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Jim and Anne Frey on horseback at sunrise on private beach on Turtle Island
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Turtle Island, Fiji (101)Turtle Island is a tropical paradise set in the Yasawa Islands of Fiji in the South Pacific. Follow a couple celebrating their second anniversary to this private resort, where they'll escape the stresses of work and reconnect with one another. The 500-acre island of white-sand beaches and turquoise waters is an exclusive retreat that can accommodate only 14 couples at any given time.
Learn how Turtle Island, featured in the 1980 movie The Blue Lagoon, has mastered the art of pampering its guests.
Turtle Island Facts:
- In 1972, American cable television mogul Richard Evanson purchased the barren Vanuya Levu and renamed it Turtle Island.
- All international flights to Turtle Island land in Nadi, on the island of Viti Levu.
- There is a minimum stay of six nights on Turtle Island
- It takes 30 minutes to fly from Nadi to Turtle Island by seaplane.
- There are only 14 bures (Fijian bungalows) on the island.
- Much of the furniture at the resort is handcrafted on the island and is available for sale.
- Fiji is made up of thousands of islands, but only 106 of them are inhabited.
- The average temperatures in Fiji are 87ºF November through April, and 84ºF May through October.
Contact Information:
Turtle Island Holidays
877-2-TURTLE
usa@turtlefiji.com
www.turtlefiji.com
Air New Zealand
800-262-1234
www.airnewzealand.com
Resources:
Moon Handbooks: Fiji 6 Ed
by David Stanley
Fiji Visitors Bureau
www.bulafuji.com
Fiji Online
www.fiji-online.com.fj
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