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Get married underwater!
Are you considering getting married underwater? Or are you looking for a diver couple honeymoon? What better location than world class diving destination Fiji.
Get married underwater in Fiji!
Talk to the experts at Journey Pacific. Not only have they been planning them for years but they themselves have had destination weddings and honeymooned in the South Pacific, so they know from personal experience how exciting...and scary, the whole process is! They are also scuba divers who know what you expect on your most important trip.
 They are there to give you honest opinions and advise on the locations that you are looking at having your wedding or taking your honeymoon. They can advise you which location would be best suited to you and your loved one. Mention you found them on Dive Global and they will give you a discount. more...
Diving in Heaven...
This heavenly escape nestled in a once flourishing coconut plantation amidst the azure blue South Pacific offers ample opportunities to satisfy the diver longing for comfort and adventure.
The Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort
Visit the Jean Michel Cousteau Fiji Island Resort.
Crystal Divers' gorgeous Web site
Dive Global is always enthusiastic about directing our visitors to a great Web site. Crystal Divers is a gem! It's also full of
great information on diving on the North side of the main island of Fiji.
Crystal Divers
Crystal Divers caters to the discerning, discriminating diver, experienced divers who appreciate and respect marine life, themselves and others. They are located on Nananu-I-Ra, located just five minutes off the northern tip of the big island of Viti Levu and only a 2-hour drive by paved road from the Nadi International Airport. more...
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DESTINATIONS » Pacific » Cocos | Galápagos | Cook Islands | Fiji | French Polynesia | Malpelo | Solomon Islands | Tonga
 Fiji Islands
Fiji, considered "The Soft Coral capitol of the World," is a soft coral wonderland offering idyllic tropical islands, beautiful resorts and world class diving.
Fiji's culture is still intact; a local chief governs each village. Divers will be honored to visit a Fijian village and drink kava (the local drink) with the chief and dance with the locals. Schools of jacks, snappers and barracuda and black tip sharks are common here.
Bega Lagoon
The rim of an ancient volcano, Bega is a chain of islets surrounding a lagoon more than 17 miles across. Soft corals are abundant, along with large purple, tan, and green sea fans. Nutrient-rich water rushes daily through breaks in the walls of this underwater mountain, supporting the rich
diversity of soft and hard corals.
Kadavu/Astrolabe Reef
Here you will find stunning soft coral displays, dramatic drop-offs and a rich variety of marine life. Excellent
visibility and a kaleidoscope of luminous fish life (including clown fish and lion fish) make the diving here some of the best in the South
Pacific.
Namena
Many believe this area offers some of the best diving in Fiji. Clear water, prolific schooling fish, bottomless wall, pelagic
potential, and beautiful coral gardens to finish the dive in. Because this area is only accessible when the weather is calm, the diving is
truly pristine.
Gau
Gau has no resorts and is inaccessible except by liveaboard. It offers two distinct types of diving. In the North a large area of
coral heads offers protection for a variety of soft corals and associated marine life. Toward the southern tip of Gau is Nigali Passage, a narrow
cut in the reef through which ocean water is sucked into the lagoon. Schools of jacks and barracuda, several resident gray reef sharks, eels,
and a supporting cast of thousands can be found in the passage. A drift dive here starts along the edge of the outside wall and follows the
deep channel into the lagoon where it ends in a rich garden in 15ft of water.
The Northern Region
The northern islands are often grouped together but, in actuality, each island in the region offers it's own unique
twist on what many consider the region with the most prolific soft corals. The Great White Wall in the SomoSomo Strait is one of the sites in this
region that is world famous, almost defining and transcending the region all by itself. The current here can be strong, but this rush of water
feeds the abundance of soft corals that define this site. From 75ft down, the wall is covered with pale, almost white, soft corals that
seem to glow as they reflect the sunlight from above. Rainbow's End, another SomoSomo Strait site, offers phenomenal gardens of multi-hued
soft corals as the current here runs perpendicular to the reef. This is a site known for a propensity of Fairly Basslets. Noel's Wall is
a cliff face that acts as magnet for big fish. Dogtooth tuna, sharks, and even Manta Rays can be seen here, along with the abundant soft corals.
Purple Wall (in the channel between Taveuni and Qamea begins in about 30 feet and drops vertically to 80ft, the slides are a forest of purple
soft coral.
Fiji's weather presents a real mixed bag. The choice is often between good visibility and cool water or warm water and calmer seas with less visibility.
June - October is the dry season when the water is the clearest, but it's also at its coldest and the winds kick up on average. Water temperatures
can sink into the low 70°F during this time of the year, making it necessary to
drag out the full wetsuits. November brings a transition period. The water warms up, the winds die down, and the plankton blooms, lowering
the visibility. By January and February, the water has warmed back up into the low 80. The rains then pick up and the hurricane season is December - March. Counting Tonga and Samoa, the area gets about five cyclones (hurricanes) a year. It's a risky time to try to catch good diving weather. Because the winds kick up so much in February and March, some resorts pick these months to close down for repairs. During April and May, the wind, and therefore the seas, become calmer and the water remains warm, but the plankton bloom cuts down on the underwater visibility. Of course, this
offers the best odds of seeing large plankton grazers. The best time to go depends on your preferences: warm, calmer, cloudy seas, or clear
but cold water.
 
Destination of the Month Fiji >>
Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Fiji (Diving & Snorkeling), Casey Fiji, the Uncharted Sea, Dr. Fredrico Busnero
Mahaney & Astrid Witte Mahaney
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Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Fiji, W. Gregory Brown |
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Lonely Planet Fiji :: Online
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Fiji Visitors Bureau
Fiji Islands Diving Directory
DESTINATIONS » Pacific » Cocos | Galápagos | Cook Islands | Fiji | French Polynesia | Malpelo | Solomon Islands | Tonga
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