You can also paddleboard along the coastline or kayak to a private island called Waya Island, with a lagoon ideal for snorkelling. A haven for scuba divers and plenty of spots for surfers. What's in the neighbourhood? The Great Astrolabe Reef - the world's fourth largest barrier reef system. But honestly, my advice is to enjoy the rare occasion of being completely disconnected from the outside world and enjoy what's right in front of you. If you're desperate, you can get coverage a short walk to a rock outside the resort, appropriately named Vodafone Rock. Wi-Fi is available in the main bure through an external provider, but costs FJD15 an hour and you won't get it in your rooms. Being an eco-lodge, there is solar lighting inside the bures and a fan but no air conditioning.Īnd the bad? No cellphone coverage could be a challenge for some. Mine was a nearly 100-step climb through some tropical vegetation, which meant I had uninterrupted views from my bure, and total privacy. Room: A honeymoon bure - a traditional Fijian thatched bure with dark wooden flooring, timber interior and louvres. I'd recommend a high-tide arrival, it's far less squelchy.Ĭheck-in experience: Less of a check-in and more of a casual welcome, orientation and briefing about how things work, which things don't (forget about mobile coverage) and what activities I'd like to do, before sitting down to a shared lunch with the other four guests present at the time and the owner. The two hosts then push-started the boat before the 45-minute journey through the ever-changing hues of the tropical ocean. A 45-minute flight from Nadi to Vunisea Airport, a short car journey to a small bay with a wooden boat, where I had to hitch up my skirt to wade through the mud and climb into the boat because it was low tide. Juliette Sivertsen checks into Matava Eco Resort in Kadavu, Fiji.
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