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Barbados vs Vanua Levu

Barbados and Vanua Levu, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Barbados guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

BarbadosVanua Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog83
Average guest rating★ 4.2★ 4.9
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night—
Adults-only resorts3 of 82 of 3
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJune–November, typically short heavy showersNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–AprilMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Barbados resorts
Barbados
Map of Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Barbados — high °F838384868787878888878684
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Barbados — rain (in)2.61.61.31.42.34.45.85.86.77.06.13.8
Vanua Levu — rain (in)13.012.514.09.56.54.53.54.05.06.58.010.5

Approximate climate normals for West & south coasts and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Barbados

  1. 1.Sugar Bay Barbados — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Mango Bay Hotel — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Waves Resort & Spa, Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Sandals · Sugar Bay · Mango Bay

Full Barbados guide

Best of Vanua Levu

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Vanua Levu guide

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