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  Levuka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Levuka is a town on the south-east coast of the Fijian island of Ovalau, in Lomaiviti Province, in the Eastern Division of Fiji, of which it is the capital.
Upgraded in the 1990s, it is used mostly by local craft, though foreign vessels sometimes dock, Levuka being one of three official ports of entry to Fiji (Suva and Lautoka being the other two).
Other well-known landmarks include Sacred Heart Church, a legacy of the Marist Fathers, who arrived in 1858, the Ovalau Club, one of the oldest social organizations in the Pacific, and Levuka Town Hall, which houses the Levuka Town Council.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Levuka   (835 words)

  
 Rob Kay's Fiji Islands Travel Guide - Ovalau, Fiji information, Fiji Islands, tourism, travel, surfing, diving, scuba, ...
Ovalau (pronounced O-vah-lau) is the principal island of the Lomaiviti group.
Ovalau is roughly oval in shape, about 13 km in length and nearly 10 km wide; its area is about 100 sq km.
Ovalau Holiday Resort is located on the ocean side, three kilometers outside of Levuka nestled between the verdent hills and the sea.
www.fijiguide.com /Guide/Islands/ovalau.html   (4094 words)

  
 Fiji Friend IV
I had been told that Ovalau was rarely visited by tourists and that I should take along some cava powder in case a village refused to let me stay.
The ferry to Ovalau was covered in rust and squeaked as it floated by the wharf.
Ovalau got closer and closer; it had amazing green hills that became steep cliff faces at the shore.
homepage.mac.com /hawkroad/FlightFiji/Personal154.html   (886 words)

  
 Lomaiviti Islands Travel Guide and accommodation reviews
Levuka, the old capital of Fiji and main town on Ovalau, is a charming historical town with a very slow pace of life.
The historic old capital town of Levuka on Ovalau was built in the early 1800's by colonising Europeans around a strategic harbour at the foot of some magnificent tropical hills.
Both islands are a short boat ride from the rainforested volcanic island of Ovalau which is a small centre for ecotourism, hiking and cultural tours.
www.fiji.islands-travel.com /lomaiviti.html   (455 words)

  
 Outer Islands Accommodation & Travel Information, Fiji, South Pacific, Jasons Travel Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Rotuma is 600km north, and the Lau group stretches from north to south between the main islands and Tonga.
Located on Ovalau, it was established as a whaling settlement and soon became a centre for Pacific trading.
Ovalau is the only outer island with a town of any size, but shopping is very limited.
www.jasons.com /001067,FJ,OUTERFIJI,,,pg,1,0.mel   (565 words)

  
 Telecom Fiji Cup 2003 - Teivovo.com
Ovalau took the lead again in the 59th minute when Dan Murray’s kick sliced the uprights.
Ovalau flanker Mikaele Kaloucava received a yellow card in the 52nd minute, and despite Tailevu deploying some quick rucking, Ovalau remained steady in defence.
Ovalau coach Seresio Druguta said that his team was aiming for a win despite having been eliminated from the competition already.
www.teivovo.com /tfc/2003_results/0621_tailevu_ovalau.html   (450 words)

  
 Ovalau Watersports Fiji Islands - Fiji Scuba diving, Padi scuba diving instruction, Dive shop. Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji ...
Shallow protected inner reefs; outside the reefs the deepest, at times the roughest waters, hiding some of the most challenging ocean experiences and dive adventures in Fiji.
Lomaiviti - the Islands of Namena, Makogai, Koro, Wakaya, Batiki, Nairai, Gau, Ovalau and Moturiki.
Wide open sea, 1000 meter walls, passages with strong currents to calm inside reefs form the habitat of large schooling fish like tuna, barracuda, travelly, snapper....
www.owlfiji.com   (131 words)

  
 South sea bauble - [Sunday Herald]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
There’s not even time for a coffee on the stunning 12-minute flight to Ovalau from Fiji’s main island Viti Levu – but trying to spot the landing strip flanked by jungle and halted abruptly by the mountains is entertainment enough – particularly when you are staring over the pilot’s shoulder.
One street dominates Ovalau’s main settlement (population 2000) and its Beach Street, a pretty pastel clapboard shop-front parade, facing the exotic-sounding, and exotic-looking, Koro Sea.
Ovalau is not an island of white powder beaches.
www.sundayherald.com /54768   (1178 words)

  
 Ovelau Holiday Resort, Hotel on Ovalau, Fiji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
The small island of Ovalau, and in particular the first township and capital of Fiji, Levuka, are quickly becoming very popular with the heritage, culture and adventure buffs.
Ovalau Watersports, OTandT, Devokula Village and Ovalau Holiday Resort are the best contacts for this activity.
Fishing Ovalau style is with the local men and women in there very local punts.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /fiji/hotels/ovelau_hol_res.html   (600 words)

