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Matamanoa
Island Resort
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small, intimate resort is set on a beautiful little island just across
from Mana Island. It is nestled among palms and plants at the foot of a
volcanic hill surrounded by wide pristine beaches The resort features 20
two-room beachfront bures and 13 air-conditioned hotel rooms. Most guests
arrive by launch after a leisurely one-hour ride aboard the Tiger IV to
Mana, where they are transferred by water taxi to the resort. Matamanoa
was created expressly for those who yearn for peace and tranquility. It is
primarily known as a couples resort. In an effort to achieve this special
atmosphere, Matamanoa Island Resort has adopted a year round policy of not
permitting children under the age of 12 years. Complimentary activities
and equipment include sailing boats, paddle boards, row boats,
windsurfing, coral viewing on a glass bottom boat, hand line fishing,
snorkeling (with masks/snorkel/fins included), tennis (day & night),
table tennis, volleyball, mountain hikes and afternoon tea. Dining at the
resort's restaurant features á la carte and tasteful daily menu specials.
Swim in the fresh water pool or in the Pacific Ocean, play tennis or sip a
cocktail at the bar while watching a sunset. The combination of Fijian
ambiance and friendly staff makes this small hideaway a vacation treasure.
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| Matamanoa Island is a small, intimate and
secluded Fiji Resort set in the beautiful Mamanuca Islands
approximately 30 kilometres West of Nadi International Airport.
The Island boasts a volcanic cone jutting out of the
turquoise/aqua blue waters of this unspoilt area of the Fiji
Islands. Clad with dense bush and palm trees, the brilliance of the
vegetation contrasts magnificently with the white curved sandy beach
and pristine coral reefs.
Created for those who want to forget the pressures of their
business or busy lifestyle or for those who dream of peace and tranquility.
In an effort to achieve this special atmosphere, Matamanoa Island
Resort has adopted a year round policy of not permitting children
under the age of 12 years.
Matamanoa Island can offer you total relaxation or a wide range
of leisure activities and cultural excursions. Swim in the fresh
water pool or in the beautiful Pacific Ocean, play tennis or sip a
cocktail at the Bar as you watch the sun set and take all the time
you need to discover the magic of this beautiful Island.
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| Getting to Matamanoa Island Resort is
easy...
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Getting to Matamanoa Island Resort is easy...
From Nadi International Airport and Denarau Marina
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Helicopter
(Island Hoppers) - Highly recommended, 10/12 minutes
flying time, landing on the Matamanoa Helipad. |
From Denarau Marina - 20 minutes drive from Nadi
Airport
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Catamaran (South
Sea Cruises, Cougar) - fast
luxury 25 metre catamaran with seating for 145
people. Departing Port Denarau twice a day at 0900 /
arriving Matamanoa 1030 or 1500 / arriving Matamanoa
1615
Choice of standard or Captains Lounge seating. The
Captains Lounge offers reserved seating in the upper
deck air-conditioned lounge, a dedicated hostess
with complimentary beer, wine or soft drinks. Food
& drinks can be purchased from the full licenced bar
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Water Taxi (Seafiji)
- 24 hour service to Matamanoa departing
from Denarau Marina, fast (25 knot) comfortable 7.6m
aluminium catamaran. The boat is powered by twin
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Twenty Air-conditioned Beachfront Bures & Thirteen
Air-conditioned Garden View Hotel Rooms
Beachfront Bures
Twenty spacious 54 sq metre air-conditioned bures with king size bed and
sofa bed, granite top bar with refrigerator, tea/coffee making facilities,
coffee plunger, clock/radio, coffee table, chair, personal safe plus patio
with hammock and outdoor table and two chairs.
The
Bures are of traditional Fijian design with high ceilings lined with hand
painted tapa, they have been designed to catch the breeze and feature
louvered windows throughout, overhead fans and sliding glass doors opening
on to the patio which overlooks the ocean.
Ensuite bathroom with twin vanities, granite bench, state of the art
fittings, Italian tiles, hair drier, bathrobes & amenities.
