Activities

Swim with Manta Ray

If you are lucky enough to experience swimming with the manta rays, you will talk about it for decades to come! Swimming with these majestic creatures must be one of the most amazing experiences the natural world has to offer. The manta rays glide through the channel between Nanuya Balavu and Drawaqa Islands nearly every day from May to October on the change of tide to feed. Of course, they are wild, so we can’t guarantee you’ll see them but if you do, no photograph will prepare you for that first sighting. The manta rays don’t mind swimmers, so there’s a good chance your encounter will be a lengthy one as they turn and glide in the waters beneath you, huge mouths open as they feed on the plankton.

Included in these packages

Fuel Surcharge

Fuel Surcharge applicable for travel

FUEL SURCHARGE IN EFFECT – UPDATED MONDAY 1ST OF JANUARY 2024

South Sea Cruises currently has a fuel surcharge to take effect for customers travelling with us on a resort transfer as well as applicable day trips. 

South Sea Cruises also notes that since setting the 2023/24 transfer rates, the Fiji Government has removed the 10c per litre duty concession which South Sea Cruises had factored into our rates at the time of issue and has now had to absorb. 

The applicable fuel surcharges in effect for travel as of Friday, 1st December 2023 are as follows:

  • Awesome Adventures Fiji Package or Pass customers – $15 per person. 
  • Resort Transfer only customers travelling to/from all Yasawa Island Resorts (including Vomo) – $15 per adult/$7.50 per child (2-15 years only) for each one-way sector. 

All fuel surcharges stated are in FJD and include applicable taxes.

Weather & SERVICES Advisory

TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU

Yasawa Adventures Fiji – South Sea Cruises Group (SSCG)

South Sea Cruises Group
Wednesday 08th April 3.00pm

Bula,

The weather system is now tracking to our south and SSCG are remobilizing with larger vessels now back in Port Denarau. Please note the updated advisory information applicable for Thursday and Friday as follows:

Thursday 9th of April 2026:

•Day Trips across the Yasawa Islands will remain suspended tomorrow.
Route 7 Resort Transfers to the Yasawa Islands will operate.

Customers impacted by the suspension of Resort Transfers and/or Day Trips during the above-mentioned period can defer their travel to another day or if they are unable to defer travel they can cancel without penalty. Please contact reservations@ssc.com.fj / Phone +679 9995512 / WhatsApp +679 9924470 or +679 99924754 to amend your travel.

Please be patient as the Reservations team continue to be operating a limited roster today.

Friday 10th of April 2026:
All SSCG products and services including all Day Trips and Resort Transfers will resume to normal operations.

SSCG asks all stakeholders to be patient in terms of vessel services over the coming days. There has been a lot of debris washed into the ocean, and which poses a risk to our vessels. Vessels may operate at reduced speeds in certain areas as a result and therefore there may be delays.

This will be the final advisory pertaining to TC Vaianu.

Vinaka.
South Sea Cruises Group