The American actor Raymond Burr’s passion for orchids was what gave this beautiful garden at the foothills of Sabeto’s ‘Sleeping Giant’ mountain its start. The main attraction are the 2000 plus orchid varieties but you’ll find lots of other tropical and indigenous plants there too. Join a scheduled sightseeing tour or wander the rustic paths yourself through the flower-filled rainforest to glorious views further up the hill. Open from 9am – 5pm daily except Sundays when they close at 1pm.
Trade your fear of heights for unbeatable views of the islands and mountains. For the ultimate Fiji thrill, a tandem skydive with Skydive Fiji over Nadi or in the Mamanuca islands is hard to beat. Jumps range from 10,000ft to 13,000ft and up to 70 seconds of freefall depending on which package you book.
If you’d rather just stick to the big views, there are also excellent scenic helicopter tours with Heli tours, Pacific Island Air and Island Hoppers.
Short burst trips last anywhere from 10 – 30mins with options to touchdown on remote islands if you charter.
On Go Dirty’s most popular quad bike tour, you’ll head to the mountains, whizzing past cane fields and pine forest before following the winding tracks back to Nadi town.
It’s a pure riding experience but there’s also options to chill at popular sightseeing spots, fit in a village visit or hop on a heli ride back. Tours depart twice daily at 9.30am and 1.30pm.
Check out either of Nadi’s two zipline courses for some thrilling treetop adventures. The Sleeping Giant Zip (Sabeto) may have only 5 ziplines but their adventure park packages offer unlimited zips and waterfall tours with lunch.
Zip Fiji’s (Momi) 16 ziplines entice thrill seekers with longer and higher zips. Tack on the cave abseiling activity for an even more heart-pumping day out.