Lawaki Beach House hosts Sam and Christine celebrating their 20th wedding annivesary
Lawaki Beach House from water
Lawaki Beach
View of Beqa Island from the Beqa Lagoon
Sand Dune trip in Baqa Lagoon
Lawaki Bure
Lawaki Delight - Sam's boat for fishing
Sand Dune trip in Baqa Lagoon with picnic
Sand Dune trip in Baqa Lagoon
Main house at Lawaki Beach House
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Lawaki Beach House hosts Sam and Christine celebrating their 20th wedding annivesary
If you
want a holiday with complete privacy then Lawaki Beach
House is for you.
LAWAKI BEACH HOUSE
is on the island of Beqa just off the southern coast of
Fiji's main island, Viti Levu. This area is known as the Coral
Coast. See Fiji map link at top of this page.
There are many fantastic
resorts on the Coral Coast. Lawaki Beach House is a
boat ride from the mainland where these resorts are
located.
Why not complement
your Fiji holiday with some time at Lawaki Beach House?
Take some of your vacation to
experience the real Fiji.
Experience the local foods. Experience the local
customs. Experience the local people.
If you want to catch fish with a fishing rod or spear
gun then this is the place for you.
The water
around Beqa Island are renowned for the quality fish
that sports fisherman seek.
Or if you want to find a getaway that is private, where
you and your partner can chill out, relax, unwind and
not have a care in the world then Lawaki Beach House is
for you.
The hosts at Lawaki Beach
House are Sam (Fijian) and Christine (Swiss)
Tawake-Bachofner. They speak English,
German and Fijian.
Sam is a keen fisherman and knows the waters around Beqa
Island like no other. His experience and local
knowledge will make sure your fishing adventures around
Beqa Island will be memorable and happy ones.
If your partner is not as keen a
fisherman as you, no problem they can stay on shore
while you fish. They can relax, soak up the suns
rays on the private beach, snorkel or do as much or as
little as they like or even spend an hour or two in the
kitchen learning new recipes.
Lawaki Beach House is
very private and if you want privacy and exclusivity
then this is the place for you.
Unlike traditional
homestays at Lawaki Beach House guest stay in their own
Private Beach Bure
(there are two of them) separate to the main house. Meals are served in the
main house.
Each private
beach bure can accommodate 2 guest. They have two single beds
which can be pushed together. The beds have mosquito
nets. The bures are tiled, and have fly screens and
one hammock and a veranda. Both bures have their OWN
BATHROOM AND HOT WATER SHOWERS. Both are located
only a few paces from the beach. Linen and towels are
provided.
There is also a FAMILY
BURE
which is a one room building and has 5 single beds, plus
1 foldable camping bed if required, all beds have
mosquito nets. The room is tiled, has fly screens and a
veranda with sea view. The hot water shower and two
toilets are accessible from the veranda. Linen are
included in the price. Towels are available at
extra cost.
View from the beach at
Lawaki Beach House to Royal Davui Island Resort
Adults - FJD$130.00 Fijian per person per
day. This includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Which is
around US$65.00 , A$75.00 and 44.00GBP per night per
person which includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Children(14
yrs and under)
- FJD$60.00
Fijian per person per day. This includes Breakfast,
Lunch and Dinner.
Children 4 yrs and under - stay and eat free.
Bookings are essential as it is considered impolite to just arrive
and because Lawaki Beach House is
so private
your hosts need to
prepare and organize provisions for your stay.
Trip Advisor is
an independent travel website with reviews on
Lawaki Beach House.
Lawaki Beach House is not
in a village but you are more than welcome to move
around the local village at anytime.
Lawaki's hosts prefer to arrange a guide for you to
avoid any
of the parties feeling uncomfortable. The villages are
40 to 60 min beach walk at low tide away from Lawaki or
can be
reached by a short boat ride.
The Main House is the greeting and meeting place. It has
a TV/Video and internet corner. The fridge for your BYO
DRINKS is located in the kitchen.
All delicious meals are served in the
sand floor veranda in
front of the Main House.
Lawaki Beach House is blessed with PURE SPRING
WATER from its own natural spring in the surrounding
hills and it is this water which is the main water
supply. Electricity is provided by
solar power
and a generator back up system.
Lawaki Beach House has its own organic garden patch
and the food a mix of local and mediterranean meals all
cooked with
locally grown ingredients.
Lawaki’s main attraction is the beautiful
reef
just off our door steps. It has a large variety of
tropical fish, providing an excellent place to snorkel.
No fishing is allowed on this reef.
The boats to Lawaki leave only from Navua.
FROM NADI OR SUVA TO NAVUA ON THE RAOD:
1. BY LOCAL BUS
Nadi – Navua: Travelling time approx. 3,5 hrs. Costs
approx. F$ 15.00p/p.
Suva – Navua: Travelling time approx 1hr. Costs approx
F$ 3.50p/p.
2. BY TAXI
Nadi – Navua: Travelling time approx 2,5-3hrs. Costs
approx F$ 140.00-160.00 for the trip.
Suva – Navua: Travelling time approx 45min. Costs approx
F$ 35.00-45.00 for the trip.
