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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 		 
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 		 
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   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 		 
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 		 
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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 		 
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 		 
Subsurface Fiji/ LikuLiku   Malolo Island   "Great warm-up diving prior to live aboard later"
LikuLiku is an adults only resort on the island of Malolo. We stayed a week prior to a scheduled week of diving on board the Na’ia... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
8/2024   Gareth Richards
250+ Dives 		Photos available 
Pro Dive onsite at Paradise Taveuni/ Paradise Taveuni   Taveuni   "It Could Have Been So Much Better :("
I have been very disappointed with the condition of the Caribbean reefs, so I no longer dive there. I’m exploring my boundaries to... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
3/2024   Love Sharks
500+ Dives 		Photos available
4Helpful vote(s) received
Paradise Taveuni/ Paradise Taveuni Resort   Taveuni   "Never got to the best parts of Rainbow Reef"
Never got to the best parts of Rainbow Reef We wanted to go on a family scuba vacation over my Son’s spring break, and Bluewate... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2024   Robert Herrick
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mad Fish Dive Center/ Matava Resort   Kadavu   "Matava Resort/Astrolabe Reef"
This trip to Matava followed our spectacular whale swim trip in Tonga the week before. We had dived the Somo Somo straight/ Rainbo... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2023   Bill Rigby
500+ Dives 		 
Aqua Trek   Viti Levu   "What Soft Coral? "
I Travelled to Fiji with a non diving spouse so I tried to find the best day trip available on the main island of Viti Levu. Macr... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2023   Robert Sivak
250+ Dives 		 
Ra Divers/ Volivoli Beach Resort   Fiji   "Great Diving especially when can get out to Bligh Waters"
My 3rd trip to Fiji and 2nd to the Raki Raki area- - it's held up well. I visited w a friend and Ra Divers assigned us to a boat awa... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2023   Susan Molchan
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Ra Divers/ Volivoli Full report   Rakiraki (Viti Levu)   "Relaxing resort with good diving "
Trip Report: Fiji, Volivoli Resort and Ra Divers In November, 2022 we spent a brief six days at Volivoli Resort in Fiji. W... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2022   Jan Trumbo
500+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Matava Full report   Kadadvu, Fiji   "Fiji Bucket List Trip Part 2 – Matava Eco Resort, Kadavu Island"
In Part 1 of my trip to Fiji, I started with 4 days of diving on the island of Taveuni. My next stop would be Kadavu Island. Blu... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2022   Rene Cote
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa Island   "Very enjoyable dive trip. Friendliness of staff made the difference."
Overall Impression I want to start this report with the conclusion because the final experience was more than the sum of all the ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2022   Katherine Burns
100+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Ra Divers/ Volivoli Beach Resort Full report       "Great staff and food with good diving "
The resort is built on a hillside, so be prepared to walk up from the beach to all parts of the resort - restaurant, rooms and off... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2022   Robert Lee
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Volivoli Full report       "Just Okay Dive Setup"
Dive info first- they have 2 boats- 1st days we were packed into an comfortable boat, too crowded, - stepping on each other, narro... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2019   Renee Ross
250+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Koro Sun Full report   Savusavu   "Fair diving at a family resort"
We used the on- site dive shop at this family resort. Only a few guests were diving, and they only had a few dive sites to visit. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2019   Mark Rosenstein
1000+ Dives 		 
Paradise Taveuni Full report       "Remote Island with so-so diving"
1 week on Taveuni, Paradise Resort. A rural Fiji experience, truly a beautiful island and people. Prepare for over an hour on unpa... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2019   Renee Ross
250+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa Lagoon   "Great shark dives, not so great reef dives"
Three days a week, Beqa Lagoon Resort does a high energy shark feeding dive trip (two dives on the same site) where big bull shark... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
9/2019   Jason Marks
500+ Dives 		Photos available
4Helpful vote(s) received
Ra Divers Full report   RakiRaki   "Stormy Weather"
I spent a rainy week on Fiji's Sun Coast. My bad luck. But no matter I dove every day on at least 15 different dive sights. Howev... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
10/2018   Mr Jeffrey Zankel
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Qamea Resort Full report       "High end spa resort"
This resort is in a beautiful isolated setting and caters to honeymooners and those seeking an ideal tropical island vacation. It ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2018   David Ritchie
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Ra Divers at Volivoli/ Volivoli Beach Resort Full report   Fiji north coast   "Fiji had stormy weather, but lots to see underwater"
We flew into Nadi and a van was there to drive us to Volivoli Beach Resort. The drive took three hours, including a stop to purcha... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
10/2018   Sue J Estey
500+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Wananavu Beach Resort Full report   [Fiji   "Problems in Wananavu"
Resort is very nice ( landscaping is beautiful, pool too). But rooms start to need little tlc like wood stain. Restaurant is nice ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2018   Herve Hosek
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Nai'a Fiji Full report LiveAboard     "PARADISE REVISITED!"
