As you get to the capital of the island – Suva – where about a half of Viti Levu and the whole archipelago’s population live, find some time to visit the Fiji Museum. The museum is a rather peculiar building which is dedicated to the country’s history and culture. Here you can see a great number of fascinating artefacts created by the locals’ ancestors and learn the island’s history since the day first settlers came till today. Moreover, the museum’s exhibition proves that the island has a rich past except for Europeans’ first arrival. There are also fossilised shell remains and stuffed animals that inhabited the island’s territory in different periods. A thirteen-metres-long canoe that is more than 100 years old is exhibited there as well.
Native Fijians are proud of their history and their ancestors and they are not ashamed of those stringent rules that prevailed here on the island before Europeans reached the land. Moreover, … Open
You surely won’t get bored on Viti Levu Island. Everyone really should visit the Koroyanitu National Heritage Park. It occupies the 25.000 km² territory on the slop of Lautoka. First … Open
Nadi is not just the first time you’ll stay by as you arrive at Fiji. It’s also a cultural centre that attracts Hindus who come here from the archipelago and all the neighbouring territories. And, there is the thirty-meters-high Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple. The temple consists of three parts which were built in honour of Lord Murugan, Ganesh and Minakshi. The temple is believed to be the largest one in the Southern Hemisphere.
Total length of beaches of Viti Levu is over 100 kilometers. Its shoreline is often called “Coral Coast”. There are lots of resort settlements along the coast, from tiny fishing villages … Open
One more place that is definitely worth visiting is the Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park. The area covers 650 hectares and is also a significant centre for the local archaeology. Sixty 2500 years old burials were found right here. Diverse tools, weapons and crockery that belonged to the local population that used to live here during the settlement period were also found in this place. The Naihehe Caves as well as a dozen of fortified Tonganian villages – one of which is Tavuni Fort – are located in the Sand Dunes.
Viti Levu offers its guests a decent selection of luxurious resort hotels and also more affordable, but still charming hospitality places. Fiji Beach is the best known beach hotel on the … Open