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a gift when you arrive (alternatively book through
an agency such as FijiBure). The most important
ritual of all is also the most fun - the evening
yaqona or kava -drinking session. This odd, cloudy
brew, made of the roots of the kava plant, is Fiji's
national drink and is served to guests during a
welcome ceremony - when it's your turn to drink
just remember to say bula (“cheers”).

Need to know Agencies such as FijiBure
( W www.ijibure.com; T [phone])
and Fiji Ecotours ( W www.ijiecotours.net; T +679
672 4312) can arrange village stays for around
F$80 (US$42) per night including meals. Balou's
Retreat can be booked by phone on T +679 628
1224.

Island life, Fiji