Last week local Namotu surf guide, Api Tibinaliva competed in the Druku Memorial surf contest for the “King of Cloudbreak.” Next he’ll be competing at the ISA Games in Japan to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics! On Wednesday 12 June 2019 some of Fiji’s best surfers gathered at Cloudbreak for the annual Druku Memorial.
The Kite Week circus has just rolled out of town after a huge week of kitesurfing, surfing and even foiling and SUPing. Ben has been coming to Namotu since we opened and each trade wind season he runs a series of Kite Weeks where he brings a large team of instructors to coach kiters of
This week we’ve had some creative souls on the Island and one of them is musician/writer/speaker, Alex Woodard. He came to Fiji and stayed on Tavarua before Namotu was built. It was there he first met Ulai and 25 years later he surfed with him again… Here’s his story.
For 20+ years Namotu has been adults only, and for most of the year it still is. But on select weeks you can bring your kids on the ultimate Fijian family surf vacation, for free! Namotu Island is an amazing place for kids with swimming pools, gentle sandy beach, plenty of snorkelling and waves perfect
We think we have some of the best foiling waves in the world. We might even be the world’s first foil resort… In the last couple of years we’ve cottoned on to the whole #loyaltothefoil craze after realising we have a ton of amazing foil waves plus the ultimate area for learning. In fact, we
There is so much topwater fishing right off Namotu Island and the Ika Vuka is the ideal casting boat for GT, Spanish mackerel, bluefin trevally and even some yellowfin tuna.
Did you know Namotu Island now offers jet ski hire in the Mamanuca Islands, Fiji? Yes, we now have a fleet of Yamaha FXHO cruisers available for hourly, daily or weekly hire to Namotu guests. Jet skis are perfect for foiling, surfing, cruising or tow surfing. You can book a jet ski during your stay
Crack the Champagne and call on Neptune, after months of planning and a long voyage all the way from the USA, we finally took delivery of our new 32′ World Cat!
Summer fishing with Ben Wilson, Dyllon Schulz & Adam Melling aboard the Mitaia Rua. Ben, Dyllon & Adam arrived to Namotu in December with a truckload of fishing gear, poppers, stickbaits and dreams of top-water fishing and jigging. Namotu’s unique mix of seasonal pelagic species plus its resident species means a huge variety of fish.
And we’re open! After 4 months of renovations we’re back, better than ever. Don’t panic, we haven’t turned the place into a glossy corporate getaway; we still have the same relaxed Fijian vibe except now we have bio-cycle water treatment plant, desalination system & generators that actually work! It’s the same Namotu you love but