A Captain Cook day cruise out to Tivua Island Fiji is the perfect getaway from your resort. The playful and inclusive nature of the staff makes this a memorable experience for all. The day started by driving to Port before catching the Ra Marama over to the Tivua Island. On the cruise over the staff does their best to entertain the passengers by playing music, dancing and partaking in a traditional Kava ceremony. Not that you need a lot of entertainment considering the views are breathtaking in all directions. They even let my girls drive the boat!
Here is a little video of Ella pretending to be shy at the wheel.
Once we took the glass bottom boat into shore, we did a brief explore of the island before grabbing snorkel gear. This was both girls’ first time to snorkel. Aubrey did a little better than Ella who was done after about 10 minutes. The entire island is surrounded by beautiful coral so we did not have to go far. Too bad I did not have my underwater camera then. Next time! Andrew and I took turns snorkeling and building sandcastles with the girls. Then they had a delicious BBQ lunch buffet set-up for the entire group. We ate and then the island kids’ club entertained the girls while Andrew and I headed further out for more snorkeling together. The girls had their faces painted while we were out. What do you think?
The Fijians are brilliant with children so the girls were happy to stay in the kids’ club.
Here are some of our favorite views from the island!
Finally. we boarded the boat for the trip back with more entertainment. The captain even split a coconut for everyone to try. Oh yeah, it was with his hand!
We were told one of the yachts parked at Port was Mark Zucherberg’s. I have no idea if that is true but they were amazing!
I would recommend this excursion to anyone headed to Fiji!
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