Octopus Resort - Party Time & Best Beach

My next stop was Waya Island, home of the Octopus Resort - a sister resort of the Blue Lagoon Resort, which meant 5-course dinners, activities, nice dorms and a pool were back on the cards. My first impression of the island and the resort was: "this looks really nice". The beach was long and wide (it actually had two beaches, with the other beach having no buildings and was lined with lush palm trees).

Once I checked in, I grabbed a snorkel and went straight into the water. While not as pretty as on Drawaqa Island, the snorkelling was beautiful and at some point I was surrounded by hundreds of sardines.

The next day I went snorkelling again and was admiring the beauty of the underwater world. At around midday, the group of girls I travelled with to the previous two islands arrived and we were lounging by the pool and on the beach for the rest of the day. Drinks with a beautiful sunset as the backdrop kicked off a slightly wild night.

I also learned something very important: When I had talked to the girl group previously about what they do in New Zealand, they had told me they worked in 'Hospitality'. However, when we talked during sunset, they told me that in fact all of them were strippers! Heaven on earth ;-). However, I was not sure to believe them, but on the club's Instagram profile I could identify them in the videos by their tattoos. Some stories I simply cannot make up.

Anyway, that evening, the resort hosted a quiz night and we already started with the bottles of wine at dinner and simply dragged the little party to the quiz and into the night. Unfortunately, we did not win the quiz, but we were for sure the most lively - and definitely the loudest - group out there. Great fun!

With luckily only a small hangover the next morning, we just relaxed by the pool. That said, as soon as the sun was in the perfect spot, I grabbed my tripod and walked to the empty beach next to the resort and did a little photoshoot. The light and tide were perfect and I got some cool shots.

That day it was a rather quiet night and once the girls went to bed, I joined three other travellers I met in my dorm and during sunset, played cards and went to the beach together to look at the stars on a crystal clear night.

To summarise my time on the island, I had a really great stay. I could have easily stayed a few more days here to enjoy the beautiful beaches, the great facilities, the awesome/crazy company and the lively atmosphere. The Octopus Resort to me has the best beaches and the best facilities among the islands that I have been to in Fiji so far.Read more