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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Yasawa Islands Travel Guide","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"The Yasawas are the Fiji you came for: a chain of volcanic islands with white beaches, coral reefs and backpacker lodges, linked by one daily catamaran. Buy a Bula Pass, hop off where you like, swim with manta rays, explore limestone caves and spend the evenings drinking kava with the staff.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1310532","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #budget","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"About 20 | Islands in the chain\r\n1 | Boat linking them daily\r\nApr\u2013Oct | Manta ray season","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The Yasawa Islands at a glance","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"The Yasawa Islands are a chain of about 20 volcanic islands stretching north-west of Viti Levu, about 80 km long. They're remote and rugged, with grassy hills, white-sand beaches, clear water and small villages.\r\n\r\nUntil the 1980s, land-based tourism wasn't allowed here. Now the islands have a string of backpacker lodges, eco-resorts and village-run stays, and they're the heart of independent travel in Fiji.\r\n\r\nTravel works by the Yasawa Flyer, a catamaran that leaves Port Denarau every morning and works up the chain, stopping off each island while lodges send small boats out to meet it. A Bula Pass gives you unlimited hops over 5, 7, 11 or 15 days, so you book lodges as you go and move when you feel like it.\r\n\r\nLodges include meals, because there's nowhere else to eat, and days are spent snorkelling off the beach, hiking to viewpoints, visiting villages and lying in hammocks.\r\n\r\nThe highlights include the Blue Lagoon, the limestone caves of Sawa-i-Lau, manta rays off Drawaqa from about April to October, and the friendly village visits.\r\n\r\nA week is ideal for three or four islands. Some people stay for two.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Airport transfer | Nadi, then the Yasawa Flyer from Port Denarau\r\nGetting around | Yasawa Flyer with a Bula Pass\r\nTransport app | None\r\nCurrency | Fijian dollar; bring cash\r\nTap water | Bottled or filtered\r\nTipping | Staff Christmas fund at many lodges\r\nLanguage | Fijian and English\r\nHow long to stay | A week\r\nMeals | Compulsory packages at most lodges\r\nVillage visits | Bring kava; dress modestly","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay in the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Pick islands by mood: Kuata and Waya in the south for hiking and quick access, Naviti and Drawaqa in the middle for mantas, Nacula and Tavewa in the north for the Blue Lagoon and the caves.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"9","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Kuata and Waya | Hiking and quick access | Southern islands, closest to Nadi, with hills and reefs. | -17.3 | 177.12 |  | \nNaviti and Drawaqa | Manta rays | Middle islands with the manta channel. | -17.13 | 177.25 |  | \nNacula and Tavewa | The Blue Lagoon | Northern islands with calm lagoons and lodges. | -16.87 | 177.4 |  | \nSawa-i-Lau | Caves | Limestone island with swim-through caves. | -16.82 | 177.46 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"Yasawa Islands itineraries","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"A five-day pass covers two or three islands. With seven to eleven days, work your way north to the Blue Lagoon and Sawa-i-Lau and back.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Island hopping, mantas and caves","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Island hop on the Yasawa Flyer. Each stop has its own character, from social backpacker lodges to quiet eco-resorts, and you can move every day or stay put.\r\n\r\nSwim with manta rays. Between about April and October, manta rays feed in the channel near Drawaqa and Naviti, and lodges run snorkel trips when they're spotted.\r\n\r\nVisit the Sawa-i-Lau caves, in the north, where you swim through a limestone cave into a hidden underwater chamber, lit by a torch.\r\n\r\nThe Blue Lagoon, between Nacula and Tavewa, is famous from the 1980 film and has calm, clear water for snorkelling.\r\n\r\nHike to the viewpoints on the hilly islands, like Waya and Kuata, for sunrise or sunset over the chain.\r\n\r\nVisit a village. Many lodges are run by or with local villages, and village visits include church on Sundays, school visits and a kava ceremony. Bring a sevusevu (kava root) and dress modestly.\r\n\r\nSnorkel straight off the beaches, kayak, fish with locals and watch the sunsets.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Island hopping | Yasawa Flyer and Bula Pass\r\nManta rays | About April to October\r\nSawa-i-Lau caves | Swim into a hidden chamber\r\nBlue Lagoon | Calm snorkelling\r\nHilltop hikes | Sunrise and sunset views\r\nVillage visits | Kava ceremony and church","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_free_title":"The Yasawas for free (or nearly)","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Most of the best things in the Yasawas are free once you're there: snorkelling off the beach, hiking to viewpoints, swimming and sunsets.