28.08.2006 - Crewed Sailing Charters South Pacific

“Ni Sa Bula” – Welcome to the Fiji Islands! The Fiji - the safe charter destination, a world apart - Exotic, sun drenched, tropical, tranquil, and unspoiled.

Fiji is the cross roads, the central hub of the South Pacific Islands. Sunny, unique and unspoiled.

The Fiji islands are one thousand miles of pristine white sand beaches, fabulous coral gardens and azure lagoons and most memorably 800,000 smiling faces of the friendliest people on earth.

The Fijian people are famous for their genuine friendliness. In the tranquil villages on the outlying islands our charter clients are welcomed as honored guests, as they accompany the crew of yacht "Tavake" visiting their friends in the islands. Sailing Adventures Fiji (Ltd) is an owner-operated charter company offering crewed charters aboard our 50 foot cutter, “Tavake”. We specialize in charters for honeymooners, lovers, romantics and adventurers seeking the realization of childhood dreams, of sailing to faraway tropical places. We invite you to experience the adventure of your lifetime, a unique charter experience in the exotic & tropical Yasawa Islands, and beyond. We offer several suggested voyages, selected from an almost limitless choice of cruise options.

Itinerary:

Each sailing cruise takes a unique meandering course through the 333 Fiji Islands. Each option delivers you to remote & pristine wilderness destinations, inaccessible to tourists. No crowded anchorages here. The menacing clouds of the rest of the world’s troubles do not penetrate the tranquil anchorages of these islands.

Getting there:

Fiji is accessible by over 85 flights a week, direct from L.A., Honolulu, Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney and Auckland.

Arrival:

On your arrival, you will immediately feel a calming effect as the serenity encompasses you. We operate out of the Port of Lautoka, on the west coast of the mainland of Viti Levu (4,010-square-miles), the largest island of the Fijian Group, a twenty minute drive from the Nadi International Airport.

Language:

Our crew is multi-lingual: English, Fijian, Hindi & French.

Important information about Fiji:

• The 333 Fiji Islands are scattered over three million square kilometers of Oceania, continuously swept by trade winds from the east and southeast – a sailor’s dream come true.
• Fiji enjoys an ideal South Sea tropical climate. There is a mild, dry season May-October, with a warm, wetter phase November-April. Temperatures range from 70–90^o F, daytime, and the evenings are in the high 70's throughout the year. The water temperature is 72-87^oF. The Trade Winds bring year long cooling breezes, particularly in late afternoon and early evening.
• Although the 180th Meridian passes through the Fiji Group, the International Date Line is adjusted so that the entire archipelago falls into the same time zone - 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
• The season for our tropical rains is from December through February coinciding with our warmest summer months.
• Fiji is an English speaking country.
• The water is safe to drink from the tap. Fiji Water is described as one of the finest examples of living water available today. It tastes good too! It is bottled and shipped all over the world. We offer several cruise itineraries. A voyage for every taste: Smooth sailing - short day trips behind a barrier reef, or overnight, offshore passages to distant & remote islands never visited by tourists.

  Itineraries include the following activities:

• Gourmet experience/Theme dinners (Seafood, Fijian, Asian, East Indian, Italian…) prepared onboard by our Fijian Chef. Feast on Fiji's best range-fed beef, ham, lobster, shell fish, mahi mahi, smoked walu and other sea foods that we will take right out of the ocean. Enjoy sun ripened, sweet tropical fruits: mango, papaya, banana, guava, custard apple, pineapple, passion fruit and other delicious local fruits you have never seen, nor heard of before.
• Happy hour cocktails and wine with each meal.
• Comfortable single & double sleeping options
• Shore excursions with Fijian Guide
• Visit remote villages and people rarely in contact with tourists or foreigners. Experience a living ancient traditional culture, isolated and independent from the modern world.
• Meet hereditary island chiefs and participate in traditional “Yaqona” (Kava) ceremonies enacted as they have been for centuries.
• Guided reef snorkeling. Snorkel over shallow rainbow gardens of soft coral abounding in sea life. The diversity of colors of the fish and texture of the coral exceeds the imagination.
• Witness dolphins swimming in Tavake's bow wave as we sail to a new destination every day.
• Wiggle your toes in the most perfect, pristine white sand beaches in the world.
• Lovo (earth oven) feasts, kava ceremonies, village visits, traditional island entertainment - Fijian dance, the “Meke”, fire dancing - “Vilavilairevo”, local arts and crafts.
• Visit colonial Fiji and meet Fiji’s “Part –Europeans” – mixed-blood descendents of 19 century Irish, and Scot beachcombers.
• Sail Training. Participate in all aspects of operating a modern ocean cruising yacht. Experience an exciting offshore sailing adventure. In the wake of Captain Cook, receive hands on instruction in the art of ocean sailing.
• Horseback riding
• Fishing
• Surfing
• Meet yachtsmen from all over the world.
• Hike ashore through copra plantations, lush rain forests to spectacular waterfalls or natural hot springs, or over dry, grassy sun drenched hills to viewpoints for spectacular panoramas of white sand beaches, cliffs, bays and reefs.
• Bathe in pristine streams.
• Learn about natural traditional Fijian herbal medicines.
• Swim in a cathedral like vault of an underwater cave or float in the calm quiet waters of a turquoise lagoon at sunset.
• Swim with giant Manta Rays Experience underwater the compelling and mysterious silent sweep of these Rays as they "fly" through the water with elegance.
• Explore ship wrecks and a World War II bomber, accessible with snorkeling gear.
• See traditional outrigger canoes still in use.
• Visit five-star resorts where you will be welcomed ashore to swim, windsurf, sail, paddle a kayak, scuba dive, surf, fish, or go hiking
• Fire walking
• Scuba Diving: shark feeding, drift dives, seamounts, reef passages, wreck dives - in your choice of the Yasawa Islands, Kadavu’s Great Astrolabe Reef, Taveuni, or the unexplored reefs of the Lau Group.

Captain Peter invites you to join the adventure aboard the sailing yacht "Tavake".

 

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