Fiji Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Fiji Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Fiji and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Fiji.

Etymology: The Fijians called their home Viti, but the neighboring Tongans called it Fisi, and in the Anglicized spelling of the Tongan pronunciation, which was promulgated by explorer Captain James Cook, the designation became Fiji.

Capital: Suva (on Viti Levu).

Independence / foundation: The first British governor set up a plantation-style economy and brought in more than 60,000 Indians as indentured laborers, most of whom chose to stay in Fiji rather than return to India when their contracts expired.

In the early 1900s, society was divided along ethnic lines, with iTaukei (indigenous Fijians), Europeans, and Indo-Fijians living in separate areas and maintaining their own languages and traditions.

ITaukei fears of an Indo-Fijian takeover of government delayed independence through the 1960s; Fiji achieved independence in 1970 with agreements in place to allocate parliamentary seats by ethnic groups.

Population: 947,760.

Currency: Fijian Dollar (FJD)
1 USD = 2.23 - 2.28 FJD
1 EUR = 2.43 - 2.48 FJD

Time zone: UTC+12

Languages spoken: English (official), iTaukei (official), Fiji Hindi (official).

Religions: Protestant 45% (Methodist 34%, Assembly of God 6%, Seventh Day Adventist 4%, and Anglican <1%), Hindu 28%, other Christian 10%, Roman Catholic 9%, Muslim 6%, Sikh <1%, other <1%, none <1%.

Climate: Tropical marine climate with only slight seasonal temperature variation.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $11.5 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $12,400.

Main airports: Nadi International Airport.

World heritage sites in Fiji

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 1.

Top world heritage sites:

Levuka Historical Port Town.

Interesting facts about Fiji

- Fiji has banned the production and sale of single-use plastic since 1 January 2020, because of its environmental impact.

- Fiji is home to the largest hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere, Sri Siva Subramaniya Swami which is located in the Fijian tourist hub of Nadi.

- The country is multi-cultural and was originally colonised by Captain Cook who brought in Indian laborers who then decided to stay and intermarry. The local indigenous population is primarily Melanesian though some of the islands are inhabited by Polynesian Fijians.

- The country is made of an archipelago that consists of some 300 islands, 540 islets and 4000 square kilometres of brilliantly coloured reef gardens, nicknaming the country as "soft coral capital of the world".

- Fijians drink an intoxicating drink that is also available in other countries in the Pacific called kava. Kava is made from the kava root and has hallucinogenous effects. It may also put you to sleep and numb your tongue.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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