Head north on Tokongahahau Rd from the cathedral then turn east onto Naufahu Rd and you'll reach the low-key Old Harbour. It's much less developed than the main harbour over the hill: just a few houses, strings of tapa drying in the wind and the launch pad for boats to some of Vava'u's eastern islands.
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