Tavarua Island | |
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Tavarua Island Resort, Fiji | |
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Location | Fiji |
Coordinates | 17°51′28″S177°12′06″E / 17.857702°S 177.201791°E /-17.857702; 177.201791 |
Tavarua is an island resort inFiji.[1] It has an area of 29 acres (120,000 m2). It is close to the main Fijian island,Viti Levu, and is surrounded by acoral reef. It is also known to be shaped, somewhat, like a heart.
The resort hassurfing,sport fishing,scuba diving,snorkeling andkayaking. There is also a pool, spa, workout facility and tennis court along with a restaurant facility and two bars.
There are seven main surfing breaks on Tavarua: Cloudbreak, Restaurants, Tavarua Rights, Swimming Pools, Namotu Left, Wilkes Pass, and Desperations. Cloudbreak is a powerful left a mile off the island that breaks over coral reef and is ranked by many surfers as the best wave in the world.[2]
Tavarua hosts annual professional surfing competitions.[3]