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History and Culture | A visit to Fiji’s earliest human settlement
The people of Vusama Village in the district of Malomalo in Nadroga/Navosa are richly endowed with nature and history. According to information passed down orally through countless generations, their ancestors were regarded as Fiji’s first traditional salt makers. They produced salt by cooking seawater in large handmade clay pots and used it as a barterable...
Vusama’s barren saltwater wells
Despite its endless fight for clean drinking water, Vusama Village is regarded as Fiji’s original salt making community. Thousands of years ago, before the arrival of the first white man, ancient women of Vusama were preparing salt in places adjacent to mudflats called maqa within the mangrove forest located on the outskirts of the village....
Discovering Fiji | Remembering Kia Island’s first missionaries of 1809
When early missionaries arrived outside Kia Island in Macuata on Vanua Levu on November 20, 1809, they remained onboard the vessel Hibernia, captained by a man known as Captain Campbell. From the ship, the men of God silently gauged the situation on the island. They had heard about cannibalism among Fijians and considered this greatly....
My maiden voyage on the Uto ni Yalo | Part 2
Last week you caught a glimpse of the child-like excitement that gripped me the moment I stepped aboard the Uto Ni Yalo. That was my first official trip on the contemporary traditional sailing vessel. I followed a group of the Blue Prosperity Fiji divers around a little patch of reefs off a little islet off...
Captain Erskine’s cruise through the Fiji Islands | Part 3
When Captain John Elphinstone Erskine of Her Majesty’s ship Havannah (during his cruise through Fiji in the 1800s) received a letter from Charles Pickering, he was informed that he was a man the natives greatly disliked. In this continuation of Erskine’s account of his time in Fiji, published in 1853 titled ‘Journal of a Cruise...
Bau Island’s Vatanitawake | Part 2
One of the historical physical structures that remains on Bau Island today used to be the tallest in the village skyline of olden day Fiji. It is called Vatanitawake or Navatanitawake. According to the Fiji Museum, the original Vatanitawake on the island was most probably a bure kalou or spirit house, used by Bauan chiefs,...
The Fiji adventures and sufferings of Samuel Patterson
This week Discovering Fiji brings you the story of Samuel Patterson, a sailor who experienced first hand the famous wreck of the Eliza at Nairai in 1808. He spent over six months in ‘dreadful sufferings’, following the wreck, a tragedy that not only defined his time in Fiji but perhaps, also changing the course of...
Become a beachcomber
Want to get away from the city for the weekend and spend a perfect day in paradise? There are so many things to do to keep you occupied at Beachcomber Island Resort. As one of the most popular destinations in Fiji, the resort is situated in a tranquil marine sanctuary in the beautiful Mamanuca Islands...
Try their new day cruise experience
Sabre, South Sea Sailing’s latest addition to South Sea Cruises Group’s portfolio, 78-foot sailing catamaran is Fiji’s newest day cruise experience! Sabre takes you on a full day sailing experience through Fiji’s beautiful Mamanuca Islands, departing Port Denarau at 9.45am and returning at 4.45pm. On this sailing experience, SABRE will stop for the guests to...
Take a full day sailing experience to the islands
Sabre, a 78-foot sailing catamaran is South Sea Sailing’s latest addition to South Sea Cruises Group portfolio! Sabre takes you on a full day sailing experience through Fiji’s beautiful Mamanuca Islands, departing Port Denarau at 9.45am and returning at 4.45pm. On this sailing experience, SABRE will stop for the guests to be able to explore,...
Experience the magic in paradise
Beachcomber Island Resort is experiencing an influx of day cruise passengers through our local market. It’s fun, it’s exciting and the resort is definitely your place to get away from the city for the weekend and spend the perfect day in paradise. Bring the family, for an amazing day on our shores and experience the...
Annual trade show is back
Local business has always been the core of Tanoa Hotel Group since inception back in 1965 when the company was registered. The company has come a long way and now not only locally owned but locally managed as well which gives the company the edge in understanding the local markets’ needs and requirements much better....
Local Getaways : Best sailing experience
SABRE, South Sea Sailing’s latest addition to our portfolio, the 78-foot sailing catamaran is Fiji’s newest day cruise experience! Sabre takes you on a full day sailing experience through Fiji’s beautiful Mamanuca Islands, departing Port Denarau at 9.45am and returning at 4.45pm. On this sailing experience, SABRE will stop for the guests to be able...
What to pack for a trip
IF you are going on a holiday there are some important things that you need to consider packing before leaving to catch your flight. Apart from getting your documents sorted, its important to include items that can make your trip less stressful – especially from unexpected situations. Here are some important things from www.exoticca.com that...
Local Getaways : Visit the heart of the Mamanuca Islands
SITUATED on a Marine sanctuary in the heart of the Mamanuca Islands, and only 17 kilometres away from the mainland or 30-minutes by fast catamaran. It’s fun! It’s exciting and Beachcomber Island is definitely your place to get away for the weekend and spend the perfect day in paradise. Experience the many things you can...
