Naninya Resort

Naninya Island - another example of Fiji surfing at its best. It is situated about 1km from the southern tip of Kadavu Island, picking up wind and swell from many different directions. The trade winds (south-easterlies) are most days of the year except in the summer season (December through to March) when there is regularly a north-easterly wind. The different wind angle makes different breaks offshore.

Naninya Island Resort was sold in May 2008 and is has reopened 7th July with a whole new Australian management team in place. The standard of service and food has been significantly upgraded. They now have a highly-experienced Australian resort manager in place ,as well as a top-class chef who has been the long term head chef in a well known 5-Star resort. The bures are currently all being upgraded as are the facilities available to the guests.

The island comprises of 30 acres and has several walking tracks around and guided walks up “King Kong Mountain” ,an extinct volcano just across a sheltered coral lagoon - named after it was the location of the 1935 film.

There are 10 separate bures poised over the waters edge with great sea views. There are full bathroom facilities, showers and flushing toilets.

Deluxe Oceanfront Bures have their own toilet facilities; Oceanfront Bures and Naninya Lodge have shared facilities.

Naninya Lodge is dormitory style with a maximum of 6 guests providing a cheaper alternative for singles.

The resort has a central kitchen, bar & dining area providing tasty wholesome food provided by their 5-star trained chef.  The cuisine includes tropical island style, using the freshest of local produce and freshly caught fish as well as full western style dishes. The chef is happy to cater to most dietary request by prior arrangement

Full afternoon/evening bar service payable on departure.

Naninya Island Surf Breaks:

• King Kong Left - This is a 40-metre long wave that has a take-off in deep water, reducing risk of coral scratches and is good for intermediate to advanced surfers.  The average size is 3 ft to 5 ft offshore, but it can hold up to 15 ft plus. It was named King Kong because of the famous 1935 movie which was partly filmed underneath the mountain Nabukelevuira. This mountain also has a moderating effect on the wind at the King Kong Left break so that it is still operating when other areas are blown out.
• King Kong Right - This is often 6ft plus face height. This is an exciting very fast tube for a more advanced rider. The trade winds are onshore for this break, but the summer wind (north easterly) is offshore. It is best early morning before the trade winds start, or late afternoon if the trade winds die down.
• The Bombi - 10 minutes from Naninya Island Resort by boat, can be seen from the resort deck.
• Middle Daku - Daku is the Fijian name for the beautiful sandy beach. In the middle of the beach, 60 metres from the sand, is a coral break. It breaks both right and left but the right is generally better. The trade winds are onshore/across this break but the summer wind (north-easterly) is directly offshore. It is also best early morning before the trade winds start.
• Little Daku - This break is often suitable for the less experienced surfer. This is also an excellent area to enjoy a free "getting started" surfing lesson by Naninya’s surf guide.

They are not just a surfing resort, but offer the full range of blue water sports including SCUBA diving, big game fishing, wind -and kite-surfing and just plain relaxing on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
Naninya Island is Fiji’s most southerly resort and has recently been discovered as a world-class dive location with some of Fiji’s deepest waters, year-round outstanding visibility and abundant fish life. The area is believed to be a major breeding area for manta rays as they are frequently seen with very young juveniles cruising along the spectacular wall drop offs. Diveing sites suit all levels of divers - from novice to serious adventure divers.

Naninya Island is a fisherman’s heaven... It has truly world-class deep-sea and small-boat fishing. There is exceptional surface game fishing for blue and black marlin, wahoo, yellowfin & dogtooth tuna, groper, walu, giant trevally, mahi mahi and many more.

Inclusions

* Sport fishing trips are charged extra per trip dependant on vessel used.

* Surf transfers are US$10 per person/day and payable direct once in Resort as the money goes to the locals to fund community projects.

* Internal flights to Naninya Island are with Pacific Sun who have board size restriction of 7ft and max. 2 boards per person at extra cost.

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Tom

Hey Jamie, Just wanted to drop you guys at the perfect travel a line. Myself and the crew of 19 that went to Nagigia Island off Fiji had an absolute belter of a holiday. The surf was great and we had it completely to ourselves the whole ten days, jeez it was good to drop in on your mates. The fishing around the resort was also top class, we pulled in between 8-10 trophy sized fish (mackerel, Mahi-Mahi, Tuna & others) whilst at the resort, which made for an awesome diet of fresh fish. On that note the Chef at the island was bloody unreal, he just turned out the best feeds every night. We were also stoked with the variety of other activities we were able to do, the diving was really good (a little loose with some of the Fijian guides and equipment) but really fun if you have a moderate level of diving experience. We also climbed King Kong Mountain (made famous by the old movie) which was a really big day out, rather gruelling but well worth it and a good way to sweat out some of the cans we'd been putting down most nights. I just can't speak highly enough of the Fijian staff that worked at the resort; they really took us in and treated us with such warmth and care. I would really recommend going on village visits and taking every opportunity to get involved in the local community nearby the island. We played touch footy most arvo's and the staff just loved being able to take us around their village and to church services. It was amazing the connections we made in just ten days. A few points for other travellers thinking of going to the resort; - Take your own snorkelling gear if you own it. - Take your own fishing gear. - Take plenty of Duty Free, because sometimes the bar shuts early, its run on a generator. - Never go right on King Kong Left. Side note - we travelled in November 09, so advice subject to change. Thanks again so much for your work guys, particularly Jamie. The place suited our needs perfectly, we were a very large group who loved a party so the secluded environment where we could make noise and organise shenanigans was just perfect. You couldn't have picked us a better place to holiday, the beautiful scenery, great waves and a good value trip. It was a pleasure; we're all keen to go again soon..... Cheers, Tom

Experience Begun: November 2009

Created on: Wednesday 10 February 2010