Matangi Island - Fiji Islands
Matangi Private Island, Fiji is a 240 acre privately owned tropical island situated amongst the beautiful northern islands of Fiji in the South Pacific.
There are no cars, no roads, no villages, and no rush.
A horseshoe-shaped island, Matangi is ringed by several beautiful white sand beaches, and wraps around a lagoon of pure aquamarine.
Located 190 miles northeast of Nadi, Fiji, the home of Fiji's International Airport, Matangi Island is a short plane flight, yet seemingly another world, away.
Matangi Island, home to one of Fiji's premier tropical island beach resorts, is the epitome of a South Pacific island paradise. The only thing on Matangi Island is Matangi Island Resort, one of the top small luxury hotels of the world.
Matangi Island is one of the most beautiful islands in Fiji and certainly one of the most unique resort islands in the world.
Dramatic cliffs rise behind the beach resort, offering a wonderful vantage point to view this beautiful South Pacific island getaway and its nearby neighbor islands, Qamea, Laucala, and in the distance, Taveuni Island.
Romantic Horseshoe Bay is one of the highlights of this beautiful island, offering an unspoiled tropical wilderness, pristine white sand beaches, crystal clear aquamarine waters and a romantic honeymoon getaway.
Matangi Island Resort is close to it's island neighbors, yet far enough away to be very private, quiet and secluded. The closest domestic airport to Matangi Island is on Taveuni Island, a stunningly beautiful 30 minute boat ride away. See the Fiji Map.
Wild orchids, frangipani, hibiscus, ginger plants, palm trees, Pacific Almond trees and an enormous variety of plant life fill the lush tropical gardens surrounding the guest bures at Matangi Island Resort.
The island hosts a variety of tropical fruits such as papayas, pineapples, bananas, avocado pears, mangoes, limes and lemons. Local vegetables such as breadfruit, taro, Fiji's mainstay of cassava(tapioca) and a variety of homegrown vegetables make their way onto salad bowls and dinner plates. Kava, Fiji's native drink, grows on Matangi and its surrounding islands.
Matangi is home to a variety of native birds including the White-Collared Kingfisher, Red-breasted and Musk Parrot, Collared Lory, Pacific Pigeon, Barking Pigeon, Golden Dove, Orange Dove, and Guinea Fowl to name only a few. In addition to the extensive bird life, Matangi is also home to a few cows, goats, pigs and a few wild horses, remnants of a former working plantation.
Matangi Private Island Resort is truly a family-run resort.
Matangi Island has been the Douglas family home for five generations.
Originally from Scotland, Matangi's owner's forefathers settled in the Taveuni area to develop and maintain plantations. They grew up here, learning to speak Fijian as their first language, and are intimately related to this land and the resort's neighbors.
In 1986, they opened their tropical South Pacific Island to guests from around the world so that they could share this tropical heaven with others. Since then, they have welcomed discerning guests to their unique beach resort, Matangi Island Resort. They, like us, now call Matangi Island Resort their Fijian home.
