Activities on Land

So much to do…..so little time. Then stay a little longer in Paradise to ensure you experience all the Garden Island of Fiji offers.

Many activities are included in your room rate and some cost a little extra…

Sulu Tying Demonstration

Let the Fijian girls show you the many intricate ways to tie the colourful Sulu (sarong). This complimentary activity takes 5-10 minutes

Learn To Speak Fijian

An easy lesson giving you the basics of the Fijian Language. The 30 minute lesson is FJ$20 per person or complimentary for our Guests

Coconut Lesson

Learn some interesting facts about coconuts, how to open them the Fijian way and an easy dish you can prepare at home. This fun activity takes 30 minutes and is FJ$30 per person or complimentary for our House Guests.

Guided Cultural Walk

Set off with our local guide for an educational & leisurely walking tour of the local area. The 2 hr walk visits a village ruins, a deserted cemetery, the nearby black sand beach & the southern reservoir. Learn about the people of this beautiful island along the way. The 2 hour walk is FJ$25 per person or complimentary for our Guests.

The 4 hour walk towards the south includes a tour of past the Indian school, Vuna, the local village with Masi or Tapa – local bark cloth production and mat weaving. Wander through the endless coconut plantations along the way. Your guide will point out features of interest including vegetation and its traditional uses. The 4 hour walk is FJ$45 per person or complimentary for our Guests.

Coconut Tree Climbing

Watch as the limber staff scale even the highest of trees on the resort. Sample the tropical tastes of fresh coconut juice. This is a 15 minute complimentary activity of our Guests.

Snake Show

The Resort pets – Fijian Boas – are up close and personal. Touch a snake and have your photo taken. This is a 15 minute complimentary activity for our Guests.

Bury The Lovo

Learn how the staff prepare, bury and cook the Fijian delicacies on the Lovo (earth oven) fire. Enjoy the Lovo Feast that evening. 20 minute complimentary activity on Fiji night.

Garden Tour

Our Garden staff will take you on a short walking tour of the Resort gardens giving you local knowledge of the flora and fauna within the Resort. Learn about the local plants and trees with Fijian names given in most cases. This educational 30 minute tour is FJ$15 or complimentary for our Guests.

Fiji Library

Located at the Tour Desk you will find a selection of Fiji interest books for your use during your stay. Ranging from Fijian history to fish identification you are welcome to make use of these books at any time. See our helpful Tour Desk attendant. This is a complimentary service to our Guests.

Book Exchange

Located by the Tour Desk, you are welcome to take a book and replace it with one of yours. You will find magazines, travel handbooks, children’s books and a selection of novels. Help yourself.

Board Games

You will find a selection of games to pass your time including Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, Dominos and playing cards.

Jogging / Power Walking

Keeping fit in Paradise is easy to do with our large range of activities, however if jogging and running is what you desire, take off along the main road along the back of the Resort. The public roads are safe to run on (and a little dusty) during the day and you can head north to Nobognio Farm to get more of a hilly workout or south to Vuna Village keeping a flat pace most of the way. Keep an eye on your footing, wear good running shoes, take some water with you and it’s best to set off either before breakfast or after 4.00pm. Let our Security Team know where you are going to ensure your safety.

Need a jogging partner? Ask Terri to join you for an afternoon run.

HIKING ADVENTURE – Mountain Trek Guided Hike

Enjoy an exhilarating 4 hour hike to the top of the Southern Taveuni Mountain offering spectacular 360 degree views of the reefs and rainforest.

Hike through the local farms and rainforest discovering the local flora and fauna along the way. Your guide will point out interesting features and enthral you with some history and tales from days gone by.

This 4 hour hike departs daily at 8.30am or 2.00pm according to weather conditions and is $50 per person.

GUIDED TOUR – Cannibal Cave Tour

A short walk from the resort & you arrive at a hidden underground cave. This mysterious cannibal prison is made from lava rock and you descend part of the way on hands & knees.

Wonder at the ancient legends of the cave & look for old bones from days gone by.

Discover mud pools within the cave that were once used for their healing properties. This is an eerie journey into the lost culture of these remarkable islands.

3 hour tour $50 per person includes guide, knee pads and headlamp

GUIDED TOUR – Southern Taveuni Tour & Village Visit

This is the ideal tour to allow you to discover where and how the local Taveuni people live as well as visiting the Southern Blowhole.

Set off in a 4WDrive vehicle with a driver and guide for the village of Salialevu. One of the southern most villages on the Garden Island of Taveuni. Here you will meet the local people and experience the village  infrastructure first hand.

Next stop is the white sandy beach of Salialevu and if you up to a short hike to the waterfall you can enjoy a refreshing dip in the cool waters before heading off to the Village of Vuna. Here they prepare and produce Tapa (bark cloth) and woven mats. The women work hard to prepare the pandanus leaves by boiling them, stripping them with shells to remove thorny edges, then drying the leaves in racks for days until they are dry enough to weave into beautifully handcrafted mats. Bark from the Paper Mulberry tree is used to make Tapa. The tree is uncommon throughout Fiji except for select regions. Learn how the locals produce this unique paper and buy an authentic Tapa from the ladies to help the local community.

Visit the famous Southern Blowhole, the only one on Taveuni. Created by the forces of nature combining volcanic molten lava and the cooling attributes of the ocean. Water on the incoming tide can shoot up to 50 metres into the sky.

Trips depart at 9.00am or 1.00pm daily or on request. FJ$160 for 1-2 persons includes vehicle, driver and local guide.

