Moon Handbooks Fiji [Paperback]

David Stanley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Moon Handbooks | Publication Date: August 18, 2004

For more than 30 years, the award-winning Moon Handbooks series has been the top choice among independent travellers who want a unique experience, a new perspective, and a few new stories to tell. With Moon Handbooks, travellers are given the tools to make their own choices and create a travel strategy that's theirs alone. The result? A more personal and ultimately more satisfying travel experience. For those wanting to travel to any of the 322 islands in the Fiji archipelago, Moon Handbooks Fiji has everything they need. From coverage of Fiji's top-rated resorts to the newest adventure tourism facilities and little-known backpacker areas, travellers of all interests will find the destination to suit them. This guidebook includes vivid descriptions of the islands' dazzling beaches, rainforests, and reefs, with a special focus on scuba diving, snorkelling, surfing, windsurfing, rafting, kayaking, hiking, bicycling, and golf. Complete with practical essentials, including 53 easy-to-use maps and transportation tips for island hopping by sea or air, Moon Handbooks Fiji is the guide to a uniquely personal travel experience.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The latest in the batch of Moon Handbooks releases proves again that Moon is one of the finest travel series around. What sets Moon apart from most guidebooks is the attention to detail, and more importantly, a respect for the topic.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; Seventh Edition edition (August 18, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566914973
• ISBN-13: 978-1566914970
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,645,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Travel > Australia & South Pacific > Fiji

More About the Author

David Stanley is the author of Moon Handbooks South Pacific, Moon Fiji, and Moon Tahiti, published by Avalon Travel Publishing of Berkeley, California. Over the years he has visited 179 of the 193 United Nations member countries. If you'd like to get in touch, use the "Contact Us" button on Stanley's website SouthPacific DOT org.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good series, great book, May 17, 2001

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JRK "jkunz" (N.H.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Fiji (5th Ed.) (Paperback)

Would you rather trust a guidebook written by a twenty-something whose three month assignment was to travel around a certain area and write or would you rather trust a guy who spent twenty-something years living and traveling around these areas? That's the bio of David Stanley, the author of this book and this guy knows the in's and out's of Fiji. That's obvious when you pick up this book.

Fiji Handbook starts out with the most comprehensive background of Fiji I've found in competitive books, everything ranging from its history (including cannabalism!) right down to the shark population around the island. I always like to prime up on the place I'm traveling and this section is great for it.

The next section, a Fiji "overview" is very informative. It covers the basics such as getting to/from the island, communicating off the island, and accomodations around Fiji (like camping vs. hotels). This is pretty standard in any guidebook.

The meat of the book comes afterwards, which is broken down by island chains. It covers everything you would expect, including accomodations, hotels, beaches and attractions. Maps are outstanding -- not only do they have island maps, but major city maps too with post offices, restaurants and sights discussed in the text are labelled on the map.

This was the first book by Moon Handbooks I have read and I will surely consider more. My recommendation is to give this title serious consideration

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well-organized, user friendly, very up-to-date information., June 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Fiji (5th Ed.) (Paperback)

David Stanley continues his fine in-depth coverage of Fiji with this latest edition. The book is very well-organized, user friendly and is very up-to-date and informative. For any traveler planning a visit to Fiji, and especially for adventurous budget travelers, this book is indispensible. I first visited Fiji 30 years ago and in subsequent visits have returned to favorite places like Savusavu, Levuka, Kadavu and Suva. Places somewhat off the beaten track like Savusavu and Levuka have changed little in that time and the author is right on target with his descriptions and information. The maps are excellent and the book is very readable, a good combination of background history, culture, custom and practical information on today's Fiji. There are tons of useful resources provided including an extensive listing of website/internet resources on hotels, lodges, travel resources, etc. There's more to Fiji than just the hotels and resorts of the Coral Coast and Nadi and this book will help you experience it whether you're a first-time Fiji visitor or an old Pacific hand.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Planning Guide for a Fiji Vacation, July 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Fiji (5th Ed.) (Paperback)

This is a comprehensive book that provides a wealth of information on Fiji. It focuses on travel and accommodations for travelers on a budget, but provides some information for travelers on the higher end. Because the book covers so much, it skimps a bit on specifics.

I wish that the book would povide more recommendations on what is worth seeing, but many other guidebooks also lack this helpful feature.

All in all, I would recommend this book. Combined with WWW resarch, your vacation planning is sure to be a success.