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Suva Shore Excursion: Jewel of Fiji Tour

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Location: Pacific Harbour, Fiji
Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Product code: 12960P5


Overview
Your Jewel of Fiji shore excursion includes the awesome foursome tour, river canoeing (long boat exhilarating ride), Fijian cultural village tour, a magic waterfall swim and bamboo rafting. River Canoeing After being picked up from your designated pickup location at the Suva Port, you will travel to the Adventure Capital district of Fiji, Pacific Harbour - Navua to begin a journey to a world away from the cares of modern living. Enjoy an exhilarating cruise up the beautiful Navua River, past villages, farm lands, pristine tropical rainforest, deep gorges and canyons, meandering rapids and numerous cascading waterfalls. You may come across wild river ducks, white and black heron and other native birds. Fijian Village Tour A Fijian Warrior will escort you to the village meeting house (Bure). Experience age-old customs and traditions, a customary welcome yaqona (kava) ceremony which will be performed for you. This sacred ceremony is only performed to visiting high chiefs or very important visitors.You will get a history of the village established by lone Englishman John Humphrey Danford in the early 1800's. See war dance performances by the young men of the village. See native root crops, fruits, vegetables, herbal medicine and kava plants. Join in "taralala & tuboto" (Snake Dance). Shop for village handicraft souvenirs. Witness the unearthing of your lovo lunch (cooked underground) before enjoying this with other Fijian delicacies, local fruits and soft drinks. Watch woman plating Fijian mats. Visit a village pre-school kindergarten. Watch woman folk dances. Learn about coconut by-products, tapa painting and the farewell song - "Isa Lei".Note: On Sunday's the cultural dances will be excluded by the men & woman as its Sabbath and most of them will be attending Sunday Church. Magic Waterfall Navua River's biggest waterfall situated approximately 1 hour up the river. Only a short 5-minute walk into the wilderness to get to the first pool. For the more adventurous, the guides are there to help you to get to the bigger falls. Your tour company has the sole right from the native owners to use these waterfalls.   Bamboo Rafting Leisurely ride on the unsinkable "HMS BILIBILI" a.k.a the HMS No Come Back. Explore the only way the local Fijian’s ancestors had to travel before roads or vehicles were introduced. A reenactment of centuries old only means of transport down river. This is a smooth thrilling ride with no motors used. Go with the flow on this minimum 30-minute ride. At the end of your tour you will be taken back to your cruise ship at the Port of Suva.
Supplier Name
Discover Fiji Tours
Additional Information
Confirmation will be received at time of booking,Children 15 yrs & under must be accompanied by an adult,Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required,On Sundays, the cultural dances in the village may not be available as it is the Sabbath and most dancers attend church,Not wheelchair accessible,Near public transportation,Infants must sit on laps,Most travelers can participate,This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund,This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Inclusions:
Port pickup and drop-off,Lunch,Activities as listed in itinerary,Professional guide
Exclusions:
Souvenir photos (available to purchase),Gratuities,DVD (available to purchase)
Traveler Reviews

I have written Lionel Danford & Scott multi times about my refund. I did receive a message from Scott. He stated he was waiting for Lionel to refund me that was 2 months ago. He is now ignoring my emails. I paid in full in August 2019 for this tour that would have been in April of 2020. Company doesn't have good communicate skills. Beware if booking with this company as I lost all my money since he required us to pay up front in full.

We booked the tour while on a cruise. The ride to the tour was nice and in a good vehicle. We enjoyed the boat ride to the waterfall and swimming there. The program and lunch at the village was fantastic. The reason we only gave 4 stars is the bamboo raft debacle. The rafts were overloaded and riding too low in the water. Our raft was stuck on a rock and it took some work to even get going. It was already losing some lashing before we started, and was so low we felt unsafe. At least they aborted the raft ride, but the number of people aboard was a major concern.

A full day with excellent, knowledgeable and friendly guides. Nothing was too much trouble. We learned a lot about Fijian life and culture. Stunning scenery. Well worth the cost.

A superb day spent with local, very friendly Fijians in their village, on a long boat ride, on a raft and swimming by a massive waterfall. Perfect!

A superb day spent with local, very friendly Fijians in their village, on a long boat ride, on a raft and swimming by a massive waterfall. Perfect!

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80.32