The island has been accurately and exotically described by no one better than Captain Bligh of His Majesty's ship "Providence". During his historical journey from Tahiti to Batavia in 1789, he wrote, "the island of Koro is of good height, it is easternmost of the islands I discovered and passed and recorded in my log book on May 6, 1789, on the Bounty's Launch. Nothing can exceed its beauty.
The island has an airport, situated on its eastern coast. On its northwestern tip is situated the Dere Bay Resort and the Koro Beach Resort. A residential subdivision, Koro Seaview Estates, was established around Dere Bay Resort in 1989 and about 50 homes have ben established in the development as of 2008. Planting kava and selling copra are the major economic activities for villagers on Koro. Among Fijians, Koro is known as the most fertile island in Fiji, boasting large plantations and thriving tropical forests. Koro has an exception bird life and has been featured in numerous books. The short-lived 2002 U.S. reality show Under One Roof was filmed on Koro Island.