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Culture & discovery
Fiji

Sevusevu and kava, Sigatoka villages, Suva's Fiji Museum and the Lapita site on the Coral Coast

Discover other cultural venues

โš ๏ธ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.

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Sevusevu and kava
Fijian villages

Visitors present kava root (yaqona) to the chief of the village welcoming them, as a sign of goodwill. Kava marks the main stages of Fijian life.

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Dress in villages
Throughout the archipelago

Cover your legs and shoulders, and find out about etiquette and access conditions before your visit. Topless and monokini bathing are prohibited on the beaches.

EtiquetteDress
๐ŸŒOfficial websitediplomatie.gouv.frโ†’
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Village visit on the Sigatoka
Sigatoka Valley, Coral Coast

Sigatoka River Safari takes visitors up the river by jet boat to a partner village: an explanation of protocol, a kava ceremony, a dance lesson and lunch.

VillageKava
๐ŸŒOfficial websitesigatokariver.comโ†’
๐Ÿ›๏ธHistory and heritage3 places
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Fiji Museum
Thurston Gardens, Suva

National museum with archaeological collections spanning 3,700 years and maritime, masi and girmit galleries. Open every day; check opening hours before visiting.

MuseumHistory
๐ŸŒOfficial websitefijimuseum.org.fjโ†’
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Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park
Sigatoka, Coral Coast

Fiji's first national park: dunes, dry forest and a Lapita archaeological site, with two trails of one to two hours, a visitor centre and rangers.

DunesLapita
๐ŸŒOfficial websitenationaltrust.org.fjโ†’
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The girmit legacy
Viti Levu and Vanua Levu

From 1879 to 1916, indentured labourers from India were brought to the sugar-cane plantations. Their legacy lives on in Fiji Hindi and in a gallery of the Fiji Museum.

Indo-FijianHistory
๐Ÿ Sea and reefs3 places
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Shark Reef Marine Reserve
Off Beqa, Pacific Harbour

Marine reserve known for shark diving, offered by operators such as Beqa Adventure Divers from Pacific Harbour.

SharksDiving
๐ŸŒOfficial websitefijisharkdive.comโ†’
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Rainbow Reef and Great White Wall
Somosomo Strait, Taveuni

Two dive sites facing Taveuni, the 'Garden Island', reached from the island's dive centres.

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Yasawa manta rays
Nanuya Balavu, Yasawa

Mantaray Island Resort, set within a marine reserve, runs trips to see manta rays. Check conditions with the resort.

Manta raysSnorkelling
๐ŸŒOfficial websitemantarayisland.comโ†’