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LIKULIKU LAGOON RESORT
Fiji
Sacred waters, woven histories, where oceanic ancestry meets barefoot chic
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WILDLY PLACED: Malolo Island, Mamanuca archipelago. A sacred tidal haven where the reef breathes with ancient rhythm and the sea holds stories older than the map.
EDITORIAL VIBE: Ocean priestess energy wrapped in masi cloth and moonlight; sacred, sculptural, and salt-skinned.
CORE PILLARS: Cultural reverence, oceanfront soul, slow romance, island-made elegance.
MUSE MOOD: She wakes to lali drumbeats, sketches mangrove silhouettes from her overwater bure, and slips reefside to learn ancestral weaving techniques between moon dips.
BEST TIME TO GO: May to October – Fijian winter brings silky seas, crystalline snorkel days, and whisper-quiet nights.
THE LOOK: Traditional thatched roofing, hand-carved timber, tapa-patterned textiles, reef-stone walls, and the soft golden light of the South Pacific.
WHO’S IT FOR: Honeymooners with depth, heritage romantics, slow seekers, and barefoot aesthetes.
INDULGENCE SPECTRUM: Starting from USD$1,500 per night.
Likuliku is not the kind of place you find. She’s the kind of place that calls you in - quietly, deliberately, with the certainty of a place that doesn’t need to shout. Built on sacred Fijian land once used as a canoe landing for ancestral seafarers, this is a resort that doesn’t perform heritage, it embodies it.
You arrive by boat. No fanfare, just horizon. The lagoon opens like a secret - still, aquamarine, and edged in volcanic softness. There’s a hushed reverence here. Like the island has decided you’re allowed in. That you’re ready to listen.
The architecture follows the rhythm of nature, not trend. Curved lines echo tides. Roofs thatch themselves into the skyline. Magimagi coconut fibre, vesi hardwood, volcanic stone - every material is native, handwoven, and steeped in story. These aren’t just rooms. They’re sanctuaries dressed in shadow and salt. Outdoor showers pour moonlight. Bures rest on stilts above reef-fed waters so clear they feel unreal. It’s not about opulence here. It’s about returning to something essential.
There’s a stillness that changes your pace. You don’t scroll here. You observe. You savour. You inhale the scent of pandanus and warm coral as you float through the days - reading masi cloth symbols, sipping bush basil-infused cocktails, learning the art of slow from hosts who feel more like kin than staff.
Likuliku’s overwater bures, the only truly Fijian overwater accommodations in the country, aren’t about showing off. They’re about surrender. Driftwood furnishings, tapa cloths, breeze as soundtrack. Every design element dissolves the line between human and habitat. It’s barefoot architecture in its most intentional form; sensual, elemental, timeless.
The resort’s heart beats in tandem with the reef it protects. Turtle hatchings. Coral regeneration. Meke dance beneath constellations. Your stay directly funds marine conservation and community partnerships with neighbouring villages, but you’re never guilted into impact. It’s not performative. It’s embodied.
Evenings arrive like silk. You walk to dinner lit by flame torches, the air rich with sea salt and the distant thrum of lali drums. Think: fire-cooked seafood in hand-carved bowls, laughter that feels familiar, and the quiet understanding that this place is changing you, cell by cell.
Likuliku doesn’t seduce. She remembers. She reminds. She roots. She holds. This is the kind of luxury that doesn’t need labels - because it lives in lineage, not lobbies.
LIKULIKU’S BEATING HEART
Likuliku is anchored in legacy. Her heart beats in the lali drums at dusk, the slow swirl of reef tides, the laughter of Fijian staff who treat you like kin. This is a sanctuary of stillness and soul, where each wave carries memory, and every stay becomes a part of something ancient.
The SLOJOURN spark
FIRST. The Lagoon Bures - Fiji’s only true overwater bungalows, handcrafted with heritage techniques and views that flirt with the infinite.
SECOND. Sacred Site Restoration - Working with local chiefs to honour and protect marine and cultural ecosystems.
THIRD. Fijian Heart, Unfiltered - From daily meke to masi-cloth decor and first-name basis service, Likuliku lives and breathes its story.
Where you dwell
LOVED UP COUPLES or LONE RANGERS
Vonu Point
Your villa is a warm embrace carved from coconut husk and memory. Sleep over the sea in an Overwater Bure with glass-floor lagoon views, or retreat to the Beachfront Bure where carved timber swings and private plunge pools await. Every corner is kissed by the Pacific and cooled by tradition.
DON’T SLEEP ON THESE ROOMS (BUT DO SLEEP IN THEM)
GROUPS OF FRIENDS
Entire Island Buyout
LA FAMILIA
Grand Beachfront Villa
The art of living
Rise to a conch shell call. Float through spa rituals steeped in vaka viti healing. Sip tamarind-infused rum before slipping into a beachside candlelit lovo feast. The pace is ceremonial, the design sensory, the hospitality soul-led. Here, luxury is not timed - it’s tidal.
The forever lens
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WATER : Freshwater is drawn from natural sources, carefully filtered on-site and offered throughout the island in reusable, non-toxic vessels. Guests are gently guided to embrace hydration as a ritual, with coconut water and herbal infusions made available alongside still water.
WASTE : Waste is 100% composted or thoughtfully repurposed. From organic kitchen scraps to biodegradable spa products, nothing goes to landfill. Single-use items are entirely eliminated, replaced by artisanal, refillable, and reimagined alternatives that honour both form and function.
ARCHITECTURE : Each bure is crafted using traditional Fijian methods, drawing on centuries of vernacular wisdom. Materials like palm wood, bamboo, and woven pandanus are sourced locally and harvested with ecological care. The result is a design language that breathes, flexes, and blends back into the land.
ENERGY : Turtle Island operates on a 100% solar energy grid, eliminating fossil fuel reliance entirely. With battery backup systems and mindful energy use, it has achieved carbon negative status – a rare feat in island hospitality. Every watt used is part of a greater, regenerative flow.
The together lens
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Every guest stay supports the Yasawa Trust Foundation - funding education, healthcare, clean water access, and sustainable livelihoods for neighbouring villages. Turtle Island employs over 90% local Fijians, many of whom are multi-generational stewards of this land. Guests are invited to engage in coral planting, community visits, and cultural immersion that goes beyond performance and into true partnership.
The take it with you
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Island-pressed coconut oil infused with ylang-ylang.
Artisan woven mats by local women’s collectives.
Custom jewellery made from fallen coral and shells.
A handwritten Fijian blessing from your Bure Mama.
WE SLOJOURNED HERE
“Likuliku met me at the water’s edge and gently handed me back to myself. I floated between reef and ritual, wrote love letters to the tide, and let the silence stitch me whole. It wasn’t just an escape, it was an arrival.”
Images Alipete Lapeti
The ways you can move
SLOJOURN is a members-only platform for the new vanguard of conscious travellers. That’s you.
In that vein, we support a multitude of ways to book your travel.
Book directly with SLOJOURN’S travel team (we just don’t book flights, friend).
Book via our preferred travel partners that we can connect you with.
Use this as your guide and DIY your way through the world (love that for you, just take note of the destinations that prohibit this such as Bhutan, Socotra… etc.)