For boats
This is a
circular formation of islands connected by reefs. The waters inside are very
protected with many places to anchor.
APPROACH
Do not try
to enter from East – there is a reef barrier. There are 2 passes from S and SE.
The small pass from S between islands of Langitau and Lape is narrow, shallow
and with some current. But during sunny day is OK to sail.
The larger,
deeper and more safety pass is North of Lape Island. Note, there is a small but
good visible (on radar too) small island not shown on all charts (like our
Navionics). It’s on position:
18 43.160’S
and 174 04.474’W
ANCHORAGE
We dropped
the anchor at position
18 43.345’S
and 174 06.021’W (20m, sand and coral, good holding)
This is one
of the best protected anchorage on Vava’u
DINGHY
LANDING
On the
beach. The best place for beach landing is on the NW corner of the beach.
FACILITIES
No
facilities
For crews
There is
long nice beach. Go there by dinghy and walk to the NW corner. Some nice shells
can be found.
There is a
small resort Popao.
There are
few good spots for snorkeling. We did it inside and outside of W reef. Both
sides are very different, if you like to snorkel do it. Inside reef is very
shallow, good to do it on HW.
Snorkeling
positions:
18 42.874’S
174 06.000’W (inside reef)
18 42.858’S
174 06.177’W (outside reef)
Fees
no fees