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along the clear blu ewaters of Mo mi Bay.
Ac comm odat ions con sist of stu nnin gly
de sign ed rooms and suites in tradi tio nal
bui ldin gs, pl us a uniq ue coll ecti on of
ove r-wa ter vil las. The res ort featu res an
array of invit ing facil ities , inclu ding a
ma gn ifi cent inf init ypool wi th sweep ing
vie ws of the ocean, three res taurant s, a
fitne ss center andaspa.
Thi sreso rt off ers theoptio nofov er-
wa tervi llas with eith er ocean or lago on
vie ws. Each vi lla ha s vault ed ceili ng s,
sle ek fur ni ture, alivin g/si tting area and
num ero us US Boutl ets .Sizes rang eup to
646 squa re feet. Oth er guestro om s are
hou sed in attract ive two -story bui ldi ng s.
TheQu anSpa is ago rgeou sfac ility
wher e you can relax and enjoy a bo dy
scrub ,bo dywrap,footbath, afac ial, mas-

sageorman icur e. Af ter being pampered ,

take adi pintheSpa’ spriv ate plu nge pool.

Gu est scan availthe mse lvesofavari-

ety of cuisines wi thout ever leaving the

resor t.Go jiKitchen andbaroffers all-da y

dini ngfrom tradi tion al breakfasts toAsia n-

fusion sel ect ion sfor lun chanddi nner.

Th e Fi sh Bar de live rs fresh loca l

seafoo din aroma ntic atmo sphere wi th

gr andio se sunsetand oc ean views. The

Lagoon House & Bar is a poolside

restauran tservingcasua lMedit err ane an

fare.De light ful be verages areserve dat

theswim- up ba r.

Open all da y, the Lagoon Lounge

offers atast eofFiji fro mdusk until dawn.

Siponasign atur ecoc ktail, acupoftea or

afresh lybr ewed cof fee. Fo rligh ter selec -

tions, the Fiji Bakin g Co mpan y serv es

baked goo ds, sand wic hes andsalad s.

Indo or andoutdo or activ itie sincl ude

vi sit sto the fitne ss cen ter ,swimmi ng in

on e of the nu me rou s pools (inc ludin g

adu lt and ki d’s pools ), whir lpool ,boa t-

ing, jetski ing ,kayaki ng or table tenni s. I

especially enj oy ed just roamin gove rthe

exp ans iveacreage ,meande ring alo ng the

be achorstealin gaglimpse ofthewild

ho rsestrotti ng in theshall owtide.

For meet ings,thereare sevenattractive

event room sinmo re than 70,000square

feet of space. Take your spouse-to-beand

get hitched withtheseashore asastunning

backd rop .The resortoffersseveralinterna-

tional cui sine- packe dwe ddingplans.

Th eresort canarrang eoff-site activ -

itie ssuc has azip line park ,the Sabeto

Hot Sprin gs and Mu d Bath s, a go lf

cou rse,hi kin g, skydi vi ng or avisi tto a

Hind uTe mpl e.

Sigat ok aRiver SafariTo ur

Th esecon dmorni ng onthe ma in-

land , I awok e with excite men t. I was

abo ut to emb ark on a tour alon g the

Si ga toka Ri ve rto visi tan authe ntic Fiji an

agricu ltur al vil lag e and mix with the

Kaivit ipeopl e, theorig ina lFijians.

Weboar ded acol orful busand wer e

driven from the Momi Marr iott to the

quaint town of Sigat ok a. Kn own as “Fiji’s

SaladBow l” foritsimpr ess iveproductio n

ofvege tabl es, the valley saro undSig ato ka

aredo tted wi th small farm s.

We spentanhour browsi ngthrough the

shopsand samp ling some ofthe local cui-

sine.We boardedanotherbusandhead ed to

theSigatokaRiverwhe rethebrightred jet

boatsawa itedus.The trip up theriver tothe

village wa sspectacular.Wecruised bysmal l

fami ly farms , villages, dense forests and

rollingprairies.Weobservednat ive Fijians

frolickingandwor kinginthe river.Some

were fis hin g; othe rs we re swi mm ing,

bathing and playing.

Wearrived atthecomp ound ,wh ich

consisted ofabout 50families .Westrol led

through thepastures ,thevillag eandsome

ofthehom es.Wegath ered in ahall,sat on

the floor and par ticipated in a spiritual

Fijian cer emony. Th eentire villagejoined

in. Th e ch ild ren were ob edie nt and

respectf ul of the adults. Mot he rs and

father sgentlyembrace dtheir children.

Afte rthe ceremony ,we gath ered in

the di ning room. The enti refloor, cove red

in br ightl ycolore dtapes tries, wastrans-

form ed int othe di ni ngtable .We allsaton

the flo or nex ttothese table clot hs.Pl att ers

brimm ing with fruits ,gr ain sand ve ge ta-

bles, all gro wn inthe vil lage pa stu res,

wer espre ad be for eus.

After lunch,ourhosts tookouttheir

musical instruments and began to play.

Soon, every onerose, selecte dpartners and

weallbegantodan ce. With in an hou r, we

were surfe ite dandexha usted.We proc eed-

edonthelon ghi keto theboa ts.

Th eride ba cktothebasewa sexc it-

ing. Thesejetboatsarecapable of great

spee ds and rip- roaringmaneuvers.“Hol d

on,” shoute dthe captain as he cut the

whe el shar ply to the right. Th e boat

bank ed to asteepangl elike anairplanein

astee ptur n. Sud de nly,we wereina360-

degr eecycle ,the nanot he rintheopposite

dir ection. Our bodiesand clothi ng were

soak ed from hea dto toe .Wereturnedto

the doc kand wit hinashort time,thehe at

of theda ycomp letelydr iedus. Tiredand

happ y, we boar de dthebus ba cktotow n.

Fiji is a coun try burgeon ing with

exc itin g, vig orou s activities and where

you can imme rse you rselfinthe indi ge-

nous cultur e.Yo ucanretreattoexclusive

luxur y resor ts. You can rent an entire

isla nd to your self.Youcan visitvibrant

villa ge sandremote farmland.Youcan

trave ldo wn rive rs tovi sitlocals asthey

have livedand flourishedforcenturies.

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Ove r-Wat er Lagoo nVi lla.

(Co urte sy Marr iott Mo mi Bay)

Oce an Fron tVil la.

(Co urte sy Mar rio tt Mo mi Bay)

Marriot t’sPi zza- best in the pa cific.

(Stua rt J.Fa ber)

chil dre nan dpar entsjoinedin the cere-

mony. (CourtesyStua rt J.Faber)

Farm Scene. (Stuart J.Fa ber)

Tran quil Sus tain ingFar mland.

(Stuart J.Faber)

Sigat oka Riv er JetBoat.

(Cou rtes ySig otok aRiv erSafa rie s)

Nativ eFi jian Farm. (Stu ar tJ.Fabe r)