MANGO BAY RESORT
Namatakula, Tadrawai, Coral Coast, Fiji

“Welcome!

Nestled within the Tadrawai (Dreamwater) Valley and set across 12 acres of lush tropical landscape. MANGO BAY RESORT overlooks the enclosed bay offering sheltered clear waters and stunning white beachfront. Days are filled with action and adventure & newly introduced Surf School.
Mango Bay Resort's aim is to provide like-minded travelers with stylish, comfortable and affordable accommodation and facilities. It is for the young at heart who love adventure!"

Our Thoughts on Mango Bay Resort
What a great little Resort!  Imagine a lovely quiet sandy cove, beautiful beach and an outlook towards the distant off-shore islands, a wide green lawn dotted with authentic-looking Fiji Bures and all this not on an off-shore island, but on Fiji’s famous Coral Coast half way between Nadi and Suva.  You arrive and leave by road – no boats, no ‘planes, no hanging around waiting for connections – you’re on Fiji’s main island but Mango Bay Resort feels like an intimate off-shore island resort.  When we first visited we left wondering why it had taken so long for a resort to be built on this incredible site.

Mango Bay Resort has been known as a “Flashpacker Resort” but has recently been upgrading its facilities and accommodation to cater for a wider market.  They still retain 3 “Jungle Bures” each catering for 6 guests in each which cater for the upmarket backpacker market and that adds something special to the whole resort experience as their small backpacker community delivers all the positive experiences of a Backpacker Resort, such as a great mixing and sharing of travel experiences, finding like-minded travellers to enjoy Fiji travel experiences with and some lively social life.  What you get here is all this and more.  On our most recent visit, during the day there were guests quietly sitting around the pool reading books and enjoying a traditional Fiji Beach resort holiday, while many other guests were out and about enjoying some of the more strenuous activities on offer. 

Continental breakfast is included every day in the tariff. Complimentary tea and coffee is available all day at the beaut little restaurant (The Moody Marlin) which is known for the freshest of fresh seafood.  The local fishermen land their daily catches close by and the chefs at Mango Bay are always right there! All meals are available and are taken either in The Moody Marlin Restaurant or poolside.

This is a great spot and great value for couples, families with teenage kids, Honeymooners (they do excellent Weddings here too) and people of all ages to enjoy a predominantly child-free holiday in a superb location while mixing with interesting fellow travellers from all over the world.

Surf School
In the last couple of years Mango Bay Resort has introduced their “Learn to surf” program which has proved to be a great success and is really popular. With its own surf school based at Natadola Beach, Mango Bay provides novice surfers with a surf board, transfers to the surf break at Natadola and experienced instructors that can teach wave selection, paddling, standing techniques and ocean safety. The program is aimed at those who haven’t surfed before, but everyone is welcome to participate by joining the transfer to the Natadola Break to hone their surfing skills.
The package includes:
  • Transfers to and from the surfing spot
  • Rash vest
  • Surf boards
  • 1 surf instructor
There is a reasonable daily cost and you can prepay for the Surf School through Our Specialists before you leave home if you wish.

“Fiji’s waves are famous in the surfing community with breaks such as Cloudbreak hosting the Volcom surfing championship in previous years, where world champions such as Kelly Slater compete for the top prize.  Namotu Left is a great break for perfect novice surfers and families with keen young surfers.

Specials
 Stay 5/Pay 4
Stay 5 nights and only pay for 4 nights (1 night is free)
 Stay 7/Pay 6
Stay 7 nights and only pay for 6 nights (1 night is free)
Conditions:
 - Valid for all accommodation types with the exception of the dormitory-style Jungle Bures
 - Valid for stays all year until 31 March 2016

 Honeymooners Bonus
Honeymooners staying at least 4 nights in a Superior-grade Bure receive a romantic dinner for two with the compliments of Mango Bay Resort.
Conditions:
 - Valid for stays in Superior Beachfront and Superior Garden Bures.
 - Only valid for stays of 4 or more consecutive nights
 - Valid for stays all year until 31 March 2016

Resort facilities:
  • Beachfront freshwater lagoon pool with swim up bar
  • 'The Bamboo Bar’
  • The Moody Marlin’ Restaurant’s à la carte lunch and dinner menu
  • Outdoor cinema
  • Wifi facilities
  • Tour desk
  • Sky TV
  • Credit card facilities
  • Laundry facilities

The complimentary list of services is long:
  • Sunset bonfires with kava ceremony
  • Fijian cooking class
  • Outdoor cinema
  • Kayaking
  • Snorkelling equipment
  • Coconut jewellery making
  • Neighbouring Fijian village and school tours (small donation from guests)
  • Beach volleyball/pool volleyball
  • Table tennis
  • Crab races
  • Fish feeding
  • Intro to scuba diving lesson in the pool
  • Weekly Trivia Night

Also available on an optional (pay) basis:
 Scuba Diving  Game Fishing,  Horse Riding,   Day Trips to Outer Islands,  Surf Trips to Frigates,  Surf School,  Waterfall Trips,   Massage & Facials,  Sunset Cruise,   Pool Table,  White Water Rafting,  Shopping trips to Suva & Sigatoka,  Sigatoka River Safari  Caves Tour.

