Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The suburbs and Lami Town
The four
Suva Suburbs
of Muanikau, Samabula, Tamavua and Cunningham are mostly res-
idential areas but have several sights worth exploring. Beyond, to the west along the Queens
Road, is seaside
Lami Town
, facing the attractive yachting anchorage of the Bay of Islands.
Local buses run to the suburbs, Lami Town and the Orchid Island Cultural Centre regularly
from 6am to 6pm, departing from the main bus stand.
Muanikau
Muanikau
flanks the southern side of Suva Peninsula, southeast of the city. Nearby is the
upmarket residential area of The Domain, sitting prettily on a hill with large houses hidden
behind security fences and thick tropical landscaping.
Parliament House
Battery Rd • 330 5811
Suva's
Parliament House
was designed to resemble a traditional bure but made of steel with
a bright orange roof. It was here that George Speight seized control of the government in
the coup of 2000. Another coup instigator, Sitiveni Rabuka (1987), had the building commis-
sioned and it was completed in 1992. The building lay idle after parliament was dissolved
after the 2006 coup, but at the time of writing it was being restored in preparation for elec-
tions; to look around, phone in advance or ask the guard on the gate.
University of the South Pacific
Laucala Bay Rd • 323 1000,
usp.ac.fj
East of the city centre on Laucala Bay is the Fiji campus of the
University of the South Pa-
cific
(USP), established in 1968. The university's
public library
(Mon-Thurs 8am-10pm,
Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 1.30-6pm during term time; Mon-Fri 8am-4pm during
holidays; 323 2402) includes the extensive Pacific Collection, for which visitors must pay
