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Top Reasons to Visit Fiji

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Top Reasons to Visit Fiji
Friendly Fijian welcome at Vatulele Island Resort

Fijians are known to be extremely welcoming and hospitable, greeting visitors with an exuberant "Bula!" as shown here at Vatulele Island Resort.

Vatulele Island Resort

Just the name Fiji sounds exotic. And it is - even if it's now widely familiar to American consumers as a brand of bottled water (which, by the way, is indeed sourced and bottled on the main island of Viti Levu). And yet what makes Fiji's 333 islands rank among the must-sees of the South Pacific is the fact that mixed in with all that exotic ambiance are a range of familiar activities popular with a wide array of travelers. From the very first time you hear "Bula," the exuberant Fijian greeting, you will know the rest of your stay will be one to remember.

Here are my top reasons for putting Fiji on your travel itinerary:

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