2 Best Hotels in Yasawa Islands, Mamanuca and Yasawa Groups

Name: Mantaray Island Resort
Address: Yasawa, Western, Fiji
Telephone: 776--6351
Price range: $$

We've compiled the best of the best in Yasawa Islands - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

Mantaray Island Resort

$$ | Yasawa, Fiji

This appropriately named resort is home to a multitude of ocean mantas between the months of May and October; these magnificent sea creatures have returned for centuries to the shallows bays that surround Nanuya Balavu to feed and be cleaned. When mantas are sighted, beach drums are sounded and guests head to boats to check out the action; some guests even snorkel with the mantas. Speaking of snorkeling, the protected "house reef" right off the resort's beach has some of the best diving around. There are plenty of other wet activities, too: paddle boarding, kayaking, sunset tube cruises (a train of inner tubes towed slowly behind the boat, with a guest and their cocktail nestled in each one), and a dive center that offers scuba certification courses at unbelievable prices. The accommodations vary from "big dorm" to cute jungle bure, complete with en suite bathrooms.

Octopus Resort

$$ | Waya, Fiji

The best budget resort west of the mainland is seated on dreamy Likuliku Bay in the southern Yasawas, and doesn't act its price. The cheapest bure have queen-size beds and balconies and even dormers get bath and beach towels. Hiking, hand-line fishing, village visits, and island-hopping are offered each week and evening activities include mekes, crab races, beachside party games, and a weekly film-showing. Five great-value accommodation options range from a well-maintained nonbunked 15-bed dorm (rare for Fiji) to two beachfront rooms with open-air bathrooms, on the sand, to an air-conditioned room in a three-bedroom lodge. A mandatory meal plan entails three-course dinners emphasizing seafood in traditional dishes served with local vegetables; lunch usually includes sandwiches and pizzas. There are also a kids' menu, youngster activities, and babysitters on-call.

Mamanuca and Yasawa Groups

Mamanuca and Yasawa Groups

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