FIJI on a BUDGET? Ep.1 With Prices! 💰
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- Bula and welcome to Fiji! So Fiji is often known for beautiful islands, resorts and all inclusive accommodation in luxury - but we often wondered, can you travel Fiji on a budget? So here we are in this new series trying! → Queenstown Travel Guide: geni.us/queenstownguide ⬇ 🇫🇯 See below for Fiji recommendations ⬇
Welcome to Fiji and a brand new, 5-part, travel vlog series about travel in Fiji on a budget! This is vlog 1 of 5, but you can watch the whole series here: • Fiji Travel Vlogs 🇫🇯
When you think about Fiji you probably instantly think about stunning beaches, friendly local people, snorkeling in paradise, local traditions, kicking back to relax at a luxury resort and BIG price tags. It’s always felt like there was one way to do Fiji and one way only... but we always wondered, can you travel Fiji on a budget?
In this first vlog we land in Nadi airport and take a different approach to both accommodation and transport. Rather than just go straight to a resort close by, we've booked a crazy cheap place down on the Coral Coast, but decided to get a rental car from Coastal Rentals to allow us to drive around and explore ourselves.
A quick stop to compare some local prices at the supermarket, a so-so recommendation for food and coffee, then on to Beach House to stay on the beach on a budget! Check the prices here: geni.us/N8gJlIO
Then we took a coffee tour at Bula Coffee and scoped out the Maui Jetty for those classic Fiji views. So far, we gotta say, it really does feel like you CAN travel Fiji on a budget... but we've got some curve balls coming up, so subscribe and follow along to find out.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Fiji On A Budget
00:37 Our Plan
02:30 First Supermarket
03:54 Denarau Island
04:45 Second Supermarket
05:30 Budget Food Stop
07:11 Beachfront Budget Accom
09:19 Sunset Happy Hour
10:53 Coffee Tour
15:55 Free Site
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We appreciate what you do.
The virtual escapes from your videos will become reality for me one day.
We appreciate that! Hope you get there one day
Looks Beautiful island. Your accommodation is prefect😊. Interesting hearing your views on a budget
That coffee story was very interesting seem like they landed on a wonderful adventure and very local .
Great video 🥰
You two always make me smile and laugh so much, thank you 💛 Loved watching this video, it does look like paradise. Looking forward to the next one
Yay! THANK YOU
Your budget travel is spot on. Would love to see more!
More to come!
This feels like Bali but without people 🤣 And kinda feels expensive'ish compared t what I thought of Fiji. Interesting
Most of the pacific islands are like this, and they are all quite pricey but that's because they're all a small drop in the ocean so the cost to import things is high.
Pretty accurate actually! We were just comparing some prices for an upcoming all expenses kind of video, we spent less in Bali over a longer period!
@DanegerAndStacey yes you are definitely right, I'm fijian and I have seen and known fiji to be very expensive than Thailand and bali where you could spend a little with a lot of things you can do. I would prefer going back to bali or Thailand and even phuket when wanting to save money and enjoying the holiday with a lot of things to do at cheaper costs😊
This hit like your old travel videos in Asia from back in the day - loved it
That’s cool to hear! Love that
Great vid as always. Tours like the coffee tour you did are a great way to meet some locals and see some local life/locations. Even if it's not something you are that interested in, they are almost always a great experience.
TOTALLY agree! Sometimes it's not even really about the tour (though I clearly was geeking out about it haha) but it's the stories, the people and the experience
The editing on your videos keeps getting better and better! Loving it! Any plans to do another trip to Cook Islands?
Definitely!! We’re hoping to get back in a few months to see how things are in 2024
Loved the video guys! Gave a whole new perspective on Fiji.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for leaving a comment too
How cool! the coffee tour was by far the fav part of the video hehe (a bit of a coffee geek here!) :) Great one guys!
Glad you enjoyed it too! Such a great hobby to get into, I’m deeeeeep down the espresso rabbit hole 😂
I just love your guys videos so much!! ☺
Yay! Thank you
A return trip for us coming very soon. Your video gets us excited about it. Great stuff guys. Hope married life agrees with you. Sending much love from where we are now (Porto, Portugal)
❤❤ Harriet, Jim and Yuki
Thanks again guys! Married life is a dream ❤
Love Fiji! Thanks guys! 💖
Our pleasure!
Bula!!! So good, I'm glad you guys got to Maui jetty such a beautiful place 😍
It really is! Felt like a luxury resort haha
From our family of world travelers, thank you. You just gave us inspiration for our next destination.🎉
Our pleasure!
Thanks for sharing guys. Brilliant as always. What time of year were you there?
This was literally a week or so ago!
Looking forward to the next ones as well. Was looking at hawaii originally but that is way more expensive then fuji so be interesting to see where u go in the next one.
