Who does not like turtles? They are cute and smart animals which need a special attention from the owners. The baby turtle can be fed right from your hand- without causing any kind of inconvenience.
Oops! I think I got out of the topic….Anyways let’s talk about the Turtle Island… or as it’s called in general -Fiji.
Fiji Nature
Actually Fiji is not a single island… it’s a combination of 330 islands in the Pacific Ocean, famous for their crystal-blue lagoons, pristine waters, picturesque hills and evergreen forests. Coastlines, broken, as if on a plan of a great architect, attracted and continue to attract the most famous people of the planet.
It is no accident that this island was chosen for the rest for such celebrities as Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Celine Dion and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Here you can fulfill the dream of a civilized Robinson – to settle on a separate island-hotel or in a traditional bungalow covered with palm leaves. Wonderful service and hospitality of the islanders coexist with natural exoticism.
Fiji – it is salvation from the hustle and stress of the modern life, the noise of cities, and from the winter cold of the northern hemisphere. Place for an elite leisure, where there is the divine harmony of untouched nature, where the inexorable time slows to a pace, and children’s dreams about the romance of distant islands become a reality.
Fiji – a mixture of Polynesian, Indian, European and Chinese cultures, as reflected in virtually everything from cuisine and ending with the architecture and the state languages. The official language is English. In general you will also hear the use of local dialects and Hindi.
Activities 0n Fiji – one of the widest choices possible
Activities on the islands of Fiji are restoring the forces, returning you back to the youth, giving you inspiration and teaching to see the hidden meaning of the nature.
– Ocean: surfing, windsurfing, water skiing, motor, canoe, horseback sailing, deep sea fishing, incredible diving
– Land: beach volleyball, tennis, squash, horse riding, cycling, superb golf
– Adventures: rafting on bamboo rafts, forest and mountain safaris, yacht cruises, tours, helicopter, trips to traditional villages, visiting sacred caves
Or…
You can just be lazy in the hammock, soaking in filtered sun and palm trees while listening to the sounds of the surf, enjoying a delicious massage or enjoy a marvelous sunset, sipping a cocktail.
Activities in Fiji – active or lazy – The choice is yours.
Resting in Fiji, walking in the woods, filled with aromas of wild flowers, bright butterflies and fluttering from tree to tree rarest birds makes you believe that paradise truly exists.
World fame of the Fiji Islands are based upon the diversity and the theatricality of the underwater world, great visibility and the best diving instructors. Fantastic pictures of underwater life and fascinating course, fabulous coral gardens and myriad of colorful fish, feeding sharks, swimming with dolphins and sea turtles, wrecks and even a sunken aircraft since World War II – each new dive is unique which presents a new exciting experience.
Local Cuisine
For many centuries the local cuisine was based only on three main components – seafood, root crops like taro and sweet potatoes, and coconuts. Today, more and more cosmopolitan trends are making a lot of pressure with the fast food, Chinese, Japanese and Latin American cuisine is rapidly replacing local traditions. Fijian cuisine is hardly to be found in restaurants and cafes.
Fiji’s national drink – yagona ( “Yangon”). This soft drink is prepared from the root of Yangon (kava) – shrubby plants of the genus pepper. Its effect on the body is rather complicated and very similar to the effect of tranquilizers, but because of the outward signs of intoxication that accompanies its use, kava is considered an alcoholic beverage, so that the effects of excessive consumption of kava and alcohol are quite similar.
Sightseeing and excursions:
Vanua Levu
Vanua Levu, the second largest of the islands of Fiji, noticeably less visited by tourists than the main island of Viti Levu. However, Vanua Levu has to offer to experienced travelers, especially for divers, much more than any of the islands of Fiji. I bet it’s the real Fiji.
Viti Levu
Viti Levu – the main island of the country, and most tourists stop here. The island offers tourists a wide choice of spa hotels. Here you can find both the cheapest hotel for fans to travel with a backpack, and exclusive five star resorts.
Small islands
The most interesting version of the holiday in Fiji – is to go on long, solitary small islands. Here you can find the island, taking no more than 10 people at a time (the whole island !!!). This is an option for honeymooners, for those who want to forget about work and family concerns and to plunge into bliss Bounty Islands.
Diving in Fiji. Fiji Islands and atolls are a part of the Great Barrier Reef. Most famous diving sites in Fiji and the groups are concentrated in the areas of submarine plateaus and atoll formations, which can be accessed from the shore. Bright-colored soft corals (there is a variety of that archipelago, known as “the world capital of soft corals”), gorgon corals, sea lilies, sea anemones, and countless number of tropical reef fish, huge turtles, barracudas, sharks (reef, spotty, sharks-hammers ), huge stingrays, whales and many other representatives of the maritime world live in these waters. In addition, here you will find tunnels and arched education, mountains and cliffs with large clefts, as well as sunk during the Second World War ships.
The most interesting places for diving:
North Fiji: Purple Wall, Mariahs Cove, Magic Mountain, Great White Wall. A piece of Paradise on the private island of Matangi – WIDE bays with white sand and fantastic underwater world.
