It is part of the Nacula District that lies north-west of the Fijian island of Viti Levu.
The regular supplies, with the tourists, arrive with the Yasawa Flyer, which operates a daily water-bus service between Nadi and Tavewa.
The large number of non-degradable plastic bottles that are land-filled on the relatively small island are expected to cause environmental problems in the future.
Amenities, such as restaurants and dining halls, are shared and central, making the resorts resemble campuses.
In addition to Tavewa residents, the population includes many resort staff who commute from nearby islands in the Yasawa group or from Nadi.
Tavewa can be regularly reached either by the Yasawa Flyer ferry or the Turtle Airways seaplane.
It takes the Flyer about four hours to travel between Nadi and Tavewa, with several stops at the island resorts in-between.