HIKING ADVENTURE – Bouma National Heritage Park

Enjoy a scenic coastal drive to the Bouma National Heritage Park to discover the beauty of the Tavoro Waterfalls. A 10 minute walk to the first and most famous waterfall of Fiji, and decide whether to go onward to the picturesque second and third falls.

Return to Paradise, stopping along the way at the local markets, Handicraft shop, Waitavala Waterslide – natural rock slide, 180 Meridian Line – where today and tomorrow meet and Wairiki Catholic Mission.

The Waitavala Waterslide is a natural waterslide made from the erosion of water over rocks making the stones smooth to slide down. Watch your guide or one of the locals before attempting to slide as the conditions vary with the water flow and can be dangerous.

The 180 Meridian Line passes through Taveuni and you will visit the sign erected to mark the spot where today and tomorrow meet. Take a photo of you time travelling on Taveuni!

The Holy Cross church and Wairiki Catholic Mission was built in 1907 and overlooks the playing field and Somosomo Strait. An important canoe battle between the invading Tongans and the fierce Taveuni warriors took place in this area and the mission was built to thank the French Missionary who helped the local warriors with their fight strategy. The stained glass is thought to have been imported from France and in the presbytery there is a painting of the famous battle.

This 8 hour day trip is $210 for 1 – 2 adults. Excludes park entry fees of FJ$12.00 per person. Bring a local Guide with you for the day for only $50.

HIKING ADVENTURE – Lavena Coastal Walk

You may also wish to experience another one of Taveuni’s natural wonders – The Lavena Coastal Walk.

Enjoy a scenic coastal drive to the National Parks on the eastern side of  Taveuni, then hike a 3 hour return, marked tropical coastal and rainforest track. You will be rewarded with a magical swim-up waterfall to freshen up in before you begin your return hike.

The return drive back to Paradise includes the local markets, Handicraft shop, Waitavala Waterslide, 180 Meridian Line and Wairiki Catholic Mission.

FJ$265 for 1 – 2 adults. Excludes park entry fees of FJ$30.00 per person. Bring a local Guide with you for the day for only $50.

CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT – Fijian Night

Fijian Night is a theme night dedicated to the culture and people of this mystical tropical paradise! Sit back and relax as you are invited to spend an evening with friends.

Begin your evening with a traditional Fijian Lovo Feast. Your Lovo dining experience  includes meats, fish and local vegetables prepared ‘real Fiji’ style followed by a tropical dessert. After dinner, you are entertained by the Paradise Cultural Group as they perform a Meke (traditional Fijian dancing) for your enjoyment. You are invited to take photos and join in the dancing celebrations. Then join the villagers and staff for a Yaqona (Kava) Ceremony complete with storytelling, dancing and serenading.

This weekly event is a true Fijian experience not to be missed

$75 per person or complimentary for our Guests on a meal package – 2 or 4 course dinner. This includes dinner and entertainment

CULTURAL ADVENTURE – Kava Nights

During your stay you may experience a Kava Night. This is a staff activity where the Resort buys Kava for the Staff that have worked particularly well the previous week – a staff incentive you might say.

Of course you are welcome to join them, however we ask that you bring a Sevusevu (gift when entering a village) of a bag of Kava to the Kava bowl when you join them. You can purchase this with your own Bilo (coconut cup) from the Tour Desk. When you bring a Sevusevu, this ensures there will be enough Kava for our staff to share with everyone. Extra bags of Kava can be purchased on the night from our Managers, should you want to keep the Kava celebrations going into the night.

Enjoy the Paradise Staff’s company and discover the joys of Fijian story telling, singing and dancing.

CULTURAL ADVENTURE – Shopping Trip

A 30 minute scenic drive takes you to the shopping area of Taveuni, called Naqara (pr: Nung-gar-ra). See the vegetable markets selling fresh produce from local farms, visit handicraft shops and the other locally run shops in the area selling anything from groceries to Flip Flops. Your driver will point out interesting points along the way.

Shopping Trip is $50 for 1 – 4 persons

You can also take the local open-air bus departing the Paradise Security Base at 6.30am and 12.00 noon for an interesting, scenic and slow paced ride to town. Take a local guide with you for $50 and they will inform you of many interesting facts along the way.

One way bus trip to Naqara is $3-$4 per person.

CULTURAL ADVENTURE – Church Service

The Fijian people are normally quite religious and there are many denominations on the small island. Methodist, Catholic, Seventh Day Adventist, Church of the Laterday Saints as well as Hindu and Moslem Temples.

The Holy Cross church and Wairiki Catholic Mission was built in 1907 and overlooks the playing field and Somosomo Strait. An important canoe battle took place of this beach in the mid17th Century. The mission was built to thank the French Missionary who helped the local warriors with their fight strategy.

The Mass each Sunday is in Fijian and the fantastic choir singing is certainly something to experience. The stained glass is thought to have been imported from France and in the presbytery there is a painting of the famous battle.

Sunday Mass transfers depart Paradise at 8.00am or 10.00am are $50 1-4 persons

EXERCISE – Golf

The Soqulu Golf & Country Club offers a unique 9 hole golf course on the oceanfront featuring beautiful coastline views so bring your camera along. A par 27 course, the best time to tee off is either early morning or later in the afternoon to allow you to miss the heat of the day. The Club House has a Bar and prepares some of the best pizza’s on the island in the outdoor wood-fire pizza oven. You will find it is a popular watering-hole for locals and expatriates alike.

Our Managers will arrange transport to the Golf Club and advise you on the rate for green fees and club hire.