FUN  ISLAND

Jetty the island is laid out before you. To the left and right the beaches stretch away down the flank of this long, thin island, with the rooms just behind. In front you'll see the group of smart, modern looking "public buildings". And the comfortable, open-sided main bar is just to the right, looking out over the lagoon

The main restaurant is big, but the food has not been compromised. Both the set meals ad buffets, which alternate, are excellent. There is a variety and quality and even some surprises. The good food surely contributes to the general atmosphere of well being.

 The rooms are all the same; clean, white and simply decorated. They each have air conditioning, a mini bar and good lighting. The bathrooms are bright and clean with very good fittings.

"Bodufinolhu", the original name of the island means "big island" with few coconut palms’. The soil here is shallow and sandy and although much has been planted it all grows slowly and with difficulty

The beaches though, are generally very good. Anywhere on the island you can step out of your room and lie down on soft, fine-grained sand. The lagoon is huge and shallow on all sides. This makes it pleasant for swimming and splashing about, but no good for snorkeling. The only place to do this from is the end of the jetty. Here people congregate, amicably passing the time of day sun tanning, chatting and snorkeling

Fun Island also has an active and well-stocked water sports center. You can hire or have lessons or the catamarans, windsurfers, canoes and water-skis, not forgetting the banana boat. Within the same lagoon are two pretty, uninhabited islands just far enough away to give your efforts a rewarding goal.  

All the usual fishing and island hopping excursions are organized during the day, and there is usually something going on in the main bar in the evening, from crab racing to live bands twice a week.