Accommodation in Yasawa Islands

Naqalia Lodge is a small, community-owned beachfront lodge on Wayasewa (Waya Lailai) in Fiji's Yasawa Islands. It was built by the Tagova clan using local artisans, with the aim of sharing their corner of the Yasawas with visitors, and remains a traditional, family-run stay with bures set close to the water. Rates typically include island transfers, daily housekeeping, a breakfast buffet, afternoon tea and Fijian-style meals prepared by the lodge. Guests can snorkel, kayak, hike the island's ridges, explore sea caves, and dive or free-dive the many sites nearby. The lodge also hosts intimate beach weddings, vow renewals and honeymoons, with the whole property available for private buyout and coordination by the resident host family.

Botaira Beach Resort is a small beachfront resort on Naviti Island in the Yasawa Islands, with twelve bures — seven directly on the beach and five set back in the garden. It runs on an all-inclusive basis with family-style dining and an evening bar, and offers snorkelling, kayaking and reef diving in the surrounding waters. The resort hosts small, intimate beach weddings in a traditional Fijian setting.

Coralview Island Resort is an island resort on Tavewa Island in the Nacula region of the Yasawa Islands, around 90 km north-west of Lautoka. It offers beachfront accommodation with a house-reef marine reserve for snorkelling, plus kayaking, hilltop walks, beach volleyball, weaving and cultural experiences, trips to the Sawa-i-Lau caves, and fishing and island-hopping charters; meals are provided on a full-board basis. Relaxed and remote, it suits travellers wanting an authentic Yasawa island stay and can arrange small weddings.

Octopus Resort sits on Waya Island in the Yasawa group, set along Liku Liku Bay with a white-sand beach and a house reef just offshore. One of the longer-established resorts in the Yasawas, it keeps close ties with the neighbouring Fijian village and blends barefoot island living with a wide spread of accommodation, from a backpacker dorm and garden bures through to beachfront suites and one, two and three-bedroom family villas. Guests dine at the Donu restaurant and bar, unwind at the Sulua Spa and use the pool and Kids Club. A PADI dive centre runs certifications and reef dives, alongside snorkelling, seasonal manta ray encounters and trips to the Sawa-i-Lau caves. Traditional Fijian wedding ceremonies can be arranged on the beach.

Mantaray Island Resort is set on Nanuya Balavu Island in Fiji's Yasawa Islands, a remote northwest archipelago. Accommodation spans a wide range, from budget-friendly Paradise dorms to reef, seaside, family and tree house bures and beachfront villas, giving it appeal to backpackers, couples and families alike. The resort runs an SSI dive centre and dive school with more than 40 dive sites reachable within about twenty minutes, offering try dives and certification for all levels. Its restaurant serves continental breakfasts, a la carte lunches and three-course dinners built around fresh, locally inspired Fijian and international dishes. The signature experience is snorkelling with manta rays in a protected marine park, alongside reef snorkelling, diving, paddleboarding, spa treatments, village visits and island treks. Its scale and dorm-to-villa mix suit small groups and activity-focused incentive travel.

Nanuya Island Resort sits on the sunset side of Nanuya Lailai Island in Fiji's Yasawa Islands, a remote white-sand and blue-lagoon setting in the northern island chain. Accommodation is tiered to suit different budgets, from traditional treetop Fijian bures to superior, deluxe and luxury private villas. The resort offers dining and spa services alongside the water-based and island activities the Yasawas are known for. It lists a dedicated Celebrations section for weddings and events and a Meetings section within its resort facilities, indicating capacity for small groups and residential gatherings. The mix of villa accommodation, an island location and event and meeting options makes it suitable for couples, small incentive groups and intimate destination weddings away from the busier mainland resorts.

Barefoot Manta Island Resort is a small, conservation-minded resort in Fiji's Yasawa Islands, the northwest archipelago used as a filming location for the Blue Lagoon films. Accommodation ranges from beachfront Adi, Yanuyanu and family-sized Levu bures to the Vai Beach dorm, including a girls-only option, giving it appeal from backpackers to couples and families. The resort is named for the manta rays that gather in a channel at the island's northern tip seasonally, roughly May to October, when guided manta snorkelling tours run; it also has an on-site marine biologist and a Marine Conservation Centre running coral-farming and environmental programmes. Facilities include a restaurant and bar and excellent beach snorkelling, and weddings, honeymoons and anniversaries can be hosted without additional set-up fees, suiting couples and small groups.

