I will warn you now that Fiji can be VERY HOT & HUMID! When we went it was over 30'c every day (which is fine) but was 85-90% humidity (which isn't)!

On the main island (Viti Lavu) we visited villages in the Nausori Highlands where we tried bamboo rafting (bilibili) and our first Kava ceremony! Suva is a good place to go for a Maccas if you need to stock up on junk food but watch out for the Sword sellers and drug dealers - they can spot tourists a mile off. If anyone starts chatting to you whilst carving onto a bit of wood, move on quickly. They are sword sellers and will try & con you out of money.

Kava (yanggona) is a tranquillising drink that comes from the dried root of the pepper plant and looks like muddy water. The taste isn't much better either but it gives the tongue a tingling sensation. I don't recommend that you take any out of the country as it is classed as a narcotic elsewhere! Do BE AWARE that Kava is where my brother & I believe we contracted giardiasis (a very very unpleasant infection of the digestive system).

Snorkelling in Fiji is absolutely incredible. The water is warm (constant temp of 25-28'c), many types of coral, amazing array of fish. This is where I saw my first black-tipped reef shark! I'd recommend it!

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