  
 Gau - Its Hopes and Jest - Fiji Government Online
Ovalau houses the Pacific Fishing Company Limited (PAFCO) the South Pacific’s only tuna processing plant, enjoys a daily Roll-On-Roll-Off ferry service to and from Viti Levu, has two secondary schools, over 200 vehicles on the road and the Old Capital- Levuka Town is listed on the internet as a World Heritage Site.
In contrast, the road around Gau has been overgrown for the past two years, ships can not dock at the Nawaikama jetty, nursing stations have been closed for a year and the students from Yadua village are walking for two hours to and from Narocake District School.
Gau was once like Ovalau as such ships as the doomed MV Ovalau docked at the old Nawaikama jetty weekly.
www.fiji.gov.fj /publish/page_2078.shtml   (1706 words)

  
 Ovalau Accommodation & Travel Information, Fiji, South Pacific Islands - Jasons Travel Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Beautiful Ovalau is known for its steep peaks and deep volcanic crater.
Ovalau's main town, Levuka, was Fiji’s former capital in the days before it was relocated to Suva.
Ovalau is part of a group of islands east of Viti Levu called Lomaiviti.
www.jasons.com /001074,,,,,PG,1,0.mel   (325 words)

  
 Levuka Homestay, Ovalau, Fiji Islands
Levuka first came to prominence in Fiji and indeed in the whole of the South Pacific from the early 1800s.
It employs approximately 750 of Ovalau's 8000 inhabitants.
Levuka is the largest of the twenty-four settlements and villages on the island, and acts as a market place and service centre for the people of the island of Ovalau and for the other scattered islands of the Province of Lomaiviti.
www.levukahomestay.com /historical.htm   (435 words)

  
 A Lomaiviti Beach Guide to Travel, Vacations & Holidays - Fiji Beaches.com
he main centre for tourism in the Lomaiviti Group is Ovalau, but it is mainly known for its ecotourism and colonial history (it used to be the capital of Suva) and does not have any particularly good beaches.
Close to Ovalau are the small sandy coral islands of Caqelai and Leleuvia.
In the photograph, Ovalau is shown in the background.
www.fijibeaches.com /ovalau/index.cfm   (241 words)

  
 Lomaiviti Travel Guide Fiji Islands
The highlight of Ovalau is the sleepy historical town of Levuka set around a harbour at the foot of some magnificent tropical hills.
Toberua island has a charming small resort and although it is in the upper price range it has an unpretentious atmosphere and offers village tours, visits to uninhabited Mabualau Island (home of thousands of nesting red-footed boobies birds) and mangrove river trips as well as the luxury of golf at low tide.
Ovalau can also be reached by passenger ferry departing daily from Notovi Landing north of Suva.
www.fijivision.com /travel-guide/LomTex.html   (625 words)

  
 Levuka - Fiji Visitors Bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Levuka is the largest of the 24 settlements on the island, and acts as a market place and service centre for the people of Ovalau island and for other scattered islands of the Lomaiviti province.
Settlement in Ovalau island dates back some 4000 years, and walks to the centre of the island to the village of Lovoni can be organised through tour guides.
For those who arrive in Ovalau Island by plane from the mainland Viti Levu there is a bus service from the airport at Bureta to the township of Levuka.
www.fijifvb.gov.fj /activity/listing/levuka.htm   (1656 words)

  
 Navosa 6 Ovalau 3, Telecom Fiji Cup 2002 - Teivovo.com
His legacy will be in making Ovalau a competitive union at the top grade and, of course, leading them to the historic win over Lautoka in the Farebrother challenge.
Navosa’s Ifereimi Tovilevu opened the scores with a dropped goal in the 9th minute, but Ovalau’s Dan Murray converted a penalty goal in the 22nd minute to take the half-time score to 3-3.
Navosa came out strongly in the second spell as they had done a week earlier, but Ovalau defended well and repelled the attacks right until injury time when Viliame Tabua converted a penalty goal for the winning points.
www.teivovo.com /tfc/2002_results/0706_navosa_ovalau.html   (365 words)

  
 FIJI
Ovalau Watersports Fiji - Levuka, Ovalau - Fiji Islands.
Ovalau Watersports Fiji - Levuka, Ovalau - Fiji Islands - A comprehensive and current travel and tourism listing of the beachfront, honeymoon, scuba diving resorts and hotels in the South Pacific.
Ovalau Watersports Fiji - Levuka, Ovalau - Fiji Islands - The Fiji Islands are known for exciting and rewarding scuba diving.
www.fiji.co.uk /search.asp?Keywords=Ovalau   (212 words)

  
 Ground Effect - mountain bike clothing
The bus driver was happy to stash my bike down the aisle and stack the passengers around it.
My bike rode up front and wore a bit of salt as we smacked into the swell for a couple of hours.
Ovalau's only town is Levuka, Fiji's former colonial capital.
www.groundeffect.co.nz /hotrides/hotride12.htm   (878 words)