Coming soon! We’ve got 3 more and then a vid eventually on all our costs
Fiji has a growing middle class and you'll be surprised by the standards and size of supermarkets in Suva (Extra Supermarket, IGA New World, Fresh Choice, Cost U Less to name a few.) The first supermarket you went to, True Mart, is still relatively new in Fiji and isn't at all targeting tourists. Their biggest outlet is in Navua about 20 minutes west of Suva. "Tourist prices" in supermarkets only exist on Denarau and other resorts.
Middle class driven by what industry?
@@mierypesado6740 Driven by higher education, SMEs, pay rises, policy change and good paying jobs. Only 1/10 Fijians work in the tourism industry. And the place least visited by tourists, the capital city Suva, is the most developed city in the Pacific (also has the tallest building in the Pacific as well - WG Friendship Plaza).
@@wy206 It wasn't a gotcha question (I don't even know what the 'gotcha' would be in this case), I was genuinely curious about the Fijian economy given I've never been there and know next to nothing about it, and you seemed to be educated in the matter so I thought I'd ask.
I won't make the mistake of engaging with you again, ciao
@@mierypesado6740 You do you lil bro lmao.
That's pretty awesome that the big new market wasn't inflating prices for tourists, we were impressed by that! Glad to see some development too
Thanks Guys - I have done many of the cheap outcomes in Fiji, and Mamanuca and Denerau etc.
Frankly the bottom to even the top middle isn't much different in Fiji,
But the very best then is not really FIji. I think you simply chose what you want for a holiday, but a cheap island like Plantation or going down near Sigatoka means you get a great holiday and the local markets too with the Coral Coast.
Really enjoying this set of vlogs. Thanks
Interesting! How many times have you been? At the end of the day when you're inside a resort or Accom it really all feels the same, so we think it's about being close to/picking the things that matter most and just enjoy it for what it is
@DanegerAndStacey I had to count it up.
Including as I child and with my own family....10 times. But like you travelled through many many countries and different types of stays in each.
As you say..... behind the resort walls sometimes you don't know where you are, so going to different places is so important.... especially as a new travelling - if you don't know why you are going.
Culture is a lot. And defines so much for a country choice and style of stay.
Sun and sand is all over the world..... so can be much easier to choose.
But it's what makes that country and province special means so much.
I've stayed in the Coral Coast, Suva. Denarau, Mamanucas, Yasawas ..... and having been so many times know what I look for, what I want to see.
It also means I can say I know that location, and can branch out to other locations so easily with my own family. And that's something new.
This year going back to Fiji for the first time in a long time, because of going elsewhere, then remote tripping around Southern Italy, via some time in SE Asia.
You couldn't get more different if you tried.
Nice video , took your advise, now sitting at Fiji beach house and having a cold one 👍🏻
LOVE THAT! How are you finding it?
Yeah not bad , did that island trip as well , does get bumpy on the way back ) . But not many food options around
I have grown arabica coffee on Auckland's North Shore. Got to 25 cherries, enough for a 50 bean cup, then a gusty storm blew my tree over. Frost sensitive so needs to be covered overnight in the winter below 4-5°C. Currently growing another tree which I will stake & protect so I can look forward to roasting my own green coffee beans in another five to ten years 🤞.
I'm impressed! Why so long though? Does all coffee take that long to grow or something with the conditions back here?
@@DanegerAndStacey I can only speak about Auckland but I am making a change to what I did last time. My coffee tree has been planted in a largish pot and it should grow quicker indoors for a few years until it reaches a decent size. They are beautiful indoor plants BTW. Lovely shiny leaves.
Last time I planted straight into the garden so it took several years to flower & produce decent cherries. Keeping it indoors for a few years before planting it outside should produce significantly faster growth. I used to love eating the lovely sweet when ripe cherry fruit. There's a thin layer of flesh similar to a loquat but thinner & smaller. I do live in the sub-tropical strip of beaches on the North Shore so I grow pomegranates & I'm also looking at my first fruiting season with dragon fruit. There is a coffee plantation & a banana plantation up North operating on a commercial basis I believe & some microclimates around NZ are pushing the limits by growing tropical & subtropical fruits & veg. I've been growing my own ginger for a decade or so. I have my very own Bali on The Shore 😁.
So beautiful
Totally!
interesting video
Interesting how the coffee on the wooden tray outside almost looked like peanuts rather than coffee beans.
True! Just goes to show how many stages of coffee there are that we don’t ever think about
Bula Vinaka 🌸🏝🇫🇯
Bula!
What time of year was this?
Only last month!
Great information thanks …. Shame about YT throwing adds in the middle of you talking !
Bugger! That happens some time, we have to double check where they put them - I'll see what's going on. Thanks for the heads up
Lol wash car
Haha taking the piss a bit aye?