Suva between museums, gardens and discoveries

Suva offers a range of discoveries: at the Fiji Museum, you can encounter archaeological material, while Thurston Gardens brings together garden plants, greenhouses and walking paths. There is also the selection at Suva Municipal Market and two different ways to explore Suva on foot. This gives you a choice of specific highlights for planning your trip – from culture and gardens to self-guided or guided walks.

Museum and gardens in the heart of Suva

The Fiji Museum is located in the heart of Thurston Gardens. Its remarkable collection includes archaeological material dating back as far as 3,700 years.

Thurston Gardens offer a different focus. They feature horticultural plants, several greenhouses and walking paths. You can therefore experience the gardens not just as a green backdrop, but also through their different elements: the plants, greenhouses and paths each offer their own perspective on the grounds. If you would like to include culture and exercise in your trip plans, you can consider visiting the Fiji Museum and taking a walk along the park paths. The museum’s location in the heart of the gardens makes this combination especially appealing.

Discover Suva on foot

There are different formats for walks. Suva’s historic walking trail is designed as a self-guided tour. This lets you set your own pace and follow an independent route. Information about the route’s length or duration is not included in this description; the key consideration here is that it is self-guided.

Guided Walking Tours Suva, by contrast, is a private, 2.5-hour tour. The difference from the historic self-guided walking trail is therefore how you explore: one option is designed for exploring on your own, while the other is a private tour with a set duration. If you would like to include a walk in your trip, you can decide which format better suits your preferred plans for the day. These are separate options; they are not assumed to form a shared route.

Market and local items

Suva Municipal Market offers masi, woven mats, baskets, fans and carved wooden items. If these items interest you, you can make the market a highlight in its own right, alongside Suva’s cultural and garden experiences.

One past example of a creative activity in Suva was the “Art, Sip & Savour” event on 8 August 2025 at the Rara Lounge of the Grand Pacific Hotel. Step-by-step instructions for weaving mats and the materials needed were provided there. This describes what was offered on that specific event date and should be understood as a past event.

Getting to Suva and finding a holiday apartment

Suva can be reached via the international airport in Nausori. You can travel from Nadi by car or bus. These options give your trip planning a concrete starting point: take your preferred way of getting there into account and consider it alongside the experiences that interest you in Suva. When looking for a holiday apartment, you can first decide whether your stay will focus mainly on the museum, gardens, market or walks. This way, you can choose your destination based on your interests without letting any single experience define Suva.

For the broader travel overview: Rewa.