Bures will accommodate maximum 2 adults and 2 children 12 years to 15 years,
or 4 adults, the extra bed will be a roll away.
Daily service & nightly turn down.
Garden View Hotel Rooms
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Thirteen Garden View, air-conditioned Hotel Rooms, ground level all in a
row, set amongst tropical gardens. One room, queen size bed, bar unit with
refrigerator & sink, tea/coffee making facilities, coffee plunger,
clock/radio, table and two chairs, small patio with table and two chairs.
Ensuite bathroom, single vanity and marbleised bench, European fittings and
Italian tiles – hair dryer, bathrobe & amenities.
Hotel Rooms will accommodate a couple only, not suitable for twin share as
only one queen size bed
Our Restaurant features an ocean view from every table, dine
inside or on the verandah overlooking the ocean or poolside under the stars.
Meal Plan
Vegetarians/Vegans, whilst we make all efforts to provide
vegetarian meals, please note that the choice is very limited as we are
located 30 kilometres off shore from Nadi Airport. Please review our online
menus to decide whether or not we can cater to your special dietary needs,
please note that we can only provide the meals and ingredients that are
listed on our menus on this website.
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Dinner
Matamanoa's Executive Chef takes pride in presenting his
international menus plus selections of traditional Fijian fare - choose from
the Table d'hote or
A la Carté menus, both
menus are changed nightly. BBQ seafood buffet on Saturday nights.
Our string band serenades each table nightly during dinner,
singing your choice of song, or Fijian songs. After dinner, lots of fun with
something different every night, Mr. Matamanoa contest, crab racing, broom
dancing, kava ceremony are just some of the few.
Lunch
A la Carté plus daily blackboard special of Table
d'hote & Pasta of the day.
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View Lunch Menu
Full American Breakfast is Complimentary 0730 - 1000
Hours
From the Buffet - Tropical fruit juice, selection of
cereals, assortment of tropical fresh and canned fruit, home baked muffins,
bread buns, pastries, white or wholemeal toast & preserves.
Cooked to Order - Eggs, select from poached,
scrambled, fried or boiled and served with your choice of bacon, ham,
sausages, fried tomato, hash browns - omelette of your choice, ham, tomato,
cheese or onion - choose any combination.
Tea or coffee
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Bar Price List
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Wine Price List
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Sample A la Carté Menu
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Sample Table d'hote Menu
Afternoon tea is complimentary.
Complimentary
Sailing boats, paddle boards, windsurfers, row boats, coral
viewing on our glass bottom boat, hand line fishing,
snorkelling (including mask/snorkel/fins), coconut tree
climbing demonstration and instruction, weaving
demonstration, sulu tying demonstration, tennis (day &
night), table tennis, volleyball, beach games, library,
mountain hike, board games, afternoon tea.
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Paid Activities
Scuba Diving
PADI scuba diving operated by Viti Water Sports PADI 5 Star based on
Matamanoa Island.
Viti Watersports - Dive School
Explore and discover Fiji’s glorious reefs.
Matamanoa is perfectly positioned to dive some of the best coral reefs
in the world.
Nestled in the Mamanuca Island group, Matamanoa is surrounded by some of
the best diving Fiji has to offer: breath-taking biodiversity including
spectacular table corals, massive gorgonian fans, multi-hued reef fish
of every shape and size, turtles and reef sharks. With over 40+ sites to
choose from, Viti Watersports on Matamanoa offers a range of high
quality diving from sheltered tranquil coral gardens to stunning walls
and even a shark encounter.
• PADI 5 star dive centre
• Top of the range equipment
• Professional Instruction
• Learn how to dive at our PADI Dive School
• Find out more about our dive sites
Learn to dive in Fiji’s warm
waters amidst teeming coral reefs.
Viti Watersports - Matamanoa is a registered PADI 5 star dive centre
with top of the range equipment and experienced instructors on hand to
offer you a gentle introduction to scuba diving or develop your existing
skills.
PADI Discover Scuba Diving
An introductory dive experience course, including basic theory, pool
session and a shallow dive (12m) along our stunning house reef. An
opportunity to try scuba diving, in a spectacular tropical setting with
an Instructor at your side.
