Yasawa Hop-On Hop-Off Pass

Yasawa islands by ferry

This is a wonderful way to see beautiful Yasawa islands in Fiji. Just choose one or two hotels and take the Yasawa ferry. In my opinion, the most amazing place is Blue Lagoon.

Good option

We used the service to get up to our island in the Yasawas and then to head south again 5 days later. So the 5 day Bula pass was most cost expensice. Just very expensive. The seats were comfortable indoors.AC worked well. Didn't see a need to upgrade to captain's. Pay attention to which side the sun will be on and sit on the other side!

Convenient

Made use of the South sea cruises bula pass on our 9 day island hopping trip to the yasawas. Booked all our accomodation and activities indepentatly. The boat transfers were convienient, ran mostly on time and took the hassle out of moving around.  Transfer from the airport to the port and then from the port to our accomodation was included in the bula pass. Their check in area at port denaurau was a bit chaotic when we arrived. They could definetly do with more signage and staff to explain which queue customers shoudl be in.

Yasawa Flyer ripoff

This company has a monopoly on the islands and is ripping people off. We had bought a package for family of four to the furthest reaches of the Yasawa islands and stopped at Barefoot Kuata for a lay over. We were charged an additional $89 per person to go 1 hr north to Manta. On our return to Dennaru we asked to be dropped on the way for a night layover at Kuata for which we were told when disembarking that we have to pay an additional $329 and if we didn’t pay we were threatened by the administration staff that the boat would take us back to Dennaru and charge us again. None of this was explained prior to us boarding and they were fully aware of our intentions before we had boarded. On top of this we were charged $100 cash when we boarded at Dennaru for additional fuel levy! (This is actually advertised on their website but charged as cash when you board) Be ready to put your hand in your pocket with this company. So - for a family of four we dished out over $1600 ! You can get an aweful lot of inter island boat rides using local craft and still save a small fortune which you can spend with the locals to help them with their daily living costs. There are many small operators that you can contact on the islands where you can charter a boat much cheaper _ especially if you are a group.

A good way to travel between the islands

A good way to travel between the islands, there is not many other transportation ways! Price from Denarau to Blue Lagoon Resort is about U$ 185.00 per person each way and it takes about 4 hours. Most resorts and hotels can make a reservation for you. The boat is comfortable and stops in several islands in its way in and out. The boat can not dock in the islands due to the shallow waters and corals so a local island small boat picks you up where the Catamaran stops.

Service is cancelled

We tried to make the booking online many times but there were alway errors. Finally, we had to make the booking at the resort after arriving. When we arrived at the port at 11:00am, we were told the ferry at 12:00pm has been cancelled, and we had to wait until 3:15pm. When we got on board, there were too many passengers, and we wouldn’t even find proper seats with two little kids.

Only way to see the Yasawa and Mamanuca Islands

If visiting FIJI and island hopping, this is the way to go! They have a system and it works. Starting in port denarau, this catamaran stops at certain stops along the way. So depending on where you are going, will depend on the boat you take. We visited the Yasawa islands and took the Yasawa flyer. Easy boarding, organized, and worth it!

Satisfactory boat transit service, avoid the shuttle bus service

The boat service was pleasant - it was very clean and on time. The shuttle was useless. Long wait for it to fill up at the dock, didn't stop at our hotel (somehow this was our fault for not shouting when we drove past it (we didn't see it and we had confirmed three times where we were staying at the driver's request so relied on that) and then dropped us of at the end of the route, chucked our luggage off and told us to make our own way. I'd just get a cab next time

Going out to the Mamanuca and Yasawa...

<p>Going out to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands was great. The boat was big enough that the ride was pleasant but not so big that it felt like the whole world was going with you. The check in process was easy and well organised. There was good shopping at Port Denarau as well.</p>