Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Surfers can chill out at the excellent
Batiluva Surf Camp
on the island's west coast; the coarse
coral beach adjacent to the surf camp has lots of hammocks strung between coconut palms
and a deep lagoon with good snorkelling.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE: YANUCA
By boat
The 45min boat trip to Yanuca departs from Pacific Harbour every day at 3pm and
costs F$50 return.
ACCOMMODATION
Batiluva Surf Camp
345 0384,
batiluva.com
.
Hemmed in on the west coast by the
island's steepest hills, this appealing place is run by a Hawaiian couple. There are two A-
frame wooden lodges, one with two rooms for couples and the other with a four-bed dorm,
all sharing two cold-water showers and four toilets. With kerosene lamps enhancing the se-
cluded atmosphere, this is one of the most laid-back surfing destinations in the South Pacific.
Surf trips depart every day at 8.30am and, depending on the group, return sometime in the af-
ternoo
n. Rate (per person) includes meals, snorkelling and fishing gear, and surfing transfers.
F$175
Vatulele
The flat yet intriguing island of
Vatulele
, or “the ringing rock”, lies 32km south of Viti Levu.
Covering 31 square kilometres, the island boasts ancient rock art, sublime beaches, a spark-
ling lagoon and four villages completely absorbed with making
tapa cloth
. Vatulele was first
recorded in written history in 1799 when the American schooner
Anne and Hope
spotted vil-
lagers along its coastline. However, petroglyphs on the western tip of the island show evid-
ence of human habitation for over three thousand years.