Barefoot Kuata Island Resort is a small beachfront resort on Kuata Island in Fiji's Yasawa Islands and the closest Yasawa resort to Nadi and Denarau, with ferry transfers leaving Port Denarau in the morning and arriving mid-morning. It sits within a marine sanctuary established in partnership with the indigenous Fijian landowners. Accommodation includes newly built Rai Ki Waya beachfront bures, Levu, Siga and garden Tei Tei bures, and the Wasawasa dorm with a girls-only option; children up to 13 stay free in bures. The resort is best known for snorkelling and diving with sharks, guided by qualified marine biologists for snorkellers and for both introductory and certified divers, with an emphasis on safety and shark welfare. Facilities include a restaurant, bar, dive centre and swimming pool, and it can host weddings and celebrations with no set-up fee.

Blue Lagoon Beach Resort is a beachfront resort on Nacula Island in the northern Yasawa group, set near the famous Blue Lagoon of film fame. It offers a broad range of accommodation, from dormitory and lodge rooms to garden bures and beachfront villas, suiting everyone from backpackers to couples and families. Facilities include a swimming pool, a beachfront restaurant and bar, and snorkelling, diving and island excursions on the doorstep. The resort is reached by catamaran from Port Denarau. Its beach setting and mix of room types make it a relaxed choice for small groups, island getaways and simple beach weddings in the Yasawas.

Turtle Island is a private-island resort on Nanuya Levu in Fiji's Yasawa Islands, family-owned and operating for more than forty years since it was established by Richard Evanson. It hosts only fourteen couples at a time in fourteen villas on an all-inclusive basis, across an island with twelve private beaches, and dining ranges from seaside breakfasts to picnic lunches and moonlit dinners on a floating pontoon. The island overlooks the Blue Lagoon and served as a filming location for the 1980 film of that name. Activities include snorkelling, diving, fishing, horse riding and Fijian massage. Marketed strongly for honeymoons, vow renewals and weddings across beach and hilltop settings with an on-site coordinator, the resort is taken as a whole-island buyout, making it well suited to intimate incentive groups and celebrations. It was named Fiji's top resort by Conde Nast Traveler in 2022.

Paradise Cove Resort is a boutique island resort on Naukacuvu Island in Fiji's Yasawa group, reached by catamaran or seaplane from Nadi. Set on a sheltered white-sand bay, it offers beachfront and garden bures and larger villas, with a mix of adults and family-friendly areas. Facilities include a swimming pool, a beachfront restaurant and bar, a dive and water-sports centre and a house reef good for snorkelling. The resort hosts intimate beach weddings and honeymoons, and runs a programme of island and cultural activities. Its Yasawa location, clear waters and range of bures make it well suited to couples, small groups, weddings and dive-focused escapes.

Yasawa Island Resort & Spa is a remote luxury resort at the northern end of the Yasawa chain, reached by a scenic light-aircraft flight from Nadi. One of Fiji's most secluded resorts, it has a small collection of freestanding beachfront bures spread along private white-sand beaches, with an all-inclusive style of stay. Facilities include a spa, swimming pool, restaurant and bar, and a full range of diving, snorkelling and cultural activities, including trips to nearby caves and villages. The resort's seclusion, private beaches and personal service make it well suited to executive retreats, small incentive rewards and intimate destination weddings and honeymoons.

Navutu Stars is a small, couples-oriented resort on Yaqeta Island in Fiji's Yasawa group, roughly forty nautical miles from Nadi and reached by seaplane, helicopter or boat. Under Italian ownership, it has ten bures and villas — among them waterfront and garden bures and a two-bedroom villa — and children over eleven are welcome. Dining follows a 'plantation to plate' philosophy blending Mediterranean and Fijian influences, and the Island Bliss Spa uses local ingredients such as coconut oil and aloe. Guests can snorkel, kayak, paddleboard, visit local villages and explore caves. The resort hosts barefoot beachfront weddings, vow renewals and honeymoons, and can be chartered exclusively for groups of up to around twenty-five, suiting intimate incentives and celebrations.