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throughout, and there's even a little museum of whali
ng an
d sailing memorabilia. Their res-
taurant specializes in Italian food and seafood dishes.
F$135
Outrigger
Queens Rd 650 0044,
outrigger.com
;
map
.
Five-star resort set in forty acres
of beautifully landscaped grounds. The reception and most of the 207 rooms are perched on
a hill overlooking the deluxe bures below - the latter all come with a butler to pamper you.
Rooms have all the mod cons you could expect and there are three fabulous restaurants on
site. The beach is not great, close to a swiftly fl
flowing
passag
e with
rip tides - instead guests
relax around a massive swimming pool. Rooms
F$324
; bures
F$680
Tubakula Beach Resort
Queens Rd 650 0097,
fiji4less.com/tuba.html
;
map
.
Quiet re-
treat for backpackers looking to wind down. Very plain and simple A-frame bungalows with
kitchens - some set up as rooms and others as dorms - neatly set in gardens alongside the
beach and pool. N
othin
g fancy,
but
great value
for m
oney, and the food, though simple, is
nourishing. Dorms
F$28
; rooms
F$70
; bungalow
F$125
EATING
through India, Thailand, Singapore and China. For more intimate evening dining, the
Ivi Res-
taurant
offers Pacific/Continental cuisine starting from F$35, but children under 13 are not
permitted.
Daily noon-9.30pm.
hour (5-8pm). Offers a varied menu with thin-crust pizzas, fish curry and grilled catch of the
day; mains are around F$18. The pancakes and ice cream are a winner. Licensed and BYO.
Tues-Sat 3-10pm, Sun noon-10pm.
mantic night out, with candlelit dining upstairs on the terrace. Delicious and elegantly presen-
ted mains include valley pork fillet (F$34) and seared tuna (F$30), and there's a daily chef's
special. Licensed and BYO (F$5 corkage).
Daily 6-9.30pm.
The Coral Coast
Driving along the
Coral Coast
, loosely defined as the 60km section of the Queens Road
between Korotogo Beach and Pacific Harbour, is perhaps the most pleasant drive in Fiji. The
name, inspired by the exposed offshore reefs, was used to market Fiji's first collection of
tourist resorts, which were set up here in the 1960s. The Coral Coast begins in the province of
Baravi, passing through the small settlement of
Korolevu
, where Fiji's first tourist hotel once
stood; along the coastline here are a dozen
beach resorts
. Beyond Korolevu, the scenery be-
comes more intense as the highway climbs inland over the mountains of
Serua
, which shield
several deep bays with secluded budget retreats. There are few specific attractions on the Cor-
al Coast apart from its scenery, but its situation, midway between the sites of Sigatoka and
the activities of Pacific Harbour, makes it a good base.
