Vanua Levu, Fiji - SEE EVERYTHING in 24 hours: Labasa, Savusavu, hot springs and life of the Pacific

I took a morning flight from Nadi (Viti Levu) to Labasa, which is on the second largest island of Fiji - Vanua Levu. I had 24 hours to explore this overlooked gem as much as I could. I managed to explore Savusavu, Labasa, hot springs, waterfalls, villages and many other places around this volcanic island. See how to make it happen with the friendliest and kindest people on Earth!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro (Flight from Nadi to Labasa)
0:33 Looking for a ride!
2:07 On the road from Labasa to Savusavu
5:44 Exploring Savusavu
11:23 Vuadomo Waterfall
13:15 On the road from Savusavu to Labasa
14:09 Exploring Labasa
22:48 Exploring East of Labasa
29:06 Exploring West of Labasa
Filmed on:
November 17-18, 2022
Filmed with:
iPhone 13 Pro
Edited with:
Final Cut Pro
Music (Epidemic Sound):
Erik Fernholm - Good to Be Home

[@solomonk3299]

Watching this guy showcasing the good ol home country with so much joy and enthusiasm is giving me real good vibes . Vinaka So Andrew!!

[@SoAndrew]

Bula! Yes, it is very welcomed and friendly, makes you fall in love with place and people instantly. Vinaka! 🙏

[@rockzzzboy-qi2sy]

We are mostly known as people of friendly north labasa

[@rockzzzboy-qi2sy]

Thanks for showcasing labasa mate friendly north

[@melkinapagawak5449]

Nice place. I love Fiji.❤

[@zumamaya2396]

I started going to Fiji in 1975...stayed with Families in rural areas. Back then, they ploughed with Oxen and washed clothes in the river. Probably had over 20 trips there since then, but only to Viti Levu. I always wondered about Vanua Levu. Thanks. I love Fiji and the people, they are very warm people...I hope to go back someday.

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you! Very friendly and warm people. I hope to go back someday, as well...

[@samoareport2654]

Thanking you so much Andrew for the beautiful tour of Labasa and Savusavu in Fiji. Seriously Andrew and the world, I never had thought Fiji outback is that beautiful. I had thought Fiji is all about Suva, Nandi, Lautoka and just into the main towns but here it is, Andrew has done a great service to expose Fiji to the world; a service Fiji tourism authorities should have done many years ago. This is true Fiji. Thanking to you Andrew so much!

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching and enjoying too! Yes, Fiji is very different and to truly understand and absorb the country, I find this way to to it is the best one!

[@ChienNguyen-ek2nq]

Thanks, mình là người Việt Nam, rất thích đất nước Fiji tươi đẹp, ước gì có đc 1 lần du lịch tới quốc đảo xinh đẹp này

[@eddietomasi6164]

Yes that's true 👍, I'm from the main island but I still never been this place. Savusavu is the paradise of Fiji. This is the most beautiful place in Fiji because every mix blood of Fiji like Samoan, German, Fiji and so many others still living there until today. This is the place that Fiji connect to the world with all different blood comes together. God bless my Savusavu Fiji.

[@SoAndrew]

@@eddietomasi6164 And the vibe is also the most laid-back in Fiji. Place I would come back, always...

[@JamesSmith-vn6zk]

Beautiful videos. Beautiful Fiji island

[@fjphoto23]

Those fibreglass boats - they using poles, normally bamboo, to move the boats away from the shallows to the deep part, deep enough to lower the outboard motor.

[@beaumontmuni4294]

Thanks for sharing Andrew ... I sure miss my former home country (Fiji). Moce mada and safe travels. 🙏

[@SoAndrew]

Vinaka! 🙏

[@Ravlow23]

Miss my home town,savusavu the hidden paradise of fiji❤❤

[@SQ1991-A]

Wow! This video is a gem. So grateful that you have such a detailed perspective of the island. Thank you Andrew Sir, keep up the good work. Regards from Nadi, Fiji

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you so much for watching and enjoying! Have a great day! 👍

[@ericawiingseeto]

I love this. Thank you for sharing this. I’m going next month and it’s good to see where I’ll be going even the roads. ❤

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you!v Enjoy your trip! 👍

[@nileshrichardjaduram9304]

Thank you Andrew...

[@fijikimbo]

Love your Fiji videos. I spent 15 months on Vorovoro & Mali island. Northern Fiji is the place to be!! So special ❤❤ shame you couldn’t spend longer there and soak it all in.

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you very much for watching! Yes, I had very little time and regret about it. Mali island is so off the tourist radar so I really regret not getting there to see how people leave there. Good for you you managed to absorb the culture of Vanua Levu for so long! Wonderful place!

[@LadyAlchemyy]

Andrew, thank you, from Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺💯💕👌 watching my Capital town Suva!!

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you too! And thank you for watching! :)

[@setategu5733]

Thanks love your video of Sandalwood Island. Cant wait to get there❤❤❤

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching! ❤🙏

[@krf2353]

Enjoyed your video very much. Thank you for sharing!

