CRUSINGFAMILY Posted February 13, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hi there Wondering if anyone has gone from Lautoka Wharf to Garden of the Sleeping Giant on their own and if so, how did you do it? Taxi? Bus? Operator at the pier? Were you able to add anything else in? Thanks for any help. We are a group of 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted February 15, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 15, 2018 We took a taxi that was arranged by a tour company at the pier. If I had to do it again, I would walk past them and find the taxis and negotiate with the individuals. Our driver took us first to the Gardens, then stayed with us (nearby) while we shopped in town, took us to his town where we roamed around a market place, and then he invited us to his home for tea. How special is that? It was a great day, and we learned a lot. I wrote a pretty extensive review on my website: https://donnagawell.com/ On the menu, find "Travel to Europe and Australia" and then find Lautoka and other links of interest. I wrote a few articles on Fiji and they are found under the home page in posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUSINGFAMILY Posted February 18, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted February 18, 2018 We took a taxi that was arranged by a tour company at the pier. If I had to do it again, I would walk past them and find the taxis and negotiate with the individuals. Our driver took us first to the Gardens, then stayed with us (nearby) while we shopped in town, took us to his town where we roamed around a market place, and then he invited us to his home for tea. How special is that? It was a great day, and we learned a lot. I wrote a pretty extensive review on my website: https://donnagawell.com/ On the menu, find "Travel to Europe and Australia" and then find Lautoka and other links of interest. I wrote a few articles on Fiji and they are found under the home page in posts. I read your review and would like to ask for the name of the company/person that took you for the day and would you mind sharing what you paid for this adventure? You state that if you were to do it again you would walk past and negotiate with drivers further on. With what seemed like an amazing day why do you say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted February 25, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2018 I am sorry that I can't recall the name of the tour company. When you depart the ship, you will see a line of tour companies. I believe the one we used had a woman's name. The reason I said to go straight to the taxi driver was that she was "the middle man". While it worked out fine, I think it would have been more savvy to just go a bit farther and negotiate with a taxi driver. The cost was about $90-100 USD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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