Fiji for NY

elperfecto07:27 UTC01 Dec 2010

Hey guys,

We are travelling to Fiji for New Years. Staying at Fiji beach resort by Hilton (called something like that).

Basically staying there only for 6 days. After a long time of work with no holidays a lot of time will be spent doing nothing (beach, pool, spa). But don't want to waste all of the Fijian time on doing nothing.

What would be the top things to do while you are there?
I love watersports etc.. Not so keen on the cultural aspect.

Also, planning on doing quite a bit of cooking ourselves - heard there are some awesome markets - advices?

peter_n_margaret19:56 UTC01 Dec 2010

"don't want to waste all of the Fijian time.................Not so keen on the cultural aspect. ............heard there are some awesome markets"

I'm confused..........

Cheers,
Peter

Taimarilyn20:27 UTC02 Dec 2010

Cooking - this will depend on where you are staying as to whether you have the facilities to do so. Yes, the markets are great, particularly those in Suva and Lautoka, but there are small markets everywhere.

elperfecto08:39 UTC18 Dec 2010

Peter, what's so confusing? I'm not a big fan of museums etc, although love visiting new ones when come to a new country, but wouldn't focus on that.

In terms of area - Hilton is on Denarau Island, understand its very big, but would expect its all very central...

peter_n_margaret20:50 UTC18 Dec 2010

Fiji is about beautiful south Pacific Islands and a unique culture.
You won't see any of that at the Hilton or Denarau which are synthetic tourist precincts. You might as well go to a hotel near home, IMO.
I suggest you catch a local bus and explore for a few days and also visit some Islands.

Cheers,
Peter

EDIT: Denarau is not really an "island" by the way, and does not have nice beaches either.

Edited by: Peter_n_Margaret

thurstonhowell4th10:22 UTC19 Dec 2010

Agree with 4, no doubt you got a nice package tour price and a few days hotel pool side may suit but you should also think of going over to a Mamanuca island resort for a few days to get away to what i think is the real Fiji being the island life. Last time I went to the islands I stayed at one of the 5 star resorts in Denaru for 24 hours to compare. Yikes, coulda been at Surfers 'we reserved these chairs at 6am this morning, you can see we left our towels here reserving our spot so you need to move' Hmmm. Folks with noisey kids seemed to like it but compared to the islands I'll not stay there again. Enjoy though as Fiji is wonderful.

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elperfecto07:27 UTC01 Dec 2010	Hey guys, We are travelling to Fiji for New Years. Staying at Fiji beach resort by Hilton (called something like that). Basically staying there only for 6 days. After a long time of work with no holidays a lot of time will be spent doing nothing (beach, pool, spa). But don't want to waste all of the Fijian time on doing nothing. What would be the top things to do while you are there? I love watersports etc.. Not so keen on the cultural aspect. Also, planning on doing quite a bit of cooking ourselves - heard there are some awesome markets - advices?
peter_n_margaret19:56 UTC01 Dec 2010	"don't want to waste all of the Fijian time.................Not so keen on the cultural aspect. ............heard there are some awesome markets" I'm confused.......... Cheers, Peter	1
Taimarilyn20:27 UTC02 Dec 2010	Cooking - this will depend on where you are staying as to whether you have the facilities to do so. Yes, the markets are great, particularly those in Suva and Lautoka, but there are small markets everywhere.	2
elperfecto08:39 UTC18 Dec 2010	Peter, what's so confusing? I'm not a big fan of museums etc, although love visiting new ones when come to a new country, but wouldn't focus on that. In terms of area - Hilton is on Denarau Island, understand its very big, but would expect its all very central...	3
peter_n_margaret20:50 UTC18 Dec 2010	Fiji is about beautiful south Pacific Islands and a unique culture. You won't see any of that at the Hilton or Denarau which are synthetic tourist precincts. You might as well go to a hotel near home, IMO. I suggest you catch a local bus and explore for a few days and also visit some Islands. Cheers, Peter EDIT: Denarau is not really an "island" by the way, and does not have nice beaches either. Edited by: Peter_n_Margaret	4
thurstonhowell4th10:22 UTC19 Dec 2010	Agree with 4, no doubt you got a nice package tour price and a few days hotel pool side may suit but you should also think of going over to a Mamanuca island resort for a few days to get away to what i think is the real Fiji being the island life. Last time I went to the islands I stayed at one of the 5 star resorts in Denaru for 24 hours to compare. Yikes, coulda been at Surfers 'we reserved these chairs at 6am this morning, you can see we left our towels here reserving our spot so you need to move' Hmmm. Folks with noisey kids seemed to like it but compared to the islands I'll not stay there again. Enjoy though as Fiji is wonderful.	5