&HER ISLANDS Lau Group G Vanua Levu G Mamanuca Islands Ta ve uni G Viti Levu G Yasawa Islands WITH Transpacific Holidays &HER ISLANDS The Pacific Relaxing Experience The island nation of Fiji lies in the western Pacific Ocean, and covers an area of 18000 square kilometres. With such a large area you will never have a feeling of being crowded. It is a 3.45 hours flight from Sydney or an 11.30 hour flight from Los Angeles. The country is made up of over 300 individual islands, of which approximately forty have accommodation available for visitors to stay at. Fiji’s main island, where all the international flights arrive and depart, is called Viti Levu, it’s the location of the nations capital Suva, which is situated on the eastern side of the island and connected by a five hour coastal highway drive or a 30 minute shuttle flight from Nadi. Although an interesting town to visit we would not recommend it for those clients looking for a relaxing holiday in the sun. Fiji’s other main town, and the location for the main international airport, is Nadi, which is located on the West Coast of Viti Levu close to all the main vacationing areas. Fiji’s tropical climate varies very little throughout the year ranging between 74 and 80˚F with year round cooling sea breezes. The rainy season is in their summer, which is October through March, with the greater chance of heavier rainfalls from mid January to March, however you would be very unlucky to experience a period of extended rain even during the rainy season. From the central mountains to the white and black palm fringe sand beaches, and from the coral reefs to the tropical rain forests, Fiji offers some truly breathtaking scenery. Just as Fiji’s scenery offers a kaleidoscope of experiences to excite the senses so do its people, the population is made up of a blend of many races. The two main ones are the indigenous Melanesian Fijians and the Indian Fijians whose ancestors arrived from India during the late 1700 early 1800’s to work Fiji’s sugarcane fields. The Fijian culture remains one steeped in Melanesian tradition, which demands that all visitors are treated as honoured guests, you will be made to feel like one of the family, the friendliness of everybody you meet is genuine and infectious. With Fiji’s ethnic mix comes a wide range of culinary delights, from Kokada, a traditional dish of fresh fish marinated in lime juice and coconut milk, and the wide range of fresh fish to curries, sushi, crepes, steaks, burgers pies and pizza. Most hotels have a weekly Lovo feast, with a selection of local fish, meat and vegetables prepared and cooked in a traditional Fijian way by being placed in a pit and slowly roasted over hot stones, a great experience both social and culinary. For the active Fiji offers a wide range of activities including Golf, Tennis, Fishing, Scuba diving, Sailing, Horse riding/trekking and Hiking. Fiji’s unspoiled natural beauty mixed with it’s tranquillity and relaxed atmosphere will fulfil your every romantic notion. The islands 300 species of native Orchids stand as proof of Fiji’s unspoiled environment, Fiji is an idyllic destination, Fiji is paradise! – 2 – – 3 – &HER ISLANDS Where To Stay ecause of its close proximity to the vacationing markets of Australia and New Zealand, Fiji has B developed a much wider range of holiday accommodation choices than any other pacific island nation. As a result of this we believe that visitors from we believe that the true Fijian experience is to be Fiji hosts a number of the world’s top class resorts, the United Kingdom have to be very careful found on Fiji’s outer islands. These are mainly but there are also some not so special hotels! So we with their choice of hotels, as some of the located in the Mananuca and Yasawa islands, which strongly recommend that you are very careful with hotels which cater strongly to the Australian are situated to the west of Viti Levu. It’s our belief your choice of property, collectively Transpacific’s and New Zealand family holiday markets may that Fiji’s outer islands offer a blend of romance, sales consultants have first hand knowledge of every not match up to you expectation. If you have relaxation, scenic beauty and laid back island living major hotel/resort in Fiji and most of the others too. travelled halfway around the world to find that that is not found anywhere else in the world We believe that our combined knowledge on Fiji is very special Pacific Island experience, you do In addition there are some lovely resorts to be found the most comprehensive of any travel company in not want to be sharing it with a