Savusavu is a small, friendly town in the Fijian Province of Cakaudrove on the island of Vanua Levu, with a population of approximately 6,000. It has been called “Fiji’s Hidden Paradise” and is the perfect place to begin exploring Fiji’s Northern Group of Islands, including Taveuni, Koro, Namena, Rabi, Kioa and Ovalau.

Savusavu is off the commerical tourist beat – there are no hordes, no rushing tour groups – it’s all peace and quiet. Just a 50 minute flight from Nadi, Savusavu airport is just a beautiful little airstrip by the sea. Town is about 6 minutes over the hill and nearly all resorts are just a short taxi ride away.

Savusavu town is a mile long and full of a wild mix of cafes, bread shops, clothes markets, banks, supermarkets, handicraft markets, fresh fruit and vegetable markets, hardware stores, banks, restaurants and bottle shops. Everything you’ll need.

Savusavu is famous for its hot springs, located mostly opposite the Hot Springs Hotel but also along the shoreline around most of the bay.

The old Copra Shed Marina, build in the nineteenth century to load copra from the coconut plantations onto boats bound for Suva, is a major landmark in Savusavu. Renovated in recent years it’s now home to some of the best restaurants in town as well as a bunch of little shops.

The Copra Shed