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NOTTOBEMISSED

ThelovodegustationatYasawaIslandResort| Slidingdown the Waitavala Natural Rock
Waterslides | The sunset overlooking Wailoaloa Bay

ECOISLAND

Experiencethebeautifulsimplicity
ofPacificIslandlivingattheeco-chic
NukubatiPrivateIsland.Thisisdefinitely
whatyouwouldcallexclusive,though– the
islandcaterstojustsevencouplesor
travellingcompanions.Perfectfortheeco-
conscioustourist,NukubatiisCarbonZero
certifiedand 100 percentself-sufficient,
asithasbeenforaround 30 years– it
hasthelargestsolarpowerplantinthe
FijiIslands.Theislandisoneof 16 hotels
worldwideandtheonlyhotelinFiji,the
PacificandAustralasiatobeinductedinto
theTripAdvisorHallofFame–Nukubati
isa splurge,butthereisn’ta priceyou can
put on the ultimate in relaxation.

CORALFORESTS

TheGreatSeaReef,locallyknownasCakaulevu,is

thethirdlongestbarrierreefintheworld.Spots

inourworlduntarnishedbyhumancontactare

becomingincreasinglyrare,yetthisreefhas

managedtoavoidhumandegradation.Over

200,000square-kilometresonthecountry’s

westernedge,Cakaulevuishometoa diverse

arrayofmarinelife.Hostingaroundtwelve

threatenedspecies,a snorkelora boatridecould

bea perfectopportunitytoseetheendangered

greenseaturtleortheacrobaticspinnerdolphin.

Mantarays,tropicalfish,andwhalesdance

amonga myriadofnudibranchs,gastropods,and

crustaceansmaking homes in the coral forests.

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