South Sea Island Half Day with Lunch & Drinks

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1. Half a day to South Sea Island is an easy 30-minute ferry ride. Perfect for those who don't have a lot of time to spare, but still want a taste of the 'real Fiji'. This fantastic cruise means you'll get to explore one of Fiji's cutest Mamanuca Islands and get into 'island time' The island will be yours for the rest of the day until the catamaran arrives around 5.30 pm to bring you back to Port Denarau. Transfers back to select hotels/resorts in Nadi, Denarau, and Wailoaloa area are included if prebooked.

   4 h

2. A complimentary coach transfer is provided for this tour from select hotels/resrts Nadi, Denarau, and the Wailoaloa area. Air-conditioned coaches will pick you from designated pick up points approximately 75 minutes before the departure time. You will then need to check in at the South Sea Cruises check-in counter. Please keep your voucher numbers or e-confirmation available when you are at the counter. Our lovely South Sea Cruises staff with a big Bula smile will then provide your boarding pass for the catamaran. Our modern catamarans have air-conditioned lounges, outside viewing decks and fully licensed bars, meaning you’ll feel on holiday, even en route to your island escape.

   1 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 210 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Great island escape

  Our half-day trip to South Sea Island was a fantastic experience. It was wonderful to get away to a secluded little island, enjoy local food, and have the option of beer or wine. Everything was exceptionally well done, and the local cultural performance was an unexpected bonus that we really appreciated. There was surprisingly a lot to do on such a small island, so it was easy to find something enjoyable whether you wanted to relax, explore, eat, drink, or take in the surroundings. One piece of advice: bring reef shoes! Much of the surrounding shoreline is rocky reef, while other areas have broken pieces of dead coral. It can definitely be uncomfortable on bare feet. The catamaran ride to and from the island was comfortable and surprisingly fast. Keep in mind, though, that Mother Nature is in charge. The winds picked up during our visit and the waves became larger, creating some challenges for the boats picking up passengers from the various island-hopping excursions. Because of that, we ended up staying about an hour longer than scheduled. Honestly, that didn't bother us at all. We were on a beautiful island, enjoying good food, drinks, and the experience. Sometimes you just have to roll with what Mother Nature gives you. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at South Sea Island and would gladly do it again.

  854brettjOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 3Underwhelming

  Way over priced for what you get. Around $450 AUD for a 1/2 day. The island is beyond windy, the sand and water are full of sharp shells/coral, people were delightful/kind as usual, never again.

  adamsK1859ZHSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 2Terrible transfer on the return

  The island itself was fine, the return was not. We were back at Port Denarau and on the transfer van at 4:20pm. It didn’t leave until after 5:30pm because the staff decided to wait for three passengers who hadn’t come back. Everyone who followed the instructions and returned on time lost over an hour, with no explanation and no departure time given. Those three should have been told to take a taxi. Holding a full bus for them is not fair to the rest of us. I recommend using Taxi to rerun from port to resort

  571fabioeAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

• 4Nice trip out for families

  A lovely half day trip. Beautiful water but beach is rocky with coral so beautiful beach shoes helpful. On a sunny day this was a great day out with the kids.

  Margot_AAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Best with kids

  We had a great time. The trip was worth it. We travelled withbourb4 years old Triplets and they were really exited and wasn't tired at all.

  Safari439038August 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Awesome experience

  Such a great experience here a must do! On arrival had a delicious lunch and enjoyed lazing on the bean bags under the shade of a palm tree. Snorkelling was super and we could do this from the shores after my kids weren’t confident doing this from the boat. We were only in Fiji a short time so half day was perfect for us and still plenty of time to swim snorkel eat and laze

  Sheree_FAugust 2026via Viator

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How it compares in Viti Levu

• Its from-price is 12% below the median of the 45 day trips we list in Viti Levu.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 6 of 45.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Viti Levu

Viti Levu is the largest island in Fiji, home to the capital Suva, the airport town of Nadi, the Coral Coast and a mountainous green interior.

Viti Levu is the largest of Fiji's islands and home to most of its people. Nadi, in the drier west, has the international airport, while Suva, the capital and biggest city, sits on the wetter south-east coast with a harbour, a busy market and colonial-era buildings. Between them the Queens Road follows the Coral Coast, a stretch of fringing reef, beach resorts and small villages.

Top-ranked sights in Viti Levu: Sabeto Hot Springs and Mud Pool.

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