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Private Lautoka Shore Excursion: Explore Viseisei Village with an Informative Guide
4.6
12 Ratings
Viseisei
- Private Tour
- Fully air-condition vehicle
- Knowledgeable and informative driver
- All entry fees included
- Private Tour
- Fully air-condition vehicle
- Knowledgeable and informative driver
- All entry fees included
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Viseisei - Explore Viseisei Village, the legendary site where the first Fijians landed. Enjoy a guided tour through the village, discovering the rich culture and traditions.
- Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple - Take a guided tour of the largest Hindu Temple in the southern hemisphere. Discover the fascinating aspects of Hinduism and admire the…
- Viseisei - Explore Viseisei Village, the legendary site where the first Fijians landed. Enjoy a guided tour through the village, discovering the rich culture and traditions.
- Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple - Take a guided tour of the largest Hindu Temple in the southern hemisphere. Discover the fascinating aspects of Hinduism and admire the stunning artworks and paintings. During special occasions like annual prayers, guests are only permitted to take photos from outside the temple.
- Nadi - For a cultural shopping experience and some retail therapy, visit the Nadi Handicraft Market. Offering a variety of trinkets, jewelry, clothing accessories, and more, the Handicraft Market is an excellent place to find authentic items for friends, family, or yourself (though some items may be found in any souvenir store, they are usually easy to spot).
- Nadi Produce Markets - Explore the local fruit market and learn about the diverse local fruits and vegetables. Feel free to purchase anything you wish to taste.
- Garden of the Sleeping Giant - Located along the same Nadi backroads as the Sabeto Mud Pools, the Garden of the Sleeping Giant is a delightful place to connect with Fiji’s natural beauty. The garden, filled with orchids and flowing plants, is nestled in a valley beneath a mountain resembling a sleeping giant. Enjoy a short walk through a serene tropical forest teeming with birds, skinks, and other wildlife, as well as fish ponds. Conclude your walk by relaxing in the garden with a complimentary fruit drink.
- Sabeto Hot Springs and Mud Pool - Just a short drive from the Sleeping Giant is the Sabeto Mud Pools. Cover yourself in thick mud and let it dry on your skin before soaking in the natural hot spring water. While the treatment is believed to be beneficial for your skin, the entire muddy experience is sure to bring out your playful side! The complex is managed by the local village, where you can also find authentic Fijian food, souvenirs, and massage services. It’s the perfect way to enjoy “Fiji time.”
What's Included
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Lunch
Location
Viseisei
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(12 Ratings)
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Jennifer_s
Sep 3, 2025
It is Fiji Time, no hurrys, no worries. Fantastic Shore Excursion! - What a fantastic shore excursion! Shivaan picked us up right outside the pier gate. We enjoyed seeing the Nadi Temple, the Local Fruit Market and the Garden of the Sleeping Giant. But the best part of the day was relaxing in the Hot Springs. It is Fiji Time, no hurrys, no worries. Thank you for a great day!
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Robert_t
Jun 8, 2025
Finding Fiji - Loved this tour, it is a family run business and they’re very professional and communicative. Got a lot done and I short period of time. I loved the mud bath the best. Highlight recommend
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Camille_s
May 2, 2025
Private Lautoka with professional guide! - Our guide, Rakesh Chand from Golf Tours Fiji, was amazing. Rakesh arrived in a large, comfortable van with plenty of room for out group of five adults. Rakesh accommodated our group with close drop-offs at stops, and he tailored our tour due to weather conditions. This was a private tour with a very professional guide.
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Kevin_n
Apr 25, 2025
First Class and Highly Personalized Service - If you are looking for a half day excursion without the hustle and bustle of a crowded bus with fellow cruise ship passengers, then this is the tour to take. They go to all the great spots around Latouka and the surrounding area. The guides are fun and knowledgeable and deliver first class, personalized service. Highly recommend!
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Laurel_b
Apr 16, 2025
Amazing local tour company in Lautoka, Fiji - Great experience with this local, family-owned tour company. Very communicative, responsive and flexible. The car was very comfortable (including air conditioning) and we appreciated that our driver/guide, Madhu, made efforts to minimize our overlap with the tour buses and ensure we could set our own pace. Thank you to Rakesh for the great communication and logistics!
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Jeremy_t
Apr 7, 2025
A wonderful day. - Madu (Sorry if I’ve spelt incorrectly), was our guide for the day. We’re were picked up from the port gates in a lovely clean Kia car that was thankfully air conditioned as it was over 30 degrees outside.
The tour was booked as a private tour for just the two of us and we were pleased that this was the case. Madu pointed out lots of interesting things on our journey including landmarks and flora and fauna. We made many calls including the ‘first landing’ village, the Garden of the sleeping giant, the Hindu Temple and a farmers market. However, we opted not to go to the hot mud pools as we’d heard about a wonderful hotel called ‘First Landing Resort’ and we thought a visit here would suit us better and we could also grab a little lunch. As it turns out it was a great decision, it’s a beautiful place and the seafood chowder is just sublime!
In total the tour was five hours long and we were dropped off right at the ship.
If we’d have known how lovely the First Landing Resort was we’d have perhaps organised to stay there a little longer as there’s a beautiful beach there as well.
All in all it’s been a lovely day. Thank you Madu, really happy to recommend your small family company to others.
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Renee_c
Nov 9, 2024
Private, individualized, professional tour in luxury sedan - Rakesh was very easy to communicate with and tailored the tour to my interests. After visiting the Viseisei Tribal Village and Sabeto Mud Pool Hot Springs, we had a delicious oceanside lunch at a local resort. He knew exactly what to order! We arrived back to the port promptly with time left for shopping. Enjoyed the day and highly recommend this tour!
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Douglas_b
Nov 7, 2024
Site Seeing Excellence - An excellent day with our driver who was very knowledgeable and accommodating! A very friend and enjoyable day. The mud bath and hot spring pools were excellent!
Thank you
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Ken-mandy
Dec 16, 2025
Not a private tour as advertised - I booked this as a private tour for two people, and chose a starting time of 9am. A couple of days beforehand the time was changed to 9.30am (not a big issue), but on meeting Rakesh as arranged, he arrived in a minivan and was waiting for six other people (three couples) to join us.
We were all expecting a private tour and pointed this out to Rakesh. After a discussion he made some phone calls and said that after the first stop we would each be given a driver. This happened, so we did eventually have a private tour, but we were the last couple to be allocated a driver. Our driver was friendly enough, but we got the feeling of being driven around rather being on a tour.
It was a very disappointing experience for the amount we paid.
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Robert_w
Dec 16, 2025
Disappointing and overpriced. - Booked as a private tour, started out with 4 couples, all of whom also booked it as a private tour. Rakesh tried to explain that sue to being very busy he thought grouping together would be ok. Everyone was unhappy and at the first stop, Indian Temple, 4 separate cars were provided. However, these were just very ordinary vehicles, not very clean and provided no water etc. This was not what was envisaged and paid for. Our driver, Chitra, was very knowledgeable which did save part of the day. Visit to village was just a drive by and first landing point was just a restaurant and bar. All in all very disappointing and definitely not worth the money paid. Cannot reccommend.
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