Waya Island
Rugged island with a trail up to a ridge, past traditional villages and over grassy hills. Beaches on its sides have good snorkelling, and the island is a short boat ride from the mainland.
Yasawa Islands
Hiking, diving, village visits and quiet beaches, far from the crowds, are on offer across this remote chain of volcanic islands.
Attractive locations
Naviti
Largest island in the group, with long beaches and reefs offshore. The channels nearby are known as places to swim with manta rays between roughly May and October.
Nacula
Island in the Yasawas with white-sand bays, clear lagoon water and traditional villages. Visitors come for swimming, snorkelling and relaxed walks along the shore.
Yasawa Island
Northernmost large island in the chain, quiet and thinly settled. Beaches along its coast are rarely busy, and visitors reach it by boat from the main island.
Sawa-i-Lau Island
Limestone island with a large cave whose clear pool lies under a high roof. Visitors swim into a second chamber through an underwater passage, usually with a local guide.
Nanuya Lailai
Small island in the Yasawa chain beside a sheltered bay of pale blue water and white sand, a favourite for swimming and snorkelling. A few simple lodges and a village are nearby.
Airports
Yasawa Island Airport YAS
It is about 29 km in a straight line from Yasawa Islands.
Nadi International Airport NAN
It is about 95 km in a straight line from Yasawa Islands.
Mana Island Airport MNF
It is about 88 km in a straight line from Yasawa Islands.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan28.0 °C271 mm
- Feb28.3 °C253 mm
- Mar28.2 °C272 mm
- Apr27.8 °C223 mm
- May27.1 °C119 mm
- Jun26.3 °C86 mm
- Jul25.4 °C58 mm
- Aug25.2 °C63 mm
- Sep25.6 °C68 mm
- Oct26.2 °C123 mm
- Nov26.8 °C137 mm
- Dec27.5 °C187 mm
Driest months: Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Mar.
Costs
Prices here are about 41% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Reported numbers: police 917, ambulance 911, fire 910 - confirm with your hotel on arrival.
ngo
Fiji Red Cross Society
Helps with: Fiji's national Red Cross society, with 16 branches in four divisions. Its programmes include disaster management, health and care, first aid and safety, and restoring family links.
Who qualifies: People in Fiji needing its health, disaster, first aid or family-links services. The phone is the national office in Suva.
Phone: +679 331 4133
Email: [email protected]
Address: 22 Gorrie St., Suva, Fiji
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Fiji
Helps with: The UN migration agency's Suva office. It works with Fiji and nearby Pacific countries on migration and climate, labour migration, counter-trafficking and migrant protection, and emergency preparedness.
Who qualifies: Migrants and government or other partners in Fiji and the nearby Pacific. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +679 3310730
Email: [email protected]
Address: GPO Box 14765, Suva, Fiji
embassy
Diplomatic missions based in Suva (Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy or high commission. The Fiji foreign ministry's page lists missions based in Suva, with addresses and phones for most.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own mission. The list covers missions based in Suva only.
local government
Emergency number 911 (police, ambulance and fire)
Helps with: Reaches the police, ambulance and fire services in Fiji. The number comes from UK government travel advice, which also lists 910 for fire.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 911
local government
Fire emergency number 910
Helps with: Reaches the fire service in Fiji. The number comes from UK government travel advice.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the country, including visitors, can call this number.
Phone: 910