How to spend three days at Fiji’s most romantic resort

Oceanfront bliss awaits at this luxury island escape

Is there anything more romantic than those holidays where time and place slips away, replaced by rolling waves, private sunset dinners, indulgent massages, and the kind of memories that last a lifetime. Forget winter chalets and bustling city staycations, this is the type of romance that slowly seeps through you, with every ray of sun, and every gentle breeze nudging you closer to total bliss.

Fiji’s Tokoriki Island Resort are experts in this particular breed of romance, specialising in giving couples their own version of paradise. Making the most of the idyllic location, the resort exudes serenity, sophistication, and relaxed ease, blending traditional Fijian architecture and hospitality with state-of-the-art facilities and offerings, and a child-free environment. Here, the daily commute consists of villa, to pool, to beach, to bar, and back again, the perfect combination for unlocking the romantic within all of us.

Romance at every turn

The minute you depart to Tokoriki is when their experience starts, with mercifully short flight times from Australia to Nadi International Airport and seamless transfers via either private helicopter or speedboat (or a scheduled catamaran) to whisk you away to paradise.

On the island, a total of just 36 villas and bures dot the landscape, accommodating only 72 guests at any one time. Traditional Fijian details give an immediate transformative feel, with woven roofing and wooden structures signal better days ahead. Each villa is accompanied with a private pool, while a tropical outdoor shower and lush landscaped gardens create a serene privacy which you can squirrel away in, or use as a homebase for exploring the island and the resort offerings.

Should you choose to wander out of your villa’s surrounds, you’ll find cocktails by the pool, hammocks to stargaze from, island beach picnics, and unlimited massages at the onsite spa. Some of the world’s best diving and snorkelling awaits just beyond the glistening shoreline, while a state-of-the-art gym and astro turf tennis court will satisfy the more athletically minded.

Mealtimes offer more opportunities to indulge and unwind, with the resort’s onsite international chefs creating daily changing lunch and dinner a la carte menus. Local and important produce will be transformed into world-class dishes that fuse South Pacific and Asian cuisines with a modern international twist. Meals can be taken in a variety of sublime locations, from underneath the shade of the palm trees,to  beneath a blanket of stars on your own dining deck, or perhaps served floating style in your personal pool.

A thoughtful itinerary

To help make the most of those stolen moments on holiday, Tokoriki Island Resort has put together a three-day itinerary that focuses on that slow, quiet kind of romance. Covering all the best things to see and do on the island, their itinerary is tailor made for couples, and sets the scene for a trip well spent.

With a lunchtime arrival that follows the transfer of your choice, first stop is the Terrace, where lunch will be served courtesy of the island’s chefs. There’s time to check in and unwind in your villa or bure before heading over to the Bar Lounge for a lazy afternoon tea that turns into canapés and happy hour at the Bar Lounge. Dinner on the terrace will follow, with a late-night dip in the villa pool the perfect ending to the first day in paradise.

Day two presents a fuller, but not less blissful schedule, with an oceanfront breakfast followed by an hour-long snorkel trip around the island’s crystal clear waters. For lunch it’s back to shore and to the pool for fresh island produce, and then over the Spa for an hour of pure luxury. Afternoon tea and canapes are once again on offer at the bar, with live entertainment to set the scene for a night of fun. An interactive Teppanyaki Dinner is set to be a highlight of the trip, before a Fijian nightcap by way of a traditional Kava ceremony.

For the final day, indulgence is the name of the game, with a champagne beach island picnic the perfect ending to the three-day escape. For these last moments, wander the island and wade through the waters, before returning to the lounge for a last meal before turning in for a final night by the beach.

Plan your island escape

Tokoriki Island Resort is Fiji’s most awarded adults-only boutique luxury island resort and the recipient of many prizes and accolades by global travel media. In a time where our lives are often overtaken by hustle and bustle, Tokoriki Island promises that all-elusive seclusion, transporting you to an adults-only slice of paradise that has romance infused into its very being.

Start planning your island escape today. Honeymoon packages and special rates now available through the resort directly.