Matanivusi Beach Eco Resort

I recently went to Fiji & stayed at Matanivusi Beach Eco Resort & had a wonderful experience. Brian, Donna & the staff do an amazing job. The resort itself is absolutely beautiful & it’s great to leave your western baggage at the door & switch off. As for the surf Frigates was pretty much pumping the whole time I was there. I also surfed a local reef called Serua Lefts which turned on one morning. The boat ride to Frigates takes roughly 50mins & you get to see an array of wildlife from sea birds to dolphins & pilot whales. You spend the day out there in the boat surfing, eating & taking snaps. On the way home the beers flow & we trawled for fish. It was great to head back with a freshly caught yellow fin of Spanish mackerel for post surf & arvo beer snack of sashimi. Evening beers & cocktails flow with dinner while we all sat around talking in a communal dinning room. The food was great as is the rooms. The kava night on the Saturday followed by a buffet of lovo (traditional Fijian cooking method) was a highlight. There’s so much to do but if you wanna do nothing this is the place. The resort is an all inclusive deal so your daily boat excursions to surfing reefs are included. The word eco gets thrown around a lot but Matanivusi is exactly that. They do provide a tour of the resort explaining how they run things & why they got their certification. I can’t recommend Matanivusi enough

Wow! We loved Mantanivusi! It was equal parts beautiful, equal parts fun and of course the surf (for my husband) was epic! I was worried about not having enough to do but there is plenty (kayak, snorkel, waterfalls, etc). And the food is spectacular! We loved the staff and left feeling as if we had made friends. Highly recommend!

Last minute booking for a winter break away. I emailed direct as wanted to ensure there was a yoga instructor onsite during my dates. Very communicative and super easy to deal with - the booking process was straight forward. It appears you can only book direct and not via a 3rd party - fine by me. Transfer from Nadi Airport was 2.5-3hrs - easy check in and that reflected my 5 day stay. All staff acknowledged me by name, were welcoming and nothing was a problem. The room was super clean and tidy with daily service. Meals were outstanding and easily amended to suit dietary requirements. Great pool and hot tub. The yoga was led by Sarah and it was great. She adapted class depending on participants and it varied each time. I did not surf but everyone appeared impressed with services and conditions. I did snorkel 1 day - it was fine - not amazing but was told I'd missed out on the better location. Since my return to NZ, I've spread the word and would highly recommend, solo's, friend's, couples and families - all were in attendance during my stay. Thank you so much team and I hope to return on my next Fiji break.