Fijian Vacation: Hotels in Fiji

Never ending sunny days, wide sandy beaches, calm blue waters, palm trees waving in a gentle cooling breeze, gorgeous girls dancing on exotic music, tasty unusual foods, and thoughtless holiday days, all this are parts of everyone's dreams about a vacation in Fiji. Unless in other holiday spots, expectations are exceeded by reality! Indeed, the Republic of the Fiji Islands, as officially is named this country, offers to vacationers splendid views, an extraordinary relaxing atmosphere, excellent services, and great accommodation in secluded beach resorts. Most hotels in Fiji are upscale accommodation units settled on the beach or very close to it, featuring amenities which satisfy even the most picky travelers! Almost all of them are 4 and 5 star resorts, built on an atoll or small islet, so the environment is perfect to enjoy a 100% relaxing vacation in Fiji. Still, beach activities are plentiful there, so the more active holiday makers can also enjoy splendid days!

Fiji is located in the southern part of Pacific Ocean and comprises 322 bigger islands (but only 106 of them are permanently inhabited) and 522 islets, so this country is really an islander nation! In fact, there are two islands ( Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) where live 87% of the entire population, so the other ones are virtually uninhabited! This specific characteristic of Fiji made that most vacation resorts to be built on a small islet which comprise a single hotel, its amenities, gorgeous uncrowded beaches and a few groves with palm trees! Due to the fact that most hotels in Fiji are boutique-style accommodation units, its staff can focus better on guests and therefore the level of offered services is very high. Usually, Fijian resorts have employees who entertain the tourists and teach or help them to practice different water sports.

Actually, Fiji is renowned as one of the best spots in the world for scuba diving and for this reason there are many tourists who travel to the Fijian archipelago to practice this activity. Scuba diving in Fiji (almost all hotels offer diving packages at affordable prices!) is so great because this country is located on the Great Barrier Reef, so the richness and beauty of the underwater world from there is really stunning! There are splendid coral formations (360 species), colorful fish (around 1500 species of marine fish!), 600 species of echinoderms (which are creatures such as starfish, sea urchins, or sea cucumbers), 500 species of seaweed, an extraordinary variety of marine mammals (among them can be seen many whales and dolphins), marine turtles (6 species), and 125 species of sharks! This abundance and variety of splendid wildlife will amaze certainly even the most experienced divers, to not speaking about the people who learn there to dive! Of course, there are also available many other water sports such as snorkeling, canoe tours, kayaking, windsurfing (there are always great trade winds from south east!), sailing (most resorts have their own catamaran), surfing (especially in spots like Frigate Pass and Kadavu), and fishing of all types. There are also a few beach resorts which offer also to their guests water scooters and water-skiing, included in vacation packages or for extra-charge.

Accommodation is great in all hotels in Fiji and some of the best resorts are Outrigger On The Lagoon, Koro Sun Resort, Taveuni Island Resort, Sheraton Fiji Resort, Castaway Island Resort, Matangi Island Resort, Matamanoa Island Resort, Treasure Island Resort, Warwick Fiji, and Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa. There are also many other beach resorts available, offering the same great amenities, and indifferently where have bought holiday packages, all tourists will enjoy in this heavenly part of Earth a splendid vacation in Fiji!