Useful Fiji Travel Information

I have put together some Fiji travel information to help you plan your trip as there is always so many things to think about when going on holiday.

For entry into Fiji you require a valid passport with at least 3 months remaining from your date of departure out of the country. You also require an onward/return ticket and need to have sufficient funds for your holiday. Fiji grants a four month entry visas on arrival into their country for the majority of countries including:

Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Estonia, Germany, Micronesia, Finland, France, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pacific Islands, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

If you are planning on staying longer than this period you will have to apply for an extension of your visa. If you are travelling from another country you require a pre-arranged visa. For more Fiji travel information regarding entry requirements and who to contact please look on the Fiji Government website. Fiji has its own currency, the Fiji Dollar (FJD). They are largely a country that uses cash so make sure you change some dollars before you leave or when you arrive. If you are just planning to stay in a resort and not travel around much you won’t require much cash as all the major resorts accept credit cards. If you are planning to hire a rental car and do a bit of travelling you will require a reasonable amount of cash. There are ATM machines in the larger towns which you can always get some more dollars from if you run out.

Other Fiji travel information that might be useful is if you are planning to hire a rental car and drive you need to be very aware and alert while on the roads. Like New Zealand and Australia they drive on the Left hand side of the road. The open road speed is a maximum of 80KM per hour. In the towns it is generally 50KM but they also have 60KM speed zones. You have to watch for the signs as they are sometimes hard to spot. You also need to be aware of speed bumps. In each village they have a series of speed bumps usually to mark the beginning and end of the village, though some have extra’s in the middle. These can cause a little surprise if you are not ready for them as sometimes they appear to be in the middle of nowhere.

Having travelled to Fiji for a number of years and after doing plenty of driving in their country I would not advise driving a night time unless you really have to. The night time conditions are extremely hard and challenging to drive in, so much so that a lot of expats that live there won’t even drive at night. The reason is there are no reflector road markings to start with. Some of the drivers forget to dip their lights and the biggest problem is that you often come across livestock including large cows in the middle of the road. The Fijian people often walk places, sometimes on the roads and at night because of their skin colour you can’t see them until you are just a couple of meters away. This is a major hazard and can be quite scary when you are driving. So my advice to you is only drive at night if you really have to and take extreme care.

The time zone in Fiji is generally the same as New Zealand but sometimes can vary by an hour depending if New Zealand is on daylight saving time. The power in the country is standard 220-240Volts 3 pin plug, just the same as NZ & Australia.

I hope you have found this Fiji travel information handy in planning your trip.

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