Private, intimate, personal and remote. Turtle Island, a paradisical spot in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands chain, offers a rare and rustic kind of luxury. It’s relaxed but polished, where shoes seem superfluous but your every whim is Mama’s command. Mama, by the way, is our bure manager, concierge, butler, genie and all-round caretaker. She unpacks our bags, orders our lunch, organises our picnics, whisks away our laundry and takes excellent care of us. Small wonder that 40 percent of Turtle Island guests are returnvisitors.
The staff pull out all the stops, and revel in traditions. After a 30-minute flight from Nadi via seaplane, Fijian warriors in traditional dress wade on the island, which is adults only (for couples), but the resort also opens to families twice a year.
