.
  • Cyclone season runs November to April; the best diving visibility is July to September.

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