Warrior Burial Cave

Warrior Burial Cave (Taveuni Island) is another of Fiji's odd historic sites, found on Taveuni Island (a one-hour flight northeast of Suva). Taveuni is the quintessential tropical island, densely forested and ablaze with tropical flora. Much of the island is covered in lush rainforest, with forest reserves and the Bouma National Heritage Park protecting over 80% of it. To keep the bones of Taveuni's best warriors from being discovered by foes, it is thought that they were buried and hidden in this cave ("the Warrior Burial Cave"). After the cave was found in the 1950s, many of the huge bones were removed.

The Warrior Burial Cave in Taveuni is possibly one of the most Instagrammable locations on our list. This vast cave system was called after the Taveuni warriors who were buried here, and it was originally regarded as the most sacred burial ground for the area's first people. It served as a haven for the remains of renowned soldiers, preventing them from being desecrated by invading armies. (However, when the 350-meter-long cave system was discovered in the 1950s, many of the huge bones were removed.)

Fijians used this location as a secret warrior burial cave in the past. Taveuni's greatest warriors are said to have been buried here to keep their remains hidden from foes.

Location: Taveuni island, Fiji