Levuka Village

Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group


Tidy little Levuka village, once the home of Tui (Chief) Cakobau, is 200m further north. In the cemetery next to the village's Methodist Church, is the grave of American consul JB Williams who died in 1860. It was his claims for financial compensation that led Cakobau to hand over Fiji to Britain.


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Nearby Ovalau & the Lomaiviti Group attractions

1. Church of the Holy Redeemer

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Levuka's Anglican Church of the Holy Redeemer (1904) is notable for its colourful stained-glass and altar of yaka and dakua wood.

2. Gun Rock

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Imposing hill, once used for target practice by the British navy.

4. 199 Steps of Mission Hill

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There are many old colonial homes on Levuka's hillsides, and the romantically named 199 Steps of Mission Hill are worth climbing for the fantastic view –…

5. Navoka Methodist Church

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In the cemetery next to the village’s Methodist Church is the grave of former American consul John Brown Williams. It was his claim for financial…

6. Masonic Lodge Ruins

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This stone shell was the South Pacific’s first Masonic lodge (1875). This was once Levuka’s only Romanesque building, but it was burnt to a husk in the…

7. Former Town Hall

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The former town hall (1901) is built in typical British colonial style (although not to celebrate Queen Victoria’s silver jubilee as is commonly thought),…

8. Old Police Station

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The little weatherboard building on the corner of Garner Jones Rd and Totoga Lane was Levuka’s original police station (1874)

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