Wednesday, 16 January 2019

Best Island Experience in Fiji

Fiji allows to live life at it best with a little concept the Fijians call ‘Fiji time’. Fiji time is the island culture that encourages the concept of time to be forgotten while exploring the beauty of the island. It is not a fluke that Fiji is a perfect holiday destination to have an unforgettable experience.




Fiji, in the south pacific, holds 330 idyllic islands, with each possessing countless tropical fantasies. Nature breaths awesomeness its purest form in Fiji Island, from its ocean of every shade of blue in existence, with its waves oscillating the shore to the sublime stretch of palm-studded sand. Apart from the amazing scenery Fiji Islands provides, there are loads of activities to keep your adrenaline popping.

Denarau Island Sofitel Fiji Resort &Spa
Shuttle buses are available in Nadi airport to get you to your desirable hotel or you could take a private car or taxi as you would prefer.

Sofitel Fiji Resort and spa offers spectacular luxury. The swimming pool, stunning gardens with colours dominated by lush green and the warmth of the locals makes Sofitel picture perfect. The friendliness of the Fijians makes them unique, with the ‘bula’ greeting that you get from every local that you meet. The Sofitel hotel has the most spectacular swimming pool with amenities for relaxation and refreshment. The pool has a shallow part with water and sufficient shade specially made for kids and the rest of pools is for every other person.

The rooms have spectacularly comfortable beds perfect for families and couples on honeymoon with a small bathroom and a balcony. You also have the full view of the ocean no matter your location in the hotel.

Ziplining Across the Rainforest
The Rainforest Ziplining Tour would catch your fancy if you are up for an adventure. It’s only a 45-minute drive to the rainforest and your eyes would be fed with amazing sceneries during the trip. It is sure an amazing adventure to submerge yourself in Fiji’s tropical landscape while soaring through the treetops high above the jungle canopy. Of course, for those who aren’t acrophobic.

You will be climbing 500 stairs to get to the top, so you must be fit. But, once you make it to the top, it’s all downhill. It is truly an experience that will keep your adrenaline popping, especially in the company of teenagers who insisted on ziplining upside down. You will be in the air for 2km soaring down 16 lines of zipline before landing at the bure.

Nadi Temple, Garden of the Sleeping Giant & Sabeto Mud Baths Tour
The day trips that’s taken in the Nadi Temple, Garden of the Sleeping Giant and the Mud Baths is quite an experience. Touring Nadi and catching sight of religious landmarks and natural attraction and taking a Sabeto mud bath is a must do while in Fiji.

The outing begins at the beautiful Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami temple, the largest Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere. The traditional Davidian architecture will dazzle you, paying attention to the painted wooden carvings of deities crafted by Indian artists.

After visiting the Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami temple, you be off to see the Fragrant flowers at the Garden of the Sleeping Giant while making stops at schools and little villages with population of 700 people. The Garden of the Sleeping giants contains several collections of 30 to 40 varieties of huge Asian orchid and cattleya hybrids. The garden will be one of the most pleasant discoveries you will make in Fiji.

After touring the beautiful orchids at the Garden of the sleeping giants, the tour will proceed to the Sabeto thermal mud and hot spring which is just a few kilometers away. The mud bath entails stripping to you swimmers and coating yourself with lashes of mud. Once you have caked yourself in the mud, you will proceed into the warm mud bath and then over to the warm springs to wash off the mud.

The last stop will be the Namaka Market where Fijians peruse colorful slacks of tropical fruits and vegetable

Castaway Island
Castaway Island, popularly called ‘Qalito’ by the Fijians is situated within the cloud 9 Fiji, North Beach, and Musket Cove. The sea trip takes about one hour from the Denarau terminal, travelling past several Mamanuca islands to drop off passengers.

The castaway island will almost make you feel you’re lost in wonderland. The island offers amazing sceneries and loads of off-shore activities. You can choose to snorkel through the crystal clear turquois water to have a close look at the marine life. There are other activities like surfing, boat rides, parasailing and loads more.

THE PLANTATION ISLAND FIJI

BULA!!! That’s in Fijian, in English, it is translated to WELCOME!!! BULA sounded a locally made gun just shot in my direction. I...