Nadi Afternoon Tour: Gardens, Village, and Mudpools Experience
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Nadi
Experience the unique Nadi Afternoon Tour, where you only pay entry fees once at the site. Explore iconic places in Nadi, including a temple, local market, village, gardens, and mudpools. Limited number of travelers and guided tour. Be prepared for possible weather-related changes.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple - Temple Entry Fee you need to pay $5 \nPlease have lunch before commencing on this tour as we would return in the evening.\n Start time: 1.30pm.\nThis Hindu temple is one of the largest temple in Fiji. It is uniquely designed and painted portraying images ad statues of ancient God and Goddesses. Devotees from all parts of Fiji come to worship in this temple. The temple is permitting visitors to tour the temple at a fee of $5 which you have to pay upon entry. Travelers would be guided by a temple assistant. It is appropriate to wear covered clothing while visiting the temple (for women, dresses, skirts and sleeved shirts. For men, long trousers appropriate). Dhoti or sarongs would be available to cover for extremely exposed neck/arms/thighs should you not be in suitable attire.\n\nPS Temple may not be open to visitors during major prayer ceremony on certain days in a month. Apologies if entry may be not granted.\n- Nadi Produce Markets - You would be spending approximately 15- 20 mins in the local market exploring and probably buying local fruits/ vegetables of your choice after the temple tour. We must depart to the next location by 2.30pm.\n- Vuda Point Marina Fiji - Estimated arrival time: 3.15pm\nVillage Entry Fee $10 PP\nTravelers would set foot for a local village tour. It is called the First Landing Village which is located approx 45 minutes away from Nadi Town. It is believed the Native Fijians drifted across the ocean and landed here. The village has had influence of westernization but communal living is still practiced across. The village rep would take you for a tour across the village while explaining to you the history, culture and customs being practiced. Village entry fee of $10 has to be paid by you.\n\nThe village ladies also sell handicrafts and artifacts which you could buy at reasonable price. \nWe will head to the next stop of Sleeping Giants Garden departing by or before 4pm.\n- Garden of the Sleeping Giant - Estimate arrival time: 4.15pm\nEntry Fee $25\nThe Garden of Sleeping Giants was founded in 1977 by actor Raymond Burr. It has had changes in ownership since but has become an attraction to both, the tourists and the locals. \n\nThe entry fee of $25 has to be paid by you and you could either walk through the forest track on your own or with a Garden employed guide. This garden has over thousand different orchid plants which you could see for yourself. And as you walk further, you would find yourself in lush rainforests, lilly pond, and there is even a lookout point to reach should you wish to see Nadi from an escalated place (which would take additional 10-15 mins). After the long forest walk, you would be served a chilled tropical fruit juice.\n\nWe would then depart for the Mudpools.\n\nPS The forests have steps and hilly areas to climb. There are resting benches along the trek as well.\n- Sabeto Hot Springs and Mud Pool - Towels and spare clothing required.\n Estimated arrival time 5.15pm\nEntry Fee $30\n\nThe Sabeto Mudpool is our final stop where you could take mud bath or relax in the warmth of natural geothermal water. The fee of $30 is to borne by you separately. You would first apply mud all over your body (hand, leg, back, chest, face) and leave it to dry for 20 minutes. You may have to remove your shirt to apply it on your back and chest. While the mud is being dried, you could buy artifacts and handicraft sold within the premise at different stalls. \n\nAfter the mud has been dried, you would dip into the first pool to clean up, and then walk to the other two pools to relax. You could also have local massages given to you at small fees by the ladies of the village at the premise. \n\nPS* Get your towels and additional clothing along as you would be mud and pool bathing.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Hotel and Airbnb Pickups and Dropoffs
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Nadi Temple entry fee: $5 PP
- First Landing Village entry fee: $10 PP
- Sleeping Giant Garden entry fee: $25 PP
- Mudbath entry fee: $30 PP
- Towels & spare clothing for after mudbath
Additional Information
What sets this tour apart is the fact that you only pay entrance fees at the actual sites. This ensures a fair price for transportation and the precise amount due for entrance when you arrive at the location.
The distinguishing features of this tour are its timing and capacity limiting. This guided tour is perfect for those busy in the morning and wishes to discover well-known sites in Nadi in the afternoon.
You’ll have the opportunity to visit a temple, local produce market, Viseisei Village, Garden of the Sleeping Giants, and Sabeto Mudpools. The tour begins at 1:30 pm in a climate-controlled vehicle.
*PS Please note that this tour may be canceled or rescheduled due to inclement weather conditions.
Location
McDonald's Nadi
Queens Road
Meeting outside McDonalds Nadi in the carpark
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Mark_r
Mar 23, 2024
Flexible, knowledge guide and great tour - Our guide was great, really flexible and adapted the tour completely to fit our likes and wishes. We particularly enjoyed the massage experience and were very interested by the temple.
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Angeline_t
Jan 19, 2024
Amazing Experience :) - Thank you Rakshay for taking me around. You're very friendly and amazing :) Picking me up here and there. Apologies for reviewing your service late but at least I still remember! Will contact you again when I go Fiji for sure. Best hospitality indeed!
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Manmohan_b
Dec 4, 2023
Excellent Experience ❤️ - Driver Rakshay was excellent. Very good communication skills & friendly behaviour. He went out of the way to meet our needs. Would recommend everyone 👍👍
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Anika_b
Nov 18, 2023
This tour was definitely... - This tour was definitely a highlight of our trip to Fiji. Our tour guide and driver was accompanying to us and very flexible with us. You can’t say you’ve visited Fiji without seeing and buying things from the village people. Loved this tour thank you for having us!!!!
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Karen_t
Oct 8, 2023
Fabulous afternoon on the nadi tour with Rakshay - Thanks Rakshay for helping out two Australian women who arrived in Fiji on Sunday and so many shops and tours were closed. You were so helpful coming to get us and take us to the gardens, mud baths and the temple. All fabulous tourist spots. You were so kind and helpful and told us lots of local information. It was a fabulous afternoon. Thanks and we hope we get to see you again one day.
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192andiep
Feb 2, 2023
Amazing! - Rakshay was AMAZING. He took us to every must-see place including the temple, the gardens, the mud pools, and the village. It was super cool to get a locals perspective and insight into the area, too. He gave us lots of good restaurant recommendations and other places to visit. Thank you Rakshay!!!!
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Cab2016tccwtwsittnt
Feb 2, 2023
Amazing tour guide! - Rakshay was a wonderful tour guide! He picked us up, drove us everywhere, and navigated the gardens, temple, mud baths, and village. We got to see so much of the island— it was an unforgettable experience.
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Oliviafz877lw
Feb 2, 2023
Amazing! Would recommend! 11/10! - Rakshay was an amazing host. If I could give him six stars I would. He took us to the temple, gardens, mudpools, and village and it was all amazing. He recommended amazing food for lunch and was very kind and welcoming. We would definitely come back again and everyone should take this tour. We will always remember our amazing tour with Rakshay!
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