DEALS & TOURS
Electric Railbike Tour
Explore the Coral Coast’s coastline on an electric railbike adventure. Eco-Trax Fiji offers a unique electric railbike experience that allows you to pedal (or cruise) at your own pace along 11kms of disused railway tracks. Pass beneath the rainforest, between rock cliffs and over creeks via charming narrow bridges to a picturesque beach that’s ideal for a picnic. While this route sees fewer tourists, you’ll encounter plenty of villages, plantations and farm animals along the way. Plan ahead – this popular family-friendly tour books out fast!
Bamboo (Bilibili) River Rafting
Dubbed the ‘HMS No Comeback’ due to their one-way river journey, the bilibilli (bamboo raft) is a common sight along remote riverbanks on Fiji’s larger islands. These bamboo rafts serve as vital lifelines for isolated inland villages, ferrying both people and produce to coastal towns. You can experience them for yourself on a ride to the Salt Lake in Savusavu, navigate the v-shaped valleys of the Navua river with Discover Fiji Tours or even learn to craft one at the Namosi Eco Retreat in the heart of Viti Levu. Whether you’re steering the raft or simply soaking up the scenery, this authentic river adventure is sure to be memorable.
Scenic Flights
For unbeatable views and an adventure without the daredevil antics, take to the skies. Nadi Airport serves as the gateway to these aerial adventures with numerous options for helicopter transfers and scenic ‘taster’ flights. Choose from a 10-min whirl above Denarau Island to 30-min flights that take in the breathtaking bird's-eye beauty of the Mamanuca islands or the rainforests and waterfalls of Viti Levu’s rugged hinterland. You can even tag along on a ‘mystery tour’ or arrange a touchdown on a sand cay for the ultimate romantic date. Start planning now with Heli-Tours, Pacific Island Air or Island Hoppers.
Waterfall
There’s nothing better than a refreshing dip under a waterfall to beat the tropical heat. Luckily, Fiji’s larger islands (especially Taveuni) boast quite a few spectacular waterfalls although many of them require a bit of a hike to get to. For more accessible waterfalls that only require a short walk along fairly flat trails, visit Colo-i-Suva (Suva), Vuadomo (Savusavu) Biausevu (Coral Coast), Tavoro (Taveuni). Check with your resort about how to visit them if you are staying in these regions.
Island Daytrips
With 333 islands in Fiji, there’s no shortage of island day trips you can take. Leave the main island behind and head out to smaller islands where you can snorkel, swim and sunbake to your heart’s content. Most island daytrips depart from Port Denarau (25 mins from the Nadi Airport) to the Mamanuca or Yasawa islands. Join Cruisin Fiji to uninhabited Monuriki Island - the location of the Tom Hanks’ movie, Cast Away, visit Malamala Beach Club and other favorites like Tivua Island, South Sea Island and Serenity Island. And if you’re in Pacific Harbour or the Coral Coast, head out to the Beqa Lagoon sand cay or Yanuca Island for the day.
Nadi to The Fijian Resort - 48kms
Head out of Nadi on Queens Road and view the Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami Temple on your left. On this section, you can see the sugar cane fields, sugar trains and trucks as they harvest the crop - June to December - and Fiji Pine plantations which are used extensively in local building projects and export.
The Fijian to Sigatoka Sand Dunes - 12 kms
Around 2-3 kms before The Fijian enjoy a magnificent view of the resort from the top of a hill. One of the original resorts in Fiji, the beach area, set in a fabulous private bay, is a delight. The circa 1911 Sugar Train is located outside The Fijian and takes tourists to Natadola Beach.
Sigatoka Sand Dunes to Sigatoka River - 3 kms
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes are a site of archaeological significance. Discovered in the early 1940's, finds have been numerous and on-going. These include human skeletons and a burial ground where 55 people were unearthed in coral mounds. Keep your eyes peeled - you may discover the next great find!
Sigatoka to Tavuni Hill Fort - 4 kms
Sigatoka, set on the banks of the lovely Sigatoka River is great for tourist shopping. Have a wander through the local market set in the centre of the town. For some reason most of the town centre parking has been allocated to taxis so you will have to park your car and walk to the centre. Look out for the one-way bridge.
