A WARM WELCOME
Imagine a small fanfare of smiling faces every time you walked through your front door and arrived home. Pretty great hey? Then imagine home (for they next few days or weeks at least) was a tiny island in the middle of the South Pacific, and great just became blooming amazing.As you hop between islands in Fiji a welcome party awaits as you at every one. As I approached Mantray Island with the others on my boat, we were also awarded with a big cheer, a cocktail and a lei placed round our necks to really complete the friendly greeting. Honey I’m home!
THE FIJI EXPERIENCE, ERM, EXPERIENCE
There’s so much more to Fiji than just stunning beaches and great diving opportunities, (although granted this is the jewel in their sparkly crown) and a few days aboard the Fiji Experience will help you to fully appreciate that.When I was making arrangements for my trip, I can’t tell you the number of times I heard ‘don’t stay on Nadi, jump straight on a boat to the islands’ oh, how glad am I that I didn’t listen.
Yes the island are amazing, but to really feel what Fiji is all about – you need to experience Nadi. There are so many experiences that so often get missed out by travelers simply because they can’t wait to get to the islands (they aren’t going anywhere I promise!) But hey, if you really can’t wait, then explore Nadi on the way back – you’ll be very glad you did.
EXTREME SNORKELING AND DIVING
Enjoy mingling with some of the most colorful and weird looking fish to be found anywhere in the underwater world. The snorkeling and diving just off the shores of Fiji is on a par with other famous diving spots of the world like Thailand, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Red Sea.There are very few places where you are spoiled with so many different things to explore, so close to the shores. A group of people I met while travelling on Fiji Experience had just come back from a shark dive where they were able to dive heart stoppingly close to bull sharks and hammerhead sharks among others. Mantaray Island in the Yasawas also provides a unique opportunity; to swim with some gentle giants… Manta rays! (Go figure).
FRIENDLY PEOPLE
I can safely say I have never been anywhere where the people wear a bigger smile (yep, that even includes Thailand). Life here is a constant giggle, but then, if you live in Fiji, there’s very little to be miserable about, right?!Eme and ‘Big Willie’, the two Fiji Experience guides that showed me the sights of Nadi turned out to be my favourite people that I met while travelling, and absolutely made my trip to Fiji – and the best bit? There are thousands more just like them on every island stop.
HAMMOCKS ON EVERY BEACH
It’s the ultimate way to afternoon nap; swinging between coconut trees on the edge of crystal clear waters as a warm breeze rocks you to sleep.On Beachcomber Island they have hammocks lined along the shore just outside the beach huts, so if you do need to sleep off a hangover, there’s no better place to do it.
A SUNRISE TO BEAT ALL OTHERS
Be one of the first in the world to see the dawn of the new day, from the best seat in the house!A sunrise walk to the top of one of Fiji’s great peaks, such as the summit of Waya Lailai island in the Yasawas, may sound like a lot of effort at silly o’clock in the morning, but the peaceful atmosphere from the top provides a pretty special moment, not to mention an unbeatable.
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