Mala Mala Island — Local services in Western

Went to Malamala on 4/5 around 3PM after a diving trip, came on my own personal small boat with a local captain. Before deciding to go onto the island, I asked what the prices and landing fees would be. Was informed by the malamala boat captain that it would be 30fjd landing fee which would include a complimentary 50fjd food voucher. Thinking this was a good deal, agreed to go onto the island, where this offer was also confirmed by the front desk. After spending 100fjd on food I went to checkout, and was informed there was no such thing as a 50fjd voucher and that it was 50fjd minimum spend on top of the 30fjd landing fee. So I was charged 160fjd instead of 60fjd (which to be honest 60fjd is already almost too much for the tiny portions of food that we had). Instead of creating a scene and arguing over the 100fjd overcharge, I decided to just pay it and leave since we had to get back to the mainland shortly. On the way back the malamala boat captain confirmed that indeed we should have recieved the 50fjd complimentary voucher and it was indeed a mistake on the part of the people who charged our bill. I was informed to write an email to malamala which I have but not yet received a reply to. In any case, I would not be visiting malamala again, and feel scammed. Most likely it was just the lack of communication between the payment area and everyone else, but it feels like i...

Amazing Island - Well worth the trip

Food = disappointing & Expensive

Best advice is - Shop around at the Port when buying tickets - Lots of operators can drop you, have faster boats, flexible times, are much cheaper and will give you vouchers to use on the island - you can get return passes for as little as $80 p/p

Don’t book with South Seas they are the most expensive option and provide no Island credit

Whilst the Island staff don’t tell you - if you don’t return your plastic Tab card on the island they will try and charge you $50 for...

Nice small island to spend half or full day. Only 30 mins from mainland leaving on daily excursions via Port Denarau. The island had a restaurant, bar, and swimming pool, plus plently if places to set up for the day. Extra cost will get you private beach lounge areas with butler service or poolside beach loungers.

Water sports include free paddle boarding, kayaking, and snorkeling, with gear provided.

Much of the coral is damaged due to a lack of education to visitors who trample over them. Coral is easily damaged and takes many...