9/22 - 9/25: Yasawas - Drawaqa Island

On to Drawaqa Island and Barefoot Manta Resort. We chose this island and Resort specifically to see the Manta Rays. We were also surprised to find some of the most beautiful coral we have seen since our 1978 Peace Corps training in Fiji.

Pointers

• Drawaqa Island has a lot of black sand. They call it Barefoot Manta Resort, but I found that my feet got a good shade of black if I went barefoot all the time. But nobody really cares.
• The best coral is on the Sunrise Beach side. Facing out from the beach, go out maybe 75 yards and then got to your right. There is incredible coral for hundreds of yards all the way along the reef. The Sunset Beach side is not very good for snorkeling.
• We stayed in the Beachfront Adi (Queen) Bure and it was perfect
• The happy hour is really nice and the food is excellent.