Turtle Island Resort, Fiji – The Ultimate in Intimate Vacations

[highlight_text] Turtle Island’s beauty makes it an ideal locale for special celebrations like weddings and honeymoons. [/highlight_text]

Turtle Island Resort is a dream-like refuge of beaches, privacy and luxurious comfort. This all-inclusive, private island resort is made up of fourteen beaches and therefore only caters to 14 couples at a time. Each pair resides in a 1,200 square foot “bure,” an intimate two-room villa separated from all other bures by stretches of glistening sand.
“[There are] no villages, no other resorts. The fact that there are so few people on such a large island makes such a difference because you can explore the island,” said Director of Marketing Dennis Keenan. “It’s your own private paradise to explore.”
Spanning 500 acres, Turtle Island has a plethora of activities to partake in, from horseback riding to mountain biking to exploration. The clear blue water is perfect for scuba diving, swimming, snorkeling, sport fishing and kayaking. And for those looking forward to a vacation of relaxation and rest on the sand, there are 14 beaches to choose from.

Turtle Island Resort is romantic in setting and full of possibilities. Guests can enjoy private dinners by lantern light on a pontoon, gently floating atop the majestic Blue Lagoon, or wake up to a champagne sunrise breakfast. Couples are welcome to reserve one of the fourteen beaches for a lobster-and-champagne picnic, completely peaceful and totally private.
“Most other resorts don’t have a private beach for picnics,” Keenan said. “Nobody else can offer a private lobster and champagne picnic lunch on your own private beach.”
With so much space, culture and so many activities offered, no wonder the resort assigns each couple a “Bure Mama” upon arrival. Your own personal concierge, she helps you plan, teaches you about the culture and takes care of you throughout your stay.

“Your Bure Mama takes care of your “bure” or your villa,” Keenan said. “She is your local concierge who shares with you the history of the island and the culture. You create a bond with this person. [Her] responsibility is to make sure that you’re happy.”
But it isn’t just the fact that Turtle Island was the filming location of the film Blue Lagoon, nor is it the peaceful privacy and intimate setting. It’s the true freedom that comes with the fact that it is all-inclusive.
Keenan explains that the stay is “totally all inclusive. You aren’t getting a bill for anything. It takes the issue of money and making decisions based on money out of the equation.” From horseback riding to the champagne breakfast, every activity is included.
This also goes for gourmet food and beverages.

“If you can think it we can make it,” Keenan said. And the kitchen won’t have to go far to get the ingredients. The resort’s organic “Garden of Eden” supplies all of the fruits, vegetables and herbs, and the local waters supply most of the seafood.
“Very little comes from town,” Keenan said. “Owner Richard Evanson has planted over a half million trees on the island. [It’s] green, lush and beautiful.”
Turtle Island’s beauty makes it an ideal locale for special celebrations like weddings and honeymoons. In 2011, it won a Travelers’ Choice Award as one of the Top 10 Hotels for Romance in the South Pacific.
Private, magnificent and truly freeing, somehow Turtle Island Resort is still getting better. Guests have the Vonu Spa to look forward to in spring 2012. (Vonu means “turtle” in Fijian.)
Turtle Island Resort is truly a place where beauty and culture come together. But don’t just take our word for it – only a visit can reveal the island’s true beauty.