In case you aren’t sure where the Mamanuca Islands are, we have provided two maps below. The islands are located west of Fiji, the land seen on the map below. Mamanuca Islands are west of Fiji.

Our island-hopping tour in the Mamanuca chain of Fiji's vast sprawl had previously been progressing so pleasantly. That steep cliff, our guide had said, was where "Tom Hanks tried to suicide himself".

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Much, then, to love about the Mamanuca Islands and Matamanoa. Located in the heart of the South Pacific, Fiji is home to 333 of the happiest islands in the world. From its crystal-clear azure ...

Like Tom Hanks' character in the movie Cast Away, which was filmed on this outcrop in Fiji's Mamanuca Islands, I could set up camp beneath those trees over there, dislodge some coconuts from a ...