WAIRUA BEQA HOMESTAYS

WAIRUA BEQA HOMESTAY is in the village of Rukua, located on Beqa Island just off the southern coast of Fiji's main island, Viti Levu. This area is known as the Coral Coast. See Fiji map link at top of this page.

Stay a day or two at Wairua Beqa Homestay in Rukua village. Your host Simon Buli can arrange to pick you up from Pacific Harbour when you arrive, and take you across a 30 minute boat ride from Pacific Harbour to Beqa Island, in a 23ft half cabin boat powered Yamaha motor.

The Accomodation is a 2 Bedroom house, with all meals included. The house is self contained, for a family of four. (ask about extra bedding if needed for larger families or groups)

So unlike a traditional homestay where you stay in a room of your hosts house at Wairua Beqa Homestay you have your own little house.

Rates are as follows:

1) Transportation from Pacific Harbour:

$60.00 Fijian Per Adult

2) Accomodation:

Adults - $95 Fijian per person per day, includes Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Children (14 yrs and under) - $60 Fijian per person per day, includes Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

There are no roads on Beqa but several walking tracks between villages make pleasant exploring, the easiest being the route from Waisomo on the northern tip of the island and along the west coast to Rukua Village.

Bookings are essential as it is considered impolite to just arrive as your hosts need to organize provisions for your stay.

There are flush toilets but only cold showers.

There is generator electricity.

Staying in a village home stay also helps the village community as part of the rate goes directly back to the village to help fund the village upkeep.

Experience the real Fiji. Experience a pleasant serene environment, away from Fiji's "mass tourism". When you visit Fiji there is nothing wrong with spending time in a resort but why not also spend part of your time in Fiji at real Fijian village and see for yourself how the Fijian people live.

About Beqa Island

The 439 metre high island, Beqa is roughly circular in shape with steep forest clad mountains rising sharply from its meandering coastline. A massive fringing reef thirty kilometres wide is renowned for its shark feeding and deep sea game fishing as well as the hollow left- hander surfing break of Frigates Passage on the western side of the lagoon. Its most unique feature though is the gift of power over fire by some of its inhabitants - the Beqa firewalkers perform regularly at the Arts Village in Pacific Harbour as well as most of the large resorts on Viti Levu but nothing beats the real thing on home soil - Rukua Village, Naceva Village and Dakuibeqa Village on the south eastern side are the main firewalking villages although the ceremony is performed purely for entertainment and unlike its Indian comparison , it has no spiritual significance.

Pacific Harbour is half way between Sigatoka and Suva. You will need to make your way to the town of Pacific Harbour so that you can catch the boat to Beqa Island. There are many fantastic resorts on the Coral Coast and at the town of Pacific Harbour.

These three are at Pacific Harbour.

http://www.uprisingbeachresort.com

http://www.thepearlsouthpacific.com

http://www.lagoonresort.com/index.html

Getting there

By car: Pacific Harbour is 3 hours drive from Nadi International Airport.
Nadi to Sigatoka 1 hour and from Sigatoka to Pacific Harbour is a further 2 hours drive.

The following rent-a-car companies have offices at the airport and have desks at International arrivals: Avis, Hertz, Budget, Europcar, Thrifty.

By taxi: Once you clear Fiji customs and exit the arrivals hall you will see yellow taxi cars outside the terminal. Ask the driver for a price to take you to Pacific Harbour. It should be around $150.00 Fijian dollars but try and negotiate a better price.

By bus: Pacific Transport has several express and local buses between Lautoka and Suva Monday to Saturday via the Queen's Road. Pacific Harbour is on the Queens Road. They all stop and pick up passengers at the domestic terminal at Nadi Airport. The express buses take about 4 hrs between Nadi and Suva, compared to 5 hrs on the local bus. Pacific Harbour is halfway between Sigatoka and Suva. I would suggest taking the express so that you don't make every stop along the way. Make sure you tell the driver before you get on the bus you want to get off at Pacific Harbour. By bus the cost should be around $12.00 to $15.00 Fijian dollars. Nadi to Pacific Harbour by express bus is 3 hours.

Airport Hotel at Nadi: The Raffles Gateway Hotel http://www.rafflesgateway.com/ this hotel is across the road from the airport.

Things to do while staying at Wairua Beqa Homestay

#1 thing, relax and unwind, you can do as much or as little as you like.

Hiking to the waterfalls on Beqa Island
Coconut Show
Firewalking Show
Diving on the coral reef
Diving with sharks (watch shark feeding) $180.00 Fijian per person
Fishing - $170.00 Fijian per couple
Surfing
Snorkeling

If you get to Fiji and you are at a resort and start to think "Geez, this is just like home, I want to experience the real Fiji" no problem. Call us or email us and we and we will get you a night or two at Wairua Beqa Homestay.