BEYOND THE RESORT REAL FIJI

Kneel on the reef at 25 metres. A 3-metre bull shark approaches from your left. Another from the right. Eight species simultaneously, in some of the clearest water on the planet. The Shark Reef Marine Reserve is Fiji's most extraordinary experience — and one of the top five shark dives in the world.

5 kilometres of cables. 16 lines. The longest traverses a river gorge with the Mamanuca Islands visible on the horizon. Then: the ancient Naihehe Caves, where Fijians took refuge during the tribal wars of the 1800s. A kava ceremony with the local community. The most packed adventure day near Nadi.

A two-level platform moored above a pristine coral reef in the Mamanuca Islands. Wood-fired pizzas. An internationally stocked cocktail bar. DJs. Snorkelling directly from the platform into the reef below. 360° ocean views. It is impossible to describe correctly — you just have to go.

A longboat takes you upriver into a gorge most tourists never see. Waterfalls on both sides. Then you get in an inner tube and float back downstream. Bamboo rafting through the slower lower river. A riverside lovo feast cooked underground on the riverbank. The Fiji that exists completely beyond the resort corridor.

The Yasawa Islands. A full-day catamaran through some of the most remote and beautiful waters in the Pacific. Then: a natural limestone cave where the only way in is through an underwater passage. Inside, natural light filters through the rock and turns the water an otherworldly glowing blue. One of the rarest experiences in all of Fiji.