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Fiji
Dive Resorts | Fiji Live Aboards
The Soft Coral Capitol of the World ...Fiji !

Romantic honeymoon resorts with diving, liveaboards,
dive operations for both experienced and new divers are all represented
here in the On-line Dive Discovery Travel Catalog:
Fiji is considered "The Soft Coral Capitol
of the World". This soft coral wonderland offers idyllic
tropical islands, beautiful tropical resorts & World Class live-aboard
diving. All this for a short 9 hour flight from Los Angeles! Dive
Discovery considers Fiji "The Gateway to the Pacific".
This is a place that leaves a mark on your heart; it beckons your
return. The ultimate introduction to clown fish and anemones, abundant,
prolific soft coral gardens in a rainbow of colors, giant sea fans
and playful tropical reef fish!
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 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.
Infinite clouds of brilliant orange and purple anthias delight your
senses, bouncing off the colorful coral heads in a most hypnotizing
way. Live aboard diving will allow you to visit the more remote
sights that will delight you with some pelagic marine life. Silvery
schools of jacks, snappers and barracuda swim by while bronze whaler
and black tip sharks lurk in the distance. Occasionally mantas and
a giant great hammerhead shark will thrill your senses!
Sample Diving Areas:
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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.
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Dive Discovery recommends Fiji for a romantic
intimate Honeymoon, with a plethora of resorts to suit all
budgets and dive experience. This is the perfect dive destination
for all level of divers and non-divers alike.
Fiji
Dive Resorts | Fiji Live Aboards
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