Wainibau Falls

The Lavena Coastal Walk would've made for a rather long out-and-back excursion, but at the suggestion of the locals in the Lavena village, we only had to do this as a one-way shuttle hike as they boated us to the Savulevu Yavonu Waterfall before dropping us off at the mouth of the Wainibau Stream.

From there, we walked about 1km upstream to Wainibau Falls. Encouraged by the local guide, I joined him in a swim further upstream behind the narrow gorge walls towards the base of the waterfall. It was here that I noticed there was a second waterfall to the left of the main falls. Without doing the swim, I don't think there would've been a safe way to see it without getting wet.

After we were done with the falls, we then did the full 5km walk along the eastern coastline of Taveuni Island. It was during this hike that we saw some interesting rock formations (such as the Pedestal Rocks) and we also saw some of the beach spots where the locals said they filed The Blue Lagoon. Having seen the movie, we could definitely tell they were indeed in Taveuni!

Directions: Lavena Village sits at the end of the unsealed main road in Eastern Taveuni. We self drove from the Garden Island Resort near Waiyevo to Lavena, which was about 44km. However, it is possible to save money and take the shuttle here, but doing so might end up compromising flexibility (like seeing Tavoro Waterfalls on the same day).

From the village, that's where you have the option of doing the long out-and-back all-day hike, or do what we did and see other waterfalls along the Ravilevu Coast while turning the Lavena Coastal Walk into a shuttle hike.

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Approaching Wainibau Falls

Following our guide as we walked alongside Wainibau Stream

Still on the forested trail

Looking back along the coastline over a lagoon towards the mouth of Wainibau Stream

Tidal lagoons seen along the Lavena Coastal Walk

Now we're at the border of Bouma National Heritage Park

Vatuni'epa - the Pedestal Rocks

Looking back along the coastline as we got closer to Lavena Village

An inviting beach where our guide said they filmed The Blue Lagoon

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