Best Time to Visit Fiji

May to October

Months to avoid: January to March (peak cyclone season, heavy rain, rough seas, some island services suspended)

Recommended stay: 7-10 days

Plan Fiji for May to October. Give it 7-10 days. The window to avoid is January to March (peak cyclone season, heavy rain, rough seas, some island services suspended).

What the season gets you

• The soft coral reefs around the Mamanuca and Yasawa islands are some of the most intact in the Pacific, visibility routinely hits 25-30 metres
• Village kava ceremonies in the highlands are not tourist performances, you sit cross-legged for an hour and drink something that tastes like muddy water and makes your lips go numb
• The Yasawa Island chain by overnight Yasawa Flyer ferry: 60-plus small islands, backpacker bures, and near-empty beaches you share with the boat captain's cousin