Pacific Harbour: River Tubing Fiji & Waterfall Swim

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Duration5h 30m

GroupUp to 70

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Five and a half hours on Fiji's Navua River, tubing back downriver after lunch

You get picked up from your hotel or cruise port, ride a longboat upriver into Fiji's highlands, visit a village, swim at a waterfall, eat lunch on the riverbank, and tube back downriver in a 5.5-hour loop. Pickup, all activities, and lunch are included. The fixed schedule works around cruise ship departure times.

5h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

River tubing and village visit

Pickup from Pacific Harbour
Longboat ride up Navua River
Visit authentic Fijian village
Swim at waterfall
Enjoy riverside lunch
Tube downriver
Drop-off at Pacific Harbour

The Experience

Yeah, so the longboat ride up the Navua River is where it starts — you're heading into the highlands, water's clear, and the whole thing feels like you've actually left the resort zone. The family running River Tubing Fiji knows the river the way people know their own street, and it shows. You stop at an authentic Fijian village, not a performance space, and then there's the waterfall swim, which is the kind of thing that makes sense once you're standing in front of it but sounds weird when you're booking from home.

The riverside lunch happens before you tube back down, so you're not starving and you're not rushing. They do a buffet — vegetarian options if you ask when you book — and it's the kind of meal that tastes better because you're actually hungry and you've been on the water for a few hours. After that you're in the tube, moving with the current, no paddling required, just floating back toward where the day started. The whole river tubing tour takes 5.5 hours from pickup to drop-off, which means you're back in time if you're on a cruise ship and need to be back aboard by a set time.

Pickup is shared transport, air-conditioned vehicle, and they coordinate around your ship's schedule — you give them the docking time and re-boarding time when you book, and they build the day around that. It's the kind of detail that matters when you've got a ship waiting and no room for guessing.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel or cruise port pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle, a longboat ride up the Navua River, a visit to an authentic Fijian village, a waterfall swim, a riverside buffet lunch (vegetarian option available on request), and a tubing float back downriver, with drop-off at the end of the tour.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by River Tubing Fiji

Is this one for you?Book this if you're docked in Fiji and want to see the highlands and river without arranging your own transport and timing — the tour coordinates around your ship's departure, which is what makes a full inland day possible in port.