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Fiji vs Guanacaste

Fiji and Guanacaste, 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.

Fiji guide · Guanacaste guide · How we score

By the numbers

FijiGuanacaste
U.S. travel advisory—Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog75
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 4.4
Nightly rates—$800+
Adults-only resorts2 of 71 of 5
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonNovember–April, wettest January–MarchMay–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October
Sweet spotMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidaysDecember–April, bone-dry
AirportNadi (NAN) — Denarau 20 min; island resorts by boat or small planeLiberia (LIR) — Papagayo resorts 30–45 min
SignatureSoft-coral diving; village visits; legendary kids' clubsWildlife everywhere; volcano and cloud-forest day trips

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

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fiji — high °F888887858381808082848687
Guanacaste — high °F919293939188888887868789
Fiji — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5
Guanacaste — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5

Approximate climate normals for Nadi / Denarau and Papagayo / Guanacaste — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Fiji

  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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Best of Guanacaste

  1. 1.The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Planet Hollywood Costa Rica by Royalton, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Westin · Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts · Secrets Resorts & Spas

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