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Daniel Paul-Taxi Driver Extraordinare!
Phone: 679 6666 934
Mobile: 679 9955 339 Our man on the ground is Daniel Paul. Dan will collect you from the airport arrival lounge in Nadi and take you directly to our boat, or to any Nadi or Lautoka hotel or resort. No matter how hard we try, we can't manage to convince Dan to take a break, so you can bet your last dollar that regardless of the time, day or night, you'll be greeted by Dan's friendly smile. Dan has been working alongside Octopus for many years and offers our guests great rates and an extremely reliable friendly service. Every employer would love to have someone like Dan on the team. Dan's enthusiasm, willingness to help and the seemingly never ending ways he goes the extra mile to help our guests, makes him a wonderful asset. Dan offers comprehensive sightseeing tours or guided shopping excursions - why pay "vavalangi" prices when Dan can negotiate local rates for you? Dan can be contacted directly, or the staff at Octopus would be happy to make a booking on your behalf ,so whatever you're up to, before or after your stay at Octopus contact Dan for all your local transport, sightseeing and shopping needs. The Garden of the Sleeping Giant A short drive off the main road between Nadi & Lautoka is the apty named Garden of the Sleeping Giant, it's an extremely popular excursion. Remember to bring plenty of film and as it's a subtropical garden with still water features, bring along some insect repellent as the local mosquitos love tourists!
The Garden of the Sleeping Giant is open daily from 9 a.m. to sunset. Visitors, who arrive in taxis or minibuses, are greeted with papaya and fruit juice at the visitor center where guides await to lead them around the grounds. It's a gradual uphill walk up a wide trail that ends at the lily pond. A short drive north of Nadi, many tour companies include it in their itineraries. The Garden of the Sleeping Giant was established in 1977 when the late Raymond Burr, a resident of Fiji, opened his private collection of orchids to the public. Soon, other private collections were added, along with flowering tropical plants and trees. Eventually, a commercial garden was cultivated and today, flower sprays from the garden are exported to a number of international markets. The gardens gained some fame when they were featured on a PBS segment of "Victory Gardens".
Getting to Octopus Octopus Resort is located 20nm from the Fijian mainland, on Waya Island, the largest land mass in the Yasawa Island Group. Octopus's own water taxi, the Amberley, departs daily from Lautoka at 10 am for the 90 minute journey to Octopus and returns in the afternoon at 2.30pm. Getting Around on the Mainland Wherever you want to go on mainland, Dan and his fleet of friendly, reliable drivers and vehicles can get you there on time (not that this matters sometimes in Fiji) and at a reasonable price - you can book Dan to meet you at the airport any time day or night and he can take it from there. Our staff in the office can make these arrangements for you. So that's the meet and greet at this end taken care of - all you need to do now is book the flight then call our reservations staff who can take care of all the rest! - sega na lega (no worries) BOOK NOW! |