South Fiji: Naingoro Pass, Osbourne Passage, Aquarium No.1 And No.2, North Astrolabe Reef.
Beqa Island: Caesar’s Rocks, Side Streets 2, Morgans Refuge, Frigates Passage.
Mamanuka Island: The Supermarket and Shark Feed, The W, The Pinnacle.
More distant, but no less interesting places: E-6, Gau Island, Wakaya Island.
Accommodation
The most beautiful hotels are located on remote islands. Ibid, there are some bungalows on the shore with all amenities.
Prices per room vary greatly depending on season, type of opening views and the prestige of the island. For nearly the same kind of rooms difference can be over $ 100.
The best hotels are on the small, picturesque islands. As a rule, several houses lurking among the palms on the shore of a blue lagoon – tropical homes for a couple.
Most of these hotels are intended only for adults and children over 12 years.
Many hotels in the system are all inclusive and for all inclusive deals you can use ClubMed.ca. There are islands which are hosting only one villa. This means that you can get the whole island for yourself. And why not just ask your friends to gather some money and travel to one of the hottest islands in the world. Here the chef will cook you the dishes that you want, and the captain will take you on a yacht to some other island at any time.
Carry a dependable camcorder adapter alongside your advanced Canon HD camcorder to capture more of great travel moments.
i lalalalalalove fiji it is so pretty and i have always wanted to go there so bad
i love Fiji it is so great there and Fiji is the prettiest pacific island ever at least Fiji is more better than stupid Samoa and dum Tonga.
I love Fiji, about that, we are writing a essay on Fiji and i would like to post it so everyone can read it (its about weather in Fiji)!!!
Fiji
Republic of The Fiji Islands, also known as Fiji, would be found 2000 km northeast of New Zealand.
To be more precise: 18 00 S, 175 00 E
These islands were formed by volcanic activities 150 million years ago.
Fiji is not only one island. There are about hundreds of islands spread all around Fiji. Islands consist of volcanic and small coral islands.
Most of the income that people have in Fiji comes from tourism. Many tourists coming there to spend their summers. Fiji has a very nice summer time because the weather is almost always about 24.35˚C. Additional important facts are Fiji`s beautiful and real tropical beaches.
This table shows you the temperature during 2010:
As you see the temperatures range variations are not huge. Between June to mid-November the temperature drops 23-25 C, but still keeps the heat and the warmth left.
From November to April the temperatures level is higher; from 26-28 C, but it is a raining period, and it is not very high recommendation from International Touristic Organization to spend money to visit Fiji.
How weather affects Fiji’s tourism.
The weather in Fiji is quite calm and stabile; it keeps the same temperature nearly through the whole year.
There is one, not to neglect, a relatively big problem with the weather in Republic of Fiji; the islands are an easy target for a tornado, hurricane or maybe a Tsunami. The Fiji islands have already been hit by a hurricane, on Tuesday, no month mentioned, with wind speeds of 175 km/h. The main period, when hurricanes hit these islands is between November and April.
Fiji Islands are affected by the climate because when we sum up all:
Between November and April it is dangerous, because strong hurricanes can occur and some can also cause natural disasters.
The safest time to go to Fiji is between May and October because there are less hurricanes and tsunamis, the temperature is maybe lower but still above 20C. It is recommended and it is safer.
The tourism is affecting Fiji islands in many ways, positive and negative.
Positive:
The advantages small private businesses owning more and more money on making different souvenirs: water bottles, sea shells, palms leaves, etc and other souvenirs with the writing “Fiji” on them. The employment rate is increasing during the high touristic season. It is better for the people of Fiji because they get jobs in hotels, bungalows situated in resorts. The government is happy and satisfied with increasing national income. The hotel businesses are competing, fighting for a place on the main Island while the smaller and smarter hotel owners take the small islands.
According to Fijis Central Statistics Agency (CSA) the majority of tourists coming to visit Fiji are: Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Pacific Islands and Europe.
Fiji beat their record tourists visiting with a record of 631,868 visitors. That year the government notified an increasing of 16.5% compare to 2009. In 2011 Fiji’s tourism number increased with 28%, which means that visitor numbers went up to 808,707.
But the most important question remains, what will happen if the tourism of Fiji decreases drastically?
The answer is not so complex, the biggest issue concerning this question is that the climate change will affect this beautiful country. The people working in hotels will lose their jobs. Generally speaking the government will lose a lot of money. The hotel`s owners and investors will lose a huge amount of money they invested in tourism; buying the ground, paying builders, the materials, the transport, etc.
To summaries the connection between weather and tourism: It is supposed that The Republic of the Fiji Islands will be affected on many different levels really badly by climate change!
I really love Fiji, I think that it would be a really wonderful place to visit. The pictures are really wonderful! If I could travel to any one place in the world it would be Fiji. I also agree that Fiji is more better than stupid Samoa, and dumb Tonga. Fiji is my dream desentation.
These pictures are so beautiful. I am so jealous. When i grow up i want to go to Fiji it is so cool. I really want to go to the motel under water 🙂
I’ve been there a couple of times.
Well take me next time!!!