Vanua Levu and Taveuni are two islands that time has forgotten. Different locations provide different responses. In some places, eco-tourism does more harm than good. The well-meaning hordes scramble across virgin territory in pursuit of elusive rarity. At 5,500 square km.
Visitors are still rare enough to be welcomed as guests, and quickly become friends.
Even further off the beaten South Pacific tourist track is Taveuni, just east of Vanua Levu. About 42 km. But what draws many visitors is the scuba diving and its proximity to what many claim are some of the world's finest dive sites. Both airlines fly from Suva to Labasa. Air Fiji also does Suva-Savusavu runs.