Solo travel · Fiji
Solo travel in Fiji
How to enjoy Fiji at your own pace.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Anton Leddin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Quick answer
Fiji works well for solo travellers, especially in the Yasawas, where backpacker resorts with shared meals and activities make it easy to meet people. Fijians are friendly and conversation comes easily. Many solo travellers base themselves in Nadi.
Key facts
- Base
- Nadi
- Getting around
- Ferry
- Emergency number
- 911 (ambulance and fire); 917 (police)
- Language
- English, Fijian and Fiji Hindi
Solo travel tips
- Yasawa backpacker resorts include communal meals and group activities like snorkelling trips and kava nights.
- Use the daily Yasawa catamaran to move between islands without planning every stop in advance.
- Join organised village visits rather than walking into villages uninvited.
- Women travelling alone should dress modestly in towns and villages.
- Keep a cash reserve; outer islands have few or no ATMs.
Where to stay
$ · Best for budget and solo travellers
Nadi
Nadi is Fiji's tourism gateway, a working town with a main street of shops, the Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple at its southern end and a produce market. Wailoaloa Beach, between town and the airport, has budget hotels and hostels used as a stopover before heading to the islands.
- Good
- Low-cost rooms close to the airport; Good, inexpensive Indo-Fijian food; Easy transfers to the islands
- Watch out
- Beaches are average; Busy traffic and street touts in town
- Nearby
- Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple, Wailoaloa Beach, Sabeto Valley
Great on your own
Religious site · Nadi
Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple
Remove shoes, cover shoulders and knees, and ask before taking photos inside.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- Architecture
- History
- Rainy day
Nature · Coral Coast
Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park
Walk in the early morning; the exposed dunes are very hot by midday.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Nature
- History
- Outdoors
- Active
Museum · Suva
Fiji Museum
Allow time for the botanical gardens around the museum, then walk along the harbourfront to the Grand Pacific Hotel.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Art
- Kids
Historic site · Ovalau
Levuka
Stay at least one night; connections from Viti Levu do not leave much time on a day trip.
- Time needed
- 1–2 days
- Cost
- Free
- History
- Architecture
- Free
- Off the beaten path
Meeting people
- Lovo night — Many resorts hold a weekly lovo feast, where you can watch the earth oven being opened, often followed by meke (traditional dance) and a fire show.
- Kava ceremony — Join a kava circle on a village visit or at your resort: clap once, accept the bilo, say 'bula', drink it in one go and clap three times.
Sensible precautions
The main risks are sun, coral cuts and currents near reef passages; swim where resorts advise and wear reef shoes. Cyclones are possible from November to April, so follow official warnings. In Nadi and Suva, watch for street touts and petty theft after dark.
- Emergency number
- 911 (ambulance and fire); 917 (police)
- Staying connected
- Local SIM cards from Vodafone Fiji and Digicel are sold at Nadi airport; resort Wi-Fi is common but can be slow, and coverage is limited on remote islands.
Questions travellers ask
+Is Fiji good for solo travellers?
Fiji works well for solo travellers, especially in the Yasawas, where backpacker resorts with shared meals and activities make it easy to meet people. Fijians are friendly and conversation comes easily.
+Where should solo travellers stay in Fiji?
Nadi: Market town by the airport with a Hindu temple, curry houses and budget beach hostels.