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 Activities
At Matangi Island, our activities are designed to offer you the opportunity
to explore our unique 240-acre private island paradise. A variety of wonderful
complimentary as well as non-complimentary activities are available.
Complimentary activities
Snorkelling
view the abundant and diverse marine life that thrives in the unspoilt
coral reef system that surrounds Matangi Island.
Kayaking
perfect for viewing Matangi Island's coastline and the amazing rock formations
and volcanic crater that makes our island paradise so unique.
Hiking trails
our coastal and ridge-top hiking trails provide some of the finest
scenery in the surrounds of our lush tropical rainforest amidst
flourishing flora
and fauna.
Village tour
our weekly village tour to the neighbouring island offers you a
glimpse of local Fijian village life.
Island tour
this motored excursion offers you the easiest and most relaxing
way to explore Matangi Island's beautiful coastline.
Windsurfing and Calypso Catamaran sailing
our prevailing South-East tradewinds offer ideal conditions
for sailing off Matangi Island.
Volleyball
offers you the opportunity to interact with our staff and
other guests in fun afternoon games.
Multimedia facilities
our air conditioned multimedia entertainment room at The
Deck offers a 48 inch LCD screen with DVD (PAL) and surround
sound.
Enjoy the
selection of many DVDs
that we have to offer.
Non-Complimentary Activities
Water skiing
enjoy water skiing in our calm waters amidst our beautiful
island scenery.
Discover Scuba
get introduced to scuba diving with the PADI Discover Scuba Programme and
experience the thrill and excitement that scuba has to offer.
Tavoro Waterfalls
venture into Taveuni Island's 15,000 hectare Bouma National Heritage Park,
home to Fiji's most famous waterfall, the Tavoro Falls.
Go Fijian For a Day
a guided tour through an old Fijian village site and hear tales of life
among the cannibals. Learn how the ancient Fijians conducted warfare,
how they
lived and survived in the days of cannibalism. This tour includes a dip
in "Honeymoon
Pool" below a spectacular waterfall.
Lavena Coastal Walk
situated on the coastal boundary of the Bouma National Heritage Park,
this three hour adventure encompasses a variety of stunning and diverse
scenery
from Fijian plantations to a collection of reef pedestals, native bush
and river valleys.
Peckham Pearl Farm
visit Taveuni Island's only salt-water pearl farm where you can learn
about black pearl cultivation as well as purchase pearls and pearl
jewellery.
Waitabu Marine Park
established in 1998 as a community based conservation project,
this marine protected area allows you to explore a protected marine
ecosystem.
Matangi Activities FAQs
 At Matangi Island, our Activities & Dive Centre is situated at the Resort's
main beach frontage. For your pleasure and enjoyment, we offer a variety of
activities.
Snorkelling:
We offer many snorkelling sites within the vicinity of Matangi Island. Mask,
snorkel and fins are available for your use free of charge. For information
on our daily snorkelling excursions, please enquire with our activities crew.
Note: If you are snorkelling anywhere off Matangi Island's beaches where
boat traffic is expected, please take care. For your safety, we recommend
that you
always snorkel with a buddy.
Spear fishing and collecting live shells and corals is not permitted. We
ask that you help us to preserve the pristine reefs in this area by taking
the
necessary care to avoid damage to the live corals.
Scuba diving:
Scuba diving is arranged daily from our Activities & Dive Centre. Divers
are required to produce a dive certification card prior to diving with us.
Our dive boat departs Matangi Island daily around 8:30 am and returns to the
island for lunch. To ensure the best dive experience, dive sites are selected
according to daily tidal movements and prevailing weather conditions. Matangi
Private Island Resort is proud to be a member of the PADI International Resort
Association.
Our daily 2-tank dive rate is USD130 per diver. A prepaid 5 day/10 tank
package is also available for USD615 per diver. Divers prepaying a
minimum of 3 days
of diving have access to unlimited shore diving free of charge. Gear
hire is available. For charges, please enquire with our dive crew. Day trips to dive sites in the more remote Somo Somo Strait is possible
with a minimum of six divers, weather permitting. A fuel surcharge
of USDD85 per
diver applies. Third tank dive included at no extra charge.
