Waterfall & Cave Tours
You won't soon forget the waterfall and cave tours offered by Rusi Brown's Adventures in Paradise Fiji (tel. 652 0833; wfall@connect.com.fj), near the Outrigger on the Lagoon Fiji. The waterfall tour goes to Biausevu village in the Korolevu Valley. A tour bus takes you to the village, where you'll be welcomed at a traditional yaqona ceremony. Then comes a 30-minute hike along a rocky stream to the falls, which plunge straight over a cliff into a swimming hole. The sometimes slippery trail fords the stream seven times, so wear canvas or reef shoes or a pair of strap-on sandals. Wear a bathing suit and bring a towel if you want to take a very cool and refreshing dip after the sweaty hike. You'll be treated to a barbecue lunch.
On Rusi's other excursion, you'll spend 45 minutes inside the Naihehe Cave, which was used as a fortress by Fiji's last cannibal tribe, and then return via a bilibili raft on the Sigatoka River (the cave is a 35-minute drive up the Sigatoka Valley). You'll have a picnic lunch before the raft ride.
Rusi charges F$99 (US$60) per person for either tour, which run on alternate days. Add F$20 (US$13) from Nadi. Book at any hotel activities desk.
Watersports & Other Outdoor Activities
Most hotels have abundant sports facilities, including diving, for their guests.
A joint project between an American couple and Votua villagers, Mike's Divers, on the Queen's Road between The Naviti and the Warwick Fiji (tel. 650/879-0421 in the U.S., or 653 0222; www.dive-fiji.com), provides scuba diving at F$150 (US$90) for two tanks, and teaches PADI certification courses. The base is a short boat ride to the outer reef and Morgan's Wall, one of the Coral Coast's most famous sites.