Tavuni Hill Fort to Korotogo - 20kms
Tavuni Hill Fortification stands 90 metres high on a prominent limestone ridge just four kilometres north of Sigatoka. The earthworks associated with the fortification were last used around 115 years ago. Earthworks to provide bases for houses, yavus (foundations) and terraces, probably for barricade fencing were erected. The Reception Bure has toilet facilities and refreshments and souvenirs are available.
Korotogo to Korolevu - 24kms
Coral Coast Korotogo is a small township on the Coral Coast. Only meters from the ocean's edge there are guest houses, self-contained units, resorts and budget accommodation outlets. Stop here for lunch. The Crows Nest has a great menu at very reasonable prices, or Blackboard Menu at elegant Bedarra House, pizzas at Casablanca. Villages are prolific between Korotogo and Korolevu. Malevu, Vatukarasa, Namada, Tagaqe, Votualailai and Votua. Stop and check out the roadside stalls and have a chat with the locals, but please do not wander through a village uninvited. Drive slowly through villages as children and 'speed humps' are numerous.
Korolevu to Pacific Harbour - 44kms
Korolevu (meaning big village) looks like a sleepy place but the real Korolevu belies its appearance. A turn right directly after the service station will take you to Korolevu beach (a favourite beach for parties). Directly left is the old Korolevu Air Strip where the jetsetters in the 'good old days' used to fly in.
Pacific Harbour to Suva - 48kms
At the Cultural Centre take a boat ride into Fijian history as you watch traditional warriors re-enact a fierce battle, see the recreation of a traditional Fijian village and observe traditional handicrafts being created such as weaving, pottery and tapa. Pacific Harbour has a modern residential area (well worth a drive through), an 18 hole golf course, half dozen resorts and numerous eating places.
Suva - Capital of Fiji
Suva is a busy bustling city and is known as the Hub of the Pacific.
Things to do - Check out her beautiful colonial buildings, the great market, the fantastic nightlife, the museum, Thurston Botanical Gardens, shopping in hectic back streets filled with unusual and intriguing wares, the local police in their white sulus, the guard standing watch at the gate of the President's House and so it goes. The Fiji Visitor's Bureau in the centre of the city will provide you with further information.
TAVEUNI
When you fly over Taveuni, the eye is dazzled by the contrast between the sparkling, azure ocean and this brilliant splash of verdant green.
Taveuni is appropriately called the Garden Island of Fiji. The island's volcanic ridge which stretches for 16km, assists prevailing tradewinds to drop torrential rainfalls on the island's southeast side and to a lesser degree on the north-west side which is the populated area. The frequent tropical downpours, the rich volcanic soil and an abundance of sunshine creates the perfect climate for the creation and sustenance of this garden of green.
Bouma Waterfall
Another of Taveuni's claims to fame is that the 180th degree of longitude passes just south of Waiyevo in southern Taveuni. Early European planters got their native labourers to work seven days a week by having Sunday at one end of the property and Monday at the other. An ordinance passed in 1879 put an end to this exploitation by decreeing that all of Fiji was west of the dateline. Taveuni was also the site of the Bilyard Sugar Mill one of Fiji's first. Planters tried growing cotton in the mid 1800s, turning to sugar when the cotton market collapsed, and then to copra.
Today Taveuni is fast becoming renowned as a tourist destination, a mecca for divers and deep sea fishing enthusiasts from around the world. The reefs surrounding Taveuni are classed as one of the world's top dive sites. You can dive the amazing Rainbow Reef which stretches for 31km and experience the rare opportunity of viewing a huge range of the denizens of the deep in only 5 metres of water.
Accommodation runs the full gamut from budget accommodation, campsites, self-contained apartments and a resort located in the middle of a coconut plantation. Taveuni is readily accessible either by air or ferry from the main island, Viti Levu.
If you would like to experience the sensation of an environment that is stunning in its natural state but at the same time offers all the comforts of tourism in today's world, Taveuni sets the standard.
