5–8 HOURSTaste of Nadi — 12 Things to Do
A private, flexible tour of Nadi — markets, the Garden of the Sleeping Giant, the Sabeto mud pools, the zip line and more. You choose the stops.
From FJ$295 per vehicle, 2 adults and 2 children
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Get out and experience Fiji with PVV Travel. Day trips, tours and activities for every taste and every budget — from bathing in the warm Sabeto mud pools to zip lining through the treetops, from a traditional village visit to exploring Suva, the capital.
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Choose your day out
Every tour is private and tailor-made. Prices are per vehicle, not per person.
5–8 HOURS
FULL DAYNavala Village
The last village on Viti Levu still living the traditional way, up in the Ba highlands. Kava welcome ceremony with the chief and elders.
From FJ$350 for 2 people
FULL DAYCoral Coast
Sugarcane fields, beaches and the Sigatoka Sand Dunes — plus pottery, Sigatoka market and Kula Eco Park.
From FJ$395 for 2 people, or 2 adults and 2 children under 12
FULL DAYExplore Suva
Fiji's capital — the Presidential Palace, the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva Museum and Colo-i-Suva rainforest.
From FJ$450 for 2 people, or 2 adults and 2 children under 12
FULL DAYNadi & Coral Coast Combo
The best of the Nadi and Coral Coast tours in one long day — markets, orchid gardens, the sand dunes and Natadola beach.
From FJ$325 for 2 people
Why tour with PVV
Your day, your way
Picked up when it suits you
We collect you from your resort at a time that works for you. Running late? No problem — we won't go without you.
A tour made around you
Choose from a list of sights and mix and match the ones you find most interesting. More of what you want, less of what you don't.
Lunch where you want it
Tell us what the group likes and we'll suggest the cafes and restaurants that suit.
Stay longer, or leave early
No fixed time at each stop. Enjoying somewhere? Stay. Seen enough? Move on.
Small groups, local guides
Your guide is born and bred in the area and can change plans on the fly. By the end of the day, a new friend.
5 to 8 hours
Taste of Nadi — 12 Things to Do
From FJ$295 per vehicle, 2 adults and 2 children
A private guided tour where you choose where to go and what to see. It's designed for a short stay in Fiji or a cruise ship visit to Port Denarau, and pick-up is any time you like.
Look through the options below, then on the day talk them through with your guide, who will advise the best way to fit them in. Your guide will meet you at the port in Nadi or Lautoka, or in your hotel lobby, holding a sign with your name.
This tour is always available — no need to check. All vehicles are modern and air-conditioned, and prices are per vehicle, not per person. On a Sunday some options aren't open.
Sightseeing options
Nadi fruit and vegetable market
Get a rundown on what the locals eat and how they cook it.
- Closed Sunday
- Allow 15 min
Nadi fish market
The day's catch, straight off the boats.
- Closed Sunday
- Allow 10 min
Viseisei Village
The presidential village, said to be near where the Fijian people first settled about 3,500 years ago. Local handicrafts for sale.
- FJ$10 per person
- Closed Sunday
- Allow 20 min
Garden of the Sleeping Giant
An orchid garden started in 1977 by Raymond Burr, star of Perry Mason and Ironside, to house his private collection of tropical orchids.
- Adults FJ$25, children 6–15 FJ$15
- Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 9am–12pm
- Allow 20 min
Rise Beyond the Reef shop
Authentic handmade Fijian products made by communities in remote parts of Fiji. On the way to the mud pools.
Sabeto Mud Pools & Hot Springs
Soak in the therapeutic mud pools and hot springs, with an optional traditional Fijian bobo massage by the women of Sabeto village.
- FJ$35 per person
- Towel hire FJ$5
- Open 7 days
- Allow 45 min
Zip line
Zip over forest and streams. Zip line, pool swim and dinosaur adventure FJ$95; add the waterfall for FJ$120; add pizza as well for FJ$145 (per person).
- From FJ$95 per person
- Open 7 days
- Allow 45 min
Waterfall walk
About 20 minutes each way to a swimming hole, at the same place as the zip line. Not suitable for pushchairs. After a dry spell the waterfall may be small, but the swimming hole is always there.
- Entry fee extra
- Open 7 days
- Allow 1 hour
Local orphanage
Visit the kids. Gifts are welcome — games are good, but please no lollies.
- Open 7 days
- Allow 15 min
Sunday church
A very local experience, with lots of singing.
- Sundays
- Allow 20 min
Local school or special needs school
Gifts are welcome — games, books, pens and paper, but please no lollies.
- Closed weekends and school holidays
- Allow 15 min
Nadi Town shopping
We'll drop you at the best shop in town for truly local crafts — not the biggest, but the best. Then wander around town.
- Allow 30 min
Hindu temple, Nadi Town
The largest Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere, in an architectural style rarely seen outside India, with statues by craftspeople brought over from India.