\r\n\r\nMany lodges include kayaks, snorkel gear, hikes and evening activities.\r\n\r\nVillage visits and church on Sunday are often free or cost a small donation.\r\n\r\nKava sessions with the staff are part of the evening.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Snorkelling | Off the beach\r\nHikes | To island viewpoints\r\nKayaks | Often included\r\nKava nights | With the staff","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Lodge meals, lovo and kokoda","hw_hub_city_food_body":"On the islands, you eat what the lodge cooks, and most stays include a meal package of breakfast, lunch and dinner, because there's nowhere else to eat.\r\n\r\nExpect fish, curries, rice, root vegetables and tropical fruit. Lodges often lay on a lovo, an earth-oven feast, once a week.\r\n\r\nKokoda, raw fish cured in lime and coconut milk, is common.\r\n\r\nEverything is imported, so snacks and drinks cost more than on the main island. A beer is FJ$7 to FJ$9. Bring water bottles to refill, and buy snacks in Nadi.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Lodge meals | Compulsory packages\r\nLovo | Weekly earth-oven feast\r\nKokoda | Raw fish in coconut\r\nSnacks | Buy in Nadi\r\nBeer | FJ$7\u20139","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Kava, guitars and crab racing","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Nightlife on the islands means the lodge: a kava session, guitars and singing, fire shows, crab racing and whatever the staff have organised.\r\n\r\nIt's communal and low-key, and on a small island with twenty guests, it's genuinely social.\r\n\r\nDrink kava the Fijian way: clap once, take the bowl in both hands, drink it in one, clap three times.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Kava | Clap, drink, clap three times\r\nGuitars and singing | Every night\r\nCrab racing | A lodge classic\r\nFire shows | At bigger lodges","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife in Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting to and around the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The Yasawa Flyer is the backbone of travel here. It leaves Port Denarau, near Nadi, every morning and works up the chain, with lodges sending small boats out to meet it at each stop.\r\n\r\nThe Bula Pass gives unlimited hops over 5, 7, 11 or 15 days, and costs FJ$500 to FJ$900 depending on length. Book lodges as you go, usually a day ahead.\r\n\r\nThe boat is weather-dependent, so don't plan a tight flight connection on the day you return.\r\n\r\nSeaplanes and helicopters reach some resorts, at a price.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Yasawa Flyer | Daily from Port Denarau\r\nBula Pass | FJ$500\u2013900, 5 to 15 days\r\nBook ahead | Lodges a day in advance\r\nWeather | Don't plan tight flight connections","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What the Yasawa Islands cost","hw_hub_city_money_body":"The Yasawas cost more than the main island, because everything is imported and meals are compulsory. Hostelworld lists dorm beds from about FJ$55 to FJ$60, and lodges add a meal package, often FJ$100 to FJ$170 a day.\r\n\r\nThe Bula Pass is the main planned cost: FJ$500 to FJ$900 depending on duration.\r\n\r\nThere are almost no ATMs, and card acceptance is limited, often with a surcharge, so take cash from Nadi.\r\n\r\nSnorkelling, hikes and village visits are often free; manta trips and cave visits cost extra.\r\n\r\nAllow around FJ$150 to FJ$250 a day, including meals.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about FJ$55 on Hostelworld\r\nMeal package | Often FJ$100\u2013170 a day\r\nBula Pass | FJ$500\u2013900\r\nCash | No ATMs; bring it from Nadi\r\nA day, all in | FJ$150\u2013250","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"The Yasawas are safe and welcoming, but the environment needs respect.\r\n\r\nCurrents between islands are strong. Snorkel near the shore and ask the lodge where it's safe.\r\n\r\nCoral cuts infect quickly in the tropics, and stonefish hide in the shallows: wear reef shoes.\r\n\r\nMedical facilities are minimal, and evacuation is slow, so make sure your insurance covers it.\r\n\r\nCyclone season runs from November to April, and boats can be cancelled in bad weather.\r\n\r\nDress modestly in villages: cover shoulders and knees, and remove hats and sunglasses.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Currents | Strong between islands\r\nReef shoes | Coral and stonefish\r\nMedical care | Minimal; insure for evacuation\r\nCyclones | November to April\r\nVillages | Dress modestly","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips in the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"From your lodge, boat trips go to the caves, the mantas and the Blue Lagoon.