Scuba certification:
PADI scuba certification can be arranged however advance notice
is required to have an Instructor available at the Resort. For
more information,
please enquire with our dive crew.
Village tour:
Visit a Fijian village on the neighbouring island and catch a glimpse
of Fijian village life. Tours are offered once a week, weather
and tidal access
permitting.
A small contribution from guests is required for the customary
presentation of kava to the village chief.
Tavoro Waterfall tour:
Visit the spectacular Tavoro Waterfalls in Taveuni Island's 15,000
hectare Bouma National Heritage Park. Established in 1990 to
protect much of
Taveuni Island's virgin rainforest, the Park also helps generate
an income for
the four villages whose land is bound by it. Visits to the Park
are weather permitting
and incur round-trip boat and car transfer charges; minimum 4
people FJD115 per person; minimum 6 people FJD75 per person. In
addition,
a park entrance
fee of FJD12 per person is payable at the Park Ranger's office.
Go Fijian For a Day tour:
Visit one of Taveuni Island's largest working plantations with
a four hour guided tour of a working farm, historical Fijian
village sites
and the
densely forested Waibula River Valley. Tours are weather permitting
and require a
minimum of 6 people. A transfer charge of FJD67 per person
applies as well as an entrance
fee of FJD40 per person payable to owners of the plantation.
Island tour:
Once a week we offer a complimentary motored excursion around
Matangi Island. This leisure cruise offers you the opportunity
to view
Matangi's beautiful
coastline up-close.
Picnics:
A complimentary private picnic can we arranged either in
our Horseshoe Bay, listed in "1000 Places To See Before You Die" by Patricia Schultz,
or at any of the nearby private beaches. Water skiing:
Water skiing is available at a charge. For more information,
please see our activities crew. Windsurfing:
Windsurfers are available for your use free of charge.
Beach-Cats:
Two Calypso beach-cats are available for your use free of
charge.
Kayaks:
Single and double kayaks are available for your use free
of charge. Kayaking provides a great way to explore
Matangi Island's
beautiful
coastline
up-close. A good tip is to avoid kayaking near the
reef's edge where steep waves
form and can overturn a kayak; and also in the shallow
coral areas where sharp
corals can puncture a kayak's hull. In the unlikely
event you get coral cuts, please
see our activities staff for basic First Aid assistance.
Fishing:
Both hand-line fishing and light tackle sport fishing
is available at Matangi Island. Year round we catch
a variety
of fish including
Mahi
Mahi, Wahoo,
Walu, Barracuda, Giant Trevally, Tuna and Scad Mackerel.
For information on fishing
charter rates, please see our activities crew.
Deep-sea game fishing is not available at Matangi
Private Island Resort. Saltwater fly-fishing from
our beach-frontage
is possible,
however
you must supply your
own gear.
Bush hiking:
Our coastal and ridge-top hiking trails provide
some of the finest scenery in the surrounds of
our lush
tropical rainforest.
Our
trails are all
natural, so please take care on the narrow parts
of the island's ridge-top. There
are no harmful bugs or spiders but there are
hornets, wasps,
bees and bully ants
that can be easily avoid by not disturbing their
nests. Matangi Island is also home to some cows,
bulls, horses
and pigs,
which you may
see during your hike.
Multimedia facilities:
Our air conditioned multimedia entertainment
room at The Deck offers a 48 inch LCD screen
with DVD
(PAL)
and surround
sound.
