Heavens of Vuda is a 10-acre beachfront organic farm located in between the panoramic Vuda Bay and Dreketi Inlet, a scenic 30 min drive from Denarau Island. Our farm is a short walk to four resorts, a yachting mariner and dozens of expatriates owned homes nestled around its bay.
Heavens of Vuda is truly an organic, cultural and historical experience showing uncommercialized Fijian way of life that has remained unchanged for 100 of years. The tour is set on a beachfront property with a farm ambiance and is near to the historic site where the first Fijians landed around 1500 BC.
Ours tours will show you the Fijian subsistence way of living off the land and sea, the basic resilience locals have used to survive without a dollar in their pocket or supermarket in sight, our local culture and a background of Fiji's colonial past including the history behind the arrival of Fijians of Indian decent.
The tour is low intensity and is designed for people of all age groups leaving zero carbon footprint in all activities which is a rarity in this modern age given the heavy reliance on fossil-based fuel and power.
Our tour is owned and operated by Filipe Vavudali who is a proud indigenous Fijian whom we call itaukei in the local language and run by locals including employment to people with disabilities.
What you will learn about Fiji on this tour is very different to the destination brochures and marketing videos you see at your local travel agent – A unique educational Fijian experience where you will end up knowing all about Fiji, its people and its simple way of life.
Tour Activities
Throw Net Fishing
Mud Crabbing
Hand Line Fishing
Spear Fishing
Local root crops, fruits and vegetables farming, preparation and tasting
Local fruit juice preparation and tasting
Coconut tree climbing and importance of various use of the coconut tree
Weaving, Local Arts and brief on Local History
Sugar cane testing and history of sugar industry in Fiji
Fijian herbal and medicinal plants
Kava and its cultural importance and how it’s prepared
Fijian Cooking Lesson using farm fresh and wild caught ingredients
Mini Golf / Putting Green / Golf Driving Range / Basic Golf Lessons
Guided Bay and Reef Walk
Guided Snorkel (Tide and Weather Dependent)
Milking Cow, patting of farm animals like chickens, ducks, sheep, baby goats, calf
Fish Feeding
Tour Days
Mon – Wed and Fridays
Tour Duration
10.30 am to 4pm
Pricing FJD $
$159 per person includes 3 course authentic Fijian lunch with organic farm fresh juices and fruits
Kids below age 5 $75 per child
Pick Up Time and Locations
Denarau Island 9.15 am to 9.30 am from resort pick up area
Surrounding Nadi Hotels 9.45 – 10am from resort pick up area
Vuda area 10.15 – 10.30am from resort carparks
ABOUT THE PROPERTY
Heavens of Vuda is on a 10 acre private beachfront estate where you enjoy authentic Fijian lifestyle tour and stay options. Lots to do in terms of activities on/near our property...set your own pace or do nothing and listen to the birds, breaking waves, sand between your toes, salty kisses and smell of frangipani in the air.
On request we have maid, nanny, local guide and rental car on site. There are 5 resorts within 3 km of our property to enjoy the uncommercialized needs of your stay with us. The nearest resort is Hideaway Vuda who are our immediate neighbors which we have posted pictures of less then 1 min walk away via a short stroll along the beach.
Other resorts are First Landing Resort, Nila Beach Resort, Anchorage Beach Resort and Vuda Mariner with a fully fledged restaurant, mini mart and water activities including Island Day Cruises. To use facilities at any resorts, you need to spend on food and beverage to use facilities like pools or their beach. They also have wellness centers to pamper yourself.
ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
First Landing Resort 3 mins drive
Nila Beach Resort 2 mins drive
Hideaway Vuda 1 min walk
Vuda Mariner 3 mins drive
Anchorage Beach Resort 5 mins drive
Saweni Beach 15 mins drive / 40 min walk
Viseisei Village 10 mins drive
Lautoka City 20 mins drive
Additional Estate Info:
Our Farm Fresh Produce And Locally Sourced Seafood
• Vegetables & Fruits - black eyed peas, snake bean, cabbage,
lettuce, tomatoes, chillies, egg plant, okra, pumpkin, bitter
melon, spinach, coriander, lemon grass, spring onions,
papaya, red and white guavas, water melon, rock melon,
cucumber, corn, peanuts, lemon, kaffir lime, mandarin,
avocado, custard apple, Chinese apple, durian, mangoes,
fresh coconut, taro, cassava, sweet potatoes, breadfruit,
ginger, bananas, pineapple and barn eggs and fresh milk.
• Seafood - Fresh and wild caught fish mainly Coral Trouts,
Spanish Mackerel, Cods, Snapper, Bream, Red Bass,
Mangrove Bass, Trevally, Mud Crabs, Lobsters, Clams,
Prawns, Pipi's, Octopus, Squid and Sea Grapes
Estimate Distance By Car
• First Landing, Vuda Marina and Anchorage Beach 5mins
• Major Supermarket, Liquor, Bakery, Service Station 10mins
• Naisoso Island, Airport, Tanoa, Novotel, Lautoka City 20mins
• Sheraton, Westin, Hilton, Radisson, Sofitel, Wyndham, Golf
Terrace, Denarau Golf & Racquet Club and Port Denarau
35 mins
• Sonaisali 45 mins
• Intercontinental 80 mins
• Shangrila 60 mins
• Outrigger / Hideaway 60 mins
• Pacific Harbor 140 mins
Estimate Distances By Boat 250HP 12 Pax From Our Jetty
• Port Denarau, Sheraton, Westin, Hilton, Radisson, Wyndham
Sofitel 35 mins
• Beachcomber, Bounty and Treasure Island 35 mins
• Malolo Island, Likuliku, Musket Cove, Plantation 45 mins
• Mana Island, Mana Sand Bank, Tadrai 45 mins
• Monuriki Island, Tokoriki, Matamanoa, 1 hour
• Vuda Bay Sanbanks 3 mins
• Lautoka City Wharf 15 mins
Marine Encounters
Close encounters snorkeling among a wide variety of fish, catch mud crabs and seasonal turtles landing on our private beach to nest.
Farm Encounter
Friendly encounters with Parrots, Horses, Cattle, Calf, Goats, Sheep, Roosters, Chicken, Ducks, Fowls and Dogs. The estate has a wide range of primitive farming equipment still used daily as part of its minimum carbon and purely organic concept.
Botanical Life
The estate has a range of native plants, exotic tropical flowers, 100% organic vegetable and root crop, coconut, sugar, papaya, guava, berries, orange and various other local plants and fruits.
Cultural Life
Our estate is a stone throw away from where the first Fijians 1500 years ago landed in Fiji. Staying with us will help you understand their history, culture, way of living and how the locals live in communal setting and use land and marine resources to survive in pure subsistence and communal barter.