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Sawa-i-Lau caves | Half day | Boat from northern lodges | Swim through limestone caves into a hidden chamber. |  | \nManta ray snorkel | Two hours | Boat from Drawaqa or Naviti | Snorkel with feeding mantas in season. |  | \nBlue Lagoon | Half day | Boat from Nacula or Tavewa | Calm, clear water and reef. |  | \nVillage visit | Two hours | Walk or boat from your lodge | Meet locals, visit the school and church, share kava. |  | ","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go to the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"The Yasawas are hot all year, with highs from 28\u00b0C to 31\u00b0C and warm sea. May to October is the dry season and the best time, with manta rays from about April to October. November to April is wetter, with cyclone risk.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average daily highs from weather2travel's Yasawa climate data. Crowd levels are our rough guide.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 31 | 2 | Wet; cyclone risk\r\nFebruary | 31 | 2 | Wettest; cyclone season\r\nMarch | 31 | 2 | Wet and quiet\r\nApril | 31 | 3 | Improving; mantas arrive\r\nMay | 30 | 5 | Dry season; mantas\r\nJune | 29 | 5 | Dry and clear\r\nJuly | 28 | 5 | Peak season\r\nAugust | 29 | 5 | Best visibility\r\nSeptember | 30 | 5 | Dry and warm\r\nOctober | 30 | 4 | Last mantas\r\nNovember | 31 | 3 | Wet season starts\r\nDecember | 31 | 2 | Hot and wet","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What's on in the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The islands follow village and church life, and the manta season.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/oceania\/fiji\/yasawa-islands\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Manta season | About April to October | Drawaqa and Naviti | Manta rays feed in the channel. |  | \nSunday in the villages | Weekly | All islands | Church and family; join a service if invited. |  | \nCyclone season | November to April | All islands | Boats may be cancelled. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"How much do the Yasawa Islands cost per day?","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick a style and a number of nights for a rough total. Per day, for one person, in Fijian dollars.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Estimates. Beds are based on Hostelworld prices in October 2026, converted from US dollars; food includes lodge meal packages. The Bula Pass sits outside these figures.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 55 | 100 | 10 | 10\r\nMiddle of the road | 90 | 130 | 15 | 40\r\nComfortable | 200 | 170 | 30 | 90","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"FJ$","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Hostels in the Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The Yasawas have nine lodges and resorts on Hostelworld, from social backpacker spots to eco-lodges. Most add a compulsory meal package.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Yasawa Islands","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/oceania\/fiji\/yasawa-islands\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best rated | Octopus Resort | Rated 9.4 from 223 reviews, on Waya, with dorms from about FJ$60. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/p\/41371\/octopus-resort\/\nBlue Lagoon | Blue Lagoon Beach Resort | Rated 8.6 from 147 reviews, on Nacula by the Blue Lagoon, with dorms from about FJ$60. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hotels\/p\/277567\/blue-lagoon-beach-resort\/\nManta rays | Barefoot Manta Island | Rated 7.7 from 153 reviews, on Drawaqa, with a marine conservation centre and mantas from about April to October. Dorms from about FJ$57, plus a compulsory meal package of FJ$167 a day. | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/bed-and-breakfasts\/p\/15369\/barefoot-manta-island\/","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_team_title":"","hw_hub_city_team_intro":"","hw_hub_city_team":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Yasawa Islands FAQs","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"Prices and timetables change. Check before you travel.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How do I get to the Yasawa Islands? | On the Yasawa Flyer, which leaves Port Denarau near Nadi every morning, with a Bula Pass for unlimited hops.\r\nHow much is the Bula Pass? | FJ$500 to FJ$900, depending on duration (5, 7, 11 or 15 days).\r\nAre meals included at Yasawa lodges? | Usually yes, as a compulsory meal package, because there's nowhere else to eat.\r\nWhen can I swim with manta rays? | From about April to October, near Drawaqa and Naviti.\r\nAre there ATMs in the Yasawas? | No. Take enough cash from Nadi.\r\nHow long should I spend in the Yasawas? | About a week, for three or four islands.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Yasawa Islands hostels: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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