Ni Sa Bula! - Welcome to Fiji!
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Highlights
of Bettie's Fiji Trip
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Bettie recently
enjoyed a familiarization trip to the Fijian
Islands as a guest of Qanta's
Vacations. She traveled to Fiji with 11 other
travel consultants from the mid-west region
and our sales representative, from Qantas
Vacations.
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Fiji, located in
the South Pacific, is a 10.5 hour flight
from Los Angeles. Fiji consists of
approximately 330 islands with only about
108 of them are inhabited. It is an
English- speaking country although some of
the islands and regions use their own
Fijian language as well as English.
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Fiji
is truly a relaxing tropical getaway.
At this time, it is an un-crowded
destination, with something for everyone on
the trip to
enjoy. From the romantic resorts for
honeymooners, (young and old), to the
adventurers for scuba diving, fishing, great
snorkeling and kayaking down the rapids.
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 Bettie
traveled for 11 days and 8 nights, losing a
day crossing the International dateline
enroute to Fiji. While in Fiji, she
visited 14 different resorts, ranging from
luxury to tourist class properties. It was
an adventure of planes, buses and boats of
all sizes to reach these properties.
Some resorts can only be reached by boat or
float plane. (But was well worth the trip.)
Bettie recommends a Fiji trip for those who
like to get away from it all.
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 Bettie's
favorite part of the trip was the Blue
Lagoon Cruise on the Mystique Princess for 3
nights/4 days. The ship is so small everyone
on board, guests and staff alike, get to
know each other by first names. On the
ship there were 11 countries represented and
Bettie had the opportunity to visit and get to
know each of them.
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The cruise took
the group through the Yasawa Islands, which is a
chain of islands with sheltered bays
and beaches. One afternoon Bettie had
the privilege of visiting one of the remote
island villages where the villagers entertained with
the "meke", the traditional
Fijian song and dance. The local
specialty is "kava", a drink which
according to Bettie, looked like muddy water, but is
supposed to be a favorite local drink made
out of a root...and Bettie's not sure what else,
nor did she feel she really need to know.
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Fiji is the freedom of un-crowded places for
the romantics, adventurers and nature
lovers. To create your own perfect
Fiji vacation or stopover back from
Australia, contact
Bettie.
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