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# Travelling Fiji Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji
dmurray89 10:22 UTC 22 Jul 2014 | Hi, im planning on doing 3 weeks in Fiji Next January/February as part of my solo travels home from Australia to Ireland. I have Many questions and queries as regards traveling Fiji I am very interested in Seeing as much of the Islands as possible and i was advised to do the "Tropical Awgasm" travel package which does 6 islands in 12 days, to do the island hopping. was wondering if anyone else had done this tour and if so would they advise it or what?? Im also wondering where is the best place to fly in from and out from in Fiji and is there much really do do on the mainland in Fiji or should i just concentrate on Seeing as much as the island as possible. Also is 3 weeks enough and did people find Fiji expensive to travel. Thanks :) |
jbinternational 09:42 UTC 23 Jul 2014 | most planes fly in Nadi, with a couple of countries who do fly into Suva (Nausori) but not every day. you don't say where you are coming from, this tour really only shows you one well trod tourist trail of Fiji, and while that area is great you are missing so much of Fiji's other islands, in three weeks you could travel around Viti Levu, the main Island by bus, stop at the Beachhouse, see Suva, visit Leleuvia and Ovalau, get the ferry to Vana Levu eg Savusavu and Labassa, then to Taveuni, interesting waterfalls, and perhaps still have some time in the islands you mention. Bus fares are cheap | 1
bthdth 10:46 UTC 23 Jul 2014 | wondering if anyone else had done this tour and if so would they advise it or what?? If 6 islands in 12 days is your idea of seeing as much as possible, we may not have much in common regarding travel philosophies. Take the Yasawa flyer on your own. You can "see" even more than 6 islands in one day! Don't laugh this off as ridiculous. It all comes down to where anyone wants to draw the line: how much seeing does a person have to do to see a place? #1 answers the question about airports. I suspect you need to do a bit more research on where you are going if you're asking a question like this. Also is 3 weeks enough I spent 2 months covering what #1 describes, and I still didn't manage more than about half of what I would have liked to see/do. On the other hand, some people go to a holiday resort and stay there for a week, maybe take a day trip, and are happy with that. You can do what you want, fill as much time as you want. Lots of possibilities. Don't worry about the time. Make the best of what you give yourself. But you owe it to your own trip to do a bit of research. did people find Fiji expensive to travel I didn't consider it expensive, and for fulfilling the S Pacific island fantasy, it was a good choice. More expensive than SE Asia, not as expensive as much of Europe -- or other S Pacific island nations. I stayed away from the relatively more expensive resort areas of the Yasawas, etc. Spent more time in towns on Viti Levu and generally more time towards the east (Ovalau,Vanua Levu, Taveuni). Used public transport, basically did things on my own (no tours). Obviously, more money spent means more creature comforts, but I found a decent balance at the low-end of things. | 2