Go-Fiji.com Travel and Vacation Guide
Bula
and welcome to the all-and-everything Fiji travel guide! On this
Fiji travel and vacation guide, you will find island info, maps,
photos, weather, attractions, information about Fiji’s culture
and interesting facts about the Fijian archipelago. Everything
you need to know to plan your Fiji vacation, business trip or
move to the islands or to just learn more and do research about
Fiji.
Fiji is a South Pacific dream destination for many people from
around the world. The archipelago has about 322 islands in
total, of which only 106 are permanently inhabited, and 522
islets. The majority of the population, about 87%, live on the
two main islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.
About half a million people come here each year to enjoy a
vacation in paradise. Fijians are warm, welcoming and hospitable
people, but there was a time when visitors to these islands
received a very different welcome, as a shoe in Fiji’s national
museum testifies. It belonged to Reverend Thomas Baker, who came
to Fiji as a missionary in 1867. He was eaten.
Once known as the “Cannibal Isles,” Fiji today is a colorful
crossroads of the South Pacific, its inhabitants a blend of
Melanesian, Polynesian and Micronesian mixed with Indian,
Chinese and European, each group with a culture and cuisine of
their own.
Fiji’s land- and seascapes are just as diverse – from tropical
lagoons, amazing white-sand beaches, blue lagoons, lush
rainforests, magnificent coral reefs, volcanic hilltops and
serene mountains – Fiji delivers. The possibilities are endless
and you’ll find that one vacation is not enough to discover all
there is to see and do.
Venture beyond the resorts and discover the real Fiji in the
back roads and marketplaces. Traditions still run deep here. The
peoples’ lives revolve around the village and bure thatched
buildings resonate to the sound of bula, the local greeting. You
may come across locals walking over hot stones in a steaming pit
or be invited to join them for kava drinking (a narcotic drink
made from the crushed root of the Polynesian pepper shrub, which
has a numbing effect and tastes muddy and a bit like washing-up
water, a taste you may or may not acquire during your stay).
Traveling around the main islands is easy and can be done via
plane, boat or bus. The people are outgoing and friendly and
most of them speak English fluently, since it’s an official
language, besides Fijian and Fiji-Hindi (and other regional
dialects). So browse our website and discover Fiji even before
you go.
Bula, welcome to Fiji!
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