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Folks whove tasted the rare fruit of Vatulele Island in the Fiji Islands, need not apologize for, nor pretend to downplay, the enchantment of their South Pacific adventure. Our agents & contract associates who have reviewed Vatulele Island Resort believe that this secluded tropical island, which is 7 miles long & 3 miles wide, shaped like a left footprint, & sitting 30 miles south of Viti Levus Coral Coast, is truly one of the worlds best & brightest vacation destinations. For obvious reasons, Vatulele Island Resort is not for everyone. This place exists solely to cater to, to satisfy & to delight, only a select echelon of the worlds most discriminating travelers, & aficionados of the South Pacific Oceans most memorable scuba diving & skin diving vistas. Dive vacations simply do not come in a prettier package, anywhere on this Big Blue Planet, we believe.
This dive resort features only 16 identical seaside villas, each luxuriously appointed & built with white-washed walls & wooden shutters, plus high-ceilinged Fijian-style thatched roofs. Each villa is a gem, set back a bit into the green Fiji jungle canopy, with a splendid view of surf & sunsets. Youll have your own private stretch of beach, plus a spacious sitting room, a bedroom with a king-sized bed & a separate dressing room. Your large private bathroom is in a connecting wing of the villa. All areas of the Vatulele Island villas open into a large shaded terrace.
Theres nothing like Vatulele Island Resort in all of Melanesias magical islands, nor anywhere in the South Pacific, some tropical travel experts would contend. A bona fide 5-diamond-equivalent property, Vatulele has been hailed by Gourmet magazine as "the creation of perfectionists." This is the only dive resort among all Pacific islands to be listed with the prestigious Relais & Chateaux, an association of hotels that adhere to the finest standards of lodging amenities, haute-cuisine & attentive service in the global travel industry.
Whats more, Conde Nast Traveler, in their January 95 issue, listed Vatulele Island Resort as one of the top 10 "almost perfect" resorts in the world. Travel writers in Great Britain have loved this place: Harpers & Queen ranks Vatulele Island Resort among "the top 100 hotels in the world," while the Tatler places it among "the top 50 hotels in the world." One critic in the London Daily Telegraph wrote, "Vatulele Island is the best tropical resort I have seen anywhere in the world." Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Vogue magazine said, "Vatulele Island is a resort against which (we) will judge all others." These critics are simply stating fact, not advertising hype. Vatulele Island Resort has set a standard of impeccable service & physical comfort that few dive resorts, or South Pacific island getaways of any kind, ever could hope to match. Yet while youre there, neither staff nor management at Vatulele puts on any airs. Youll feel as casual & comfortable moving about the island as you would at a dinner in a South Pacific family members home.
The nightly dive package rates at Vatulele Island Resort include your own private ocean-front villa next to a long white-sand beach, plus all meals & all beverages including alcohol & fine French champagnes, plus all dive resort activities except scuba diving & game fishing. Your scuba vacation package basically gives you everything but a backrub & the secret of enlightenment. This ultra-luxury South Pacific island resort operates its own private air strip & island hopper air service from Nadi International Airport on the main island, Viti Levu. Vatulele Island is about 20 water miles south of Viti Levu, & 30 minutes by air from Nadi. And Nadi is an easy days hop of 3,174 air miles southwest from Honolulu.
The gentle, warm waters of Vatulele Islands lagoon are perfect for safe & relaxing snorkeling adventures. If you want deeper thrills, the scuba diving outside the reef rim is replete with acres of colorful corals & abundant fish life enough to dazzle even Fiji diving veterans. And the scuba diving prices are so affordable youll be tempted to grab tank after tank each day. Just be careful of your nitrogen uptake. You dont want the fizzies in Fiji, after all. Fiji diving is SO good, you could get hooked on huffing compressed air. Fiji diving will make you a believer, that satori can be achieved in this earthly sphere. Fiji diving is a spiritual visual experience as much as a relaxing sport. Fiji diving is the sine qua non of South Pacific scuba adventures. Or as Grandma used to say, "The cats pajamas !"
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