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Malé Atolls vs Vanua Levu

Malé Atolls 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.

Malé Atolls guide · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

Malé AtollsVanua Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution—
Resorts in our catalog53
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.9
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night—
Adults-only resorts0 of 52 of 3
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–NovemberNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotJanuary–MarchMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak
Getting thereVelana (MLE), then a 15–60 min speedboat — no seaplane needed45–60 min flight from Nadi to Savusavu or Labasa
Best forFirst Maldives trips, shorter stays, red-eye arrivalsDivers, honeymooners, get-away-from-everyone trips
SeasonJanuary–March driest; May–November is the wetter monsoonMay–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 Malé Atolls resorts
Malé Atolls
Map of Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Malé Atolls — high °F868788888786868686868686
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Malé Atolls — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0
Vanua Levu — rain (in)13.012.514.09.56.54.53.54.05.06.58.010.5

Approximate climate normals for Malé and Savusavu — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Malé Atolls

  1. 1.Club Med Kani — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Gili Lankanfushi — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort — South Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Club Med · Gili Lankanfushi · Anantara

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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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