Cruises to YASAWA ISLAND (Fiji)

The Yasawa Group is an archipelago of about 20 volcanic islands in the Western Division of Fiji.The Yasawa volcanic group consists of six main islands and numerous smaller islets. The archipelago, which stretches in a north-easterly direction for more than 80 kilometers from a point 40 kilometers north-west of Lautoka, is volcanic in origin and very mountainous. Since the Fijian government lifted the restrictions on land-based tourism in the Yasawa Group, a number of resorts have been established there.Areas of the Yasawas were the locales for the 1980 filming of the romance adventure film The Blue Lagoon. Tourism is growing in importance. Permission is required to visit all islands in the group except Tavewa. The home of the Tui Yasawa, the Paramount Chief of the Yasawa Islands, is at Yasawa-i-Rara, on Yasawa Island, but the largest village is Nabukeru.