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# Where to go on holiday???? Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea
bob1971 02:00 UTC 20 Mar 2007 | Hi all Looking to take my first holiday since moving to NZ last year and want some island life. Looking at Rarotonga, Samoa, Fiji etc. Key criteria are peace and quiet, decent food, good snorkelling off the beach and preferably not full of families / young kids (sorry, first holiday with girlfriend and want it to be special - lame i know!). Budget for the pair of us is $3 - $4,000 NZ. Spent a month traveling around the Yasawas in 04 so quite keen to try somewhere new. Oh and looking to travel late June / early July time. cheers Bob |
Laszlo 11:02 UTC 20 Mar 2007 | Fiji! There's a lot more than just the Yasawas there. Places to look into could include Taveuni, Kadavu or Ovalau & around. The Cooks could also be good, but I personally never recommend Samoa for reasons outlined in the Samoa link in my signo line. | 1
agingaquarian 11:51 UTC 20 Mar 2007 | I used to love Rarotonga, but couldn't recommend it at the moment because of dengue fever outbreak, plus problems with lagoon pollution. | 2
bob1971 01:16 UTC 22 Mar 2007 | cheers | 3
copperspoon 07:25 UTC 22 Mar 2007 | Fiji hands down especially if food matters. | 4
siddalt 15:55 UTC 22 Mar 2007 | For a whole different experience try Vanuatu. Very under-developed compared to Fiji, but friendly and safe. Blue water, great snorkelling off beaches and several good restaurants. I have stayed at Le Lagon a bit pricey but very nice and Kaiviti, much cheaper and nearly in the middle of town. Not much to buy, so you might save a bit, duty free grog is near the cheapest in the world at Fung Keui shop. | 5
Laszlo 17:49 UTC 22 Mar 2007 | Vanuatu is also my favourite, and I would have recommended it if OP had included it in the list of possiblities. | 6
bob1971 08:21 UTC 25 Mar 2007 | thats cool also now one of my options. Friend of friend has mini resort out there. cheers for all that! | 7
bond 09:51 UTC 27 Mar 2007 | Might also like to consider the Solomon Islands. Just come back from a trip there and had a great time. The diving & snorkelling is the best we have found. Really un-spoilt and pristine. Stayed at Uepi Island, bungalows on the beach and everything on your door step, great food and hospitality. Good luck. | 8