Bouma Falls

A Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Nadi with painted ceilings and carved deities, one of the largest in the southern hemisphere.

The Yasawas are a chain of volcanic islands running north-west from Viti Levu, with sand beaches, limestone caves and villages where tourism is the main income. A daily catamaran runs the length of the chain, which makes island-hopping between budget lodges and small resorts straightforward. There are no roads or towns on most of the islands.

Limestone sea caves in the northern Yasawas, entered by swimming through an opening into a chamber with a second cave beyond.

Taveuni is a volcanic island in the north-east with dense rainforest, waterfalls on the Bouma coast and a coastal walking track. Offshore, the Somosomo Strait channels nutrient-rich current across the Rainbow Reef, producing the soft-coral diving Fiji is known for. The island is reached by domestic flight or ferry from Vanua Levu.