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What does Vanua Levu mean? – Vanua Levu means ‘ Great Land’
How do you get to Vanua Levu Fiji? There are two main options: by air or by sea. Air: Please read the following question for the different companies that operate flight services to the island, Sea: Grounder and Interlink Shipping offer services each week by sea to the island. More information on this can be read here.
How long is the flight from Nadi to Vanua Levu? The standard internal flight from Nadi to Vanua Levu takes approximately one hour (60 minutes). There are 3 companies that provide reliable and professional service to the island: Fiji Link, a part of the Fiji Airways domestic family, departs from Nadi International Airport, Northern Air, a private company that operates out of the international airport based in Nasouri Suva; and Island Hoppers, a smaller company catering primarily to the tourism market
Fiji Airways and Northern Air have a fixed timetable they follow that services the island, whereas Island Hoppers is guided by the tourism market and is more adaptable to the client. For a full list of all the domestic airports in Fiji, read the following article: Domestic Flights: Getting Around Fiji.
Location of Vanua Levu
Rivers of Vanua Levu
| Main River | Main River | Main River | Main River |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boda River | Bua River | Buca River | Bucaisau River |
| Dama River | Dreketi River (1) | Galogalo River | Kasavu River |
| Kilaka River | Korolevu River | Korotasere River | Labasa River (2) |
| Lagalaga River | Lakeba River | Lekutu River (3) | Mataniwai River |
| Naiselesele River | Nakura River | Nala River (4) | Nalomate River |
| Naqereqere River | Nasavu River | Nasekawa River (5) | Nasoni River |
| Natoavou River | Navilagolago River | Nubu River | Qaloyaqa River |
| Qawa River | Sarowaqa River (6) | Suetabu River | Tabia River |
| Tibitibi River | Togolevu River | Vaturova River | Vunivia River |
| Vuniyaro River | Wailevu River | Wainikoro River (7) | Wainunu River (8) |
| Yanawai River | |||
(2) Labasa River - Tributaries Wairikicake River, Wairikiqisi River
(3) Lekutu River - Tributaries Kavula River (Tributary: Nadamanu River, Nawailevu River)
(4) Nala River - Tributaries Koroivonu River
(5) Nasekawa River - Tributaries Drakaniwai River
(6) Sarowaqa River - Tributaries Tavua River
(7) Wainikoro River - Tributaries Nadogo River, Nalagi River
(8) Wainunu River - Tributaries Dawacumu River, Nabuna River, Navilevu River
Biodiversity Conservation Project
Vanua Levu – Bird Sightings at Buca Bay
| SPECIES NAME | SPECIES NAME | SPECIES NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Metallic Pigeon | Spotted Dove | Orange Dove |
| Peale’s Imperial Pigeon | White Rumped Swiftlet | Wandering Tattler |
| Black Noddy | Lesser Frigatebird | White-faced Heron |
| Pacific Reef-Heron | Fiji Goshawk | Pacific Kingfisher |
| Red Shining-Parrot | Collared Lory | Orange-breasted Myzomela |
| Northern Wattled-Honeyeater | Polynesian Triller | Fiji Whistler |
| Fiji Woodswallow | Natewa Silktail | Streaked Fantail |
| Slaty Monarch | Fiji Shrikebill | Vanikoro Flycatcher |
| Pacific Swallow | Red-vented Bulbul | Fiji Bush Warbler |
| Silvereye | Layard's White-eye | Common Myna |
| Jungle Myna | Fiji Parrotfinch | Red Avadavat |
| Many-colored Fruit-Dove | Great Frigatebird | Brown Booby |
| Swamp Harrier | Shy Ground Dove | Pacific Golden-Plover |
| Great Crested Tern | Striated Heron | Pacific Robin |
| Polynesian Starling | White Tern | |
Human Geography
Three administrative provinces on the island of Vanua Levu:
References
- Ebird (2023, September 21). Ebird Region Fiji. Ebird. Retrieved September 23, 2023, from Link
- [Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations]. (2015, August 16). Biodiversity conservation in the Delaikoro Mountain ecosystem, Fiji [Video]. Youtube. Link
- List of rivers of Fiji. (2021, April 27). In Wikipedia. Link
Additional Sources of Information
- NatureFiji-MareqetiViti is Fiji’s only domestic NGO working solely for the conservation and sustainable management of Fiji’s unique natural heritage – Link
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