South Pacific Islands
Three hundred islands, one very good pace.
The South Pacific Islands are small enough to know well and varied enough to keep returning to. We tend to pair a mainland stay with one or two island groups — and the resort you pick matters as much as the island.
Top islands & resorts worth visiting
Three hundred islands across Viti Levu, the Mamanucas, Yasawas, Vanua Levu, Taveuni and Kadavu — the South Pacific's most established resort destination.
- Viti Levu & the Coral Coast
- Mamanuca Islands
- Yasawa Islands
- Vanua Levu & Savusavu
- Taveuni & Rainbow Reef
- Kadavu & the Great Astrolabe Reef
- • Laucala Island
- • Kokomo Private Island Fiji
- • Six Senses Fiji
- • Likuliku Lagoon Resort
- • Turtle Island
- • Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort
Port Vila, Espiritu Santo's blue holes, and active volcanoes on Tanna — adventure and culture in equal measure.
- Port Vila & Efate
- Espiritu Santo & Champagne Beach
- Mount Yasur volcano (Tanna)
- Pentecost land diving
- • Ratua Private Island
- • The Havannah Vanuatu
- • Iririki Island Resort
- • Aore Island Resort
Upolu and Savai'i — waterfalls, traditional fale stays, and the cultural heart of Polynesia.
- Apia & Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
- To Sua Ocean Trench
- Lalomanu Beach
- Savai'i lava fields & blowholes
- • Sinalei Reef Resort & Spa
- • Seabreeze Resort
- • Saletoga Sands Resort
- • Taumeasina Island Resort
The Pacific's last kingdom — humpback whale swims in Vava'u, quiet beaches, and a slow, traditional pace.
- Vava'u humpback whale season (Jul–Oct)
- Ha'apai outer islands
- Nuku'alofa & Tongatapu
- 'Eua rainforest
- • Mounu Island Resort
- • Fafa Island Resort
- • Matafonua Lodge
- • Sandy Beach Resort
Wreck diving in Iron Bottom Sound, untouched reefs, and remote village experiences across hundreds of islands.
- Honiara & WWII history
- Marovo Lagoon
- Munda diving
- Tetepare Island
- • Fatboys Resort
- • Uepi Island Resort
- • Sanbis Resort
- • Tavanipupu Private Island Resort
A single uplifted coral island — sea tracks, chasms, and some of the clearest water in the Pacific.
- Limu Pools
- Matapa Chasm
- Togo Chasm
- Humpback whale swims (Jul–Oct)
- • Scenic Matavai Resort Niue
- • Namukulu Cottages & Spa
- • Taloa Heights
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