Kadavu Islands
A favourite among nature lovers and divers.
Located roughly 100km/62miles south of Viti Levu, Kadavu is Fiji’s fourth-largest island.
This irregularly shaped island has few roads. You arrive at Vunisea airfield, and from there virtually all transportation is by boat.
The island is great for nature lovers and those wishing to pursue more adventure (diving, surfing and kayaking) and a look at traditional Fijian lifestyle and culture.
The Great Astrolabe Reef, one of the largest continuous reefs in the world, wraps from the northeast to the southern side of the island. Having maintained its strong cultural values, the general population leads fairly subsistence lifestyles in sleepy coastal villages dwarfed by mountainous jungles and waterfalls plummeting from the hilltops.
The island’s deeply indented bays, fringed by coral reefs and mangrove forest, provide habitat to a host of birds, including the endemic Kadavu musk parrot. Forest openings reveal lizards basking on rocks, and butterflies spiralling skyward in a lazy dance.