Introduction

Kadavu is the fourth largest island in Fiji (411 km²), and part of the Kadavu Group, a volcanic archipelago consisting of Kadavu, Ono, Galoa and other smaller islands, lying 88 km south of Fiji's capital Suva. The main administrative centre of Kadavu is Vunisea (with an airport, a high school and a hospital). Kadavu is 93 kilometers long, and almost cut in two by the narrow Namalata Isthmus. The island is mountainous (maximum altitude of 822 meters) and still covered at 75% by its original rainforest. Kadavu is partially surrounded on the south, east and north by the Great Astrolabe Reef, a large barrier reef that is one of Fiji's premier scuba diving resorts.

Travel facts

Diving type

Destination

easily accessible

bargain destination

Diving level & type

for beginners

for advanced divers

shore diving

liveaboard

Diving Characteristics

pelagics

lots of fish

lots of corals

interesting underwater scenery

Other activities

attractive natural spots

gastronomy

night life

beach

snorkeling