hoard of on the islands of Vanua Levu and Taveuni which lie the United Kingdom. So please call, as we will be screaming children, however lovely they maybe! to the north of Viti Levu. The northern islands offer happy to pass on our knowledge to you, to ensure The main accommodation area on Viti Levu is the an experience of Fiji that is very unspoiled. Unlike that your visit to Fiji lives up to, and hopefully Coral Coast, which is located half way between Viti Levu which has been extensively cultivated for exceeds your expectations. Nadi and Suva. This area offers a large range of sugar and forestry, Vanua Levu has had relatively hotels and resorts, which are ideal of a short stay of little commercial cultivation, its vegetation and say up to 4 nights. We would not recommend a long forests are as they have been for centuries. stay on the Coral Coast for as lovely as the area is, MAP LOCATION MAP LOCATION Hotels and REF AND RESORT REGION REF AND RESORT REGION 1 Castaway Island Resort Mamanuca Islands 22 Qamea Beach Club Taveuni’s Outer Islands Resorts of Fiji 2 Centra Resort 23 Shangri-La’s Fijian Resort Coral Coast Pacific Harbour Pacific Harbour 24 Sheraton Denarau Villas Nadi/Denarau Island The hotels and resorts listed on the map 3 Centra Suva Suva 25 Sheraton Fiji Resort Nadi/Denarau Island represent 85% of the major hotels in 4 First Landing Lautoka/Nadi 26 Sheraton Royal Denarau Nadi/Denarau Island Fiji. The ones not shown are, in our 5 Hideaway Resort Coral Coast 27 Sonaisali Island Resort Nadi opinion, not suitable to offer European 6 Jean-Michel Cousteau 28 Tanoa International Hotel Nadi visitors although we will book them if Fiji Islands Resort Vanua Levu you already have experience of the 29 Taveuni Island Resort Taveuni Island 7 Kaimbu Island Resort Lau Island Group property. Those printed in blue are the 30 The Crow’s Nest Coral Coast ones that are detailed in this brochure, 8 Laucala Fiji Forbes Taveuni’s Outer Islands 31 The Naviti Coral Coast they are in our opinion those which 9 Mana Island Resort Mamanuca Islands 32 The Wakaya Club Viti Levu’s Outer Islands offer the best range of accommodation 10 Maravu Plantation Resort Taveuni Island 33 The Warwick Fiji Coral Coast choices. Viti Levu’s Outer Islands 11 Marlin Bay Resort 34 Toberua Island Resort Viti Levu’s Outer Islands We can quote prices and make reservations 12 Matamanoa Island Resort Mamanuca Islands 35 Tokatoka Resort Hotel Nadi for any of the other properties shown in red, 13 Matangi Island Resort Taveuni’s Outer Islands 36 Tokoriki Island Resort Mamanuca Islands they are not included in this brochure only 14 Mokusigas Island Resort Viti Levu’s Outer Islands 37 Treasure Island Resort Mamanuca Islands because we are limited by the amount of 15 Moody’s Namena Islands Vanua Levu’s Outer Islands 38 Turtle Islands Yasawa Islands space available to us. 16 Musket Cove Resort Mamanuca Islands 39 Vatulele Island Resort Viti Levu’s Outer Islands 17 Namale Resort Vanua Levu 40 Vomo Island Resort Viti Levu’s Outer Islands 18 Natadola Beach Resort Coral Coast 41 Yasawa Island Resort Yasawa Islands 19 Navini Island Resort Mamanuca Islands 42 Loma Loma Lau Group 20 Nukubati Island Vanua Levu’s Outer Islands 21 Plantation Island Resort Mamanuca Islands LOCAL LOCAL Average Daily Temperature CURRENCY TIME VISA Average Temp oF JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Fiji $ GMT -12 No Visa required for a stay Fiji 80 80 80 79 77 75 74 74 75 76 77 79 of up to 3 months. The bold temperatures indicate the rainy season (information supplied by the UK Met. Office) – 4 – Fiji & her– 5 – islands Weddings & Honeymoons Your Choice of Flights Transpacific offers you a wide choice of flight options to give Stopover Options in Fiji you the best possible flexibility when planning your trip to Fiji. If you do not relish the idea of making the journey all in one go and As Fiji is exactly on the opposite side of the world from Britain, the would like to take a break, or if you would like to include a city break eddings and Honeymoons in exotic far away places have 180-degree longitude line runs straight through the island of Taveuni, as part of your Fijian holiday, we can arrange stopovers for you in any of W so it’s no quicker to travel to Fiji via the East or the West. Therefore you the major cities in North America, The Far East or Austrialasia. Just call become increasingly more popular with British romantics, can decide on which route to take based on flight convenience or where us and we will be happy to quote you for any city and hotel of your else you would like to visit during your trip.