Yasawairara Travel Guide

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  • Drinking kava
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Yaqona Ceremony

Yaqona Ceremony, Yasawairara

 grets Says:  We have slept through the night and day now dawnsThe sun is high in the heavensGo uproot the yaqona and bring it...Prepare the root and proclaim it!The acclamation rose skywards,Reaching distant lands!Kava (or yaqona), Fiji's national drink, has an important place in all... 

Village

Village, Yasawairara

 grets Says:  The village we visited is still very traditional (read primitive) - the only building to have electricity is the church and water comes from a spring. The doctor visits every two months or so and the children have 2 1/2 hours each way to school. On our way back to the ship,... 

Meke

Meke, Yasawairara

 grets Says:  Meke is a group performance which mixes singing, chanting and drumming in a very catchy combination . Traditionally it is only performed in a village on special occasions - usually when the village is being visited by someone important (like us). However, meke is much more... 

Kava

Kava, Yasawairara

 grets Says:  Kava has a slight narcotic effect on the face and lips and causes lightheadedness and a feeling of euphoria. It is certainly an acquired taste, many people did not enjoy it. The piquid is murky, with some pulp left in it. Some people likened it to drinking mud! Personally I... 

Eight Month Beach

Eight Month Beach, Yasawairara

 grets Says:  The nearby beach is known as Vuawalu Brach (eight month beach) referring to the fine sand that is said to take eight months to rid yourself of. It certainly was a beautiful fine sandy beach! :-) 

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 Yasawairara is a village on the island of Yasawa, the most northerly of this group of islands, and the one after which the group has been named. The island is about 22km long and less than ome km...... 

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