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Kai Viti Divers/ Wananavu Resort Full report   RakiRaki   One of the benefits that the Kai Viti dive operators provide is the use of Mike Trussell’s boat. This is a 38- foot Hamilton inboar... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Matthew D. Schultz
500+ Dives 		 
Kai Viti Divers/ Wananavu Beach Resort Full report   Rakiraki   The resort is simply wonderful (definitely worth the two hour bus ride after a 16 hour plane ride from the east coast. ) Small with... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2005   Barbara Petrecca
250+ Dives 		 
Kai Viti Divers/ Wananvu Full report       After a week of intensive diving aboard the Fiji Aggressor, we repaired to Wanavu to relax by doing just two dives a day with... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   Chrisanda Button
250+ Dives 		 
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa Lagoon   Beqa Lagoon Resort The dive operation and the resort are integrated on the island of Beqa (“Ben- ga”), a 45 minute boat ride fr... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   eric multhaup
<100 Dives 		 
Fiji Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     The water temperature was an unremitting 75 degrees. Wearing 5/ 3 fullsuits and 5mm hoods, we envied fellow divers who also h... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2005   Chrisanda Button/Rickie Sterne
250+ Dives 		 
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Jean Michel Cousteau Full report   Savusavu   The Cousteau Resort is gorgeous and lush, and the accommodations and food are outstanding. The service from the Fijian staff is w... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
7/2005   Vicki Singley
100+ Dives 		 
Fiji Aggressor II (Sere-Ne-Wai) Full report LiveAboard     There is nothing bad. The accomodations, the service and the diving is the best. The crew is outstanding, as is the boat. This is ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
7/2005   Gabriel I. Peñagarícano
500+ Dives 		 
Swiss Fiji Divers/ Maravu PIantation resort Full report   Taveuni Island   Swiss Fiji dive company, was not a cattle car like other operators, Small dive groups - 6- 7 people max. Very accomodating for all... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Shawn Fanshier
<100 Dives 		 
Dive Kadavu/ Matana Kadavu Resort Full report   Kadavu   Power at the resort was turned off from midnight to 0630, and for a few hours in mid afternoon. Bring mosquitoe lotion - Skin so ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2006   Pam Rudy
250+ Dives 		 
Kai Viti/ Wananavu and Bamboo Beach Full report   Viti Levu -Rakiraki   The water was very warm- 82- 86 F on surface. Visibility was 20- 60 Ft; Currents slight to moderate, and seas slight to choppy depe... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2005   Gary and Lynne Shukster
250+ Dives 		 
Provo Turtle Divers Full report       We have been diving off and on in Provo since the early 1980's and helped find some of the original dive sites. Diving with Art P... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
3/2005   James Bayley
500+ Dives 		 
Wakaya/ Wakaya Club Full report   Wakaya Is.   Wakaya is the top resort in Fiji, . I have been to a dozen resorts throughout Fiji and it doesn't get any better than this. Each re... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Craig Condron
500+ Dives 		 
Lamale Full report   Savu Savu   When I arrived at the ressort, their large dive boat was out of the water, (gear box repair). BAD NEWS. They had a smaller dive bo... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Craig Condron
500+ Dives 		 
Wanawavu Divers/ Wananavu Full report   Wanawavu   Wananavu is located to close to the main island, Viti Vevu (Land runoff). The boat is very small and crowded, but the divemasters... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Craig C. Condron
500+ Dives 		 
Lalati Full report   Beqa   Made a DVD with the Divemaster and his wife, of Sharks to blue- ribbons Eels to Nudibranch. I found he filmed. Shore diving I foun... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2005   Craig Condron
500+ Dives 		 
Kai Viti/ Wananavu Full report   Viti Levu   I was looking for land based accomodations but wanted to experience the sites where livaboards take divers. Kai Viti Divers was a ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2004   Tracey Bennett
250+ Dives 		 
Beqa Adventure Divers/ Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa Lagoon, Suva Is.   The dive operation emphasizes its "Big Fish Encounter" in which "fish scraps are reintroduced back in to the food chain to feed th... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
10/2004   dale johnson
250+ Dives 		 
Tiliva Resort Full report   Kadavu   We greatly looked forward to diving the Great Astrolabe Reef but our excitement quickly dissipated into disappointment after a few... Full report  
2 stars
2 stars  
12/2004   Cres Van Keulen
<100 Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Resort Full report   Beqa Island   The accomodations were excellent. Beautiful grounds and beaches. There was 24 hr security staff walking the resort. The resort sta... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2003   Randy Klumph
