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Nadi
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Neighborhoods of Nadi Walking Tour with Traditional Fijian Lunch
3 h
Lunch
By walk
About this activity
First up, you will get to know the city better with a wander through Nadi town, past the Hindu temple which is a popular site for tourists. From the temple, you will escape the tourist route and start digging into local life — and what better place to experience daily life than at the local market.
You will head to the public market and join the hustle and bustle as locals shop for vegetables, seasonal local fruits, fresh seafood, and river mussels. Learn about the kava sessions that happen in the market, and visit a popular bread shop for their morning cream buns. Explore small cafés owned by local Chinese families that open in the early hours of the morning and are a hot spot for grabbing a tea and hearty breakfast.
Straight after the market, head over to a popular snack corner (locals call it a bean cart), where you can try some fresh peas and Indian sweets. These snacks are a part of many young Fijians’ lives as they’re growing up, the bean cart is a popular pit stop for students before they board their bus home. There are many bean carts with similar sweets sold, but they all have different methods for cooking them and locals each have their own favourite cart.
Next up, board a local bus, heading along Wailoaloa Beach and passing by a village and a few urban neighborhoods. Forget the typical tourist bus with closed windows and Wi-Fi. Instead you are hoping on a traditional bus with open windows, offering up a wide-angle view of life outside, and a breezy ride.
Arriving at the Martintar area, you will stop for a refreshing coconut juice. These juices are sold by unemployed youths trying to make a living for themselves, and you’ll get to talk with some of the coconut vendors and learn what inspired them to start selling coconut juice.
After your walk through Martintar, you will stop for lunch and dig into a delicious Fijian meal at a popular locally owned restaurant.
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You will head to the public market and join the hustle and bustle as locals shop for vegetables, seasonal local fruits, fresh seafood, and river mussels. Learn about the kava sessions that happen in the market, and visit a popular bread shop for their morning cream buns. Explore small cafés owned by local Chinese families that open in the early hours of the morning and are a hot spot for grabbing a tea and hearty breakfast.
Straight after the market, head over to a popular snack corner (locals call it a bean cart), where you can try some fresh peas and Indian sweets. These snacks are a part of many young Fijians’ lives as they’re growing up, the bean cart is a popular pit stop for students before they board their bus home. There are many bean carts with similar sweets sold, but they all have different methods for cooking them and locals each have their own favourite cart.
Next up, board a local bus, heading along Wailoaloa Beach and passing by a village and a few urban neighborhoods. Forget the typical tourist bus with closed windows and Wi-Fi. Instead you are hoping on a traditional bus with open windows, offering up a wide-angle view of life outside, and a breezy ride.
Arriving at the Martintar area, you will stop for a refreshing coconut juice. These juices are sold by unemployed youths trying to make a living for themselves, and you’ll get to talk with some of the coconut vendors and learn what inspired them to start selling coconut juice.
After your walk through Martintar, you will stop for lunch and dig into a delicious Fijian meal at a popular locally owned restaurant.
Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- Lunch
Not included
- Additional food and drink
- Transportation to and from the meeting point
- Tips and gratuities for the guide
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Dress standard: Please wear casual summer attire, such as shorts and a t-shirt.
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
75%
Sport
25%
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I really enjoyed this tour! I got lucky being the only person touring on this date, but I'm told the groups are usually small, which works well for this outing. My guide Ray was great. Very knowledgeable about to country, history and culture of the town. I learned so much about Fiji and it's people talking with Ray. He took me to some amazing shops, the beautiful Hindu Temple ( a MUST see) an fabric stores in Nadi are wonderful! We finished the day at Tu's Place, eating some wonderful Fijian food. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the Nadi are of Fiji. Vinaka! Damie Nazapas Oakland, CA USA
I really enjoyed this tour. Meressa was a knowledgeable and pleasant guide. Very patient with my questions about food and culture, it was like talking to a very likeable aunt. I would definitely recommend this tour to a first-timer in Fiji who wants to learn more about Fijian culture from a local. We went to Sri Siva Subramaniya temple, the biggest Hindu temple in the Southern hemisphere and had some traditional snacks. We went through Nadi Produce Market, the most exciting part of the tour for me, where Meressa pointed out local produce and we had street vendor snacks and really refreshing freshly squeezed juice. We took the local bus to the last leg of the tour at Tus Place, a restaurant serving Fijian food. It was so good there that I came back again on my last day in Fiji. I wouldve wanted to walk around more at the Nadi Produce Market as it was so exciting seeing all the local produce and wouldve wanted to try some of them but I understand that we might miss the bus going to Tus Place. Thanks Meressa for a really enjoyable time and for sharing your knowledge with me. Vinaka!
Great little local tour with a fabulous guide. Adapted tour to meet my needs, omitted temple as I had already visited it but took me to some locals to enjoy a nice fresh coconut. Lunch was superb but way too much food for me