Waiyevo Hot Springs (Taveuni)

Waiyevo Hot Springs on Taveuni, Fiji's third-largest island and the 'Garden Island' of the Pacific, are geothermally heated springs emerging in one of the world's most botanically rich tropical island environments — Taveuni hosts over 40% of Fiji's plant species within its volcanic forested landscape, including the rare tagimaucia flower found only on this island. The springs emerge near Waiyevo, Taveuni's administrative capital, in a volcanic setting characteristic of the island's young geological age and active geothermal system. Taveuni's extraordinary biodiversity — its coral reef system (Rainbow Reef) is one of the world's finest, and its forested interior preserves habitat for endemic birds — makes Waiyevo's hot springs a geothermal footnote in an island that is primarily a natural history treasure of the first order.