Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Vanuatu, Fiji, scenery

Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea

Hi there

I will stay 5 days at Taveuni, Fiji.
Is it possible to do trip to other islands around Taveuni? I will also go to Kadavu and Waya

I also stay in Vanuatu.
Which places in Vanuatu do have the most spectaculair scenery? I also love bizar scenery, like the volcanic onces. I booked, Santo, Tanna and Ambrym. But after this Santo doesnt seem to have good scenery I am afraid.

I have visited Tahiti. Are the forest on Fiji and Vanuatu more dense than the interior of Tahiti? Is it also more diverse?

Thanks for the help, Reza

In Fiji, the most logical choice close to Taveuni is Vanua Levu.

I think your Vanuatu choices are great - they were mine, too! :-)
Santo has great scenery inland, reached by hard trekking.
It also has one of the Pacific“s best beaches.
Biodiversity is much higher on Vanuatu than on Tahiti or even Fiji.
Basically, the closer you are to New Guinea, the higher the biodiversity - fewer and fewer species managed to colonize islands further east.

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the drive through Taveuni to the Bouma falls is interesting tropical scenery, and its possible to walk further up the mountains, I have been told that on the other side of Taveuni where there are no roads there are waterfalls just falling into the sea, and its possible to go by boat to see this,

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Wow! This sounds really incredible!!! Thanks you both!!!

Now I am becoming more curious!
Thanks, Reza

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