Definitely an experience not to be missed! (1 day)
PADI Open Water Diver
The PADI Open Water Diver course will certify you as a PADI diver,
enabling you to dive anywhere in the world. The course includes pool
training sessions, academic modules and 4 open water dives on some of
the most beautiful coral reefs in the World.
There truly isn't any better place to learn! (3 days)
PADI Advanced Open Water
This course is designed to improve dive skills to make divers feel more
comfortable and knowledgeable in the water. The programme consists of 5
open water training dives. (3 days)
Viti Watersports - Matamanoa also offers the
PADI Rescue and PADI Divemaster courses and a
range of PADI speciality courses including underwater photography,
underwater Naturalist, AWARE Fish Identification amongst others. Please
contact us if you require any further information on
info@vitiwatersports.com.
Dive sites
With over 40 different sites to choose from around the Mamanuca
group ranging from shallow reefs, pinnacles, walls and drop-offs,
shark encounters and wrecks – the options are endless!
Our sites range from 9 - 30 metres depth, although most dives are
around 18 metres with shallower depths for repetitive dives.
Visibility is generally between 20 and 40 metres and water
temperature ranges from 26 Celsius in winter (July/August) to 31
Celsius in summer (Jan/Feb).
Viti Watersports – Matamanoa has a good range of modern rental
equipment. We insist that all divers use safe, fully serviced
equipment.
Fiji is fast becoming the diving capital of the Pacific and the
advantage of diving with Viti Watersports is our proximity to some
world class sites. Some of our particular favourites include:
Supermarket – World famous ‘Shark Encounter’ dive.
This site has been featured in most leading dive magazines.
Gotham City – Batman doesn’t visit, but bat fish do
guard this site which is a soft coral delight featuring all the
colours of the rainbow.
Sherwood Forest – Four pinnacles rising out of the
deep, the profusion of massive green sea fans gives this site it’s
name.
Bird Rock Wall – Only a 2 minute boat ride from the
dive centre, this stunningly encrusted wall offers up a kaleidoscope
of colours and reef dwellers of every shape and size.
Outpost, Aquarium, Sunset & Lover’s Bay –
Matamanoa’s infamous house reef, a marine protected area, boasts
spectacular hard corals and a myriad of colourful marine critters.
Ideal for photographers, beginners and night diving.
All dives are guided by fully trained PADI Divemasters and
Instructors.
Island Hopping
Visit some of the other islands in the
Mamanuca group.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 0930 – 1430. FJD$95 per person, lunch
extra, minimum 2 required, this service commencing mid July 2006
Shell Market & Pottery Island
Trip
Travel to the local village of Tavua where you can witness pottery being
made as they did over 100 years ago, shop at the shell market for
artifacts and shells.
Monday & Thursday, FJ$38 per person.
Big Game Fishing
SeaFiji Fishing, includes exclusive use of vessel, experienced captain
and crew, complimentary light lunch, soft drinks, fishing equipment and
snorkeling gear.
Full day FJ$1195, half day FJ$765
Yacht Cruise
Sailing on the Seaspray, visit the island of Modriki, location of the
Tom Hanks movie "Castaway", includes unlimited beverage, both alcoholic
and soft, BBQ lunch, afternoon tea and snorkeling equipment.
Daily 11am - 3.45pm. FJ$135 per person all inclusive including
alcoholic beverages.
Village Church
Attend church service at our local village Tavua and hear the choir of
the people.
Sunday only. FJ$38 per person for boat transfer.
Relaxation & Pampering
Enjoy a variety of tropical massages on the beach.
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Marry on the beach at sunset under an arch
which is hand woven in leaf, traditional Tapa mats at your feet, or anywhere
on the island. Fijian warriors (2) and bridesmaid in traditional Fijian
costume escort the bride. Beautiful tropical orchid bouquet & matching
buttonhole, staff choir, video, photographer, champagne dinner for two - our
wedding co-ordinator arranges everything for you, all you have to do is be
there.
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