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Yasawa Islands

Yasawa Islands

A remote volcanic chain with backpacker lodges, boutique resorts and manta rays.

Island📍 Fiji
Photo: Rickard Törnblad, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Islands~20
  • AccessYasawa Flyer, seaplane
  • Best forIsland hopping
  • Manta season~May-October
  • DestinationFiji

The Yasawa Flyer catamaran links the islands daily from Port Denarau. Swim with manta rays near Drawaqa (roughly May to October), explore the Sawa-i-Lau caves and stay in village-run eco-lodges.

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Location

Coordinates: -16.9000, 177.4167 · Open in Google Maps

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Yasawa Islands. Photo: Rickard Törnblad, CC BY-SA 4.0

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