THERE'S ONLY GOOD TO SAY ABOUT FIJI; THE PEOPLE, THE COUNTRY, THE DIVING, THE NAI'A, THE CREW (OMG THE WONDERFUL CREW), THE ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2018   Warren Sprung
500+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Pac Harbor/Beqa Lagoon   "Beqa Lagoon--lovely resort, dive operations in flux"
We were meeting some friends on the Nai'a and decided to go out a week early and do some diving at Beqa. It was very easy to work ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2017   Alice Ribbens
500+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard     "Fiji Aggressor"
We did back to back cruises on the Fiji Aggressor and had a great time. The first week in May (6- 13) we ran between two cyclones ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2017   Patti Stewart
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa   "Beqa Lagoon"
Started by being over 1. 5 hours late picking us up from the hotel. During that time I was called to place lunch orders for everyo... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
8/2017   Patti Stewart
1000+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Ra Divers/ Volivoli Resort Full report   RakiRaki   "VoliVoli - Upscale resort that offers diving"
This was the second resort we visited on this trip. This resort was also destroyed during February of 2016 by Cyclone/ Typhoon Wins... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   Dennis A McCrea
1000+ Dives 		 
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa   "Beqa Lagoon Shark Diving"
This place is all about the shark dives. Too bad they only run them Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and charge extra for those div... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2017   Mark Rosenstein
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Aggressor Fleet Full report LiveAboard Kadavu Island   "Mis-selling and Mis-information and missing marine life"
Aggressor advertise a trip to the Soft Coral Capital of the World and their webiste uses words like brilliant, dazzle any diver, v... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2016   Adam Preston
1000+ Dives 		 
Matava Eco Resort Full report   Kadavu   "Kadavu diving"
This resort is delightfully off the grid - it uses solar and generators. And no roads or cars nearby. During the first half of our... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2016   Nancy Balch
100+ Dives 		 
Wananavu Diving Resort Full report   Viti Levu - Wananavu   "We stayed at Wananavu for 2 days and wished we had stayed longer"
We stayed at Wananavu for 3 nights and dove with them for two days. The resort has a nice Fijian feel and the staff was friendly, ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2015   George Constantino
250+ Dives 		 
Aggressor Fleet/ Island Dancer II Full report LiveAboard     Strongly recommend avoiding this boat. This was not a good trip. The diving was ok but did not live up to my expectations but that... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2014   Angela Richards Dona
250+ Dives 		 
Wananavu Beach Resort Full report   N. side Viti Levu, Fiji   Mostly good. Cabins (Bures) are large, clean, on hillside next to walkways to dive boats and restaurant. Meals were tasty and nutr... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2014   Nick Ferris
1000+ Dives 		 
Begq Lagoon Resort Full report   Bega   The transfer point from the bus from Nadi to the boat in Suva was disconcerting upon arrival, but after hearing the reason for not... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2013   Jesse Morgan
100+ Dives 		 
Island Dancer (Aggressor) Full report LiveAboard     This is my second liveaboard in Fiji, and my diving expectations were not met. For the "soft coral capital" of the world, there w... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2013   Robert A Scranton
500+ Dives 		 
Dive Wananavu/ Wananavu Resort Full report   Raki Raki   No dive group assignment according to ability. Novices were intermixed with experienced divers. Groups were small, perhaps 4 peo... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2013   Michael W Igoe
250+ Dives 		 
