Fiji is a South Pacific paradise of 300 islands, with Mamanuca and Yasawa resorts, Taveuni's soft-coral diving and warm village hospitality. May to October is the dry season.
Good to know
- Ferries and seaplanes connect Nadi to the islands; book ahead.
- Bring a sulu (wrap) to cover legs when visiting villages.
- Kava ceremonies are a welcome; accept with a clap.
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Bathe in warm geothermal mud pools, then rinse off in hot springs beneath the Sabeto mountains.
Orchid garden with jungle boardwalks at the foot of the Sleeping Giant mountain range near Nadi.
The largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere, painted in vivid colors with Dravidian carvings.
Chain of remote volcanic islands with blue lagoons, caves and simple eco-resorts reached by ferry.
Swim with mantas in the Drawaqa channel from May to October.
Kava ceremony and meke dance with a local village.
Earth-oven feast of meat and root vegetables.
Fiji's favorite raw fish salad, cured in lime and coconut cream with chili and fresh vegetables.
Museum in Suva's Thurston Gardens with ocean-going canoes, pottery and colonial and Indo-Fijian history.
Day cruise to Cloud 9 floating bar and Monuriki island.
Coconut-oil massage at a resort spa, often in open-air bures looking over the lagoon.
Float through rainforest gorge and waterfalls.