100+ Dives 		 
Dive Kadavu,Matana Resort Full report   Kadavu   The Manta Experience is a must do 3 tank dive trip to the Astrolabe Reef. Saw about 4 different Manta Rays. The reef is in pristin... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Jacob Rosenstein
250+ Dives 		 
Aqua-Teck/ Garden Island Resort Full report   Taveuni   Great Place - the 2004 Chapbook writeups caused us to elect it - fabulous choice (wanted land- based since people so friendly!) W... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2004   Golitzen, Peter & Kathy
250+ Dives 		 
Nai'a Dive Cruises Full report       A terrific dive operation. The boat is really set up nicely for photographers. The crew was among the best I've ever dove with and... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2004   Art Schumer
250+ Dives 		 
Lalati Full report   Beqa island   The trip from Tucson , AZ took about 22 hours door to door. we arrived in Nadi at 3: 00 am . We slept at the hotel airport for a co... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
9/2004   Ron Jordan
100+ Dives 		 
Beqa Island Divers/ Beqa Island Resort Full report   Beqa island   [NOTE: I have re- sent this since my first submission mistakenly located Beqa in Dominican Republic instead of Fiji!] I want to... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
9/2004   William Hollister
250+ Dives 		 
Matava Resort Full report   Kadavu Island   Getting to Matava requires an open boat ride of about 45 minutes to an hour. Take your windbreaker/ raincoat in case it is raining... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2003   Karen Gordon
250+ Dives 		 
Aqua Trek/ Garden Island Resort Full report   Taveuni   Royalty could hardly have been treated better than the staff at Garden Island Resort was with our group. Always the staff was mos... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2003   Karen Gordon
250+ Dives 		 
Bamoo Reef Divers/ Bamboo Beach Resort Full report       Resort is situated on a little island off Raki Raki, very nice bures with outside shower, beautifl landscaping, great view, and sta... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Ronald Gillespie
250+ Dives 		 
KAI Viti Divers/ Wananavu Beach Resort Full report       [Kai Viti advertise that they offer "Personalized diving with Outstanding Service". They stack up to their claim 100%. The best ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2004   Simone Di Tomasso
250+ Dives 		 
Aquaventure/ Maravu Plantaion Resort Full report   Taveuni   TAVEUNI ISLAND, FIJI, A 25TH ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE TRIP 26 Aug 04 - 4 Sept 04 I started planning this trip over a year ago. I wan... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2004   Richard Haines
<100 Dives 		 
Kai Viti Divers/ Wananavu Full report   Rakiraki   Kai Viti Divers is owned by Mike & Julie Trussell who have considerable experience in Fiji and particularily the Bligh Waters. The... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2004   Jim Bullitt
1000+ Dives 		 
Nai'a Full report LiveAboard Bligh Waters   Nai’a is an absolutely first- class operation that offers the best of Fiji diving. They take you to where the diving and condition... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2004   Bob & Leone Woods
250+ Dives 		 
Nai'a Full report   Bligh Waters   ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2003   Bob & Leone Woods
<100 Dives 		 
Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort Full report   Savusavu   Undoubtedly one of the finest resorts I've stayed in in my diving travels. Not having dived in the South Pacific before, the coral... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2003   John S Wilson
100+ Dives 		 
Kai Viti Divers/ Wananavu Beach Resort Full report       The highlight of the trip was watching 8 bull sharks circling in the current. Although about 8 feet or less and totally disintere... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2004   Karen Guthrie
100+ Dives 		 
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report       GREAT food, service, warm people, neat critters like Blue Ribbon eels on most dives, Clown TRIGGER fish, Titan, Scythe, and red to... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Karen Guthrie
100+ Dives 		 
Tiliva Resort Full report   Kadavu   Diving on Kandavu is an amazing experience- the island is a short flight from Viti Levu but a world away. Emerald green mountains r... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
7/2004   Jan Arabas
<100 Dives 		 
Dive Connections in Pacific Harbor/ Outrigger Reef Full report   Bequa Lagoon   Scuba Queen, 40+', good shape, well equipped with First Aid, O2, GPS, depth, shower, toilet, galley, plenty of drinking water, juice... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
2/2004   Toni Rose
<100 Dives 		 
Garden Island Resort Full report       Wonderful resort. Not fancy but very user friendly. Terrific staff. Knew our whole group by name within a day. Strong tides ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2004   Tony Egan
