Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Island hopping

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji

Hi everyone, i'm hoping someone can give me some advice please...
I'm planning to spend a month in Fiji as a backpacker at the end of next year. I am mainly interested in island hopping the Mamanuca and Yasawa groups, i was just wondering whats the cheapest way to do this and any useful tips please? I am a female, travelling solo, so would be nice to meet people along the way.

i m also interested in this thing
looking for advices

cheers

born2travel.it

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The main way to island-hop is on the "Yasawa Flyer"-- the high-speed catamaran that shuttles travelers from
Denarau Marina near Nadi to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. The website for the Yellow Flyer is "AwesomeFiji.com"
As prices have risen, passage on the Flyer has become expensive-- especially for backpackers. A pass good for 5 days is US$226; 7 days is US $294 and 10 days cost $387. You need to return to Denarau Marina by the final day your pass is valid. An alternative is
to book return boat fare for a single island- usually in the Mamanucas as they are closer to Nadi.
With rising boat fares, a return airfare to an island such as Taveuni for about US $300 may be appealing. The sole airline
making the inter-island flights is Fiji Airways. The website is FijiAirways.com

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yes but this is ok only if u wanna do islands hoping in fiji, right?

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