Camping in Fiji

Hello, in which Islands in Fiji, the Yasawas and others are resorts, guesthouses and others, where it is possible to camp with your own tent. We hear, that there are many places, but if you now a good place, please give us recommendation.

Thank you Dieter

when we were staying at Danny's Village Homestay there was this guy and his girlfriend from Germany camping in a tent at Danny's

they set up at Danny's and ate dinner with us in the evenings.

Danny's is not in the Yasawas but on the Coral Coast.

You might ask some of the nicer resorts if you can set up your tent there. I saw tents at Blue Lagoon Resort on Nacula, but I know some of the staff used them as temp shelter when they had to stay at the resort overnight.

But generally, I wouldn't say that camping on the yasawas is straightforward or cost effective. All of the land is owned by the local villages, who you would need permission to use. it's hot as hell and there aren't a lot of established trails you could use without the same permission. If you stay at a resort, you would need to pay similar amounts to just renting a bure or dorm there and most of the time they are pretty inexpensive.

As an option: there are village home-stays you might consider which are inexpensive and provide an authentic experience. There is on in nacula village which I heard was extremely nice with a great family. But village life isn't easy ;)

You might ask some of the resorts if you can set up your tent there. I saw tents at Blue Lagoon Resort on Nacula, but I know some of the staff used them as temp shelter when they had to stay at the resort overnight.

Camping on the yasawas is not straightforward or necessarily cost effective. All of the land is owned by the local villages, and you would need to ask permission to set up your tent anywhere. it's hot as hell and there are no services / shops / fresh water sources most of the time. And there aren't a lot of established trails you could use without the same permission from the chief of the village.

If you stay at a resort, you would need to pay similar amounts to just renting a bure or dorm there and most of the time they are pretty inexpensive.

As an option: there are village home-stays you might consider which are inexpensive and provide an authentic experience. Something like $40FJD/night which probably includes food. There is on in nacula village which I heard was extremely nice with a great family. But village life isn't easy or private ;)

If you're set on camping on the yasawas and don't want to stay on the grounds of a resort, then you would need to get to the island, find the spokesperson of the village and ask permission to stay and offer a sevusevu (kava offering) and ask where you could set up your tent. They might offer to let you stay with a family in their house, and if you did not want to do this it could be considered an offense ("my house is not good enough for you?! you would prefer a tent?!").

Anyway, you get the idea ;)

Having just researched this for a family holiday, Blue Lagoon Resort does have "Luxur" tents (2 rooms/ vestibule apparently - see site) but at F$99 for two (and another $F 80 for 2 children) it's not exactly a cheap option (plus you pay the F$ 65 meal plan for each).

I did note that Oarsman's has tents or allows BYO much cheaper but you still have the compulsory meal plans. The Beach House on the Coral Coast also allows camping on their website (no compulsory meals)

Most of the resorts that allow tent camping will charge a fee of near fj $10 or $15 pp, compared to dorm rooms for $25 or $30, so the savings are not great. Access to fresh water is key for campers.

John
Rakiraki, Fiji

The Beachouse on the coral coast offers camp sites.

Its a great place with great facilities for a backpackers and its conveniently located on the Queens highway and its beach front :-)