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slides will make even the toughest of teens'
stomach drop.
More thrills await at Plantation Island
Resort’s new water park where six
interconnected modules floating atop azure
waters make for a playground with a beautiful
backdrop. The inflatable water trampoline is
a highlight for budding gymnasts, but luckily
for those with less skill and more spill the
Your holiday in Fiji can be divided into two summery superhero-esque flyboard warm waters provide a pleasant landing.
categories: time in the water and time experience for older kids. If the little ones still have energy to burn,
wishing you were in the water. With stretches top off the tour of Fiji’s wilder side with Kula
of white sand fringing 333 tropical islands and Discover the deep blue Wild Adventure Park’s Splash Mountain
ocean that's too blue to be true, Fiji really is It’s what is hidden beneath the surface that Jungle Slide where you (along with 25 litres
a destination for families who enjoy spending makes Fiji a prized holiday destination for of water per second) can plunge down a
their time with salty hair and wrinkly fingers. throngs of tourists worldwide. The title of ‘soft 100-metre-long, 15-metre-high water slide
The adventures that await are by no coral capital of the world’ comes as no surprise through the jungle.
means watered down with coral reefs, as more than 1,000 species of fish call 10,300
waterfalls, rivers and adrenaline activities square kilometres of coral reef home. With Rolling on the river
aplenty. Whether you are beneath, on or moderate water temperatures all year round, Beyond the blue, there are a number of ways
above the waves, Fiji has something to suit even the most reluctant of rug rats will be to experience all things water, and the pull of
every water baby's wants. All you need to do channelling their inner Ariel in no time. Fiji’s rivers will have you hook, line and sinker.
is set your (waterproof) watch to island time Most resorts offer complimentary Sigatoka Valley is known as ‘the salad bowl of
and jump straight in. snorkelling gear so you can explore the reefs Fiji’, but the adventures that await along the
at your own pace, but for an expert insight 120-kilometre river that flows through Vitu
Action-packed into the underwater world, a guided tour is
aquatic adventures a must. Jean-Michel Cousteau Resort offers
If you want the best of the surf, sea and swell daily snorkelling trips accompanied by a 01 Jumping into Fiji fun 02 Snorkelling in Fiji. Images 01 & 02
you’ve come to the right place as Fiji has all marine biologist who can help you tell Nemo © Tourism Fiji 03 Jetski Island Adventures © Hamilton Lund
three in spades, and then some. The extensive from Dory. Guests of the resort also have the 04 Kula Wild Adventure Park
selection of water activities is an adrenaline chance to accompany a resident expert in
junkie’s lucky dip where every prize is worth monitoring the health of the surrounding reefs 04
winning. Jet Ski Island Adventures offer tours as an insightful addition to the island escape.
to Monuriki Island, the backdrop for the movie The whole family can get the best of the
Castaway, with plenty of time to test your reef en route to their snorkelling destination
need for speed on a tandem jet ski. aboard a semi-submersible coral viewer on
Another tour speeds past world-famous South Sea Island. There are also introductory
surf breaks and may provide inspiration for diving lessons on offer for those wanting to
the afternoon’s activities, learning from the delve a little deeper.
pros at Fiji Surf School. Whether you can
happily hang 10 or are more of a kook (a Adrenaline junkies
tell-tale sign of the latter is that you have no assemble
idea what either of these terms mean), the Trade sun-lazing for hair-raising and make a
school has a range of classes to suit all skill beeline (or should we say, sea-line) to one of
levels. Once you’ve mastered the waves, why Fiji’s waterparks. Big Bula Waterpark is home
not take to the skies? Hydro Sports Fiji offers to the world’s largest inflatable water park but
solo and tandem parasail flights as well as a definitely isn’t for softies as the giant water

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