FROM NAVUA TO LAWAKI ON THE WATER:
1. BY LOCAL BOAT
Boat departs Navua SOME TIME BETWEEN12.00hrs and
14.30hrs on weekdays only (on Saturdays normally a bit
earlier)
and DEPARTS BEQA Island at 7.00am.
Travelling time: 1.5 to 2hrs depending on sea conditions. Costs FJD$35.00 per person
one way.
2. BY CHARTER BOAT “LAWAKI DELIGHT”
(Lawaki Beach House's own covered aluminium boat /max 12 pax depending on
load)
Travelling time: 40-60mins depending on sea conditions.
Costs:
1 - 2 pax/ one way / for both FJD$160.00
3 – 5 pax/ one way per person FJD$70.00
6 – 8 pax/ one way per person FJD$65.00
9 – 11 pax/ one way per person FJD$60.00
FISHING AT LAWAKI BEACH HOUSE:
FISHING with Lawaki Delight
(the Boat) and
Sam: Per hr F$ 70.00 for
boat and captain plus fuel used. There are
different ways of fishing, just connect to Sam, let him
know what you would like to do and he will advise which
way, what time is good for fishing. It helps them if you
let them know when you do the booking, that you want to
spend your main time at Lawaki with fishing so they can
get prepared.
Per hr FJD$70.00 for boat and captain
plus fuel
One drum of fuel is
charged at FJD$70.00.
The average time for a
fishing trip would be two hours. Allow FJD$140.00 for
boat and crew and FJD$140.00 for fuel.
An average fishing trip -
2hrs - will
cost FJD$280.00
around US$138.00,
A$163.00 and 95.00GBP
Things to do while staying at
Lawaki Beach House other than fishing
#1 thing,
relax and unwind, you can do as much or as little as you
like.
All
activities at Lawaki depend on the wish of their guests.
There is not a fix program or plan to follow. Depending
on weather conditions or tides or weekdays, they will
suggest what is possible today and what not: you just
have to choose from.
Lawaki’s most famous activity is
the HOUSE REEF FOR SNORKELLING just off
the door steps. There is no need to hire a boat or go
any where else. This place will keep you busy for some
time.
They do their best to inform you how to “treat” the
beautiful home of so many species, to keep this
vulnerable environment alive as long as possible. So
that Beqa’s future generations will still enjoy living
here. They will even give you a snorkelling lesson if
you are beginners, so that you can spend part of your
holiday watching the underwater world and forget about
the rest above.
The
snorkelling off the beach is FANTASTIC with a
reef just meters off the beach right in from of Lawaki
Beach House but if you
wish to snorkel, you are advised to bring your own snorkelling gear.
There is some snorkelling equipment for hire but it is
advisable to bring your own gear.
SNORKELING GEAR: per day F$ 7.00
DIVING: ask for rates. The is done in
conjunction by a local dive master.
KAYAK: F$ 5.00 per hour.
HIKING: F$ 13.00 (village project, fees
will pay for the guide, the maintenance for the path and
the rest goes into the annual school fundraising)
MASSAGES: ½ hr F$ 15.00. The relaxing
massages at the beach are a real treat. The money goes
fully to the massage person.
SCHOOL VISIT / incl. boat transfer: F$
36.00 for one pax / 1 + pax = F$ 30.00 p/p (F$ 13.00
as donation to the school, F$ 26.00 / 20.00 return boat
fare. If the tide and fitness allows, we walk to the
village or try to walk one way)
CHURCH VISIT ON SUNDAY: return boat
transfer F$ 26.00 for 1 pax / 1 plus pax = 20.00 per pax.
A donation to the church is expected. The trip is
recommended since you will experience that special
Sunday feeling in a village.
SAND DUNE TRIP, min of 2 pax:
F$ 175.00 plus F$ 20.00 per person. A sand dune appears
at low tide only, almost out at the reef of the Beqa
Lagoon. It is a snorkelling and picnic trip, sometimes
for breakfast, sometimes for sunset. Often also in
connection with a fishing trip. We only travel to the
sand dune at perfect weather conditions.
FIREWALKING at the close by Beqa Lagoon Resort:
(on Wednesday only)
F$ 35.00 p/p (20.00 for firewalking / 15.00 for return
boat fare) To watch the famous Beqan Firewalkers on
their homeland and not just in any resort or any where
in the world is a must. The legends with it will be
introduced to you at Lawaki.
MATWEAVING: Lawaki staff would show you in their home
how pandanus trees are growing and what it needs to get
the material ready until you can start weaving. You
could probably do a small sample? Again, the full money
charged will go to the host and lady who teaches you.
Approx F$ 15.00-20.00 depending on the material you are
using.
ANY TRIPS TO NACEVA or NAISEUSEU: (one way trip)
for 1 pax + F$ 13.00. More than one pax = F$
10.00
If you get to Fiji and
you are at a resort and start to think "Geez, this is
just like home, I want to experience the real Fiji" no
problem. Call us or email us and we will get you a
stay at
Lawaki Beach House.
Due to only having two bures and
Lawaki Beach House
being very popular bookings are limited and essential.
