Dive Review of Aqua Trek in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Viti Levu

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Aqua Trek: "What Soft Coral?", Sep, 2023, by Robert Sivak, TX, US ( 2 reports). Report 12582.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	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. Macro photography and soft corals are my main interests, so that narrowed it down to Aqua-Trek’s 2 tank “soft coral” dive. The first site was Caesars and while there was an abundance of reef fish, the soft coral was almost nonexistent. Later, a dive guide told me much had been lost following 2016’s tropical cyclone Winston. There was a lot of bleaching on the hard coral as well. The second site, “ET” was a little better. Aqua-Trek packed 16 divers onto their boat and with 4 DM’s it was crowded. I experienced a regulator malfunction on entry and could hardly hold onto a line from the boat while it was quickly sorted out. Another site should have been selected with such a strong current. The Captain was oblivious as were the DM’s. The last group refused to get in after seeing me struggle. Overall, a big disappointment.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Puerto Galera, Surin Islands, Fakarava, HI, Mexico, Carribean
Closest Airport	NAN	Getting There	Nonstop from LAX
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Surface with 50 bar
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	A 5 gallon bucket was it for cameras.

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Dive Review of Aqua Trek in Fiji and Tuvalu/Viti Levu

Aqua Trek: "What Soft Coral?", Sep, 2023,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Aqua Trek in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Viti Levu