Matanivusi Fiji Surf Resort

I recently travelled to the Coral Coast in Fiji to stay at Matanivusi Resort for a surf trip with my daughter and decided to use the services of Perfect Wave Travel. From the initial enquiry to the courtesy follow up upon our return, Perfect Wave were absolutely amazing. Super efficient, courteous, punctual, friendly and professional. Travel can be daunting, especially when navigating the logistics of accommodation, transfers and surf guidance. Lachy and Jamie went out of their way to ensure an absolutely seamless experience. One of the best surf/travel experiences I have had (and there’s been a lot!). I will be hitting up Perfect Wave for the next trip and highly recommend anyone to do the same.

Perfect wave was very helpful in arranging all travel and providing destination information.

Great recommendations, Sylvia was awesome.

Definitely a destination to recommend and enjoy some quality bonding time with our young passionate teenage surfers.

Lachlan McKay made the whole process such a breeze. He was a wealth of knowledge and really listened to what we wanted out the trip and steered us in the right direction. His expertise, patience, and guidance were such an asset and make the whole process a joy and we couldn’t be more stoked on our trip. Matanivusi resort in FIJI was the perfect place to stay. It was mellow, the staff were so accommodating, and just loved every minute of it.

Thank you so much for recommending this resort, I don’t even know were to start with feedback.

So I’ll start with food. The chefs were always prepping and cooking making sure food was ready, on time and meeting everyones needs. The food itself was so rich with flavour and made around the fresh produce available from the veggie garden out the back. I never went to bed hungry. My absolute compliments to the chefs!

The resort local staff were very friendly, helpful and always encouraging me to relax by embarrassing the ‘Fiji Time’ vibe. They were smiling even when it was raining and the ‘Fiji cold’ weather kicked in. I highly recommend Villi’s cocktails with the standout being a Pina colada and the Margarita! Villi was a great host at the main house, always happy to organise things and share some local knowledge.

The surf was perfect for surfers with a little more experience than myself, however I still managed to get out there and have fun. The local surf guides, both Syva and Syni (I think that’s how you spell their names) were very patient, kind and encouraging when I was out on the reef ’surfing.’ I would definitely recommend bringing my own board next time, even if its a softtech board as the boards available were limited.

The surf guides included both local and Aussie guides, Ryse and his wife Meret were fantastic and helped planning my surf trips while managing the needs of the other more experienced surfers. A huge shout out to Meret, she is a great yoga instructor and made classes available around surf program and other plans I had made throughout my stay. I pretty much did a class everyday and felt like the yoga classes helped me to unwind even more.

The Aquatrek Dive with the Sharks at the ‘Bistro’ dive site is a must do for those who like diving (and comfortable with sharks), it helped that the resort staff knew the dive masters running the dives because I was looked after and given a heads up on what to expect on the dives beforehand.

The resort itself was just beautiful! Even though it was raining and surprisingly cold, the isolation and tranquility of the resort is so peaceful. Having no wifi was great, and forced me to read every night and sleep well (apart from waking up from the dropping coconuts). The bunja tree near the yoga studio was stunning and to be honest I could go on about the natural beauty of the resort but words don’t justify it.

Last but not least, Donna and Brian were fantastic and so welcoming. We had a few issues with the power and water across the entire resort but they communicated regularly and I was always informed of any updates as the repairs occurred. They have a wonderful story and a stunning resort. I will definitely be back.

Thank you again, and I will definitely be giving you a call again to organise my next surf trip. You have been so professional and patient with my delayed email response. I have already recommended you to many of my navy friends who like to surf and travel (Because who doesn’t)!

Charlie also was able to speak to the resort to confirm our standard of surfing was acceptable. He was also very accessible throughout the process (including after we booked). Booking process was efficient, guidance on what to bring was helpful as was the layout of the itenary (published in Vamoos). Great service all round.

The surf was amazing, the resort was beautiful and the food was delicious. I was also surprised to have them celebrate my birthday with a cake and a few other little gestures, it was very sweet of them. Thank you so much for all of your help I really do appreciate it!

Lovely staff and would be glad to head back another time.

Thanks for your help!