Information for your Fiji Travels

Stuff you need to read & know

WHAT TO EXPECT

If you need a hair dryer, this is not for you. The accommodation is often in stunning settings and is generally basic but this is where you’ll experience the real Fiji. You’ll get to meet, mix and mingle with the locals who operate the resorts and whose home this is. The resorts are not owned by Awesome Adventures and they can vary from property to property and week to week but we do monitor them and we have our own staff moving around all the time to try to ensure everything is as it should be. We are an experienced award-winning operator, and we'll show you an awesome time!

ACCOMMODATION

Share twin and double rooms are called Bures, a traditional name for a home with a thatched roof. Not all properties have hot water, but the local water supply is tepid. Properties have generators, so you’ll have electricity from sunset ‘til midnight. The local power socket is the same as for Australia and New Zealand. Most beds have mosquito nets, and we always
recommend bringing along insect repellent!

PACKAGES OR island hopping BULA PASSES?

The easy way - choose one of our great packages combining the transfers, accommodation, meals and key activities and you will save a great deal of time and hassle. If however you are happy to sort it all yourself the 7, 14 and 21 day passes offer unlimited travel within the Yasawa Islands.

Our packages may look a little dearer than the ‘do it yourself’ style with the Passes BUT they are not - they include the better properties (which you pay extra for on the Pass), some extra meals, everything is sorted and the best of all, your accommodation is guaranteed. There are often times when the more popular properties are full with guests who have booked ahead on Awesome packages.

WHAT IS A FULL MONTY PACKAGE?

The best activities on offer that most people choose to do while in the Yasawas. Our ‘Full Monty’ Option is the same Boat / Bed / Meals deal PLUS these activities, and many are included at a special price.

WHERE YOU STAY/RIGHT TO SUBSTITUE PROPERTIES

The places where you’ll stay are mainly quite small so it is difficult to always provide you with a specified property. If we specify particular properties that means they are the ones we use most of the time, BUT... reservations systems in the Yasawas aren’t always that flash and we rely on phone calls. So on all packages (except the ‘Island Stayputs’) we reserve the right to put you in another property. It will be of a similar standard and you’ll have just as good a time. Occasionally we may even have to swap the order of the nights round or put you on a different island but in all cases we’ll provide you with a similar experience. That’s just the way it is when you “go local” in the Yasawa Islands!

Fiji Islands

BOOKING EXTRA NIGHTS

If you’re already staying at an island/resort on your package itinerary add as many extra nights as you like. The prices are shown in the ‘Island Stayputs’ section of the price pages. If you want to add another island/resort that is not included in your package itinerary additional transfer charges may apply.

FREE NADI/DENARAU coach TRANSFERS TO denarau Marina

We are very happy to pick you up from most Nadi or Denarau Hotels and Hostels the day you board the Yasawa Flyer for the transfer to/from Denarau Marina. If you don’t book your Nadi accommodation through us you have to tell us where you are staying. If you don’t advise us, then getting to the Marina on time is your responsibility and at your cost. For a list of hotels and hostels that we service, please download our Coach Schedule.

DAILY DEPARTURES on yasawa flyer for all packages and passes

The Awesome Adventures vessel ‘Yasawa Flyer’, a high speed, modern catamaran, departs Denarau Marina at 8:30am daily for all Yasawa destinations. It returns daily at 5:45pm. South Sea Island, Bounty and Beachcomber are also serviced on this run. Additional departures to these and other Mamanuca properties are also available at 9:00am, 12:15pm and 3:15pm on board South Sea Cruises’ vessels. See the ferry timetables for more details.

FUEL SURCHARGE

Due to fuel prices Awesome Adventures Fiji has been forced to implement a fuel surcharge that will be collected at check-in at Denarau Marina as follows: A $10 Adult and $5 Child fuel surcharge applies to ALL packages, passes and
island transfers that depart for the Yasawa Islands (including Vomo) from Denarau Marina. Bookings made on 9th May and onwards will be subject to the fuel surcharge.

EATING

One of life’s necessities and great pleasures. We’ve included meals in the packages (except where stated) because eating at the resort you’re staying in is the only choice – there are no restaurants around the corner. Meals are served at specific times of the day. This provides an opportunity to check out the talent - sorry, we mean meet fellow travellers. Meals are simple and filling. We recommend vegetarians inform the resort on arrival.

MONEY

Credit cards and travellers cheques can be used on some islands but not all. If you’re on an Awesome Adventures Fiji package between FJ$25-$30 cash per day should be enough. For those passengers using the Bula Pass accommodation prices are between FJ$70-$110 per night for a dorm (including 3 meals) or FJ$80-$200 per night for a share twin/double bure (including 3 meals).

Note: There are no banks on the islands. The bank at the airport is open 24 hours. Cash machines are available in Nadi and there are two at Denarau Marina. The currency is the Fijian dollar. Be warned - it’s a long way back from the Yasawas if you run out of cash!

OPEN DATED BOOKINGS

We know sometimes you are leaving home a long way ahead of getting to paradise and plans can change, so all packages and the passes can be booked on an open dated basis. All you need to do is confirm your arrival date and starting date with Awesome Adventures at least 14 days prior to your arrival in Fiji. Leave it any later and we'll still get you in but a few changes may be needed.

Sundays

Sunday is a day of rest and church going in the Yasawas. This means that conducted activities are not on offer. But you are free to do activities on your own. In most villages you will be welcome to join the church service - an amazing experience.

GOT A PROBLEM / NEED HELP?

As mentioned the properties you are staying in are not owned by us however we do monitor standards and we do care if things are not right. If something is not right with regards to the accommodation please speak to the receptionist or Manager firstly. If the problem is not resolved to your satisfaction then please call us. If there is a problem with your itinerary or travel arrangements then please see the girls at the Travel Desk on Yasawa Flyer or call us. The Awesome phone number is (Fiji) +679 675 0499 and is staffed from 7am to 8pm every day.