100+ Dives 		 
Bamboo Reef Dive/ Bamboo Beach Resort Full report   Bligh Water   I booked a week of my trip to Fiji here expecting a 5- star experience, but found it was not entirely as advertised, particularly t... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2004   Jill Rain
250+ Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Resort Full report   Beqa Lagoon   Marlin Bay has recently changed hands and will soon be known as Beqa Lagoon Resort. New owners are about to invest several millio... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
7/2004   Barry Zigas
100+ Dives 		 
Bamboo Beach Resort Full report       Bamboo Beach is a good resort. The local help is wonderful. The management was not as accomodating as could be, and many of th... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
4/2003   Thom Wells
1000+ Dives 		 
garden island resort Full report   Taveuni island   En Route delays on return trip were extended (unnecessarily) due to timing of flights. Beautiful island, crummy weather (suspect j... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
6/2003   r.e.culton
1000+ Dives 		 
Naia Full report LiveAboard     This was our second trip on the Naia and I'd still go back. The Naia is a well- run operation that caters to divers. With 16 divers... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Diana Dickinson
100+ Dives 		 
bamboo Beach divers/ Bamboo Beach Full report       Bamboo Beach on the main Island of Fiji is about a 2 hour drive by taxi (included in our package) from the Nandi Airport, then a 1... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2004   MARY BURRY
250+ Dives 		 
NAIA Full report LiveAboard     The boat is beautiful, spacious. Rooms were excellent. Crew was excellent. Food was excellent. Dive set up was great. Dove out of ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2004   Donald "Digger" Rowe
1000+ Dives 		 
Swis Fiji Divers/ Coconut Grove Resort Full report   Taveuni   My wife and I spent 3 weeks diving in Fiji. We used Sea Fiji Travel ( [. . . ] ) to book the trip. All flights, connections, ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
11/2003   Randy Klumph
100+ Dives 		 
Nai'a Full report LiveAboard     This was a great experience. Stan Waterman was there and showed us films every night. The diving staff was exceptional, the food... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2003   Bob Rosenthal
1000+ Dives 		 
Fiji Aggressor II Full report       We were warmly greeted by Captain Fritz Faulkner upon arrival. We left the port late that evening so we could all watch the Rugby ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2003   Randy Klumph
100+ Dives 		 
Nai'a Full report LiveAboard     The Nai'a is a great boat. The crew is friendly and extremely competent. Everyone on board clearly loves what they are doing. ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
4/2003   Harlan Cohen
500+ Dives 		 
NAI'A Cruises/ NAI'A Full report LiveAboard Bligh Waters   Depending on local conditions, Nai’a’s Fiji itinerary will take a unique path through unspoiled and dramatic reefs and bommies in ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2003   John Jo Lewis
250+ Dives 		 
Sere Ni Wai ,Agressor II Full report LiveAboard     We were six divers (I was a solo), on the new to Agressor, Sere Ni Wai (Agressor II). This is a nice boat, with an excellent cr... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2003   Don Hoft
500+ Dives 		 
Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resrot Full report       ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2002   Leonie Walker
250+ Dives 		 
Naia Full report LiveAboard     This trip was a wonderful experience. Not only were the staff wonderful, the diving extraordinary, the rest of the guests interes... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2003   Michael N. Hofman
250+ Dives 		 
Crystal Divers/ Wananavu Beach Resort Full report   Viti Levu   As Crystal Divers has done during my prior 5 trips, they provided varied, delightful, and challenging diving while offering exposu... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
8/2003   Don Acheson
1000+ Dives 		 
Crystal Divers/ Wannanavu Full report   Nananu-I-Ra   The diving here was the best we've ever done. The health of the coral and the number of fish were amazing. We saw hard corals an... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
5/2003   Mark & Jill Baker
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Kadavu/Matana Beach Resort Full report   Kadavu   The DMs are incredibly friendly and very good at finding whatever the divers wanted to see; in our case, nudibranchs and blue ribb... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2003   John Shumate
500+ Dives 		 
Ra Divers/ Wananavu Full report   Nananu I Ra   This was the second stop in a 3- week Fiji trip. The resort is very beautiful, with every inch of ground covered with flowering... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2003   Peter J Maerz
500+ Dives 		 
AquaTrek/ Garden Island Full report   Taveuni   My 10- hour direct flight to Fiji on a musty, cramped Air Pacific 747 would have been a breeze since it was less than half- boo... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
