The ne plus ultra of any diving vacation is being able to grab a captain, a divemaster and a boat and head out to the reef whenever you want—and that’s exactly how the scuba program works at Wakaya. But now add a private marine reserve, mantas, hammerheads, hawksbill and green turtles, lionfish, blue ribbon eels, leopard sharks, giant clams and pilot whales, and put them five minutes from the dock of a 2,200-acre private island.

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~ James Sturz, Executive Travel May 2009

It is little wonder that this luxury private island resort attracts so many celebrities, every inch of the 2,200 acre hideaway is dedicated to pure, unadulterated pleasure. This couples-only retreat is home to the Breeze Spa, one of the best treatment spaces on Fiji... - Read Article

~ Kate Graham, AsiaSpa Magazine

David Gilmour is the modern day frontier man. A pioneer who has enjoyed phenomenal success throughout his entrepreneurial career, and particularly here in Fiji, from where he has for the past 40 years launched internationally acclaimed brands and products, widely regarded as among the best in the world. - Read Article

~ Stanley Simpson, Mai Life

"Sega na leqa." The Fijian phrase that loosely translates to “Don’t worry, be happy” seems to well define the tranquil lifestyle led by Canadian entrepreneur David Harrison Gilmour and his wife of 26 years, Jill. Spending their days surrounded by lush banyan trees, mist-laden orchids and exotic birds at their Marion Sims Wyeth-designed estate on Palm Beach—or amid virgin beaches, towering cliffs and untamed horses on Wakaya, an unspoiled Fijian island they acquired in the early ’70s—the couple is most at home in a secluded oceanside paradise. - Read Article

~ A.B. Timbrook, Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine

"Great Brands Can Afford Elitist Touch" - Read Article

~ Branding Strategy Insider Blog

"Fiji is one of those places that has become synonymous with underwater adventure...[it] is the go-to destination for divers seeking healthy reefs teeming with creatures." - Read Article

~ Jeff Greenwald, Virtuoso Life Magazine

"The Wakaya Club [& Spa] is one of the South Pacific’s most exclusive resorts but the real drawcard is the inimitable, laidback Fijian charm. Bula to you." - Read Article

~ Peter Thomson, Australian Gourmet Traveller

“Situated on a tiny private island surrounded by pristine coral reefs, Wakaya has all the natural ingredients of a diver’s dream destination.” - Read Article

~ Ethan Gordon, Fathoms Magazine

“Wakaya Island is the way you always imagined the South Pacific to be a tranquil, unspoiled, gorgeously picturesque tropical hideaway where time has seemingly stood still.”

~ Andrew Harper Hideaway Report

“The staff is so hospitable and gracious, it’s like they’re welcoming you into their home.”

~ Elegant Bride

“Attending to guests every whim is the hallmark of The Wakaya Club - when the time comes to depart the Fijian farewell song is certain to draw tears.”

~ Robb Report

“Special 25th Anniversary Issue: Our Favorite Destinations, Hideaways and City Hotels.”

~ Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report

“Thinking back on all of the Harper discoveries of the past 18 years, The Wakaya Club perhaps best embraces our ideal of the consummate tropical hideaway.”

~ Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report

“For anyone with a yearning for harmony and a passion for perfection, Wakaya is surely one of the best places on the planet.”

~ Departures

“Wakaya was an uninhabited 2,200-acre outer island in the Fiji Islands when Canadian entrepreneur David Gilmour spied it in 1971. Now it’s easily one of the most exclusive and pampering resorts in the world. Even Bill Gates thought enough of Wakaya’s privacy and 12-to-1 staff-to-guest ratio to honeymoon here.”

~ Travel & Leisure

“The Wakaya Club is a consummate retreat, a place of almost spiritual calm, where extreme luxury is more about a private club paradise than just a beach resort holiday.”

~ Australian Gourmet Traveler

“There are no televisions or telephones, but the nine bures don’t stint on comfort. They have every detail you would expect in your own home…This isn’t just any hotel, it’s a labor of love.”

~ Architectural Digest

“If one of the worst things about traveling is people pollution, Wakaya is as clean as a red-breasted lorikeet’s whistle.”

~ Tatler Travel Guide

“If simplicity is a virtue, this place has enough to rise into the heavens with its lava-rock outdoor showers, Tibetan rugs, Indonesian sculpture, floors made from rare, beautiful yaka wood, Nina Campbell-designed fabrics, and king-sized, 4-poster beds with posh linens.”

~ The New Yorker

“This is Fantasy Island” swear fans of the perfect hideaway overlooking the coral-ringed Pacific; perhaps the most romantic spot in the world, it wows with superb service and creative cuisine; rooms in traditional Fijian bures are elegantly appointed with every creature comfort; of course it’s extravagant, but our surveyors say, “it just doesn’t get any better.”

~ Zagat Survey Top International Hotels, Resorts & Spas

“Travel heaven: The Wakaya Club in Fiji. It’s in the middle of nowhere. It’s Fantasy Island.”

~ Town & Country Travel

“Wakaya’s guest roster reads like the Who’s Who of entertainment, politics and industry.”

~ Palm Beach Illustrated

“When you leave, you cry,” says Celine Dion, who went to Wakaya after her 1994 marriage, “because it is an experience out of the ordinary.”

~ People

“The guest register reads like a Liz Smith column…”

~ Hollywood Reporter

“Everyone is a celebrity and no one a tourist on Wakaya.”

~ Angeleno

“From the moment you hear the lilting Fijian greeting “Bula!” it’s impossible not to be charmed by the staff’s warmth and uncanny ability to turn relaxation into a perpetual state.”

~ InStyle

“There is one spot in the South Pacific…that leads us to exclaim, “Paradise found!” No place on earth captures our spirit with beauty, native hospitality, and rhythmic serenity like Wakaya…The Wakaya Club is utterly peaceful, and the casual, gracious rhythms of this secluded haven fulfill our fantasies of a South Sea paradise in every way.”

~ The Odyssey Report

“If you seek top-notch luxury and privacy and plenty of romance there’s nothing better than a week at the Fiji archipelago’s Wakaya Club. Insider tip: If you are looking for no-holds-barred decadence, book Vale O…”

~ Gotham

“Wakaya Club exemplifies the “ask and you shall receive” mentality of a five-star haven. It is such a perfect getaway that it feels as if it fell directly from heaven…Offshore are some of the world’s undersea works of art…”

~ Sport Diver/PADI.com