The Five ' A ' Travel Plan : Attractions

Navala Village: Don't leave Fiji without visiting the most picturesque village in the South Pacific - Navala Village is located about 50 minutes drive into the highlands and is one of the few remaining villages where all houses are built from traditional materials. The houses, locally referred to as bures, have bamboo woven walls and thatch roofs and are single room buildings. Kitchens and toilets are separate buildings out he back. A visit to Navala includes a welcoming yaqona ceremony where guests are introduced and bonded by drinking the traditional Fijian drink mixed from roots of the Yaqona tree. The drive to Navala is a little bumpy travelling along dirt roads but takes in some breathtaking rural scenery along the way.

Bouma National Park: The gorgeous tropical rain forest of Bouma National Park Fiji is one of the unexpected highlights of a trip to Fiji. The park has volcanic peaks, razor edge mountain ridges and cliffs that fall into the sea. There are trails throughout the park, but an experienced guide is required to show the way. For people wanting to explore by themselves, the park offers two maintained trails, the Bouma Falls Trail and Lavena Coastal Walk. There are three waterfalls between 10 minutes and an hour walk from the main road that are a gorgeous. At the end of the coastal road on the west coast of Taveuni is the village of Lavena. This is the departure point for the 3 mile Lavena Coastal Walk along the forest edge, passing cove beaches and waterfalls. This coast can also be explored by kayak.

The LOVO: The LOVO is a cultural ceremony that takes place in Tavuni, Fiji. The LOVO is a huge feast with a community, but all the food gets cooked in the earth. The idea is similar to a barbeque, but a little more smoked. This way of cooking is a great and efficient way to cook a large amount of food for a large amount of people. With going to this ceremony, you will be asked to dance to their music, and sing their songs. The instruments are all percussion. These instruments are hardwood gongs, bamboo tubes, and just beating two sticks together. The LOVO people are very accepting to tourists coming in and experiencing their ceremony.

Fijian Firewalking: Fijian firewalking is an ancient ritual that the Sawau tribe takes part in.

The ritual involves select tribal members walking barefoot across red-hot stones in a specially prepared pit. Amazingly, the firewalkers do not get burnt and it is definitely a Fiji attraction worth seeing. There is also a way that tourists can get involved. There is a seperate pit for the use of inexperienced firewalkers. The pit is filled with clear and black stones that carry red and orange lights inside of them. These stones are put at a temperature that cannot burn anyone but is still warmer than the human skin. Fijians get tourists to volunteer to walk across this pit. Of course at first, there are no volunteers willing to do this stunt, but really it's a trick. This act is in place to discover the courage and bravery of the foreigners. This stunt ends up washing away the fear of the tourists after they take this first step. This Sawau tribe is located in on the island of Beqa.

Vuda: Vuda is the the site of Fiji's first village. It is a historical village that is extremely important to the people of Fiji. It is here that the first human inhabitants settled the Fiji Islands, thought to have arrived from the East African coast in the country now known as Tanganyika.This first village includes many different environment aspects, such as natural caves, and interesting bee hives that have never been touched.