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# somewhere worth staying on the mainland Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji
samsos 12:41 UTC 04 Mar 2011 | Hi. My boyfriend and I (28 and 30) are holidaying in Fiji in August this year and are planning to spend 5 nights on the coral coast (Naviti resort is looking good) and three nights each on the islands. Bounty, Plantation and Blue Lagoon. Will spend our final 2 nights in Nadi. We were planning to fly to Taveuni and spend 3 nights at Makeira resort, but flights will add another $300 aus dollars each to our trip and it just wont be worth it. Was looking forward to seeing the rainforests, waterfalls and country side. Can anyone recommend a good spot on the main island where we might get a similar experience? Looking at 3 nights and somewhere that is easily accessible from Nadi. Any other advice relating to the rest of our trip would be greatly appreciated. Our ideal holiday will involve a little romance, some socialising, relaxation, watersports, diving and culture. Cheers |
nztourist 18:56 UTC 04 Mar 2011 | you say "Our ideal holiday will involve a little romance, some socialising, relaxation, watersports, diving and culture." check out the pictures at this link http://www.fijihomestays.com/guests-photos past guest photos from their stay at Danny's Village Homestay on the Coral Coast. this place is somewhere worth staying while in Fiji...It was a great experience | 1
wksamoa 20:20 UTC 04 Mar 2011 | I knew that this would come. Now I wait for Calumet to propose going to American Samoa instead ;-) Doesn't it read somewhere that this is supposed to be a 'strictly non advertising community'? | 2
Laszlo 00:09 UTC 05 Mar 2011 | Close to Nadi, the Koryantu-Abaca Nature Reserve (spelling?) offers good rainforest hikes but only simple accommodation. Otherwise hop over to Suva, which has a wide range of accommodation, lots of sights of historic interest, and good, easy rainforest walks in the nearby Colo-i-Suva Reserve which also has decent accommodation on site. | 3
meandbobby 03:01 UTC 05 Mar 2011 | my boyfriend and I have just got back from Fiji I have to disagree with wksamoa's comment above. I want to thank nztourist because we went to Danny's because of the comments made on this forum about Danny's I have left my review of Danny's on tripadvisor. Great location, Great people and Great experience. | 4
ozziegiraffe 11:39 UTC 05 Mar 2011 | The OP is looking for "rainforests, waterfalls and countryside". Are these all accessible from Danny's? | 5
meandbobby 20:31 UTC 05 Mar 2011 | Yes...they took us up into the rainforest to a waterfall. the whole trip took us about 4 hours. We had lunch at the waterfall and got to have a swim. We also went to some hot pools...mud hotpools. Great to soak in so nice. I think the best thing about staying there was the local knowledge. | 6
peter_n_margaret 09:41 UTC 06 Mar 2011 | Take a bus to Raki Raki (3 hours from Nadi north along the coast?) and a F$30 cab to VoliVoli or Wananavu. Cheers, Peter | 7