DVDs are
available for
loan (free
of charge) from our office. Lavena Coastal Walk:
Situated on the coastal boundary of the Bouma
National Heritage Park, this walk offers you
an opportunity
to experience a
mixture of remote
beaches,
virgin tropical rainforest and traditional
gardens. The walk, which takes three to
four hours (round-trip), is a wonderful trek
for the outdoor adventurer. For a minimum of
4 people,
a round-trip
boat
and car transfer charge
of FJD130 per person applies. For a minimum
of 6 people, a round-trip boat
and car
transfer
charge of FJD90 per person applies. In addition,
a park entrance fee is payable at the Park
Ranger's office. Peckham Pearl Farm tour:
Visit Taveuni Island's only saltwater black pearl
farm in the Naselesele Lagoon. Tours are
available Monday
- Friday
from
10:00 am. This
two hour tour takes
you around the pearl farm in an open outboard
powered skiff. Snorkelling is also offered
in the lagoon
and coral reserve
where the black
pearls are grown.
Loose black pearls as well as black pearl
jewellery can also be purchased from the farm. A transfer
charge of
FJD115 per
person applies with
a minimum of
4 people or FJD75 per person with a minimum
of 6 people or more. There is also a FJD25 per person
entrance
fee payable
to the
farm. Waitabu Marine Park:
Visit the Waitabu Marine Park on Taveuni Island's
rain forested Eastern Coast where the people
of Waitabu Village offer visitors
two tours.
One tour takes
you on an open outboard powered skiff for a
2-hour snorkelling excursion. The other tour takes you
to snorkelling sites
on a Bilibili or traditional
Fijian
bamboo raft. Visitors to the Park and weather
and tide
permitting and incur round-trip boat and car
transfer charges; minimum
4 people FJD115
per person;
minimum 6 people FJD75 per person. In addition,
an entrance fee is payable at the Park Ranger's
office.
Note: All charges, except for entrance fees
for the various tours on Taveuni Island,
can be added
to
your Bure account
for settlement
at
your check-out.
All prices above exclude Fiji Government
Taxes 17.5%. Foreign currency can be exchanged at
our Office.
Fishing
One of the unexpected pleasures of Matangi
Private Island Resort is its exceptional
fishing conditions
and almost
guaranteed year-round fishing
whatever the
weather. Surrounded by an intricate pattern
of fringing and open-water reefs, including
the 25-mile Laucala and Qamea Reefs, all
with exceptionally rich sea
currents, we are able to fish all year-round
for large game like Tuna, Mahimahi and
Spanish Mackerel, with Sailfish appearing
in the summer months only. Smaller reef
fish including year-round Coral Trout, Giant Trevally,
Large Long Toms, Barracuda and Reef Snapper
are
always biting
in and
around
the
lagoons. All provide
exceptional sport for the light tackle
or fly
angler.
Fishing is offered from our 25-foot open
craft, of robust design, with fast outboard
motor,
which can
be hired
for a reasonable
hourly charge.
Big game
are best caught by casting into the fringing
reefs and reeling in using poppers. In
certain weather
conditions, tides and
seasons, we troll
the open water
offshore from Matangi Island for larger
fish. A variety of light tackle is used
including
spinning reels for casting for the reef
fish and 30-pound class trolling
reels. With the boat comes a fun-loving Fijian captain
whose knowledge of the reefs and fish is inherited
from
youth and fine-tuned
with experience. Rods, lures and tackle for trolling and bottom
fishing are all provided by Matangi Private
Island Resort,
but it is
recommended that serious
sports anglers bring their own equipment to
suit their personal skills. A suitable
selection
of gear would include 15kg trolling rod and
reel, fixed spool reel with suitable
rod for casting to reef fish (this should be
of robust size with
good capacity as many of these fish, including
Giant Trevally are of impressive
size). A light spinning rod and reel should be included,
as many small species are often caught from
the Resort's beachfront
including
Blue Fin
Trevally, a
great fighter on light tackle or fly. Fly fishing enthusiasts will find the Resort's
beachfront is ideal for fly-casting, with plenty
of room to
back-cast with
sufficient
depth of
water in front
of you on the high tide. There is no fly-fishing
gear available at Matangi Private
Island Resort so bring your own. A weight 6
is the lightest gear suitable for beach fishing
but a weight
9 to weight
12 is required
when fishing
the reefs
off Matangi Island. Floating or intermediate
lines are mainly used as the coral can play
havoc with
sinking lines.
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