Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Nabua Lodge
666 9173 or 990 7294,
nabualodge-yasawa.com
.
A delightful family-
run budget retreat with nine bures; six of them ove
rlook
the be
ach, th
ree of them have en-
suite bathrooms and sleep up to four people. Dorms
F$100
; bures
F$240
Oarsman's Bay Lodge
672 2921,
oarsmanbayfiji.com
.
This picturesque resort with
wonderfully accessible snorkelling is popular with backpackers, couples and families. The
simple wooden cottages are excellent value, though beginning to show signs of wear and tear,
and the wooden-decked restaurant serves decent food. A twelve-bed dorm, located above the
restaurant, has low slantin
g ceilin
gs and is usually packed an
d stuffy
. Rates i
include
meals.
Camp
ing (with own tent)
F$38.50
;
camping (with hired tent)
F$55.50
; dorms
F$38.50
;
bures
F$205
Safe Landing Resort
632 0309,
safelandingfiji.com
.
Some of the nicest budget bures
in Fiji: they're fairly basic, with limited electricity, but there's good fishing and snorkelling
as w
ell as
jewelle
ry ma
king a
nd lan
guage classes. Rates include meals. Camping (with own
tent)
F$40
; dorms
F$100
; bures
F$320
YASAWA ISLAND
Hideout Fiji
Yasawa-i-Rara 628 3803,
hideoutfiji.com
.
A small budget retreat close to
Vulawalu Beach. It takes over an hour by outboard boat to reach the resort from the
Yasawa
Flyer
drop-off point at Nacula (which adds F$300 onto the transfer cost). Depending on the
seas, this transfer can either be a glorious adventure with lovely scenery or an endurance test;
however, it's worth it for those loo
king
to esc
ape th
e well-trodden backpacker path further
south. Rates include meals. Dorms
F$80
; bures
F$160
Yasawa Island Resort
672 2266,
yasawa.com
.
Superb high-end resort with eighteen
a/c bures with elegantly minimal interiors and outdoor showers. There's a spa offering body
treatments and facials, and the resort will
tailo
r-make private picnic excursions for you. Rates
include meals; air transfers extra. Bures
F$850
