Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort Fiji

Bula! My family (3 teenagers in high school, my wife & I) spent our Christmas & New Year Holiday at the JMC Resort. It was amazing. We appreciate that the resort facilitates the local Fijian culture and communities- instead of corporately stamping the local Fijian culture and communities out. This resort allows the local Fijians to bring their cultures into the resort and the locals love sharing about their unique villages and about their families. My wife became friends with Camamari who was super kind to our entire family and made us feel like home. We got to know about her amazing children and about her village. If you enjoy fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, sailing, SUPs, kayaking, hiking & exploring - then this is the place for you! The locals went out of their way for us on New Years with a party at the bar, pool and fireworks at the pier - ending up in the pool after midnight - so fun! My son and I caught amazing yellowfin tunas with Bait. Bait is not only the best skipper/fish guide we know - he is one of the kindest and nicest people we have ever met. We love Bait. We stayed in Bure No. 8 for a few nights - it is spacious with two bathrooms and is right in the beach. The A/C units worked fine. Then we spent the rest of our stay in Bure No. 23 - which is nice but smaller with 1 bathroom. However, it is right on the Point with amazing views! Okay - the food here is outstanding- and we have been to three star Michelin restaurants! The selection/options were dynamic - well thought out and super tasty. Even the coffee was fantastic! The bar has plenty of options and even makes non-alcoholic drinks (somehow) fun! Just keep in mind the service is always with smiles and kindness and on Fijian Time. You will spend a long time at lunch and dinner. My kids and I enjoyed the Hobie sailboats and SUPs. Leo was our dive master, even at our dives at the Namena Reserve - he is professional, safe & solid - making for an amazing fun time! Gabby took us to a local geothermal pool with warm mud - mud baths - my first and so fun! We had a blast tubing down the river too and saw hot water shoot up from a geothermal hotspot beneath the river. Wow. And the hike to the local water fall is worth it. Try to swim up to the falls and climb through the falls to the cave on the other side. So cool. Again - not corporate at all - just enjoying the local mud pool, river and water fall. Learning about the local villages was interesting and eye opening too. The Fijians are wonderful and their love and friendliness is infectious! Thank you to everyone at JMC Resort! Huge Vinaka vaka levu to Bait, Camamri, Gabby & Leo!

Such a life changing, mind blowing vacation! It exceeded our expectations at every turn. The location on Savusavu is beautiful and is only matched by the beautiful people we were able to meet. The staff members are warm and friendly and do everything in their power to ensure that each family member has the best time possible. Our children enjoyed their activities that were catered to their age range. We all enjoyed the cultural immersion and marine biology education we received. We especially enjoyed the village trip and visits from local villages on Sunday and Tuesday. The coral reefs are gorgeous and teeming with life and having Johnny and Ofa available to explain it all to us was amazing. We can’t wait to go back!

Holidays with the accountants. This is a expensive holiday, in my mind unnecessarily expensive. They charge the very top western prices, while paying local expenses and wages. Evidence of cost cutting popped up everywhere. The lovely local workers were clearly strained. Sadly, I think you can do a lot better for such significant spend.

Our experience at Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort was beyond amazing. The staff were so helpful, and Dan, truly made our experience exceptional. His dedication and attention to detail were impressive. The team’s warmth and professionalism made us feel at home. I was also able to complete my PADI scuba diving certification during the trip! The instructors were fantastic, ensuring I felt comfortable and safe. Highly recommend this resort for both relaxation and adventure!

Amazing! JMC is the ultimate family holiday. Much anticipated stay lived up to expectations and more. Family trip with 3 and 7yo. Relaxing, lovely food, so many great activities, amazing snorkeling trips, but it is the staff, particularly in the kids club that make this place! The Bula club allowed us to enjoy adults only meals, snorkeling and pool time whilst the kids were happy, fed and enjoying their own activities. Also the perfect mix of family activities and excursions. Very helpful staff answering many questions in the lead up to our first overseas trip with kids. We loved it, if you want the perfect mix of family and adult time with kids then this is for you. We loved it so much we have already booked for next year again!

Stayed a week with the family in a garden Bure which was beautiful. Didn’t really spend much time in it to be honest except to sleep and shower! Loved the activities and excursions every day, especially the rainforest and waterfall tour which was a real adventure that also allowed us to see some of the countryside on the 45 min bus journey. Really enjoyed the yoga with Anna and Buna both at the seafront and on the private island. We appreciated that the meal portions were not very large especially the starters and desserts hence did not waste food - judged to perfection. Celebrated my 60th here with dinner at the end of the pier - what a memorable occasion, and super fortunate with a break in the weather providing us with beautiful sunset cloud formations. Had some great dives with L’Aventure plus the snorkelling off the beach was so abundant with fish. My personal favourite was singing and drinking kava with Willy and the Bula Boys every evening, such fun. Too many staff to mention by name because each and every one was genuinely warm-hearted and friendly. Kudos to the people of Fiji. We will return.