Fiji: Authentic Village Life Tour with Kava Ceremony & Lunch
ID: GYG1227301-1882652
Category:
Country: Fiji
Duration:
05:00 hours
Description
Immerse yourself in the local culture on a half-day tour. Visit a Fijian village, school, enjoy a traditional kava ceremony, and savor an authentic lunch prepared by the village.
Begin your tour with a pickup from your hotel in a 4WD or minibus. Head to the local fruit and vegetable market, where you can taste some of the seasonal fruits.
Next, visit a rural farming school and pass through fields of sugarcane and vegetable farming. You might even see a bowed oxen ploughing the fields in the same way they have been doing for over a hundred years.
Then, stop at an Indian friend's house for a food sampling and culture sharing experience.
Continue on to the Fijian village of Yavuna, where you will be greeted by the village guide. As a norm in Fijian culture, a sevusevu ceremony is performed to welcome visitors using kava.
Take a guided tour of the village before enjoying an authentic lunch prepared by the villagers.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the local culture with a visit to a Fijian village
- Enjoy a traditional Kava ceremony and learn about its cultural significance
- Sample local fruits at a market and taste Indian food at a local's house
- Visit a rural farming school and see fields of sugarcane and vegetables
- Savor an authentic lunch prepared by the village before heading back
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Guests are welcome to taste local fruits at the market
The tour involves walking through small fields and a village
Share your address for pick up including your hotel name.
Kava is used in the sevusevu ceremony
Pick up available from Lautoka Queens Wharf as well
INCLUDED
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Visit to fruits and vegetable market
- Tour of Rural Farming School
- Indian food sampling
- Visit to Fijian Village of Yavuna
- Sevusevu ceremony
- Village guided tour
- Authentic lunch prepared by the village
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
