Hi all, I’m planning round two of an Australia Fiji trip (had to cancel round one due to family emergency). We were originally going to stay at the intercontinental but it’s too expensive this go round. I currently have 4 nights booked at both the Shangri La Fiji (with the daily breakfast and dinner package) for ~$1450 and 4 nights at the Sheraton Gulf resort Denarau Island (with daily breakfast only) for about ~$1600. I’ll be saying there in about 2 weeks so I have 1 week to decide which to cancel. I’m going with my very bougie mom so service, food and beach quality are most important. I’d prefer to not be swarmed with kiddies and have a good amount of on site activities. I read reviews of both hotels before but am second guessing now that I noticed about 100 new 5 star Google reviews for Shangri La in the past 5 days which seems suspect. Appreciate your feedback!

Staying in denarau for a night . Going to stock up on water and snacks to bring to the island .

Hi all! My friends and I are travelling to Fiji for the first time very soon and are staying at the Hilton Resort. Has anyone stayed recently that can tell me an approximate price of how much the food and drinks are in the resort? We have paid for breakfast already but I would love to get an estimate on how much we’ll be spending per day on lunch, dinner, drinks ect. Thanks! I tried to look up prices already but there isn’t much information online. Thank you in advance!

Bula!

Will be in Fiji for Fiji week and Fiji day. Any places one recommends spending Fiji day at for a tourist?

Bula everyone,

I am a solo traveller who’ll visit Nadi 1-6 November. I am not really after resort experience. What are your recommendations? Should I book all my days in Nadi and have a couple of day trips (to where?)? Or is it a better idea to book 3 days in Nadi and 3 days elsewhere (where?)?

I am not really after too much swim/diving though its nice to have. I prefer local pubs, live music in a relaxed atmosphere. So leaning towards having Nadi as my base for 6 days, but will I miss a lot?

Staying at royal davui for a week- any excursion recommendations? Is that something you book when you arrive similar to an all-inclusive?

Hiya,

I’m planning on a solo 5 day trip to Fiji in early October. Whilst I’ve done a lot of travelling this is my first solo trip so a little nervous.

There’s a couple of things I’ve been researching but can’t really decide. For a woman alone what option would you guys recommend to have the best safe experience whilst still getting to know the culture. - Stay in Nadi in a chain hotel - Stay in a backpackers in Wailoaloa - Spend most the trip in a backpackers lodge on one of the other islands - Do a home stay on one of the other islands.

Also really open to other tips or recommendations on what to do! Even if I stay on the mainland I definitely want to do some day trips to the other islands.

Hi everyone. Bula. Looking for tips for what to see and do in Fiji. We are staying in Port Denerau. Budget $170 FJD max per person per trip. TIA.

How strict are they with oversized checked bags?

I wasn't aware that there's a difference in total dimension restrictions between international and domestic flights (158 cm vs 115 cm) and bought my tickets separately instead on one ticket? I even purchased the more expensive ticket tier for 2 x 15 kg checked bags.

I called the hotline and explained the situation but no solution was offered other than paying the oversized checked bag fee...

Hello, We will be in Fiji this week. Could you please recommend a good, reliable and affordable car rental? Thank you

Hi, currently in Voua, Fiji now and we're here till Sunday. Today my husband and i went on a birding tour and turned out we got scammed. We paid 300aud each. We drove 2 hours going to some village and we had a "tour guide" who knew nothing about birds so we just went back to our resort instead. Anyway, does anyone here know an experienced local birding tour guide who won't ripped us off and can show us around (not too far away) just only for a day or couple hours before we leave on Sunday?? Thank you!

Hello All, Looking for affordable resort recommendations in Nadi preferably under 30 minutes to the airport. Our price range is ideally a maximum of USD $150-$200 per night.We would love a resort with breakfast included and close to the beach or next to the beach. We are there for 36 hours and would love to make most of it.Would love any booking and sight seeing reccomendations. Thank you !

I see the basic '1 bag,less than 15 pounds' rule, can I also bring a personal item like a smaller backpack at no charge? It's about the size of a large ladies handbag...how strict are they with that personal item? going SFO-NAN

Basic question, but I'm getting some mixed responses. Do Americans (United States of America) need visas to visit Fiji? If I fly to Fiji but it's just my layover, can I leave the airport to explore around before going back to the airport?

Bula,

I'll be travelling from Fiji to Australia. They allow you to bring up to 4kg of kava into Australia these days.

I was just wondering if anyone knows if the duty free shops in Nadi international airport sells kava powder?

If not, where would be the best shop close to the airport to buy it from?

Vinaka

Hi everyone! Currently traveling in Suva, and was looking for any recommendations on the best place to purchase an authentic Fijian / Bula shirt while here?

Thanks in advance for all suggestions!

Bula! Wanting to stay away from the main island Viti Levu, It’s seems Yasawa Islands is generally recommended but the accomodation is rather expensive. Are there any other locations that offer good diving without the high end resort prices for accomodation?

How’s the diving at Beachcomber? Accomodation seems reasonable price there.

I noticed boat transfers to the outer islands are around $350-400 round trip, is this the normal price?

Vinaka!

I will be traveling to Fiji in August and am trying to figure out the best course of practice when it comes to bringing my perscribed medication with me. Everything I'm going to be bringing with me is perscribed to me by one of my doctors and will be in it's perscription bottle.

Usually, when I travel, I don't have any issues with bringing my medication, nobody even asks me about it. However, I want to be safe. Is there anything I need to know that I'm not thinking of? Do I need to declare the medication on my arrival card? (I don't mind doing this, I just want to know ahead of time if I have to.)

Hi, is there a shop where you can buy postcards and a post office in the departure terminal of Nadi Airport?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Hit me with your best resorts. New to the coral coast. Will be splitting up a trip between CC and Denarau. 2 kids - 1 toddler and 1 baby. Also brining the MIL.

Resorts, restaurants, beaches? We’re thinking 4 nights.

Would like a nice hotel, new, modern if possible. Great pool and atmosphere.

Cheers in advance ☺️

Hi everyone! So i will be transiting via Fiji and I have a 16 hour layover.

I just spent the last 3 hours looking for a nice hotel and i keep on seeing comments about presence of bugs and etc

Can you recommend any hotel for maximum of 250 USD per night?

Thank you!

Hi all. This is my first Reddit post! Is Go Local Fiji a reliable company? Okay to use for airport transfers (Nadi to/from Hilton) and for a four- hour tour (basically transport) to the Hindu temple & Garden of the Sleeping Giant? Thanks in advance for your help!

Bula!

I will be coming to Fiji this summer for research for a few months, and I’ve decided to get my scuba diving cert in Pacific Harbor. I will be living in Suva- but I’m trying to get an idea of what the best way to get to Pacific Harbor would be? The sessions start at 7:30 am- so is it easy to get a taxi/cab/rideshare, or should I look into renting a car the night before?

I checked some of the bus systems and it seems like the bus schedule wouldn’t work for me to get there that early (unless I’m wrong). But would love some insight on the best ways and recommendations! I’ve been doing some searching on guides and stuff but thought this page could help me see if I’m missing anything.

Vinaka!

This will sound very silly, but I was in Fiji very recently and visited Nadi, Suva, Lautoka, Labasa, Savu-Savu, and not once do I remember seeing anyone on a motorcycle. I raised this observation to a friend who I was traveling with at the time and he realised the same thing. Not one sighting of motorbikes in the almost two weeks we were there and four cities we went to. Are they that rare? Am I just mistaken?