Small-group boat trip · Port Denarau
Mamanuca Day Cruise: Monuriki (Cast Away Island)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Schedule
- 09:00–17:00
- Departs from
- Port Denarau
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
From Port Denarau the boat heads to Monuriki in the north-west of the Mamanuca Islands, with a swim stop on the sandbar near Mana on the way. At Monuriki there is beach time and snorkelling on the reef. Lunch is usually on board or on a nearby island. The island is uninhabited, Yanuya village are its custodians, and the endangered Fiji crested iguana lives there.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Port Denarau marina, Mana sandbar, Monuriki, Port Denarau marina
- 09:00
- 09:40
- 11:05
- 17:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Boat and crew
- Snorkelling gear
- Lunch on most offers
Not included
- Hotel transfers to Port Denarau unless stated
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Port Denarau
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- All year (drier May–October)
- Prices
- Adult FJD 245 · Child FJD 125Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Stay on the beach at Monuriki; the interior is iguana habitat under restoration.
- November–April is cyclone season and sailings depend on the weather.
- Some snorkel sites suit confident swimmers only.
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Reviews are left for the boats on this route after the trip and are moderated.