Stuff.co.nz, Alexia Santamaria, January 23, 2024
Ecotrax Fiji has you riding a modified electric bicycle carriage along an abandoned sugarcane railway. VIDEO CREDIT: SIOBHAN DOWNES / STUFF
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The past couple of years have been heart-breaking. We've been telling our beloved staff increasingly bad news each day and closed Ecotrax mid March, laying off all staff except security.
Like many foreigners living in Fiji, we’ve also had to decide whether we go or stay. In the end it wasn't that hard.
We're did our best to do some good during the crisis in whatever ways we can – we have been ferrying out food, hygiene packs and emergency building supplies to the villages our leased tramline passes through. Howie has also been clever enough to start to make 3D printed masks.
Supply delivery to Nalele Village, in Chief Bulikulas home.
Supply delivery to Malo Malo and Naidiri Villages
The team at Ecotrax are delighted to be winners in two categories of the annual tourism awards event, the ANZ Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards. We mannaged to take home 'Visitors, Attractions and Activity along with our very own Britney Turanganikeli winning 'Fiji Pride Champion'
We couldnt be prouder!
Zero carbon footprint running from 100% solar power.
Creating sustainable micro-businesses along the tour path with our local villages so if Ecotrax does well then everyone does well.
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