Where to book a one-day trip to Fiji? Fiji independent travel guide

If you want to visit Fiji Island, you must prepare a strategy in advance, especially if you are traveling independently, you must know the transportation information in advance, and you can also learn about the concept of one-day tour. If you want Friends who are going to play can check out the strategy information below. Item booking order and advance reservation time

When traveling to Fiji, the recommended order of items that need to be booked before traveling is: air tickets - hotel - transportation - local experience activities

It is recommended to make an advance reservation time :

Air tickets: at least one month in advance;

Hotel: at least half a month in advance;

Transportation: water flight/helicopter: at least one week in advance; ferry tickets : At least one day in advance;

Local experience: Skydiving/shark diving/cloud9’s more popular products are recommended to be booked 3 days or more in advance, and all activities require secondary confirmation.

Tips:

Remember not to make temporary hotel reservations or water helicopter activities, as there is an 80% chance that you will not be able to travel. Pay special attention to the items that need to be declared when entering Fiji

When entering Fiji, be sure not to declare the following items, that is, click "yes" on the entry sheet.

1.

Food. Regardless of whether you have brought food, be sure to say "yes", because it is not ruled out that you may accidentally put airline food in your carry-on luggage. Declaring food to bring will not affect entry. If you bring food, you are not allowed to bring it into the country after declaration. It will be confiscated without being fined. If you bring it directly into the country without declaring it, you will be fined 400 Fijian dollars.

2.

Cash. You are not allowed to bring more than 5,000 U.S. dollars in currency into Fiji. It is recommended to bring a credit card or UnionPay card for consumption in Fiji. If you declare it, you will pay a certain amount of tax. If you bring more than 5,000 U.S. dollars in currency and do not declare it, it will be sent to Fiji by the customs. court to investigate.

3. Aerial photography. Nowadays, more and more aerial photography enthusiasts are bringing their own aerial photography machines to Fiji for shooting. Please be sure to fill out the declaration form at the customs when entering the country and bring your aerial photography qualification certificate. Money exchange issues in Fiji

1. Cash exchange

U.S. dollars can be directly exchanged for Fijian dollars at Fiji airports, terminals, and Nadi Town. It is not recommended to use RMB to exchange, as the exchange rate is inappropriate.

Unspent cash in Fijian currency can be exchanged for U.S. dollars at the airport

2. Use UnionPay cards to withdraw cash

You can directly use UnionPay cards to withdraw money from ATMs in Fiji For cash, the daily limit is approximately 1,200 Fijian dollars, and a handling fee of 10 Fijian dollars is charged for each cash withdrawal.

3. Credit card consumption

Card consumption will incur a 3%-5% handling fee. Coins as a tip. You can exchange some small-denominated banknotes in US dollars as a tip in China. Duty-free shop issues

1. Fiji duty-free shops include: Prouds, Tapoo, Jacks, Jewels of Fiji, etc. These shops can issue tax refund forms for you.

2. Duty-free shops in Nandi Town generally operate normally from Monday to Saturday, and are generally closed in the afternoon on Sundays. If you want to do some shopping on a Sunday afternoon, it is recommended to go to the shops on the pier, which are open until 9pm.

Tax Refund Issues

When you spend more than 500 Fijian dollars in Fiji duty-free shops, you can get a tax refund at the tax refund gate at the airport departure area with your tax refund form and passport. The tax refund rate is about 8%.

Common duty-free shops: Prouds, Jacks, Jewels of Fiji, Tapoo, etc.

Tips:

Special reminder: tax refund products cannot be opened, otherwise they will be issued on the same receipt All products are not tax refundable. Regarding network issues in Fiji

1. Most hotel rooms in Fiji do not have free Wi-Fi, and you need to pay to use it. Some hotels on the main island have free Wi-Fi in public areas such as the lobby. But the signal is weak and the speed is slow. Some hotels on the outer islands basically have no signal. The signal of the hotels in the Mamanuca Islands is acceptable, but the farther away the island, the worse the signal.

2. The local network will give priority to serving local providers, so if your mobile phone has international roaming or has always used international roaming, in the same area, the local card signal and network speed will be better than the international one. Roaming device.

3. Fiji’s network is underdeveloped. The local network is billed according to traffic volume, and there is no unlimited Wi-Fi available for rent.

Tips:

Phone cards are easier to carry than portable Wi-Fi. Portable Wi-Fi is suitable for multiple people to enjoy and has more data traffic than phone cards. One-day tour activity booking + pick-up and drop-off range

One-day tour can be booked online or locally.

Skydiving, shark diving, castaway one-day tour, mana one-day tour, malolo one-day tour, these activities cannot be picked up and dropped off at hotels in Coral Coast areas such as DoubleTree by Hilton, Marriott, InterContinental, Shangri-La, etc. You need to make your own arrangements Meet at Denarau Pier.

What we call the Coral Coast Hotel Area generally refers to the 4 hotels mentioned above, so before you plan your trip, if you want to participate in more day trips, it is recommended not to choose these 4 hotels. Hotels, transportation costs are high and time spent on the road is longer.

Tips:

Fiji’s existing day tours basically depart from the main island, so if you live on an outer island, you can only book the hotel’s own activities with the hotel. . Common location and travel time issues

The following hotels and locations are frequently visited by tourists coming to Fiji. The distance and time spent between these locations are as follows:

Deanrau area Refers to: Hilton Hotel/Sofitel/Westin/Sheraton/Radisson/Terminal

Airport - Denarau area

Distance time: 30 minutes by car;

Taxi cost: about 25 Fijian dollars from the airport to Denarau; about 40 Fijian dollars from Denarau to the airport;

Hotels/piers near the airport - Nadi Town

Distance time : 20 minutes by car;

Taxi cost: about 15 Fijian dollars from the airport to Nadi Town; 25 Fijian dollars from the pier to Nadi Town;

Airport/Terminal - Intercontinental/ Marriott Hotel

Distance time: 1 hour's drive

Taxi cost: about 120 Fijian dollars

Airport/Terminal - Shangri-La Hotel

Journey time: 1 hour and 30 minutes by car

Taxi cost: about 130 Fijian dollars

Tips:

The above distances and fares are one-way time and prices . Island Hopping Transportation

Guests who choose two or more outer islands need to pay special attention to transportation issues between islands.

The following is the shipping traffic between all islands in Fiji. Those on the same route can be connected by shipping in chronological order. If you want to arrange island hopping between two islands that are not on the same route, you only need to You can choose water flight or helicopter.

Tips:

There is no direct shipping connection between Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands. You can only take a water flight or helicopter. Please be sure to arrange your island hopping trip appropriately.