Getting There

GETTING THERE –  TRANSPORT

The best way to travel to Namosi Eco Retreat is via its own Twin cabin carrier truck that transports up to 30 people. The Retreat has invested in its own transport to give people the true village travel experience.The carrier truck allows single adults, families and groups to travel Fiji-style through the mountain ranges. able to breathe the highlands air and experience 'true-Fiji way of travel.

Guests arrange their own transport to Namosi Eco Retreat - just 2.5hours from Suva and 4.5hours from Nadi - choosing from daily public transport (bus and carrier), private tour and transport companies, car hire, or the Navunikabi village carrier or private vehicle. 

• Self-drive: It is recommended that for guests wanting to self-drive, to have a vehicle with reasonable clearance off the ground such as an SUV, Subaru, Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson – but for safety and comfort please get a four-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle or you can hire our twin cabin carrier truck with driver. There are  potholes bumps and loose gravels along the windy hilly road not suitable to low vehicles such as Prius. A reminder please turn off airconditioned while driving up the steep hills to save engine heatups.

• Public transport: There is public transport that travels daily to Navunikabi village including buses and Fiji “carriers” (small trucks converted to have seats in the back to transport people). Both bus and carrier public transport arrives from Suva to Namosi in the evening, returning early morning. But with own vehicle or car hire you can choose to leave abit later after breakfast or after lunch. 

• Private transfers and tours: Guests without transport can arrange their own transfers with us in our Twin cabin carrier 3 tonne truck very comfortable with experience driver. It can seat 6 passengers and the driver in the front cabin. Our driver is also your tour guide.  

Please don’t hesitate to ask for assistance from Namosi Eco Retreat and ensure your transport is confirmed a week before your visit.

FROM SUVA

The drive from Suva to Namosi Eco Retreat, near Navunikabi village, takes 2.5hours. From Suva, there are two ways to drive to Namosi

1. Namosi road: This is the shortest and most popular route – just 1 right turn and a 2.5hours straight drive from the Suva CBD to arrive at Namosi Eco Retreat! This road is more mountainous and curving than other route, along Sawani Road. Namosi road is the route the public transport “carrier” truck travels daily. It takes about 2.5 hours to Namosi Eco Retreat driving along the Namosi road. 
   

   Directions: 

   - from Suva CBD travel along the Queens road 22km (drive past Lami, then Naboro, Wainidoi and Nabukavesi)

   - After 22km, turn right off the Queens road to Namosi road (you will see the massive Kila Eco Park sign on the roadside).

   - Drive along Namosi road for about an hour and a half you will arrive at Namosi Eco Retreat, Namosi road, near the Navunikabi village, Namosi province. (As you drive the hour along Namosi road you will pass Namosi secondary school, then it’s only about 25 minutes to Navunikabi village. you can ask the locals on the side of the road for directions.)

    - You have arrived! (You will see the Namosi Eco sign on the roadside – park near the sign, and if you have 4wd you can follow the driveway down and on the bottom, staff will meet you).

2. Sawani road: This is the route used by the daily bus. For directions contact Namosi Eco Retreat, as there are a few turns and directions required to reach Navunikabi village.

FROM NADI

From Nadi (5 hours): From Nadi drive 170km on the Queens road. About 30 minutes past Pacific Harbour, turn left onto Namosi road (follow directions above from Suva, along the Namosi road).