City break in Viti Levu Island. Active leisure ideas for Viti Levu Island - attractions, recreation and nightlife

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 and foremost, it’s an extremely fascinating place. Local forests are famous for the lack of wild animals as well as insects-vehicles for dangerous diseases. So, you can just keep on walking around the landscapes and nor worrying about your health. There is about a dozen of walking and bicycle tracks in the park, that is why you can choose whether you’d like to have a short two-hours-walk or spend a whole day here. You’ll be able to watch exotic flora as well as diverse birds which inhabit the place. Kingfishers, several kinds of hawks and more than 10 kinds of parrots of different size and colours are presented in the national park.

The Koroyanitu is called «Koroyanitu National Heritage Park» for a reason. There are six ethnical villages on the island where people live just the same as their ancestors did 100-200 years ago. Locals have a positive attitude towards tourists and they even allow them to enter their houses, feed them and invite to participate in their traditions such as drinking cava all together.

If you want to get deep inside in the local forests, then there is the tropical one right near Suva in the Colo-I-Suva Forest Park. There are six-kilometres-long tracks especially for tourists to wander about. However, if you’re not fond of walking and would rather choose to try something extreme, then you can try jeeping. The trip guarantees wonderful views and an unforgettable experience. Moreover, you can also rent a car yourself in case you want to. There are quite a lot of rental stations in Suva and Nadi, however, just a few would agree to take responsibility and go into depths of forests on such car. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

There are several rivers around the whole island too where rafting lovers spend their days. What is more, there is one of the best places for windsurfing in the mouth of the Sigatoka River (south of Nandi) – wind here is 10 m/sec. every day from April until November. Those who prefer traditional surfing should go to the Mamanuca Islands or the Yasawa Islands. The easiest way to get there is by motorboat from Nandi. There you’ll find beaches for aspiring surfers as well as for masters.

Many divers come here too due to rich flora and fauna and the lack of tourists. Here you’ll find everything for perfect diving – a variety of marine inhabitants, breath-taking underwater landscapes, pretty cheap rent prices, and a few dozens of diving centres where beginners, as well as experienced divers, have a chance to improve their skills. In addition, you also have a great opportunity to not just get to famous sets but try sea turtles riding and swimming with dolphins. Then, there is something far more extreme too – diving in a cage with sharks.

You should definitely try diving in the Beqa Lagoon. There is a plateau there 20-30 meters down. Dozens of rocks are all around the plateau and covered with various corals. It’s a highly nice place and diverse animals live there for the whole year. If you want to just take sunbaths, then the best point for it is near the Pacific’s coast. Even though Suva and Nadi provide guests with clean spacious urban beaches, the majority of tourists, as well as thousands of locals, come there, so it’s definitely not a solitary place at all. Nevertheless, there are always those who would like to play beach football or volleyball. The largest beaches provide people with a unique chance to learn water skiing and kite surfing.

City beaches turn into open-air dance floors after dark. Locals usually go to Suva night clubs, so if you want to fell as one of them, go there.

Then, there is a bunch of other entertainments in the capital. For instance, you can rent equipment, a boat and hire an instructor and try sea fishing. Local travel agencies offer flights above the island on a light aircraft, skydiving, an excursion around Viti Levu; take a motorboat or a walking route and reach remote beaches alongside the coastline. Moreover, there are several cinemas where everyone can find something fitting their taste.