Matava is a social, active and impeccably run place. Anything you want to do, from diving to sportfishing, birding or hiking, the team here can set you up. Meanwhile, stay in spacious and clean hard-wood bure (wood-and-straw hut) with heaps of windows to maximise the views (there are both garden and hillside options) and good solid beds.
The resort runs on solar power, has a large organic garden and employs strict recycling policies. Fantastic meals, using vegetables and herbs from the organic garden, are eaten communally in the big restaurant-bar bure, which is beautifully lit by lanterns in the evening. There's no beach to speak of, but there are suitable spots a short kayak away and there is plenty of space to lounge on ample decks or in the grassy grounds. A reef links Matava to Waya, a picturesque offshore island, which makes for a great snorkelling or kayaking trip – or it’s a short walk to the village and its magnificent waterfall where local kids try to impress with their high-diving skills.