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Villageon the road to Lautoka, with a kava ceremony, lovo lunch and dancing (Mon-Sat
9.30am-2.30pm; F$145; min 2 people). On the Mystery Dinner Tour, the mystery is whether
the dinner will be in a Fijian or Indo-Fijian home (Daily 6.30-8.30pm; F$76; min 2 people).
Rosie Holidays Rosie House, Martintar 672 2755, rosiefiji.com . A four-day/three-night
immersion in village life, trekking through the forest and grassland of the Central Highlands
(Mon & Wed departs 8am). You stay overnight in bures, eat food cooked in a lovo, swim in
natural pools and ride horses.
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ACCOMMODATION
There are a handful of affordable hotels along the bland and overdeveloped main road
between Nadi Airport and Downtown . However, to get a view of the ocean, you need to
stay at either Wailoaloa Beach or Denarau Island, off the Queens Rd on Nadi Bay. Wailoaloa
Beach , the budget and backpacker centre, is the most central of these and has a laid-back
atmosphere with stunning views along the coast, but the greyish beach itself is by no means
postcard-worthy. The opulent man-made creation of Denarau Island , 5km west of Down-
town, with its five-star resorts, luxury homes and a modern shopping centre has an intuit-
ively hollow, plastic feel. Vuda Point , a 20min drive north of the airport, features a couple of
mid-range boutique beach resorts and is closer to Lautoka. For longer stays , try Nadi Beach
Homes ( 672 7999, nadibeach.com ), with excellent-value weekly and monthly rates in
three-bedroom private holiday homes with swimming pools, modern one- and two-bedroom
a/c beach apartments, or studio-style homestays.
STAYING AT PORT DENARAU - OR NOT
Port Denarau is the jumping-off point for trips to the Mamanucas; accommodation at the
port is expensive, so many visitors stay in Nadi and take advantage of the efficient free bus
service that links resorts and hotels with the hydrofoil service on request.
NADI AIRPORT AND DOWNTOWN
Mercure Hotel Nadi Queens Rd, Martintar 672 2255, mercure.com ; map . Great loc-
ation for dining out and visiting a few of Nadi's local bars that are within walking distance.
The 85 modern rooms are bland in design but very comfortable , loca ted in two blocks, each
three storeys high, overlooking a small central swimming pool. F$130
Nadi Bay Hotel Wailoaloa Rd, Martintar 672 3599, fijinadibayhotel.com ; map . The
largest backpacker hostel in Nadi is set in a mundane suburban location just off the main
Queens Rd. Once inside, though, it's a pretty oasis with a large swimming pool. Cosy restaur-
ant Antoinette's serves the best food of all the backpacker places in a plant-filled courtyard
with wooden decking and murals. Dorms, standard rooms and apartments are all a bit pokey
 
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