Every table at Vale Ni Biau Restaurant (House of Waves) offers a view over the beautiful Pacific Ocean. Matamanoa’s Executive Chef takes pride presenting his international menus plus selections of traditional Fijian fare.

• Meal Plan(s) can be pre-purchased or upon arrival at the Island.
• Fruit juices, tea & coffee are included with breakfast, tea & coffee is included with lunch and dinner.
• Tropical Breakfast is Complimentary – 0730 – 1000 Hours. Full American Breakfast can be purchased from the a la carte menu.
  • Tropical fruits, fresh fruit salad, canned fruit, selection of cereals & milk, brown or white bread/toast, honey, peanut butter, preserves, marmite, pancakes & maple syrup, croissants, danish pastries, muffins, fruit juices, tea/coffee.
• Lunch
  • A la Carté plus daily blackboard special of Table d’hote & Pasta of the day.
• Dinner
  • Dinner is an a la carte, international cuisine with a fusion of Fijian flavors. Dinner menus are changed nightly.

• snorkelling lessons
• snorkelling equipment
• hobie cats
• canoeing
• after dinner games
• beach volleyball
• beach petanque
• beach cricket
• beach soccer
• beach touch rugby
• mountain hike
• sulu tying demonstration
• coconut husking & cracking demonstration
• green coconut tasting
• Fijian lesson
• basket weaving lessons
• Fijian cooking lesson
• coconut bowling
• tennis court
• table tennis
• board games
• library
• afternoon tea

Additional Activities require added fees.

• Snorkeling Safari (guided tour)
  • Explore Matamanoa’s beautiful surrounding tropical reefs on a guided tour.
• Sacred Islands Tour
  • Visit these gorgeous deserted islands just 11 miles to the North. This group of 3 islands are very important to the history of Tavua (the village where most of the staff come from) and all Fiji, as they are thought to be the site of the very first landfall almost 2000 years ago.
• Island Hopping
  • Voyage around some of the beautiful, sheltered islands that make up the Mamanuca archipelago. The itinerary can vary to suit you, with options such as jet skiing, beach combing and snorkeling. Lunch (not included in the price) will be at a resort along the way.
• Light Tackle Fishing
  • Try light tackle fishing – trolling or casting, searching for those delicious reef fish (but hopefully not the reef itself!).
• Handline Fishing
  • Scheduled on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
• Village Visit
  • No trip to Fiji would be complete without visiting a local village. Tavua, home to most of the Matamanoa staff, is only a short boat ride away. Here you’ll see how they live, how they’ve made pottery for the last 100 years and have a chance to shop at their shell market, contributing directly to their economy.
• Village Church Visit
  • Listen to the beautiful singing and harmonizing as well as experience an extremely important ceremony to the Fijians. You won’t find this experience anywhere else in the world.
• Monuriki Island “Cast Away” Tour
  • Monuriki is the island made famous by Tom Hanks and ‘Wilson’ in the film Cast Away. Your guide will take you to some of the set locations and tell you about the film. On the tour you’ll also learn about local flora and fauna, including the Fiji Crested Iguana, which is only found on 2 other islands in the world. There’s also the chance to enjoy some pristine snorkeling or just relax on the beach.
• Cloud 9 Floating Platform
  • Cloud 9 is Fiji’s only two level floating platform situated literally in the middle of the ocean surrounded by nothing but turquoise blue water, coral reef and the horizon… a floating paradise! This unique venue has an internationally stocked bar, Italian wood-fired pizzeria, surround sound system throughout, sun decks, hanging chairs and day beds.
• Sport Fishing
  • Come and try your hand at early morning (sunrise) sports fishing. Troll on the outer reef for Giant Trevally (catch and release), Tuna or other exciting sports fish.

Scuba Diving Fiji

Explore and discover Fiji’s glorious reefs

Nestled in the Mamanuca Island group, Matamanoa is situated in a marine sanctuary and surrounded by pristine coral reefs that are home to some of the most breath-taking biodiversity, including spectacular table corals, enourmous gorgonian fans, turtles, reef sharks and multi-hued reef fish of every shape and size.

Learn to dive in Fiji’s warm waters amidst teeming coral reefs

Deep Blue Diving & Water Sports, operating on Matamanoa, offers a range of high quality diving from over 30 dive sites within the Mamanuca Islands; experience shallow reefs, pinnacles, wrecks, shark encounters to walls and drop-offs! Deep Blue’s experienced instructors are on hand to offer you a gentle introduction to scuba diving or to develop your existing skills.

PADI Discover Scuba Diving

An introductory dive experience, including basic theory, pool session and a shallow dive (12m) along Matamanoa’s stunning house reef. An opportunity to try scuba diving at your own pace, with an experienced instructor and in a spectacular tropical setting. (3 to 4 hours)

PADI Open Water Diver

The PADI Open Water Diver course will certify you as a PADI diver, enabling you to dive anywhere in the world. The course includes pool training sessions, academic modules and 4 open water dives on some of our beautiful coral reefs, often with an instructor all to yourself. There truly isn’t any better place to learn! (3 days)

PADI Advanced Open Water

This course is designed to improve dive skills to make divers feel more comfortable and knowledgeable in the water. The program consists of 5 open water training dives. (3 days)

Deep Blue Diving & Water Sports – Matamanoa also offers the PADI Rescue and PADI Dive Master courses and a range of PADI speciality courses including underwater photography, underwater Naturalist, AWARE Fish Identification amongst others. 

Veidomoni Spa was designed with the utmost respect and appreciation for the natural beauty of the island. Combined with nature, the resort has created a physical environment that reinforces the spa’s connection to the earth. Operated by Senikai Spa, an award winning company with international standards, you will be well pampered. Relax upon arrival in the open-air lounge with a cleansing foot ritual, immerse yourself in the tranquility of lush tropical surroundings with panoramic sea views, cleanse your mind with a unforgettable spa package.