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching and appreciating! Have a great day! 🙏

[@SuperBlackarrow]

you made me want to visit vanua levu Fiji cheers mate ' truly enjoyed your journey and narration 🙂

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you, appreciate it! Have a safe and pleasant journey! Must visit place, I felt the island has some special laid back vibe I've never experienced 😁

[@anmolchand1592]

Thanks Andrew for sharing this, brings back soo many memories from my home town Labasa. One of the best blog. Hoping to visit soon.

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching, too! Now I also have such a warm memories from Labasa... Lovely place!

[@VictorianLegend696]

This has to be the best video I've seen of labasa to Savusavu cheers mate

[@SoAndrew]

Thanks mate, appreciate for watching! Have a great weekend ahead!

[@ratusatini5577]

Bula Andrew, Thank you for this 👌

[@SoAndrew]

Bula Jone! Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@emanbbk7281]

Awesome video brother love your energy!

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you! 🙏

[@violetlangan6964]

Thank you for sharing your amazing journey

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching, too! 🙏

[@EVAA432]

Thank you for showcasing Fiji

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching and appreciating!

[@tuikupp9750]

Very interesting vlog, thank you. 👍

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for watching too! 🙏

[@janeanandrews]

👏👏👏 vinaka for showcasing the Northern division in your video. Miss fiji especially savusavu birth place. ❤️🙏

[@SoAndrew]

Vinaka for watching! You were born in paradise! 👍

[@RAULJAZE]

Wow.. stunning video bro..such a nice a friendly taxi driver..loved the adventure.Watching yr video makes the audience feel part of the journey..thanks so much for such awesome videos...thanks champ.Loved the beautiful island life & Labasa. 😀

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you so much bro, for watching and appreciating! I hope to motivate people to go for more adventures and pay attention to small details (even like shop signs), to be curious and just to be able to enjoy the present moment, regardless of all the problems we have back home...

[@RAULJAZE]

@So Andrew yeah..I have noticed how you love to explore the area like a Local person and it shows the intricate details & true life of Fiji.it is way more interesting than seeing those advertisements which are very commercialized.your videos are a vivid insight into the lifestyle of locals,towns and cities,flora & fauna.plus yr friendly persona makes people share lots of stories with you which makes yr videos incredibly interesting and gives us the audience a better understanding & adds a personal touch. Totally love all yr videos.thanks for being so down to earth mate! :) 😀

[@SoAndrew]

@@RAULJAZE Thank you! 🙏

[@sanjuvan]

My home😇Thank you, Andrew. Loved your video. ♥️ from the USA.

[@SoAndrew]

Vinaka, Vandana! 🙏

[@eddietomasi6164]

Bula bhaini, come bk home.

[@yungming2046]

Hello from UK 🇬🇧 really enjoy your video

[@SoAndrew]

Hello! Thank you, appreciate it! Have a great day! :)

[@cotnctourairfrance5868]

I love youre vidéo. I think ill do thé same trip. From New caledonia

[@filipeturagabeci4018]

Feeling homesick already. Babasiga weather lol 😂

[@nabvelo4926]

Mate, really enjoyed your video. Labasa holds a very special place in my heart( birthplace). Last set foot there in 1987. Felt liked I traveled back in time especially around 19:46 - 20:12 mark. Lived at the Police Bks & to see the actual Qtrs that we lived in just brings back good memories as a 80’s kid. Things have changed a lot though, so once again thank you so much, really appreciate your videos & safe travels.

[@SoAndrew]

Wow, can feel your emotions, it's been 35 years for you! I'm sure a lot have changed. Appreciate for watching!

[@SoAndrew]

Actually, I have filmed quite a lot of the neighborhood you lived in. Unfortunately, I removed it from the final video because found it a bit boring just walking around there for so long. Otherwise you could have probably seen much more familiar places hehhh

[@nabvelo4926]

No problem mate, I’ve seen or come across various YT videos of Labasa Town , but at least yours showed a part of where I spent my childhood due my Dads work (Policeman). It’s on my bucket list to once again visit Labasa when back in Fiji and visit places like you just did. Hope you’re enjoying your travels mate, oh hopefully if you get the chance you wanna visit Fiji’s old Capital, Levuka Town on the Island of Ovalau.

[@SoAndrew]

@@nabvelo4926 I see. Safe travels! I wanted to visit many other places in Fiji (Levuka, Taveuni, Yasawa Islands, etc), but had only 1 week there. I still plan to come back again since I live in Singapore and we have direct overnight flight to Nadi.

[@nabvelo4926]

Yep there’s alway a next time. Anyway take care, looking forward to more of your contents.

[@jamesp.6968]

Watiu tooing dea? Kedio ess ona nada side awey! ileev dows Pepo aloun! Wata iu look fo man!? Doun cheet ta Pepo!!!!! Kedio ess!!!

