Denarau Island

Coordinates: 17°46′23″S 177°22′23″E / 17.773°S 177.373°E / -17.773; 177.373
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17°46′23″S 177°22′23″E / 17.773°S 177.373°E / -17.773; 177.373

Sunset at Denarau Island
Denarau Island

Denarau Island (Fijian pronunciation:

Nadi and 10 km west of Nadi International Airport
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Denarau is known for its hotels and resorts, with the 18-hole Denarau Golf course as its centrepiece. The development includes international chains such as

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Denarau Marina is located in Denarau Island and provides sea transfer services to the island chains of the Mamanucas and the Yasawas.

Port Denarau, as well as containing Denarau Marina, is a shopping precinct with a variety of restaurants, a supermarket, bakery, hairdressers and tour operators.

History

The development of Denarau Island started in 1969, when American developer Dennis McElrath purchased the land. The first hotel, the

EIE International purchased all of Denarau in stages and started on a $200 million development project, bulldozing 850 acres of mangrove forest and building an 18-hole golf course, a marina and more hotels.[1] After EIE went bankrupt in 1995, the resort was purchased by a consortium of Tabua Investments of New Zealand, ITT Sheraton and Air Pacific.[1]

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