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No major changes since yesterday.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Fiji
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
Go, but pay attention.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't fall for it
Scams to know
Unsanctioned borrowing
Local culture encourages sharing, which can result in personal items like shoes being taken. You can often recover these items by speaking with the village chief.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Visa validity
Those doing business in Fiji must ensure their visas remain valid, especially during periods of political unrest.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Required: Yellow Fever
Recommended: Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, Rabies, Typhoid
Source: CDC Travelers' Health →Getting in
What you'll need at the border
The visa policy of Fiji allows citizens of certain countries to enter Fiji without a visa.
Passport validity required: 6 months beyond entry.
Source: Wikipedia →Real, not invented
Terrorism
Although there’s no recent history of terrorism in Fiji, attacks cannot be ruled out.
Source: UK FCDO →Real, not invented
Cultural & legal notes
LGBT+ travellers
Homosexuality was decriminalised in February 2010, but there can be local sensitivities, particularly when visiting rural communities. Read more advice for LGBT+ travellers .
Source: UK FCDO →From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Crime: Most crime takes place in the outer suburbs of Suva and Nadi, away from the resort areas.
- •Muggings are often carried out by large groups of men so being in a group won't necessarily be a deterrent.
- •Fijian culture encourages sharing and sometimes small things like shoes will be "borrowed". Often by speaking with the village chief it can be arranged to get things returned.
- •Political unrest: Fiji has been subject to occasional political unrest and upheaval, including five coups d'état since 1987, with the most recent occurring in 2009.
- •LGBT travellers: Although Fiji is a religious country, Fijians are generally quite tolerant of LGBT people.
Staying healthy
- •Diseases: Fiji is relatively free of disease compared to most of the tropics.
- •Drinking water: While water is often unsafe to drink in several Pacific Island nations, water in Fiji is generally safe to drink, though filtering or boiling is advisable when unsure.
- •Water safety: Drownings are common, and automobile and other motor vehicle accidents (often involving animals or pedestrians) are very common.
- •Sun safety: Fiji, like most of the South Pacific, can have intense solar radiation that can cause severe skin-burns in a short amount of time.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
I · 240V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
Tipping
In Fiji, tipping is virtually non-existent. This includes no tipping to taxis, hotels, bellpersons, restaurants, etc. However, at most all-inclusive resorts and amongst the scuba diving operations, they have a "Christmas Box" where you can donate money that is shared equally amongst all the staff at Christmas time.
Cash vs. Card
In Fiji the currency is the Fijian dollar, denoted by the symbol "F$" or "$" (ISO currency code: FJD). Wikivoyage articles will use $ to denote the currency.
Show the receipts (9 sources)
- us-state — observed 2026-09-09
- uk-fcdo — observed 2026-09-09
- ca-gac — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-political — observed 2026-09-09
- worldbank-policeTrust — observed 2026-09-09
- cdc-health — observed 2026-09-09
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-09-09
- reddit — observed 2026-09-09
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-09-09