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Fiji Dive Resorts | Fiji Live Aboards

Nai'a | Fiji Aggressor | Tui Tai

The best of Fiji's diving is available by live-aboard, and several of the best sites are only available with these extended excursions...

The Nai'a

Accommodations:
The Nai'a is a 120 ft motor sailer that boasts eight private suites with private bath and air-conditioning. The main deck salon spans the full thirty foot beam of the ship and houses the dining area and a lounge which doubles as a theater for viewing slides and videos. Forward of the lounge is the dive deck, a huge area sheltered from the sun but open to the sea breezes. A dedicated camera room where camera gear can be serviced, charged and stowed during the voyage, is located adjacent to the dive deck.

Diving:
Naia Rather than operate out of a single port such as Suva, the Nai'a is a true expeditionary ship. She cruises from Lautoka in the West to a variety of islands and reefs to the North and East to show you a variety of marine life. One week and ten day cruises can be scheduled.

Underway, the Nai'a carries two large Naiad rigid inflatables on her upper boat deck, which serves as a sun deck when the skiffs are launched. The reefs are extensive, requiring quality skiffs to explore safely and comfortably. Each of the two specially designed skiffs can carry ten divers and their gear easily and efficiently, which becomes critical when you are far from the beaten track.

A typical ten day voyage, beginning and ending in Lautoka, would include many of the following areas in more-or-less the following order: Nananu-i-ra, Vatu-i-ra, E-6, Namena, Makogai, Wakaya, and Gau.

Sample Diving Areas - 'Bligh water' Raki Raki

Named after the famous Captain Bligh of The Bounty, Bligh Water is the stretch of sea that separates Fiji's two main islands of Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. There is a great deal of water movement through here and, especially where the channel narrows this means incredibly nutrient-rich waters.

Bligh Water in Fiji This all means that there is a lot of food for the smaller organisms, whose huge numbers in turn feed the bigger ones and you can be there to witness this extraordinary interplay of ecosystems in this passage of water. Many of these sites such as Namena and Koro Island are not particularly close to land and therefore must be accessed by liveaboard. The Nai'a and The Fiji Aggressor II are the undisputed kings of liveaboards in this region of the Koro Sea.

Due to the currents, not all the sites in Bligh Water and the Koro Sea are particularly suitable for beginners. However the experienced dive crews are expert at knowing when the optimum conditions are for each site and when it is wise not to dive them, so there really is a wealth of diving opportunities here for various levels. Where the underwater photographers go is normally a good indicator of the best diving available and many choose to take a Fiji liveaboard trip simply because it means they can visit legendary dive sites such as E-6 and Nigali Passage which cannot easily be done from shore.

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