  
 Suva : Side Trips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Everything in Levuka seems to be frozen at 1882, when the colonial administration moved to Suva: ramshackle dry-goods stores with false fronts, clapboard houses with tin roofs to keep them dry and shaded verandas to keep them cool, and round clocks in the baroque tower of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
By the same token, the island has very little flat land and no decent beach; therefore, it has not attracted resort or hotel development and is off the well-beaten tourist track.
The airstrip on Ovalau is not lighted, however, and rainy weather or delays can cause the late afternoon flight to be canceled, so bring your toothbrush and a change of clothes.
www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=355&catID=0355010011   (540 words)

  
 Location
The Royal Hotel is in the town of LEVUKA on the island of Ovalau in the Fiji islands.
  Ovalau is one of several islands that make up the Lomaiviti group and is one of the closest to the main island of Viti Levu.
The town, on eastern side of Ovalau is serviced daily by both air and sea.
www.royallevuka.com /Location.html   (146 words)

  
 Explore Fiji   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
Of particular importance is the picturesque and historical town of Levuka on the eastern coastline of Ovalau.
There are some great hiking trails on Ovalau, particularly to the central volcanic crater, the village of Lovoni, and several popular waterfalls.
The Ovalau airstrip is on the west of the island, and there is a pleasant coastal road round to Levuka on the east coast.
www.flyingdutchmentravel.com /fiji/Lomaiviti.php   (414 words)

  
 Lomaiviti Travel Guide and Accommodation Fiji islands
Just offshore from Ovalau are several small coral islands including Caqalai Island which has excellent budget accommodation.
Caqalai Island is a short boat ride from the rainforested volcanic island of Ovalau which is a small centre for Eco-tourism, hiking and cultural tours.
One of the original exclusive resorts is located a few miles off the coast from Ovalau on Wakaya Island.
www.pacific-travel-guides.com /fiji-islands/travel-guide/lomaiviti.html   (664 words)

  
 Fiji Islands Real Estate - Cinema Levuka Ovalau Investment Property (SOUTHPACIFICREALESTATE.COM)
With many boarding schools, it is a major educational centre catering for the outer islands as well as other parts of Fiji and its new hospital also services the surrounding islands.
The population of Ovalau is approximately 8500, with Levuka and surrounds 3000.
Ovalau has one of the best dive venues in Fiji waters with Ovalau Water Sports providing scuba diving around the many coral reefs.
www.southpacificrealestate.com /details.cfm?PropID=1191   (569 words)

  
 Ovalau Fiji : Review from the Lost Luggage Tales
From 1852 to 1882, Levuka, a rowdy outpost for sailors and traders on the island of Ovalau, served as Fiji’s capital.
Today, the Fijian government and most tourists do their business on Viti Levu, leaving Ovalau quiet and empty.
Ovalau lacks good swimming beaches, but the soft corals surrounding the island make for fine diving.
www.lostluggagetales.com /reviews/ovalau.asp   (136 words)

  
 Ovalau Island - Fiji Islands - Fiji Resorts - Fiji Honeymoon Resorts - Ovalau Diving - Ovalau Snorkeling
Ovalau Watersports dives the Lomaiviti Area (Central Fiji).
The remote reefs are untouched and pristine and have so far only been accessible by live aboard.
In the evening after you have had a meal at your hotel or in a restaurant, you may enjoy a movie at the Levuka Theatre, visit the Ovalau Club for a drink.
www.fiji-islands.com /ovalau.html   (522 words)

  
 Ovalau Watersports Fiji - Levuka, Ovalau - Fiji Islands (TRAVELMAXIA.COM) Resorts and Hotels
The Fiji Islands are known for exciting and rewarding scuba diving.
Ovalau Watersports is based in Levuka on Ovalau Island, the principal island of the Lomaiviti Group (Central Fiji).
Ovalau Watersports Fiji - Levuka, Ovalau - Fiji Islands (TRAVELMAXIA.COM)
www.travelmaxia.com /searchaction_feature.cfm?Memberid=271   (89 words)

  
 Lomaiviti Group Resorts!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
The islands include Ovalau the quaint former capital of Fiji, Levuka; Moturiki, Makogai, Batiki, Narai, Gau and a number of smaller islands and islets.
It was on the island of Ovalau at Levuka that the first European beachcombers set up camp.
Lack of room for expansion saw the capital move to Suva on Viti Levu, thus consigning Levuka to a backwater, ideal for those wishing to experience living history.
www.divefiji.com /lomaiviti.html   (83 words)

  
 Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands, Fiji Holiday Island, Ovalau Map, Cheap Flight to Fiji, Fiji Island Map
Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands, Fiji Holiday Island, Ovalau Map, Cheap Flight to Fiji, Fiji Island Map
Only 13 kilometers long and 11 kilometers wide, it is located off the eastern coast of Viti Levu.Of volcanic origin, the island is high, rugged and covered with dense vegetation.
Offshore from Ovalau are several backpacker resorts that cater to the lean of budget.
www.fiji.co.uk /ovalau.asp   (428 words)

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