Travel to Fiji Islands

The Fiji archipelago, consisting of more than 300 islands, is located in the Pacific Ocean and is part of Melanesia. Approximately 110 islands are inhabited . Islands of the archipelago, surrounded by coral reefs - are the remains of a sunken continent. There are extinct volcanoes here, the largest of them is Tomativi (1322 m).

Fiji Islands are located in the zone of seismic activity. The largest island in the Pacific is Viti Levu. Its area is 10.4 thousand square kilometers. It is home to over 70% of the total population of the country. Another major island of the country is Vanua Levu.

The islands of Fiji are characterized by a hot and humid tropical climate. During the year 2500-3000 mm of precipitation falls here. The maximum number of them is recorded between November and April, when tropical cyclones come here. The warmest month is January (about 30 degrees), the coldest month is July (20-26 degrees)

In the southeast of the island, Fiji is covered with evergreen forests, with ficuses growing in them, tree-like ferns and palm trees. The rest of the territory is dominated by deciduous forests and savappium tall grasses.

In cities in the Fiji Islands, 46% of the population lives. 55% of the population is indigenous Fijians, 37% are Indians who were brought by the British for hard work on cotton plantations. Relations between these communities were not the best. Evidence of this is the inter-ethnic conflicts of the late 1980s, military coups that were caused by the dissatisfaction of one of the communities with the political activities of another national group.

The Fijians carefully preserve their identity and culture. The power in the villages belongs to the leaders, and it is inherited. Western fashion could not supersede the national clothes of the Fijians - they still wear colored shawls on their hips and decorate the head and chest with bright colors.

The main attraction of the Fiji islands is the magnificent tropical nature. Deserted sandy beaches stretched for tens of kilometers. Here is a real paradise for diving - the underwater world in these places will not leave indifferent neither the beginner in scuba diving nor the experienced diver. Around the entire perimeter of Viti Levu there is a highway that tourists can bypass the coast.

In the south-east of the island Suva is located - the capital of Fiji. It is one of the largest cities on the Pacific coast between the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand. The islands of Fiji amaze all visitors with extraordinary cleanliness and well-groomed. It seems that nature itself protects this magnificent corner of the Earth. The tropical forests are filled with the singing of rare birds.

Aromas of unprecedented flowers, exotic plants, beautiful waterfalls - all these are the islands of Fiji. The photo, unfortunately, can not convey a hundredth of the vivid impressions that you can get by visiting these heavenly places.

Fiji Islands equally have both a passive contemplation of unearthly beauty, and to active rest. The choice is yours. But you probably will be interested to know that all over the world lovers of underwater diving consider these places the best for diving.