Please check with your Laidlaw University Lead as to whether the university will be booking your flight directly or if you will be provided with a budget to arrange your own flights.
For scholars who have been advised to arrange flights themselves, here is some useful information.
Flight Bookings (10th July – 21st August 2023 Project)
- Please book flights to arrive in Nadi International Airport, Fiji on 10th July 2023
- You can arrive in Nadi at anytime of day on the 10th July and Think Pacific staff will meet you at the airport and transfer you to our tram hotel in Nadi.
- You can depart anytime of day on the 21st August 2023
- Think Pacific will ask you to confirm your flight details within a pre-departure form (to be submitted 6 weeks before the project starts)
Advice for arriving early or extending your stay
- If you choose to arrive into Fiji before the start date, here is a recommend resort: Smugglers Cove Resort You can book directly with the resort or on sites such as Booking.com
- Smugglers Cove is located 10 minutes drive from the airport.
- Smugglers Cove can arrange a bus transfer to meet you, which you can arrange at the time of booking. Or you can easily take a taxi (located directly outside the airport) for the short transfer across.
- Think Pacific shall arrange to collect you from Smugglers Cove on the morning of the 10th July. Further details will be provided once we have confirmed if any scholars choose to arrive early.
- The project finishes in Nadi on the 21st August. You can extend your stay at your own cost up to your visa allowance (normally 4 months) and there are many accommodation options available within Nadi or nearby islands to choose from.
Important Travel Considerations:
- Direct flights are available to Fiji from many cities in North America and Asia. Scholars from Europe will likely need to change flights in USA or Australia.
- When choosing flights, please consider all visa restrictions and covid related requirements for all destinations that you may visit on route to Fiji, even if you are simply changing planes ‘in transit’.
- For Scholars travelling to Fiji via the USA, you must ensure you have an ESTA or relevant visa for USA.
- You must have 6 months validity on your passport from your departure date from Fiji to be allowed entry to Fiji.
- You must arrive in Fiji with an onward flight ticket.