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Crete vs Vanua Levu

Crete 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.

Crete guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

CreteVanua Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog43
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 4.9
Nightly rates$300–$800+/night—
Adults-only resorts2 of 42 of 3
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonNovember–FebruaryNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August is hottest and busiestMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak
Best forFood-driven beach trips, history day trips, long seasonsDivers, honeymooners, get-away-from-everyone trips
SeasonMay–October; June and September are the sweet spotsMay–October dry; November–April wet/cyclone season

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 Crete resorts
Crete
Map of Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Crete — high °F606164697683858581746862
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Crete — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0
Vanua Levu — rain (in)13.012.514.09.56.54.53.54.05.06.58.010.5

Approximate climate normals for Crete (north coast) and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Crete

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Kissamos — Kissamos, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Atlantica Crete — Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

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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

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