THE GUIDE - Rough Guide to Fiji - page 101

Police Emergencies 917. The main police station is at Koroivolu Lane in Downtown (
670 0222). There are suburban stations at Nadi Airport ( 672 2172) and Totogo Lane in
the CAAF Compound, Namaka ( 672 2222).
Post office At Koroivolu Lane, Downtown and at Nadi Airport (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat
8am-noon). Both offer Poste Restante .
Telephone There are public phones at Nadi Airport and in front of the post office in Down-
town.
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Around Nadi
The area around Nadi offers access to Viti Levu's rural interior as well as the surfing breaks
of the nearby Malolo Barrier Reef ; the latter can be sampled by staying at Rendezvous Fiji .
Inland, the flats of the Nadi River eventually yield to the alpine Nausori Highlands . North
towards Lautoka, the Queens Road passes the scenic Sabeto River Valley and Vuda Point .
A few kilometres further on, the busy industrial port of Lautoka offers good shopping and
access to the north coast. In the distance, the shapely Koroyanitu National Park beckons
through the haze.
Uciwai Hills and the Momi Guns
Twenty minutes' drive south of Nadi along the Queens Road is the turn-off to Uciwai Hills ,
the closest spot on the mainland to the surfing breaks along the Malolo Barrier Reef. Just
before the turn-off for Momi Bay, a small track leads to the Momi Guns (daily 9am-5pm;
F$3; 997 1580), two six-inch World War II coastal artillery guns aimed at Navula Passage
in anticipation of Japanese invasion. The site is administered by the National Trust and has a
lovely view of the southern Mamanuca Islands.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: UCIWAI HILLS AND THE MOMI GUNS
By taxi Few buses run out here so your best bet is to take a taxi from Nadi (15min; F$15).
ACCOMMODATION
Rendezvous Fiji Uciwai Hills 628 4426, surfdivefiji.com ; map . Budget surf resort run
by a local Fijian surfer and his Japanese wife. Accommodation is clean and simple, either in
private en-suite rooms sleeping up to four, doubles with shared facilities or a six-bed dorm.
Daily surf trips (F$140, minimum 2 people) take just 20min to get to Malolo Barrier Reef
and spend 2-4hr surfing; both short and long boards ca n be rented, with a few s econ dhand
boards normally for sale. Rates include meals. Camping F$20 ; dorms F$28 ; rooms F$52
The Nausori Highlands
Towering over the coastal flats of Nadi are the high peaks of Koromba to the south and
Koronayitu in the north, both over 1000m and forming part of the spectacular Nausori High-