Quiet places in Fiji like Ubud, Bali? Avoiding the partier..

I'm traveling to Fiji for two weeks in March and am wondering where I
can go to get away from the partiers, package tourists, and the
wealthy. Don't do hostels these days, but I am on a budget.

My interests are hiking, reading, getting to know a bit of the local
culture, and hanging out in sleepy rural areas. I don't care much for
sitting on beaches or whooping it up. In Bali, I love the outskirts of
Ubud (e.g. Campuan) in the off-season (e.g. say, late September) where
prices are low, tourists are few, and there isn't much nightlife to
speak of. I avoid nightmarishly garish, high-hassle places like Kuta
Beach dominated by tourists drinking themselves into oblivion.
Basically, I want to be where the lager louts aren't. Less action =
fabulous.

Are there any places in Fiji similar to Ubud/Campuan? I tend to enjoy
heading for one community in a place, kicking back and getting to know
the place and its culture. I love off-season travel and am hoping
prices, as well as the pace of life, will be a bit slower in March. Is
it possible to find good (good meaning modest / few luxuries, but
clean and quiet), private (no hostels please) accomodations for around
FJD $34 a night in many places?

Finally, my flight arrives at Nadi Airport in the wee hours of the
morning, around 3am; are there any reasonably priced, safe
accomodations close to the airport? If I had any choice in the matter,
I'd arrive around 8am, get transport out of town and find cheaper
accomodations. Not sure whether I should stick close to the airport
until daylight and then get transport elsewhere. I've heard Nadi can
be rather dangerous at night, and I'm worried about the hassle of
arriving at 3am.

Thanks very much.

GA

No ideas here? Is there a better newsgroup to post my questions to?

Thanks.

GA



(GA) wrote in message ...
 > I'm traveling to Fiji for two weeks in March and am wondering where I
 > can go to get away from the partiers, package tourists, and the
 > wealthy. Don't do hostels these days, but I am on a budget.
 >
 > My interests are hiking, reading, getting to know a bit of the local
 > culture, and hanging out in sleepy rural areas. I don't care much for
 > sitting on beaches or whooping it up. In Bali, I love the outskirts of
 > Ubud (e.g. Campuan) in the off-season (e.g. say, late September) where
 > prices are low, tourists are few, and there isn't much nightlife to
 > speak of. I avoid nightmarishly garish, high-hassle places like Kuta
 > Beach dominated by tourists drinking themselves into oblivion.
 > Basically, I want to be where the lager louts aren't. Less action =
 > fabulous.
 >
 > Are there any places in Fiji similar to Ubud/Campuan? I tend to enjoy
 > heading for one community in a place, kicking back and getting to know
 > the place and its culture. I love off-season travel and am hoping
 > prices, as well as the pace of life, will be a bit slower in March. Is
 > it possible to find good (good meaning modest / few luxuries, but
 > clean and quiet), private (no hostels please) accomodations for around
 > FJD $34 a night in many places?
 >
 > Finally, my flight arrives at Nadi Airport in the wee hours of the
 > morning, around 3am; are there any reasonably priced, safe
 > accomodations close to the airport? If I had any choice in the matter,
 > I'd arrive around 8am, get transport out of town and find cheaper
 > accomodations. Not sure whether I should stick close to the airport
 > until daylight and then get transport elsewhere. I've heard Nadi can
 > be rather dangerous at night, and I'm worried about the hassle of
 > arriving at 3am.
 >
 > Thanks very much.
 >
 > GA