4/2003   Peter J Maerz
100+ Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Dive Operation/ Marlin Bay Resort Full report   Beqa Island   Marlin Bay Resort is absolutely beautiful with a variety of accomodations, most of which face the ocean. The grounds are meticulo... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2003   Fran Macintyre
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Kadavu Full report   Kadavu   Wonderful, small, intimate resort on the beach. Your meals are taken with the owners & staff, so you get to know everyone very qui... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   Frank
250+ Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Resort Full report   Beqa Island   Marlin Bay was all we could have hoped. We had every kind of weather possible, including thunder and lightening. The sunsets were ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2003   Sherrie Barker
<100 Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Resort Full report       Dive resort was very nicely appointed - - clean, comfortable, spacious bures. Food was also good, although breakfast could benefit... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2003   Juli Tracy & Dick Gamble
500+ Dives 		 
Fiji Aggressor II Full report LiveAboard     This was by far our favorite liveaboard in 16 years of diving. The captain and crew were remarkably friendly and knowledgeable an... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2003   Juli Tracy
500+ Dives 		 
Subsurface/ Musket Cove Full report   Mololo Lailai   Subsurface ( [. . . ] ) seems to operate throughout the Fiji islands. There were three divers at our resort, and we picke... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
3/2003   Sandra J Walzer
<100 Dives 		 
Aqua Trek/ Garden Island Resort Full report   Taveuni   Garden Island resort is located on the Island of Taveuni. It is the closest dive operation to Rainbow Reef which is one of the be... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2002   Steve Evers
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Kadavu Full report   Kadavu   Dive Kadavu (formerly Matana Beach Resort) is run by a very pleasant and enjoyable Australian couple, Bob and Rena Forster. This ... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
11/2002   Steve Evers
250+ Dives 		 
Crystal Divers/ Wananavu Resort Full report   Raki Raki   For anyone visiting Fiji as a dive destination you can't go wrong by visiting Wananavu Resort and using Crystal Divers. We would ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
10/2002   Jim
100+ Dives 		 
Aqua-Trek Taveuni/ Garden Island Resort Full report       The food is exceptional and everything is prepaired on site. You won't lose weight here regardless on the number of dives. McDon... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
11/2002   Ned Jewett
250+ Dives 		 
Crystal Divers/ Wanavu Full report   Viti Levu   Crystal Divers provides the consumate dive service. Dan and his staff are knowledgeable, friendly, and thoroughly professional. ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2001   Tony Moats
250+ Dives 		 
Lalati Resort Full report   Beqa   Lalati Resort is a fabulous place! Linda Kwansy, the owner, and allof her staff made us feel like part of their family during ou... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2002   Malcolm Leader-Picone
100+ Dives 		 
matana dive kadavu Full report   kadavu   We were warned about the luggage allowance on SunAir, but it was not a problem. the resort and all the staff, divemasters an... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2002   kate mitchell
500+ Dives 		 
Crystal Divers/ Wananavu Beach Resort Full report   Viti Levu   Crystal Divers continues to deliver some of the finest diving I've ever experienced. Black Magic Mountain still entrances me; it ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2002   Don Acheson
500+ Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Divers/ Marlin Bay Resort Full report       This is easily the most professionally run dive resort and dive operation I have encountered in my 18 years of diving. The r... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2002   Jerre B. Sadler
500+ Dives 		 
Marlin Bay Resort Full report       We booked the trip through a local dive shop, which did an extremely poor job of describing what we needed to bring. I only broug... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
8/2002   Sean Bruner
100+ Dives 		 
Fiji Scuba/ Matagi Island Resort Full report   Matagi Island   3rd stay at Matagi and it is excellant. For the price and its remoteness this is a 1st class oepration and we will continue to go ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2002   James McMeins
1000+ Dives 		 
Dive Kadavu Full report       First time at Dive Kadavu, have dove this island before but mostly the Astrolab Reef that time. All dives are on the north side of... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2002   James McMeins
1000+ Dives 		 
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