Barefoot Manta Island Resort

Such a cool place with amazing facilities- they have a marine biology research centre which does great talks every day. Food is good and service is so friendly

Barefoot Manta was amazing! We spent 5 nights and had the best time. The staff were incredible, especially the resident marine biologist Rob who was a mine of information and enthusiasm. There are 3 different beaches to snorkel from and the snorkelling was the best we have ever seen, it is a protected marine reserve and we participated in coral planting which was great. The Manta Ray trips happened on 3 of our 5 days, it is a bit of an uncontrolled bun fight with various resorts sending their boats to see the mantas but the Barefoot Manta crew were educated and respectful. The resort is beautiful and has a lovely vibe, the staff were so friendly and helpful. We stayed in a double Bure on the sunset side, it was a permanent tent and it was all that we could have wished for, right on the beach. The meal plan is really expensive by our standards, I would have preferred an al a carte option as I have food restrictions and I found that eating salad and rice for almost every meal was boring and repetitive. The staff did try though, however $40 Fijian for salad and rice was a bit on the nose. Bring snacks! It would have been good if they could have made the tea/coffee available all day and maybe had something available for afternoon tea as it is 6 hrs between lunch and dinner. We do recommend this place.

The island is so beautiful with lots of different activities to do but the highlight of the trip was connecting with the staff that do such an incredible job. Not only providing perfect service but creating an infectious vibe around the island through singing, traditional activities and countless Bullas!

Barefoot Manta resort was our first stop on our maiden trip to Fiji. The experience from the time we stepped off the ferry to the Barefoot boat, the emerald blue waters, welcome song at the beach, checkin process was just amazing. The rustic Queen Bure was very cute, comfortable, right by the sea, private entrance to the beach, the outdoor patio, the hammock and the open plan of the burre were just breathtaking. Not to forget the outdoor bathroom. We got the first experience of Fijian Hospitality at Barefoot Manta, the warm and welcoming nature of Fijians were just unbelievable, I have travelled all over the world but never experienced the hospitality of people like we did in Fiji. Their embracing singing culture and humility is very touching and cannot be faked , it comes from deep within. The resort is a great place for snorkeling , novice and advanced, we unfortunately didnt get to see the mantas, guess they have their own schedule, the activities staff were also very helpful and eased us into intro diving lessons also. Overall we felt so relaxed and happy at Barefoot, it is on the top of our revisit again places and would highly recommend it for anyone wanting to experience this unique experience.

What a beautiful place , friendly people who look after you entirely, we bought our own snorkelling gear but my wife had some issues with hers so used the resorts equipment which was in good order, the reefs just off the beaches were fantastic with plenty of fish life. If you want to see the Manta rays make sure you book for the right time of year, we had the option to see Mantas just about every day, the experience was magical, with the guides doing their best to get you close enough to get a good view. We found the the food to be tasty with as much as you wanted. The Bure we stayed in was well equipped for our needs but we could have done with a change of towels. Meal times were busy as you would expect but otherwise the place wasn't overcrowded. A privilege to be shown part of Fijian culture even if just for a little while. We throughly recommend if you want a active relaxing holiday.