Turtle Island Fiji Tourist Spot Owner Richard Evanson

Turtle Island is a quality holiday destination luring tourists with its lovely beaches, romantic hideouts, villas, gardens, activities and providing every pleasure that would make a holiday memorable. Its a personal island that can even be rented completely on request and can be made venue to special occasions like marriages.

Turtle Island is a place thats totally different from all other destinations since it accommodates only 14 couples at any given time. Its the ultimate place for relaxation, romance, adventure and activities. Giving couples an experience of a lifetime, the island has 14 private beaches which can be reserved and used for picnics, with supply of meals and wine or champagne.

Turtle Island is one of the ultimate romantic hideaways in the world that provide couples the opportunity to stay with each other enjoying romantic picnics for two, intimate moonlit dinners at the seaside or horseback riding and relaxing with a massage session. Each caters exclusively for couples and has only some selected family weeks. Special provisions are also made for traditional Fijian weddings at the island.

The white powdery beaches of Turtle Island are either adjacent to the living and dining areas or totally isolated. Various activities such as horse riding, scuba diving, and other water and land based activities can be enjoyed at the island. There are only 14 bures and villas which consist of 2 roomed cottages with thatched roof, spacious, comfortable and light filled. They have separate sleeping, dressing and bathing areas with special facilities like Jacuzzi, outdoor shower, and king sized bed etc.

The rates for stay at Turtle Island are all inclusive, with no extra charges at the island. A minimum 6 nights stay has to be booked along with additional seaplane fare US$790 per couple, Deluxe Bure costing US$1632, Grand Tu Ga Bure US$1975, Vonu Point US$2390, per night per couple. The charges include beachfront bure, all meals, beverages, activities, massage etc. The entire island can also be booked for special occasions but bookings have to be done well in advance.

Richard Evanson, owner and managing director of Turtle Island was an entrepreneur who bought Nanuya Levu, a 500 acre barren, uninhabited piece of land. He employed local villagers to plant trees and rejuvenated the island, making it one of the best tourist destinations in the world. It opened in 1980 and since then has continuously developed the island building villas and carrying out other development work at the island. Turtlefiji