[@eddietomasi6164]

And now is no more sugar cane there. It's so sad that they can't even renew there land leases. 😢

[@rukurukuforce3020]

Enjoy the friendly north

[@nickprasad9454]

My home town

[@motodudu]

That’s was not sugar cane in the market buddy 😁. It’s Taro or in Fijian, Dalo 👍🏼 Good video by the way, thanks 🙏🏼

[@SoAndrew]

Yes, someone told me that later that day in Fiji also 😅 Thank you for watching! Have a great day! 🙏

[@maddyravuravu5495]

😍😍😍

[@mavitusagavulu5464]

Vinaka Andrew!

[@SoAndrew]

Vinaka! 🙏🇫🇯

[@arnaldopires1830]

Ola Fiji Love From Timor Leste

[@SoAndrew]

Ola! Ohh I miss Timor-Leste SO MUCH! ❤

[@anjelinreddy1694]

👌👌

[@riseofvikingz2287]

Every pari drivers dream to take tourists around 😅😅😅

[@SoAndrew]

😆

[@samnepsland2421]

Bula n welcome to labasa

[@SoAndrew]

Bula! 👋 Thank you for your hospitality!

[@pracha95]

At 22:13 mark, that is not sugarcane. It is taro, also known as dalo. Good video by the way.

[@SoAndrew]

Haha, yes! Sugar cane is everywhere there, so I didn't even realize it was a taro :)

[@Justinian21c]

Taro is yummy as poi!

[@mohdnaserhussainnaser9838]

6.18 Dal roti ❤😊

[@ManojKumar-cp3vc]

Thanks for sharing, can you advise what camera you used please. Cheers

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you! This is just iPhone 13 Pro camera. I usually film on DJI Osmo Action 3, but I damaged it the day before.

[@ManojKumar-cp3vc]

Thanks brother, like your videos

[@SoAndrew]

@@ManojKumar-cp3vc 🙏

[@napstersmall1806]

Isaa spent 4 years in Labasa .... stayed in Delailabasa and ur video just brought back wonderful memories..... Really enjoyed your videos 👌👌

[@SoAndrew]

@@napstersmall1806 Thank you a lot! Wow, 4 years is a lot, sure you have the warmest memories from those times!

[@ChienNguyen-ek2nq]

Bula, Việt Nam helo Fiji thanks

[@SoAndrew]

👍

[@eddietomasi6164]

Bula vinaka my neighbours.

[@sammystone3535]

The closest I’ll ever get to Vanu’a Levu💯😎🥰 is via This KZbin App☹️

[@SoAndrew]

😂

[@cotnctourairfrance5868]

Hi bro , why choose fiji ? And vanua levu island?

[@SoAndrew]

Hi, thank you! I had a direct flight from Singapore (where I'm living) to Nadi, so I decided to go and explore Fiji. Vanua Levu is a good place to see other side of Fiji life apart from Viti Levu.

[@sireli7218]

vinaka Andrew

[@SoAndrew]

Bula! Vinaka Sireli 🙏

[@63living.]

Go to Taveuni

[@SoAndrew]

Yes, this former British capital is where I want to go, but because I had only 1 week in Fiji I couldn't visit it. Next time, for sure...

[@babbshadi]

bro waiting you to go in Pakistan because i really want to see that their hospitality is real or not

[@SoAndrew]

I want! A week ago I lost my boarding pass in Dubai Airport and met few Pakistani guys who helped me to find it, so we had good chat and I really enjoyed their kindness! So I'm sure hospitality there is amazing, as well!

[@babbshadi]

@@SoAndrew nice to hear that

[@ShailendraSINGH-jk2ev]

MYASHMITA LIVED IN LA......SHE IS GONE

[@christopherwhippy3181]

You went to the wrong shop for a feed of curry in Savusavu.

[@SoAndrew]

Probably. I was in a rush and had to choose something based on rating in Google Maps...

[@dragonz_breath4072]

Beware of some natives they robbed me and my partner in nadi. 3rd trip to fiji and got robbed again in Suva. Overall its a great country

[@SoAndrew]

Oh wow, that's shocking!

[@PapiCulo-kn5su]

22:10 there’s taro, not sugar can :)

[@SoAndrew]

Oh yeah true. Vanua Levu and Fiji itself is all about sugar cane everywhere so it's hard to think other way ;)

[@SuperBlackarrow]

hahahaahahaah camera shot was too quick i also crack up with comment

[@stonevatu5821]

Next time you contact me ,i'll take you some place where you can explore more,by low charge

[@SoAndrew]

Thank you for your hospitality! 🙏

[@kunzesolify]

I will be traveling to labasa for one day in June 2023 after watching this video.

[@SoAndrew]

@@kunzesolify Enjoy your trip! One day is quite tight, but I hope you'd still absorb the peaceful vibe of Vanua Levu!

[@sademarika33]

Oh that's very cheap

[@holomongrundy]

The North of Fiji is out of this world