Feejee Experience

This item appears on page 79 of the May 2009 issue.

In Fiji, the tour company Feejee Experience (Fiji International Airport, Nadi, Fiji; phone +679 672 5950 or 672 3311, fax 672 0097, www.feejeeexperience.com) offers hop-on, hop-off bus itineraries to take at one’s own pace.

A minimum number of nights of accommodation are provided, and extras can be purchased at a discount. Each itinerary includes some meals, guided tours, cultural events and activities such as rafting. The basic pass is good for 12 months from purchase date.

For example, the 4-day “Hula Loop,” at NZ$456 (US$256), circumnavigates Viti Levu and includes Nadi Town, Natadola Beach barbecue, Sigatoka dunes sand boarding, Navua River longboat trip, Suva tour, an orphanage visit and more. The 14-day “Tribal Loop,” NZ$1,399 (US$787), adds to that a flight to Vanua Levu island and seven days on Vorovoro Island in an ecotourism project.