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# HELP! yasawa flyer Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
oooooohhhhhh 21:33 UTC 21 Oct 2008 | hello we have booked a 5 night stay with octupus resort and we need to find a way to book our way there on the yasawa flyer. i found the website very confusing because it asks for a booking number (? don't know what that is) and does not specify how much 2 tickets would cost. any help would be appreciated cheers https://www.mth.co.nz/afj/payonline.aspx there is the link to the page we are confused about |
mik_peka 22:31 UTC 21 Oct 2008 | You will probably not need to book the Flyer, you can usually just get tickets before you get on the boat in the morning. That said, I have heard it can sometimes book out in peak season. If you do book it, you can still pay at the desk on arrival. Octopus runs their own boat from the Vuda point yacht club (about 30 min north of Nadi) and they will also have a minivan to transfer you from the airport or your hotel. It works out cheaper to do this though the boat is pretty small (seats about 15) and it can be a bumpy ride. From memory it was $60 on the Octopus boat pp each way, compared with $90 or so on the Flyer (?). On the Flyer, if you are leaving straight from the airport the "Awesome Adventures" bus will come past at around 8am I think, the Flyer leaves at 8:30 from Denarau marina. If you are staying in Nadi the night before there is another "Awesome Adventures" bus that does transfers from many of the larger resorts in Nadi. Both are free. | 1
oooooohhhhhh 01:07 UTC 22 Oct 2008 | hello< yes we looked into the octupus boat and decided to go with the flyer. our first night booked with them (octupus) is the day we arrive. but i cannot seem to solve their website and figure out how to book.... is calling a better method? thanks | 2
mik_peka 02:01 UTC 22 Oct 2008 | What time does your flight arrive? There is only one boat per day I think, at least I know the Flyer only goes once at 8:30, so if you won't make it in time you may have no choice but to take the octopus boat. I cant help you with the website, we book by phone as we are in the country and we never have any trouble. You will be able to book the boat on your arrival at the airport too, I doubt you will have any trouble getting a seat, even at very late notice. | 3
Taimarilyn 04:30 UTC 22 Oct 2008 | You can book the Flyer using this email address - lusiana@ssc.com.fj Price to Octopus from Denarau is FJ$95 each way per person (current this month). The bus that goes to catch the Flyer each morning leaves from the airport area around 7.30am so unless you have a very early arrival into Nadi you won't make it. | 4
oooooohhhhhh 18:49 UTC 22 Oct 2008 | hello thanks for the help...i ended up calling and booking that way... our flight is supposed to arrive at 5 am so im keeping my fingers crossed that it isn't delayed | 5
mandja 22:09 UTC 22 Oct 2008 | #3 is right about the Flyer leaving once per day at (I think) 8.30am. The Flyer bus collects peopel en route, and so if your plane is about on time, and you clear customs/immigration ok, youll make it ok.The boat and bus are quite punctual (unlike many other things in Fiji). Im a big fan of booking things or enquiring by phone as emails are often slow and imprecise in the answers given, but great for having written confirmation.Maybe Im just paranoid. Finally, for the boat, take sunscreen ! | 6
newfie43 23:06 UTC 22 Oct 2008 | If your flight arrives on time you might want to consider heading across the highway to Raffles Gateway Hotel and wait for the shuttle bus there. We were welcomed to just sit and wait in their lobby - they also have a pool side washroom where you can shower(don't know if there is a charge for this but we saw a couple of people taking advantage of this service). | 7
oooooohhhhhh 17:40 UTC 01 Nov 2008 | yea i am also confused about where to catch the bus... when i called the women told me there was a pick up point right across from the airport? is this correct? otherwise is raffels the best choice ? | 8
Taimarilyn 20:55 UTC 01 Nov 2008 | I'm not sure if the bus calls into the airport - it certainly dropped us off there on our return trip a couple of weeks back so it probably does. However if you have the time it would be a good idea to wander over to Raffles & have breakfast or just sit by the pool. The bus stop is just outside their front gate and it will pick you up there for certain - I think around 7.30am | 9