When planning a visit to Beachcomber Island, two offerings sit side by side: the day cruise from Port Denarau and activities offered by Beachcomber Island Resort. First, decide whether you want to visit the island on a day trip or include resort activities in your accommodation plans. This distinction is particularly helpful when considering the cooking, craft and water-based experiences.

Day cruise from Port Denarau

The day cruise to Beachcomber Island departs from and returns to Port Denarau. Departure times may change; check the current schedule before planning your trip. The cruise offering includes a traditional cooking class on preparing Fijian kokoda, as well as basket weaving. So, in addition to visiting the island, the day trip includes culinary and craft activities. Port Denarau is both the departure and return point for the trip.

Fijian cuisine and crafts

Beachcomber Island Resort offers lovo cooking as a Fijian cultural experience. The kokoda cooking class and lovo cooking are two separate offerings: the kokoda class is part of the day cruise, while lovo cooking is offered by the resort. If you are interested in Fijian cuisine, you can distinguish between these experiences when planning, rather than treating them as part of the same excursion. Basket weaving is also part of the cruise and complements the cooking class with a craft activity. This makes it possible to classify the cultural experiences both by activity and by whether they are part of the day trip or the resort offering.

Snorkeling and diving

Beachcomber Island offers snorkeling directly from the beach and guided tours to another reef. Snorkeling excursions to three reef sites are also available. When choosing between the options, you can therefore distinguish between snorkeling from the beach and tours to reefs. Daily trips to nearby reefs and dive sites are available for diving. Introductory dives for beginners with no prior experience are also offered. The diving options thus include both excursions and an introduction that requires no experience.

Fish, turtles and resort activities

Beachcomber Island offers opportunities to feed schools of tropical fish. Visitors can see turtles up close in the protected enclosure at Beachcomber Island Resort. The resort’s Hatchling Headstart Program is a separate offering: turtle hatchlings are cared for in ponds until they are released. The offerings therefore include fish feeding and encounters with turtles in the protected enclosure, as well as caring for hatchlings until their release.

Beachcomber Island Resort provides resort guests with snorkeling equipment, kayaks, bodyboards and stand-up paddleboards free of charge. This complimentary provision is limited to guests. The resort operates scheduled and unscheduled speedboat transfers for its guests, including trips outside operating hours. Schedules and availability may change; check the current service in advance if you plan to rely on it for your trip. Another activity offered by the resort is a one-hour handline fishing experience—a clearly defined time frame for this part of the offering.

For the wider travel overview: Mamanuca Islands.