Your Accommodation Options
Mango Bay offers 10 Beachfront Bures and 10 One or Two Bedroom Garden Bures as well as the 6/8 bed “ dormitory-style Jungle Bures.  

Mango Bay self-rates at a 2½ star standard. We consider that rating to be somewhat conservative for the Beachfront and Garden Bures, but go to Mango Bay with that standard in mind and you should be agreeably surprised.

Although the accommodation is not air-conditioned, the Resort’s position on the south coast of Viti Levu facing the south-easterly lagoon breezes together with the high thatched roofs and open vaulted ceilings, the Mahogany louvered windows for flow-through ventilation and the electric fan when the breeze isn’t there render air-conditioning unnecessary. All Bures have ensuite bathrooms.

The décor and atmosphere of both Beachfront and Garden Bures provide an agreeable mixing of traditional Fijian and contemporary design.  Floors are timber, the roof is high-pitched and thatched in traditional Bure-style, the window and door joinery is natural timber and the light-coloured walls are the modern touch providing a brighter and more airy feeling than found in a totally traditional Fiji Bure. 

Room Categories (In ascending order of tariff)
 Standard Garden Bures:
Standard Garden Bures are grouped around a small stream in the tropical garden furthest from the beach and have floating timber floors & a traditional thatched roof. The internal ensuite bathroom has a shower.
Maximum Occupancy: 3 people
Existing Bedding: 1 Standard Double Bed and 2 Single Beds.
Additional Bedding: No additional bedding available.

 Superior 1 Bedroom Garden Bures:
A Superior 1 Bedroom Garden Bures is actually a Superior 2 Bedroom Garden Bure with the second bedroom locked-off.  This provides guests with a separate bedroom and a living area. The Superior Garden Bures are located to the rear of the Beachfront Bures but still very handy to the beach. The internal ensuite bathroom has a shower.
Maximum Occupancy: 2 people
Existing Bedding: Either 1 Standard Double Bed or 2 Single Beds.
Additional Bedding: No additional bedding available.

 Standard Beachfront Bures:
Situated just a few steps from the beach and with views of the lagoon between the Superior Beachfront Bures on the beach in front. The 4 Standard Beachfront Bures only differ from the Superior Beachfront Bures by being located in the “second row”. Individual bures are designed to be naturally cooled with cross-ventilation louvered windows and fan. Featuring a traditional thatched roof and ensuite with private outdoor shower, these bures are perfect for couples or singles preferring privacy. Bures have tea and coffee facility but no fridge.
Maximum Occupancy: 2 guests.
Existing Bedding: 1 Queen Bed
Additional Bedding: No additional bedding catered for.

 Superior 2 Bedroom Garden Bures:
These newer Bures have 2 bedrooms each with an ensuite bathroom and toilet with internal shower.
Maximum Occupancy: 4 guests
Existing Bedding: 1 Bedroom has a Standard Double Bed, the other bedroom has 2 Single Beds.
Additional Bedding: No additional bedding available.

 Superior Beachfront Bures:
Six refurbished Bures right on the beach frontage with only a small area of lawn separating them from the sand and the lagoon.  Like the Standard Beachfront Bures, the Superior Beachfront Bures have the romantic outdoor shower in a private courtyard, tea/coffee facilities (no fridge), timber floors, thatched roof and very good flow-through ventilation (especially when you leave the bathroom door open at night).
Maximum Occupancy: 2 guests
Existing Bedding: 1 Queen Bed.
Additional Bedding: No additional bedding available.

Getting To and From Mango Bay Resort
Mango Bay Resort is in a beautiful remote beachfront location 106kms from Nadi Airport and 100kms from Nausori Airport Suva in the centre of Fiji’s Coral Coast.  Mango Bay is only 27kms away from both The Warwick Resort to the west on the road towards Sigatoka Town and Pacific Harbour to the east towards Suva.  It takes approximately 1¾  to 2 hours to drive from Nadi Airport to Mango Bay via the Queens Road.  From the turn-off from the main road, the last few kilometres of the trip are on a gravel road. Mango Bay Resort is approximately 30 minutes from Sigatoka Town in one direction and  Pacific Harbour in the opposite direction along Queens Road.

Our Specialists will include land Airport transfers as required/agreed in any package arrangements. 

Kids’ Policy
Mango Bay Resort is happy to accept children aged 12 years and over.
Younger children may be considered on an “on request” basis, but the resort does emphasise that they prefer children to be aged 12 years or older.

Check-in/Check-out
Check in time is 1:00pm
Check out time is 10:00am
Early occupancy of a bure/dorm bed is available by request only. To guarantee early morning check-in, we recommend that accommodations be reserved one night prior to arrival.  The resort is happy to safe keep luggage at front desk for early arriving guests on day of arrival. A late check-out is available if there are no incoming guests taking the accommodation. Late check-out can only be organised by guests once they arrive at the resort.

Cancellation Policy
 All cancellations must be made in writing
 Written cancellations must be made and received by the reservations officer at Mango Bay Resort no later than 15 days prior to arrival for a full refund.
 Cancellations received between 8 and 14 days before guests stay will be charged 50% of the total accommodation reserved.
 Cancellations received 7 days or less before guests stay will be charged the full amount of the total accommodation reserved.
 No refund will be given to late arrivals or premature departures.

The information on this page is correct as at 10 February 2015 and is subject to change without notice.