Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters

Take your next trip with Atlas Obscura!

Our small-group adventures are inspired by our Atlas of the world's most fascinating places, the stories behind them, and the people who bring them to life.

Visit Adventures
Trips Highlight
Puglia Italy - Matera
Italy • 8 days, 7 nights
Southern Italy: Castles, Caves & Coastal Treasures in Puglia
from
Turkmenistan Gates of Hell Darvaza crater
Turkmenistan • 10 days, 9 nights
Turkmenistan & the Gates of Hell
from
View all trips
Top Destinations
Latest Places
Most Popular Places Random Place Lists Itineraries
Add a Place
Download the App
Top Destinations
View All Destinations »

Countries

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan

Cities

  • Amsterdam
  • Barcelona
  • Beijing
  • Berlin
  • Boston
  • Budapest
  • Chicago
  • London
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Montreal
  • Moscow
  • New Orleans
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Philadelphia
  • Rome
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Stockholm
  • Tokyo
  • Toronto
  • Vienna
  • Washington, D.C.
Latest Places
View All Places »
Pinal Airpark
Note the chrysanthemum crests.
Hachiman Bridge
Clarendon War Memorial.
Clarendon War Memorial
This fried chicken is one of Bangkok’s most famous.
Gai Tord Jae Kee
Latest Places to Eat & Drink
View All Places to Eat »
Everything at Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe is served in takeout containers.
Li’l Dizzy’s Cafe
The fried green tomato sandwich comes on jalapeño cornbread toast.
Café Reconcile
BBQ shrimp braised in beer are a popular menu item.
High Hat Cafe
The pastries at Lagniappe Bakehouse are worth waking up for.
Lagniappe Bakehouse
Peter Vazquez has been quietly making a name for himself for years.
The Appetite Repair Shop
Recent Stories
All Stories Video Podcast
Most Recent Stories
View All Stories »
Haleakalā National Park’s summit region, shrouded in the pre-dawn fog.
Beware the Legends Behind These National Park Souvenirs
12 days ago
For Aguilar-Carrasco, nature is a powerful reminder of the interconnectedness of all life.
How Can National Parks Be Made Accessible to All? AO Wants to Know.
12 days ago
Podcast: Finding ‘The Great Gatsby’ in Louisville
13 days ago
Here’s which treats you can safely lug home without risking a fine.
Dear Atlas: What International Food Can I Legally Bring Into the U.S.?
15 days ago

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All Fiji Ra Udre Udre's Grave

Udre Udre's Grave

Final resting place of the most prolific Fijian cannibal of all time.

Ra, Fiji

Added By
Laetitia Barbier
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
Udre Udre’s Grave   Josh Krancer
Udre Udre’s Grave   Josh Krancer
The glorious chief killer Udre Udre   SOmeone
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

Everybody loves a good cannibal story, and if Udre Udre doesn't enjoy the same popularity as Issei Sagawa or Albert Fish, he still enjoys a very strange record. He's the most prolific cannibal of all time, or at least the best documented one. 

Udre Udre was a tribal chief in northern Viti Levu, a province  of Fiji Island — part of the formerly nicknamed "Cannibal Isles." Udre Udre was not different from the other Fijian chiefs, who were eating the flesh of their dead enemies. But he allegedly ate more than 800 of them, and, for a record, kept a stone from each time one was on the grill. These stones now surround his grave in Rakiraki.

Related Tags

Catacombs And Crypts

Community Contributors

Added By

Laetitia Barbier

Edited By

skibidisigmaswimmer

  • skibidisigmaswimmer

Published

May 13, 2013

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/74205-most-prolific-cannibal#:~:text=During%20the%2019th%20century%20the,previous%20holders%20of%20this%20record.
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratu_Udre_Udre
Udre Udre's Grave
Rakiraki
Ra
Fiji
-17.3736, 178.170605
Get Directions

Nearby Places

Tukuni

Fiji

miles away

Garden of the Sleeping Giant

Naboutini, Fiji

miles away

Fiji Museum

Suva, Fiji

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Fiji

Fiji

Oceania

Places 2
Stories 3

Nearby Places

Tukuni

Fiji

miles away

Garden of the Sleeping Giant

Naboutini, Fiji

miles away

Fiji Museum

Suva, Fiji

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of Fiji

Fiji

Oceania

Places 2
Stories 3

Related Stories and Lists

Morbid Monday: Meat is Murder - The Fiji Cannibal Fork

morbid monday

By Laetitia Barbier

Related Places

  • That Makmo.

    Luang Prabang, Laos

    That Pathum

    One-of-a-kind stupa in Laos.

  • The Crypt

    Lastingham, England

    Crypt of the Church of St. Mary

    Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

  • One of the skeletons at St. Martins Church

    Aulendorf, Germany

    Skeletons of St. Martin Church

    Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

  • Naples, Italy

    Church of Santa Maria la Nova

    Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

  • Milan, Italy

    Crypt of San Sepolcro

    Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

  • Paphos, Cyprus

    Agia Solomoni Catacomb

    Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

  • The mummified remains of the vicar are visible from his glass encased coffin.

    St. Thomas am Blasenstein, Austria

    Luftg'selchter Pfarrer (The Air-Dried Priest)

    In a crypt underneath this church lies a naturally mummified vicar whose story is surrounded by mystery.

  • Crypt

    Mantua, Italy

    Crypt of San Sebastiano's Church

    Wander through a maze of empty tombs to find the poles used to hang revolutionary patriots.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.