Dive Review of Beqa Lagoon Resort in
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Beqa Lagoon Resort: "Very enjoyable dive trip. Friendliness of staff made the difference.", Jun, 2022, by Katherine Burns, CA, US ( 1 report with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11948 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	Overall Impression I want to start this report with the conclusion because the final experience was more than the sum of all the parts. We really enjoyed our week at Beqa Lagoon Resort. After not diving for 2+ years, it felt great to be back underwater and a week of easy diving was a great tonic. Everyone at the resort went out of their way to make us feel like family and let us know how much our visit meant for the villages and for them personally. The intangibles of this location and community made this trip special & memorable. Finally, as we booked it as a dive group package, it was surprisingly affordable. Getting There Travel to and from Beqa is straightforward but not easy. First, there is the 11 hour flight from either LAX or SFO on Fiji Airlines. Then a multi-hour bus ride to Pacific Harbor with a stop mid-way. Finally the dive boats transport passengers & luggage from the marina to Beqa Lagoon Resort. Flight Arrangements Because we booked as a group package, our reservations were not accessible online so we had to call the airlines for seat assignments & to pre-pay for an extra bag. It took roughly 30-40 minute of hold time plus 20-30 minutes of service time to complete each of these tasks. In the Air The standard coach seats were fine for me but cramped for my six foot spouse. Because there is a 2-4-2 seating layout, we were able to sit together with window & aisle seats. Dinner & breakfast were served on both flights and were quite edible, with vegetarian choice available. Upon Arrival We boarded the bus for Pacific Harbor. We had to wait for all passengers from both the SFO & LAX flights to arrive before we could depart. Additionally, about 1/3 of the bus was filled with luggage which did not fit anywhere else. The bus ride is long & air-conditioned. There was a lot of road construction, trucks etc. so it takes a long time. At the half-way point (1.5 - 2 hours) there is a rest & shopping stop. Jacks has very good tee-shirt selection and prices, and the coffee stand has inexpensive & good espresso drinks. Once at the Pearl Resort & marina, the dive boats are there to take you to the resort itself. It is a 35 minute -ish ride & exiting the boat is on the beach in ankle deep water. At the resort The entire staff was waiting to great us with their musical instruments etc. One of our group has been to the resort 10 times, s ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Beqa Lagoon Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, CA, French Polynesia, Costa Rica, Bali Indonesia (live aboard),
Closest Airport	Nadi International Airport (NAN)	Getting There	We took an 11 hour non-stop flight from San Francisco to Nadi International Airport. It was an easy flight with the usual coach seats which do feel cramped when the seats in front are reclined. Dinner & breakfast were served with a vegetarian option for both. If you are seated near the back of the plan, expect the choices to be more limited. Because our airfare was booked as part of a package, we were unable to use our confirmation number (PNR) on the website to get seat assignments.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	75-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive profile & time were announced in the dive briefing at the beginning of each dive. Divers were requested to dive as a buddy team & ascend together. Divers were asked to stay with their divemaster. Diving was in groups of 4 - 9 depending on the day.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
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Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
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Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I am not a photographer. There was one person with a large rig and he seemed satisfied with the subject matter & shore facilities. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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By Ed Vaillancourt in NM, US at Aug 04, 2022 17:56 EST

We just got back from this resort, this is a very accurate telling of the good and not so good. We LOVED the staff and shark dives. The coral and fish population not so much. In truth, the shark dives were spectacular (in my 1,700+ dive experience).

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Dive Review of Beqa Lagoon Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu/Beqa Island

Beqa Lagoon Resort: "Very enjoyable dive trip. Friendliness of staff made the difference.", Jun, 2022,

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Dive Review of Beqa Lagoon Resort in
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