| Sample Diving Areas of Fiji:
Beqa Lagoon:
The rim of an ancient volcano, Beqa is a chain of islets surrounding a lagoon more than 17 miles across. Soft corals are abundant, along with large purple, tan, and green sea fans. Nutrient rich water rushes daily through breaks in the walls of this underwater mountain, supporting the rich diversity of soft and hard corals.
Kadavu/Astrolabe Reef:
Here you will find stunning soft coral displays, dramatic drop-offs and rich variety of marine life. Excellent visibility and a kaleidoscope of luminous fish life (including clown fish and lion fish) make the diving here some of the best in the South Pacific.
Namena:
Many believe this area offers some of the best diving in Fiji. Clear water, prolific schooling fish, bottomless wall, pelagic potential, and beautiful coral gardens to finish the dive in. Because this area is only accessible when the weather is calm, the diving is truly pristine, and world-class!
Gau:
Gau has no resorts and is inaccessible except by live-aboard. It offers two distinct types of diving. In the North a large area of coral heads offers protection for a variety of soft corals and associated marine life. Toward the southern tip of Gau is Nigali Passage, a narrow cut in the reef through which clean ocean water is sucked into the lagoon. Schools of jacks and barracuda, several resident gray reef sharks, eels, and a supporting cast of thousands can be found in the passage. A drift dive here starts along the edge of the outside wall and follows the deep channel into the lagoon where it ends in a rich garden in 15 feet of water.
The Northern Region:
The northern islands are often grouped together but in actuality, each island in the region offers it's own unique twist on what many consider the region with the most prolific soft corals. The Great White Wall in the SomoSomo Strait is one of the sites in this region that is world famous, almost defining and transcending the region all by itself. The current here can be strong, but this rush of water feeds the abundance of soft corals that define this site. From 75 feet down, the wall is covered with pale, almost white, soft corals that seem to glow as they reflect the sunlight from above. Rainbow's End, another SomoSomo Strait site, offers phenomenal gardens of multi-hued soft corals as the current here runs perpendicular to the reef. This is a site known for a propensity of Fairly Basslets. Noel's Wall is a cliff face that acts as magnet for big fish. Dogtooth tuna, sharks, and even Manta Rays can be seen here, along with the abundant soft corals. Purple Wall (in the channel between Taveuni and Qamea begins in about 30 feet and drops vertically to 80 feet, the slides are a forest of purple soft coral. |
Breathtaking adventures await you. Many different resorts on perfect South Pacific islands share the environment with exotic Fijian villages. Fiji's culture is still intact; a local chief governs each village. Divers will be honored to visit a Fijian village and drink kava (the local drink) with the chief, dance with the locals. You will lose your heart to these loving and friendly people.