Qamea Resort Full report   Qamea   This was my 4th dive trip to Fiji but first stay at the Qamea Resort and Spa. Notice that the title of this resort does not refere... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2012   Michael J. Millet
1000+ Dives 		 
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa Lagoon   We traveled with a group from our dive shop and will give as fair a report as possible. My overall summary would be that if ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2012   Wayne Johnson
100+ Dives 		 
Beqa Lagoon/ Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa Lagoon   Working with Jacqualine with Beqa Lagoon Resort on the reservations was great. She was very pleasent and responsive and got us a ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2011   Rick Hart
250+ Dives 		 
Taveuni Ocean Sports/ Nakia Dive Resort Full report   Taveuni   Nakia Dive Resort is owned by Jim and Robin Kelly with Robin running the operations. The in- house dive operator Taveuni Ocean Spor... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2011   Norman B. Ross
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Taveuni Ocean Sports/ Nakia Dive Resort Full report       This is a follow up on my original report. I contacted DAN ASIA PACIFIC to find out how they came up with the 60 feet and 20 minut... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2011   Norman B. Ross
<100 Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Mai Dive Astrolabe Full report   Kadavu/Ono Islands   Nice place amd nice people. Family owned. Very remote. Small, only 3 bures (two small and one large). Simple but very well kept ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
4/2011   Bill Markley
<100 Dives 		 
Mai Dive Resort Full report   Ono Island near Kadavu   This resort involved a 1 hour plane ride from Nadi (the main Fiji airport) and a 1. 5 hour boat ride from the airport. We did fine... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2011   Lisa Evans
100+ Dives 		 
Taveuni Ocean Sports/ Nakia Resort Full report   Taveuni, Fiji   This post is in response to Norman Ross' report regarding Taveuni Ocean Sports. As the owner and operator of our family- owned... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2010   Julie Kelly
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Lalati Resort Full report   Beqa Island   I'VE BEEN SICKER. . . . BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN ~ Spent 9 nights at Lalati. Flew Air Pacific from LAX>NAN>SUV and then took a 2 h... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2009   cutter77
100+ Dives 		 
Papageno Resort Full report   Kadavu, Fiji   You can buy booze at Nadi duty free and carry it on to the inter- island flight. Papageno Resort, Kadavu is a 30 minute flight from... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2009   Tracy Johnson
500+ Dives 		 
Ra Divers/ Wananavu Full report       The rooms have an A/ C, fan, refrigerator, hot water in shower, good bed, and a great view. There were 9 divers and two dive maste... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2009   Norman Ross
500+ Dives 		 
Mona Cousens/ Matava Full report   Kadavu   Matava Resort, Kadavu, Fiji We arrived at the airport in Kadavu about 26 hours after we left our home in Santa Barbara. It ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
7/2009   Mona Cousens
1000+ Dives 		 
Sonaisali Resort Full report       This resort is a great find for divers. Although it is not a "dive" resort, the benefits far outweigh anything else. In fact, th... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2009   Judith Kendall
250+ Dives 		 
Beqa Lagoon Resort Full report   Beqa   The good: This trip was our 5th to BLR. They have fixed up the resort grounds nicely and built nice new bures. When out diving, th... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   Kent Roorda
1000+ Dives 		 
Aqua-trek/ Garden Island Full report   Traveuni   During our stay at Garden Island the ownership of the resort and dive shop changed, which probably caused some of the problems wit... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2008   Norman Ross
500+ Dives 		 
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