There’s a lot more to these South Sea islands than doing very little on their Bounty Bar beaches. On land there are foot and horse trails through the rainforests as well as white water rafting, while water babes can enjoy sea kayaking, sailing and diving on reefs that are still barely known, let alone exploited. In Fiji alone there are some 6,000 sq miles of reef, home to 400 species of coral and more than 1,000 different fish.

Days 1, 2 and 3 Qamea Island Resort

Your first stop, for three nights, is Qamea, a tiny island just a boat jaunt off the small island of Taveuni, which is a short flight from the mother island of Viti Levu. As well as the now familiar, perfect Kodakchromatic combination of greens, blues and whites, exclusively and luxuriously enjoyed by just 28 guests on the island’s only resort, there are superb dive sites (The Purple Wall, Devil’s Canyon, Qamea Freeway et al…), mostly within a 10min boat ride of the beach, as well as a Padi dive centre. Other activities include hobie cats, windsurfing, sea kayaking, jungle hikes, fishing, bird watching and visits to the local village whose inhabitants perform the tradition meke ceremony of dance and song.

Days 4 - 8 Tui Tai

Step aboard the Tui Tai, a 140ft sailing schooner and Fiji’s only luxury expedition live-aboard dive boat, which sails among the remote islands of Taveuni, the Ringgold Islands and Koro. During your five-night cruise you will be able to enjoy amazing diving, plus kayaking, snorkelling, mountain biking and hiking, with little extra touches of comfort along the way such as a massage on the beach at the end of your rainforest trek or a picnic by a waterfall after a morning’s cycle ride. Each day you have a number of options and you can do as much or as little as you like - so it doesn’t matter if you’re not interested in diving. Seven-night options are also available from Savusavu.

Days 9 and 10 Vanua Levu

You’ll disembark at Savusavu on the island of Vanua Levu (don’t worry, you’ll soon get the picture and, more importantly, the map). It’s the island where Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques, has created a nature-focused 17-acre resort. Guests in the 25 bures, each with private deck, can hike in the rainforest with a naturalist and snorkel and dive with a marine biologist. The resort welcomes couples or families, beginners or experienced divers and has a five-star Padi dive centre.