You’re dreaming at…
COMO LAUCALA
Fiji
A sovereign sanctuary cloaked in volcanic wild beauty
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WILDLY PLACED: Laucala Island – a former coconut plantation turned private sanctuary, where rainforest, reef and ritual converge.
EDITORIAL VIBE: If Prada designed a jungle. Jungle priestess energy meets It-Girl rebirth.
CORE PILLARS: Seclusion, sustainability, island-to-table ritual, cultural reverence.
MUSE MOOD: She swims with manta rays before breakfast, eats green papaya barefoot, and ends the day wrapped in linen on a cliffside with wine and a story.
BEST TIME TO GO: May to October – dry season, lushest landscapes, crystal waters.
THE LOOK: Thatched villas made from lava rock and timber, infinity-edge everything, and a sensory blend of modern luxury with ancient pulse.
WHO’S IT FOR: Privacy-seekers, slow-living aesthetes, design pilgrims, couples and chosen families.
INDULGENCE SPECTRUM: Ultra-all-inclusive from USD$6,000 per night – 100% private island, 100% soul.
There are places that hold you, and others that remake you. COMO Laucala does both. Here, in the Northern Lau, wildness isn’t just scenery, it’s soul. A 3,500-acre private island reimagined through COMO’s lens, this is Fiji in its highest form: untouched, elevated, sacred.
The villas, just 25 of them, feel born of the island. Woven into cliffs, hovering over beaches, or hidden in the jungle, they’re built from volcanic stone, native timber, and thatch, all curved to echo the land’s natural rhythm. Inside: hand-carved beds, oversized sunken tubs, and plunge pools that spill into rainforest. You don’t just arrive here. You disappear and then you find yourself again.
Life on Laucala isn’t scheduled, it’s orchestrated. Mornings might begin with horseback rides through coconut groves, a salt swim off your private cove, or sunrise yoga beside a rainforest spring. Afternoons are for reef snorkelling, jet-skiing through mangroves, or grounding in the island’s biodiverse spa, where every oil and elixir comes from the 240-acre organic farm.
Meals are sensual acts of connection. Field-to-fork. Ocean-to-flame. You might forage your own herbs or taste vanilla grown a few steps from your table. Menus change with the moon. Everything is seasonal, sacred, and slow.
But COMO Laucala isn’t just aesthetic, it’s anchored in regeneration. Desalinated water powers the villas. No single-use plastics are found. The organic farm sustains both kitchen and spa. Coral restoration, turtle protection, and local training schemes honour the ecosystem this luxury depends on. Even the horses roam free.
And yet, what makes Laucala unforgettable isn’t just the design, the reef, or the rituals. It’s the hush. That wild silence between sea breeze and birdcall. The kind that strips away noise, name, and narrative, until what’s left is the most luxurious thing of all: presence.
You come here not to escape, but to return. To the body. To the earth. To what you almost forgot mattered. COMO Laucala isn’t a resort. It’s a remembering.
COMO LAUCALA’S BEATING HEART
Every pathway winds back to the land. From the saltwater springs to the jungle spa, COMO Laucala moves in rhythm with the island’s breath. This isn’t just private luxury - it’s a full-body rewilding, wrapped in ceremony and stillness. Each guest is greeted with song and sent off with story. You don’t leave this island untouched. You leave with its echo pressed gently into your bones.
The SLOJOURN spark
FIRST. Your private villa is a world of its own – handcrafted, curved, and soul-fitted to the land.
SECOND. 240 acres of organic farmland feed the kitchen, the spa, and the island’s future.
THIRD. A philosophy of design-led regeneration – ancient knowledge, modern rituals, no compromise.
Where you dwell
LOVED UP COUPLES or LONE RANGERS
Wai Residence
Each of the 25 residences is carved into the island’s natural topography – beach, clifftop, or jungle cocoon. Expect lava-stone exteriors, thatched cathedral ceilings, and interiors wrapped in locally sourced timber and textiles. Outdoor bathtubs steam beneath the stars. Plunge pools spill into rainforest. Every space is open yet private, elemental yet considered. No two villas are alike, each is a statement of place.
Think: handwoven mats underfoot. Daybeds kissed by breeze. Showers scented with wild citrus. COMO’s signature restraint meets island-born soul. Here, your villa doesn’t just host you, it holds you.
DON’T SLEEP ON THESE ROOMS (BUT DO SLEEP IN THEM)
GROUPS OF FRIENDS
Plateau Residences
LA FAMILIA
Seagrass Bure
The art of living
Wake in silence. Bathe in botanicals. Move barefoot between reef, rainforest, and ritual. The COMO Shambhala spa is more forest temple than treatment room - every oil, herb, and sound curated from the island. Meals? They taste like the earth: hand-picked, ocean-foraged, wood-fired. By evening, the island slows to candlelight, sea breeze, and soft laughter. Time stretches. Nervous systems recalibrate. Here, luxury is presence - and healing is the design.
The forever lens
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WATER: All fresh water is sourced through solar-powered desalination systems and served in glass – a closed-loop commitment that honours the island’s elemental essence.
WASTE: Single-use plastic is banned, organic waste is composted for the gardens, and every product - from spa oils to soaps - is made to nourish both body and earth.
ARCHITECTURE: Each villa is handcrafted from volcanic rock, native timber, and thatch - built not just on the land, but with it, echoing the island’s contours and ancestral wisdom.
ENERGY: Powered by a hybrid of solar arrays and off-grid innovation, the island runs on clean energy and electric vehicles - proving that wild luxury can leave no trace but wonder.
The together lens
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Over 90% of staff are Fijian - many from nearby islands. COMO Laucala partners with local education programmes, farm cooperatives, and marine sanctuaries to preserve both ecological and cultural heritage. From traditional sailing workshops to herbal medicine apprenticeships, guests are invited not just to observe - but to participate in legacy-building.
The take it with you
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A wildflower-pressed notebook, scribbled with sunrise thoughts
The scent of ginger, citrus, and salt still on your skin
A deeper definition of silence
A story you’ll tell slowly, again and again
WE SLOJOURNED HERE
“COMO Laucala brought me back to the rhythm of land and body. I woke to the hush of the reef, swam in volcanic rock pools, and ate meals pulled straight from the island’s soil. It wasn’t about disconnecting - it was about remembering what it feels like to be truly grounded, nourished, and present.”
The ways you can move
SLOJOURN is a members-only platform for the new vanguard of conscious travellers. That’s you.
In that vein, we support a multitude of ways to book your travel.
Book directly with SLOJOURN’S travel team (we just don’t book flights, friend).
Book via our preferred travel partners that we can connect you with.
Use this as your guide and DIY your way through the world (love that for you, just take note of the destinations that prohibit this such as Bhutan, Socotra… etc.)