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Fiji and Beyond: Exploring the Rites and Relics of the Pacific on National Geographic Orion

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Rites and Relics: From The Solomon Islands to Fiji

Explore through the heart of Melanesia to the western edge of Polynesia from the Solomon Islands to Fiji. Receive warm welcomes in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu; you’ll be greeted with traditional dances as you land by Zodiac on remote and verdant shores, while a warm smile and Bula! greet you on arrival in Fiji. Search for endemic bird species, snorkel and dive stunning reefs and wrecks, and soak up the tranquil beauty of palm-fringed beaches.

Expedition Highlights

  • Arrive to Owaraha in the Solomon Islands for a series of traditional dances and music, then walk to see the island’s traditional spirit houses.
  • Take a local canoe ride up the crystal clear Riri River to the spectacular Riri Blue Hole grotto on Vanuatu’s Espiritu Santo Island.
  • Visit mysterious Ambrym Island in Vanuatu—known as a place of magic and spirits—and witness the traditional Rom dance.
  • Visit the traditional island of the Fijian firewalkers—Beqa.
  • Spot rare and colorful birds and flowers on Fiji’s spectacular “Garden Island,” Taveuni, and the lovely and less-visited Kadavu.
About National Geographic Orion
About Lindblad Expeditions
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Going where awesome is for 50 years
Lindblad Expeditions goes to the most amazing places on the planet—40+ geographies in all. And they’ve planted a flag in many of them, deeply committing to remote wild places—like South Georgia and the Falklands; Patagonia, where they opened up Staten Island, ‘the island at the end of the world,’ for eco-tourism; and remote and beautiful regions of Polynesia, including the Marquesas Islands where few go.

Teams that do whatever it take ...
Feb 11, 2024 through
Feb 25, 2024
Feb 7, 2024 7:00 PM
14 Nights from
$13,790.00 (USD)
Per Person
Cabin code: 01
8006113
Apr 28, 2024 through
May 10, 2024
Apr 24, 2024 7:00 PM
14 Nights from
$13,790.00 (USD)
Per Person
Cabin code: 01
8006112
Jan 03, 2025 through
Jan 15, 2025
Dec 30, 2024 7:00 PM
14 Nights from
$14,060.00 (USD)
Per Person
Cabin code: 01
8006111
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Itinerary

Day Destination
1-3 Depart U.S./Brisbane, Australia
4 Brisbane/Fly to Honiara, Solomon Islands/Embark
5 Owaraha Island
6 At Sea
7 Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
8 Ambrym
9 Lelepa, Vanuatu
10 Tanna
11 At Sea
12 Beqa, Fiji
13 Taveuni
14 Kadavu
15 Lautoka, Viti Levu/Disembark/Return to U.S.
Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.