The Beach Life Aspiration is a Location Aspiration introduced in The Sims 4: Island Living Expansion Pack. It takes place entirely in Sulani, where your Sim embraces sunbathing, grilling, diving, and exploring island culture. This guide will walk you through every task in each milestone, explain how to earn Gold in a Kava Party, and unlock the powerful Laid-Back Trait.
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1. Why You Should Complete the Beach Life Aspiration
Completing the Beach Life Aspiration offers both gameplay and quality-of-life rewards for any Sim living in or exploring Sulani.
- Quick Completion — It’s one of the fastest aspirations if you plan ahead.
- Learn Sulani Systems — Helps new players explore beachcombing, roasting food, and diving.
- Unlock the Laid-Back Trait — Your Sim will no longer become Tense, making career and skill progress easier.
The Beach Life Aspiration not only has you embracing life at Sulani, but also teaches your Sims how to relax more.
2. How to Prepare for the Beach Life Aspiration
Before starting, set up your Sim for a smoother playthrough by picking the right traits and home location.
- Live in Sulani — Not required, but reduces travel and helps with several aspiration tasks.
- Recommended Trait: Loves the Outdoors — You’ll spend most of your time outside in Sulani.
- Buy a Kava Bowl — Needed for a Kava Party later on.
- Build Relationships — You’ll need guests for your Kava Party.
3. Milestone 1: Tourist
Your Sim is new to Sulani and needs to complete basic tasks like sunbathing and socializing. One of the most challenging goals happens here: earning Gold in a Kava Party.
How to Get a Suntan in Sulani
- Place a Beach Towel, Lounge Chair, or Float Lounger on the beach.
- Click it and select Sunbathe.
- Choose swimwear, everyday clothes, or nude.
- Click your Sim and select Apply Sunburn Protection to avoid sunburn.
- Wait for the Sun Kissed moodlet to appear. Once it does, cancel the action. Your Sim now has a tan.
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- Beach Towel.
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- Float Lounger.
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- Lounge Chair.
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- Your Sim can Sunbathe in their everyday clothes, swimwear, or in the nude.
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- While your Sim is Sunbathing, you can Apply Sunburn Protection.
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- Once the Sun Kissed Moodlet appears, your Sim’s suntan is ready.
How to Earn Gold at a Kava Party
- Buy a Kava Bowl from Kitchen Appliances and place it on a counter.
- Plan a Social Event on your Sim’s phone and select Kava Party (Goals & Rewards enabled).
- Invite at least 3 guests. The more the better.
- Buy a Stereo to complete the dancing task.
- Start the party and click the Kava Bowl to Prepare Kava (costs §18 unless you have Kava Roots).
To reach Gold, complete tasks such as:
- Call to Grab Drink (invite guests to drink kava).
- Kava Toast from the Friendly menu.
- Make a Group Meal and Tell Jokes.
- Have 3 Sims Dance at the same time.
- Buy a Kava Bowl. A Kava Party is named after the local Sulani consumable your Sims can drink out of a special bowl. You can purchase a Kava Bowl for §100 in the Buy Catalog under Kitchen Appliances. To use it, you must place it in the center of a countertop.
- Befriend at least 3 Sims. If you’re doing this Aspiration in a brand-new household with no established relationships with anyone outside the household, go out and introduce yourself to at least 3 different Sims. Head to a community lot like the beach or bar where lots of Sims mingle.
- Buy a stereo. With parties, one task is to get other Sims dancing to music, and for that you need a stereo.
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- The Kava Bowl can be found under Kitchen Appliances in the Buy Catalog.
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- Make sure the Kava Bowl is placed in the middle of a counter, otherwise it can’t be interacted with.
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- When selecting Kava Party, make sure Goals and Rewards is checked.
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- Unless you have Kava Roots, it costs 18 Simoleons to make Kava.
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- Use the interaction Call to Grab Drink if you want your guests to drink Kava.
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- To make a toast, your Sims need to be drinking Kava first.
How to Eat a Coconut
- Find Coconut Trees around Sulani. Wait for them to grow fruit.
- If unavailable, buy coconuts at the Beach Supplies Stall in Ohan’ali Town or order groceries.
- Click the coconut in your inventory and select Eat Coconut.
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- Coconuts can be bought at a Beach Supplies Stand, among many other things.
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- A coconut tree in Sulani, ready to be harvested.
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- Once you have a coconut, all you need to do is eat it.
4. Milestone 2: Sand-Sifter
This stage is about living like a local — exploring the beach and cooking traditional Sulani food.
How to Find Items by Beachcombing
- Click on sand and choose Beachcomb > For Seashells.
- You need to collect 10 items. Move to new areas if unsuccessful.
- Watch out for crabs and seagulls, which can give negative moodlets.
With beachcombing, you can comb for trash or seashells.
How to Grill, Barbeque, or Roast Food
- Use any Grill on Sulani beaches or lots.
- Cook 5 different meals to complete the task.
- You can also Roast Food at underground pits found in Ohan’ali Town.
- Roasting takes 2 in-game hours. You can Hang Out by the pit while waiting.
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- Grilling food is the fastest way to make food for this task.
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- You can also roast food at these fire pits unique to Sulani.
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- When roasting food, you need to leave it for a while before it’s ready.
5. Milestone 3: Leisurely Local
At this stage, your Sim gets deeper into Sulani culture, exploring natural landmarks and looking for treasure.
How to Explore the Sulani Beach Cave
- Travel to Mua Pel’am and find the Beach Cave near the wrecked ship lot.
- Select Explore. Your Sim will disappear into the cave and return automatically after a while.
The cave can be found in Mua Pel’am. Just look near the wrecked ship Residential Lot.
How to Discover Buried Treasure
You can find treasure two ways:
- Beachcomb — Cheapest, but random chance.
- Free Dive at deep water buoys — Requires Fitness Level 3.
- Raise Fitness by swimming or working out.
- Purchase a Treasure Tool under Diving Gear (costs §1,000) to unlock the option Dive for Treasure.
You can dive at buoys out at sea, but you first need Level 3 Fitness.
6. Milestone 4: Beach Fixture
The final milestone is about achieving full island relaxation.
How to Doze Off While Relaxing
- Let your Sim’s Energy Need drop into orange.
- Go to a Sulani beach and select a Lounge Chair or Float Lounger.
- Click Relax. Wait for the action to finish.
- If your Sim is tired enough, they will doze off and complete the task.
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- Wait for your Sim to have low Energy before attempting to Relax, otherwise it won’t work.
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- Your Sim can Relax on a lounge chair or float lounger.
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- Wait for your Sim to finish “relaxing” and see if they fall asleep.
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- A Sim that has dozed off while relaxing on a lounge chair.
7. Reward Trait: Laid-Back
Once you finish all milestones, your Sim earns the Laid-Back Trait.
- Prevents your Sim from ever becoming Tense.
- Helps with career tasks, bad moods, or social failures.
- Ideal for passive Sim lifestyles or beach-focused storytelling.
Completing the Beach Life Aspiration teaches your Sim to be more relaxed and not get so Tense.
Finishing this aspiration also means your Sim has experienced everything Sulani has to offer — from Kava Parties and treasure diving to sunbathing and grilling food by the beach.
