FROM DEEPLY HYPNOTIC TURQUOISE WATERS FILLED WITH NATURAL TREASURES TO CHOCOLATE FACTORIES AND CLIFFSIDE RESORTS, THIS SOUTH PACIFIC GEM IS THE ULTIMATE ISLAND GETAWAY. Sitting cross-legged in a circle drinking kava from coconut shells with travelers and locals, it feels so easy to make new friends in Fiji. Within a day of arriving, you’ll feel happier and more relaxed. With Melanesian and Polynesian roots, Fijian culture is incredibly warm and welcoming, and the multira cial and multi-cultural nation is also home to many people of Indian descent. No matter your ethnic ity, religion, or cultural background, you’re sure to feel welcome. Drinking kava, a mild sedative, certainly helps facilitate the chill island vibes. Whether you’re seeking underwater adventures and marine life encounters or a blissful romantic getaway, visits to traditional villages and handicraft markets or a secluded private island escape, Fiji has all of this to offer and more.