The North is the common name for the islands of Vanua Levu, Namenalala, Taveuni, Qamea, Laucala, Kioa, Rabi and a series of smaller islets and islands. For reference purposes, the North has two distinct tourist/dive areas: Savusavu and Taveuni. Savusavu is located on the shore of a magnificent harbor on Fiji's second largest island of Vanua Levu. The township of Savusavu is the focal point of several resorts and outstanding diving. The Cousteau Society's Ocean Search Project has used Savusavu for the past four years offering a testimonial to its diving and attraction as a destination. Savusavu is only a brief but scenic flight from either Nadi or Suva showing a multitude of coral reefs with their wonderful pastel -shades of aqua greens, turquoise and the dark blue of the deep sea. There is much to see on the ground: an old gold mine, treks and trails through virgin forest beside streams with cascades and waterfalls, horse riding, visits to villages and road tours. Most of the reefs of this area have never seen a diver and probably never will. The area is too vast and offers too much. Operators can only select dive sites which have the full spectrum of Fiji's best and concentrate on these. The nearby reefs of Savusavu and Namenalala have superb diving with a great choice of sites offering an underwater wonderland which has made Fiji famous: walls, caves, overhangs soft and hard corals, reef fish and pelagic fish - this has it all. The diving is less demanding in Savusavu Bay but becomes dramatic on the outer side of the barrier reef which sweeps up the coast to Somosomo Strait dividing Vanua Levu and Taveuni. The Namena Reef, and Savusavu barrier reef, stretch more then 30 miles between the ocean and the lagoon.