For Sale: 28 acre paradise.
In Pacific Harbour, Fiji.
Pacific Harbour, "the adventure capital of Fiji"
(famous for shark diving, river rafting etc.)
Property details
as opposed to leasing (lease hold) from the owner.
restricted, no low bridges/pipes to pass under, only the Queens hwy.
The property is the same distance from the beach by boat as is popular
Nokonoko circle and lake front VitiLevu drive (in the central lake area).
Hop in your boat and be there in 15 minutes !
hurricane surge proof, and sea level rise(global warming) proof,
yet has sea access at high tide ! A future-proof piece of paradise !
I will not venture into realms of cynicism and suggest it will be
'Ocean front' in a few generations, when the rest of Pacific Harbor
is underwater due to sea-level rise ;-( ... though... that is a likely
outcome for the very patient investor's offspring ! The living room floors
in the villas of P.H. are 1m above high tide...(i.e. temporary investments...sadly)
after thatch, highly coveted by all resorts. Can be sustainably harvested.
returning from the sea. Freshwater maintains hull free of marine growth !
with new 6KW solar system and 'bathroom'/septic tank.
The Fiji Electric Authority is planning a grid extension to this property.
to access the lower(sea level) half & creek. Partially graveled, yet unfinished.
i.e. River drive (paved road) may potentially be only meters away in the future !
This entails a number of covenants, codes and restrictions, as well as fees. This property, being 'across the creek'
from Pac Harbor, is not affected by such covenants or fees, in fact, there are no taxes or fees whatsoever.
Zoning being 'agricultural' it is also not affected by non-citizen investment rules requiring construction within 2 years.
It is a precious commodity and has no competition among other tropical 'paradise' nations in the south Pacific,
for the simple reason that they have no freehold land, until you get up to fabulous Hawaii,
but there you can add a zero to the price !
P.S. Fiji has very low labor rates (US$2/hr) = cheap to build houses !
Also, there is no import duty on affordable pre-fab housing or green energy systems.
P.P.S. Fiji is one of the very few countries on Earth with zero active Covid 19 cases in 2020 !
P.P.P.S. Fiji is well connected, One single flight away from the USA,
Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
Most affordable boat accessible land in town ! ~ $3 USD per square meter !
Price comp: in Fiji dollars
Most water access (and beach front) land in Pacific Harbor is priced up to, and over, $1M/acre.
Even for some barely boat accessible lots behind low bridges etc. (e.g. Great Harbor drive).
Quarter acres for a quarter million...
Water access doubles the price of properties in Pacific Harbour.
i.e. two identical empty lots; a boat access lot, and an identical one across the street
without boat access, will cost e.g. $400k and $200k respectively. Worth pointing
out here is that Our lot is being sold at a substantial discount to a neighbor's lot
that has no water access (or Sea views), and is not 10m from section 'F' Pacific
Harbour (as We are), but is nevertheless on the same "DP"(deposited plan) as us.
The 5 acres in question sold for about $180.000($36000/acre) many years ago.
- The reason for the surprisingly affordable price of these properties is that they are located a
whopping 10 meters away(across the creek) from Pacific Harbour proper, so to 'low bandwidth' people it might
as well be on the moon...;-)... So, an awesome opportunity for 'high bandwidth' individuals. Here you
basically get 28 acres for the price of One(97% off!), simply for being a stone's throw away from the
metropolis of Pac Harbor. But the privacy makes up for it...and the shrieking of the large native Parrots...!
See price comparison map-photo below, hastily compiled, but more or less accurate (2019).
Easily verifiable online.
We price match ! ;-) ...IF you find a property with boat and road access (&Sea views) in the Pacific Harbor
area for a lower price per acre (<$27,000 FJD), let us know. We would be genuinely interested to hear about
such an anomalous find ! We would immediately adjust our price accordingly. Low price guarantee ;-)
...Of course that really is like looking for a Unicorn, or a Mermaid. But could be a fun pasttime....
...like an Easter egg hunt. Beware, We won't respond to messages sent on April 1st.
Locations...and prices.
Can be subdivided.
Clean title!
To summarize:
less than an hour from the Capital by car for way less than FJ$1M !
Perfect for building a village, personal estate, or e.g. weekend getaway
for families, with frisbee golf, zipline, and kayaking to the beach...
Interested ? Contact the agent who referred you to this page.
(The property is now, since Feb 2024, listed with estate agents in Fiji.)
OR contact us for more information at: property@forselles.com
...or call 971-2525.
Overviews
We may be open to subdividing the property into smaller parts.
Prices in FJD.