- FJ$8 per person
- Open 7 days
- Allow 15 min
Places to stop for food
- Vuda Marina — restaurant and cafe with views out to the islands
- Tu's Place, Martintar — great-value Fijian food and homemade roti wraps
- Bulaccino, Namaka — the best coffee and cake, plus homemade pies and sausage rolls
- Corner Cafe, Nadi Town (behind Jack's of Fiji), or Cuppabula in the Tappoo's shop for coffee
- Bo Hui, Nadi Town — the best Chinese, at really good prices
- Nadi Town bakeries — cheap pies and more
- Port Denarau — more upmarket restaurants, plus a bakery and ice-cream shop
We’ve personally been to all of these places and recommend them.
Full day, 8am to 4pm
Navala Village
From FJ$350 for 2 people
Navala is the last village on Viti Levu that holds on to its age-old traditions — Fijian people living the way their fathers did, and their fathers before them. Around 1,000 people live here, with up to a dozen family members in some homes.
Power reached the village in recent years, but it holds on to its heritage with pride. Bures are still built the traditional way from timber, bamboo, woven walls and sedge-grass thatch around a central vesi hardwood pillar, with the timber hauled down from the hills by teams of oxen.
The school has about 170 pupils aged 6 to 14, some boarding from outlying areas. The kids are bright and love to hear stories from home. Funds are short, so a small donation or school supplies — pencils, exercise books — are always gratefully received.
Your day
Ba market
It's several hours' drive from Nadi. First stop is Ba market to buy a sevusevu — a gift of kava for the village chief.
- Kava about FJ$20
Welcome to Navala
You're welcomed by the chief and elders with a traditional kava ceremony.
Explore the village
With your guide, walk the village, meet residents and perhaps visit the school.
Full day
Coral Coast
From FJ$395 for 2 people, or 2 adults and 2 children under 12
Fiji's Coral Coast begins 15 km south of Nadi Town, with sugarcane fields, pine forest and views across the South Pacific. Coves, beaches, rocky outcrops and mangroves, with steep slopes rising to the mountains behind — and beachfront resorts from brands like Shangri-La and Outrigger.
Where we go
Lawai Pottery Village
An incredible ceramic display and the story of Fiji's pottery.
Sigatoka Town and lookout
Wander the market's tropical fruit, root crops, kava, spices, freshwater mussels and fish, and the town's small local businesses.
Kula Eco Park
Reptiles, birdlife, amphibians, tropical fish, Fiji flying foxes, butterflies and a wide range of plants.
Sigatoka Sand Dunes
Fiji's national archaeological heritage site. Take the 1-hour or 2-hour trek, finishing with a 30-minute, 2 km walk through the forest and dunes.
Places to stop for food
- Natadola Golf Club
- Kula Eco Park
- Sitar Restaurant
- Bedarra Beach Inn
- Casablanca Resort
- Beach Cocomo Cafe
- Eco Cafe
We’ve personally been to all of these places and recommend them.
Full day
Explore Suva
From FJ$450 for 2 people, or 2 adults and 2 children under 12
Suva, the capital of Fiji, is a whole different world to the 'burning west' of Nadi. It's about 3 hours' drive each way, so get plenty of sleep the night before — it's a long day. We'll help you pick the sights that match your interests.
What you can see
Presidential Palace
The official residence of the President of Fiji.
Grand Pacific Hotel
Suva's magnificent historic hotel — perhaps stop for morning tea.
Fiji Museum
Fiji's history and culture, in the heart of Suva.
Colo-i-Suva rainforest
Pronounced 'tholo-ee-Suva'. Walking tracks through the forest, with streams and swimming holes.
WW2 gun emplacements
For history buffs: the remains sit on a hill overlooking Suva harbour — a great spot for photos.
Sigatoka Sand Dunes
Break the journey home with a stop at the dunes.
Full day
Nadi & Coral Coast Combo
From FJ$325 for 2 people
A long day — we hope you're up for it! Take the things you like from the Taste of Nadi and Coral Coast tours and combine them. We make an early start (the time is up to you) and pack in as much as we can before nightfall.
Relaxed strolls around markets, cultural sites and the orchid gardens — or something more physical, like trekking the Sigatoka Sand Dunes and swimming at beautiful Natadola beach, which has horse riding too.
Before you book
Payment and cancellation
Send us an enquiry and we’ll get back to you, generally the same day.
- A 20% non-refundable deposit secures your booking, with the balance paid on arrival.
- Deposits are paid by card through PayPal, in AUD, USD, CAD or NZD. A 5% card and admin fee applies to the deposit only.
- Cancel 24 hours or more before departure: 50% cancellation fee.
- Cancel within 24 hours of departure: 100% cancellation fee.
- Postponed because of a flight or boat delay and rebooked for a later date or time: no fee.
Photo credits: Nadi fruit and vegetable market by Rickard Törnblad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Nadi fish market by Mj Blanchet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Viseisei Village by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Garden of the Sleeping Giant by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sabeto Mud Pools & Hot Springs by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Local school or special needs school by Michael Coghlan, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nadi Town shopping by Wikimedia Commons, see file page · Hindu temple, Nadi Town by Mark Heard, CC BY 2.0