Discover the Magic of a Honeymoon in Fiji: Islands, Adventure, and Romance

Bob and I went to Fiji for our honeymoon — I can’t believe that we’ve been married for over 5 years already — and what I remember the most? The friendly people, Qamea Resort, waterfalls, hiking, birding, Colo-i-Suva Rainforest and Eco Resort, the food, volleyball and more!

The Fijians were some of the nicest, most giving, most gracious people of any country I had visited. Whether it was the staff at either resort or the locals we met in the street, everyone was so friendly. This was true on every island we visited. Did you know Fiji is made up of over 300 islands? We visited 3 of these on our trip: Viti Levu (the big island), Qamea (a very exclusive resort for adults), and Taveuni (a small island near Qamea).

We began our honeymoon with an oceanfront room at the Wyndham, a big resort on Viti Levu, which we didn’t realize was very family oriented. In other words, lots of children! We enjoyed it immensely as we met some great people at the pool bar that we are still connected with today. This is a favorite vacation spot for the Aussies as it is a short flight from Sydney and popular for long weekend trips. We explored much of the island and saw some beautiful beaches and birds — my husband and I are birders! We drove to Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, about a 4-hour drive from our resort, which is known for great birding. We loved it so much that we decided to get a room and stay overnight so we could bird again the next day — even though we had a room at the Wyndham. We stayed at the Colo-i-Suva Rainforest Eco Resort, which had a great restaurant, too. They even gave us toothbrushes, since we had no intention of spending the night when we left our resort that morning!

After five nights on the big island, we took a flight to Taveuni and then a boat to our second destination, Qamea. Qamea is a small island made up of only a small town and a couple of private resorts. We stayed at the Qamea Resort & Spa and absolutely loved it! We were greeted with drinks and a sit down in what appeared to be someone’s living room. The concierge shared a lot of information about the island, the events and activities, meals, room service and more. When we wanted privacy, we put a red coconut on our private beachfront bure (bungalow) porch steps. 

This second destination was just perfect for our next 8 nights and a very romantic honeymoon! The food and the people were amazing. We rarely saw any other people during the day and when we did, it was typically only 2 people at any given time. The only time we saw more people was when we gathered for meals. We did lots of birding, hiking, kayaking, and snorkeling. We saw some beautiful new birds that I had never seen before, like the Orange Dove, Red Shining-Parrot, and the many-colored Fruit-Dove, just to name a few!

One day we did a trip to Taveuni to go hiking, which was about a 25-minute boat ride from Qamea. We saw several beautiful waterfalls, and my husband even jumped off one about 80 feet high! At the time, I remember thinking I was going to become a widow on my honeymoon! Of course, I trusted our guide from our resort and so when I shared this with our new friends, we all laughed! We stopped at the beach for a picnic lunch when Bob noticed a sea snake in the water, going through some rocks, where we captured a very cool video.

Bob and I are beach volleyball players, so we were pleasantly surprised to find a sand volleyball court year our bure where the staff and guests would play every afternoon before happy hour. We really looked forward to playing with the staff and they seemed to love playing with us, too! They were not used to having guests at the resort that not only knew how to play, but players that were good!

We spent 8 fabulous nights at the Qamea Resort and miss the friends we made. This was the first vacation where I actually cried when we had to leave. The staff says goodbye to their guests from the beach as you leave in a boat, and they sing their local songs to wish you farewell and a safe journey home. We had seen several people depart the island with anywhere from 2-5 or maybe 7 staff members attending. The day we left we had over 25 staff singing and waving goodbye to us. I miss my friends on Qamea. Even though there are so many countries to visit and so much of the world to see, we look forward to returning some day!