Contemplated ideas. Plans. Potential...
....also, perfect for Zipline!
+ Many suitable spots for heli-pads.
Also, a great property for a film production company.
Perfect for shooting a remake of "Apocalypse now" ; )
Many different environments; jungle, mountain, open field, palm forest,
creek and jungle river with bat colonies and large parrots. Close to civilization,
yet so far away...
Photos from afar...
Caveat emptor: the photos show the property in ~ 2013-18.
It has been abandoned since 2019, and has been reclaimed by the jungle.
The "camp" on top and other cleared areas down by the river must be clawed
back from the bush. If you go to have a look, bring boots & a machete ;-)
Photos taken on property
from temporary "campsite" area on mountain top.
View south.
The visible Coconut Palms are on the beach, at the Pearl resort.
Distance to the "Pearl" by boat from property is slightly
LESS than from central lake area's Viti Levu dr. !?! yes, true!
View of Mbengga through binoculars.
View southeast, Navua reefs. Pac Harbor, section "D". Zoom.
Southeast. Zoom.
East, toward Navua, from "Parrot Peak". Great Harbor drive visible on right.
A note on the bizarre price dislocation in this area: if we sold our property
for the same price per square meter as those house lots down below, in the
"swamp" of Pacific Harbor, a few hundred meters away, in this picture,
along Great Harbor drive, with No Seaviews & No boat access,
our property price would be 20 - 40 million dollars!...Crazy huh...
The "parrots' nest" on "Parrot Peak".
South
Namosi highlands to the Northeast.
The largest gecko in the world! The Voracious gecko. Native.
The "public" access road. It is 970 meters to River drive. Normally 4x4 only,
but when the road is dry and in good condition 2wd cars can get here,
and as one can see from the photos, even container trucks have gotten up here!
I suggest buyer put $50k into the road to fix it permanently. e.g. Concrete strips
for each tire track on the steep parts, gravel maintain the rest, annually.
There is a community effort to maintain the road, but it often falls short.
The road continues 6km up the mountain, to the last lots in the subdivision.
It IS a private subdivision road so there are no villages or settlements up
this road, nor are there any in this general area.
Our private road going down the mountain, within the property. It is
500m to the boat mooring area. The whole road down to the flats(~200m)
has been bulldozed but only the first 100m going down has been gravelled.
It will need gravel for another 400m or so, + 2 culverts.
The "camp" area, private driveway.
Shortly, solar systems will not be necessary as
public electricity will be installed by the government along the road.
Photos
of "lower 40", down by the river.
Looking east from "Breezy hill".
The east fence line.
Breezy hill, looking east to Tanoa pl., Vaua Levu dr., on the hill behind the dog.
On breezy hill, there stood a mbure back in 2015...now deceased :-(
Looking south from "Breezy hill" to the river.
"Breezy hill"
Down by the river, there also stood a mbure in 2016...now deceased :-(
The "marina" area, as it was in the days of yore (2016).
Moored at property, came back with a Walu today!
Coming up the Nggaraninggio river to the property on our 23' Bluewater craft.
A friend drove his 30' boat (with twin 150hp engines) up to the property !
Making a point regarding boat access ;-)
"Copacabana" beach. Low tide. serene swimming here at high tide!
Here, at the limit of the tidal reach, at the convergence of the Mangrove and Sago ecosystems,
the bottom of the creek is sometimes 100% saltwater and the surface 100% fresh! During heavy rains,
when the creek flow becomes heavy, all the water is 100% fresh, and during droughts, at high tide,
mostly salty. Thanks to this fresh water berth You can avoid the cost and hassles of monthly hull cleaning
sessions - or boat trailering, while reaping the benefits of a clean hull. Marine growth simply falls off,
as was the case when I brought the boat here after beeing moored for months in salt water.
The property has approximately 800m of creek frontage.
It surrounds half the property, makes it feel almost like a private Island ! ;-)
Photo on right = minimum ebb tide, freshwater only, from the waterfalls up the mountain.
A high(spring) tide would be between the elbows and shoulders of woman in picture.
Some greenery...
Endemic Sago Palms.
Everything in this photo is within the property.
As is everything in this one, except Mbengga Island, in the background ;-)
Root magic.
A Gigantic Tahitian Chestnut tree. Fijians call it 'Ivi'. Has an edible nut.
Perfect for a large tree house.
Large Sago palms.
The "Makita" forest.
Bonus !
Sublime waterfalls can be found another 5km up our private subdivision road.
Hiking along creek...
To spectacular waterfalls!
Ni sa mbula !
Welcome to paradise !