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Travel and Tourism in Fiji
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Fiji.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 2.075
- Climate
- The wet summer season lasts from December through March. The cooler, drier winter season falls between May and October. Although temperature changes are noticeable, the average number of days of rainfall in Suva varies little from month to month. Humidity during summer is usually high, often reaching 90% and above. Fiji is in the hurricane zone. The last hurricane to hit Suva directly was Cyclone Kina, in January 1991. In March 1997, Cyclone Gavin swept through northern Vanua Levu and the northwestern part of Viti Levu, devastating several outer island-groups. Southeast trade winds blow steadily from March to October, with variable winds during the Southern Hemisphere summer.
- Ethnic Groups
- Fijian 51% (predominantly Melanesian with a Polynesian admixture), Indian 44%, European, other Pacific Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5% (1998 est.)
- National Holiday
- Fiji (Independence) Day, 10 October (1970)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 18 00 S, 175 00 E
- Location
- Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
- Airports
- 28
Destinations
Regions and cities, top sights, national parks, UNESCO sites, and festivals for visitors.
Mamanuca Islands
The Mamanuca Islands are the first taste of Fiji's island geography for most visitors, and they do not disappoint. The group consists of approximately 20 islands ranging from small sand islets that disappear at high tide to larger islands supporting multiple resorts. All of them sit within a barrier reef that creates calm inner waters of extraordinary color, and all of them can be reached from Port Denarau by high-speed catamaran in times ranging from 30 minutes for the closest islands to about 90 minutes for the most distant ones in the northern reaches of the group.
Malolo Island is the largest island in the Mamanuca group and the one with the most substantial permanent community beyond the resorts. It is home to Likuliku Lagoon Resort, which holds a distinction unique in Fiji: it is the only resort in the country offering genuine overwater bungalows, the iconic Polynesian accommodation type in which individual rooms are built on stilts extending over the lagoon, with glass floors revealing the water below.
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Health-care facilities in Fiji's urban areas are adequate for routine medical problems. In the rural areas, staff training is limited and there are often shortages of supplies and medications. Travelers should carry adequate supplies of any needed prescription medicines, along with copies of their prescriptions, the generic name of the drugs, and a supply of preferred over-the-counter medications. Emergency response is extremely limited. Ambulance availability is minimal, and ambulances are often poorly equipped and staffed.