Everything You Need to Know About Awesome Adventures Fiji

Thanks to Awesome Adventures Fiji, travelling around Fiji’s Yasawa and Mamanuca Islands is smooth, easy and completely stress-free.

Awesome Adventures Fiji (Yasawa Flyer and South Sea Cruises) are the only tour operators who travel throughout Fiji on a day-to-day basis and offer an array of different packages to choose from.

From their Bula Passes, which is a flexible hop on, hop off pass for the ferry to a full package including travel, food, accommodation and activities, it is entirely up to you how organised you want your trip to be.

When researching travelling in Fiji, I remember being rather daunted by how the different passes work. Therefore, I’ve put together this little guide on Awesome Adventures Fiji to help other travellers decide what’s the best choice for them, a few pros and cons of each as well as, the most budget friendly option.

Bula pass

You can buy a Bula pass for 5, 7, 10, 12, 15 or 21 days, which allows you to hop on and hop off the ferry as and when you please (check this out for prices).

You don’t need to book to get on the boat you just need to ensure you have your accommodation booked before disembarking. You can do this online or, on the boat (however, it is A LOT cheaper to go to the accommodation directly).

I went for a 21 day Bula Pass and have been chuffed with my choice. It’s flexible meaning, you can pick and choose which islands you want to go to as you go along (and get recommendations from other travellers) and you can also mix and match the level of luxury of the places you stay.

However, wifi and cash machines are very limited on the islands so, you really have to utilise the wifi on the ferry for booking accommodation and will have to carry a lot more cash on you than if you’d paid for a package or the Bula combo pass…

Bula Combo Pass

The Bula Combo Pass is exactly the same as the Bula Pass however, it also includes your accommodation in the price.

Awesome Adventures rate each resort by coconuts e.g. one coconut is budget backpacker accommodation whereas, three coconuts is ‘flashpacker and resort style’ and therefore, more appropriate for couples or families looking for a little more luxury.

The Bula Combo Pass is great if you are happy to stay at Awesome Adventures’ recommended resorts and don’t want to carry too much cash with you. However, you do lose the flexibility to be able to stay in alternative accommodation (e.g. a homestay) and you have to stick to the same level of luxury throughout your whole stay.

Package

Finally, you can also choose an all-inclusive package for a chosen number of days (ranging from 4 nights all the way up to 11 nights). These packages include all travel, accommodation and meal expenses (however, conditions apply regarding meal plans if you choose two or more coconuts).

With the packages, you are also given the option to add-on the ‘Full Monty’ pack. This includes all of the ‘must do’ activities at each island such as, sailing, village visits, diving and swimming with sharks and manta rays at an added premium of $F548 (around ยฃ220).

If you plan to do every single activity on each island then I would recommend upgrading to the Full Monty package. However, if you’re only keen to do a few of them, they’re not extortionatelyย priced on the islands.

Swimming with sharks and manta rays was $F55 each (approx ยฃ20), the Seaspray Day Sailing trip was $F205/236 (approx ยฃ90) (price is dependant on where you’re picked up from) and village visits were around $F20 (approx ยฃ8). Lots of resorts offer free (or very cheap) snorkelling, kayaking and paddle boarding hire gear.

Most budget friendly option?

Overall, Fiji is not very budget friendly but, there are ways to do it as cheaply asย possible. I bought a 21 day Bula Pass at a discounted rate (thank you Awesome Adventures) and booked all of my accommodation directly with the homestay/resorts.

All together I spent $F2,524.84 (approx ยฃ953.58) over 17 nights, which without my Bula Pass discount would have been $F2,962.60 (approx ยฃ1118.92). Awesome Adventures charge $F3,313 (approx ยฃ1251.14) for the one coconut Bula Combo Pass for 21 nights.

Therefore, if you plan to spend a full 21 nights on the islands, it is definitely worth splurging on the Combo Pass. However, if like me, you’d rather mix up the levels of luxury of where you stay and, do not intend to stay on the islands for the full 21 days, then you’ll save money by buying a Bula Pass and booking your accommodation yourself as you go.

Fiji is definitely not a cheap backpacker destination. However, the beauty and hospitality of each island is more than worth the splurge.

Have you ever travelled around Fiji with Awesome Adventures Fiji? Which pass did you buy? Would you recommend it?

**I received a discount for my Bula Pass from Awesome Adventures through my blog however, as always, all opinions are my own**

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