Scuba Diving Locations In Fiji

T he islands of Fiji are           thousands of scuba dive sites to   famous for its spectacular      choose from. Most dive locations   scenery and a world class       are easy to get to with plenty of  attraction for sea sports such as     resorts offering scuba diving      big game fishing, snorkeling,         scattered around the Fijian        sailing and scuba diving. Fiji is     islands.                           a favorite scuba diving location                                         for scuba divers from all over        The water temperature is just      the world and its highlights          perfect for scuba diving with at   include a fantastic variety of        its coldest at only 25C. On        colorful soft corals, more than       warmer days, it is about 30C.      1200 species of fish, 12 species      Water visibility in Fiji is        of whales and dolphins.               excellent with superb visibility                                         of up to 40m or 120ft is a norm    There are also many scuba diving      rather than exception.             resorts in Fiji which cater to                                           all kinds of budgets and divers.      Mamanuca dive sites in Fiji is     Alternatively divers can choose       easily be accessible by boat from  live aboard dive boats or if you      the Nadi Airport area on the main  are a tourist on vacation in Fiji     island of Viti Levu. Several       do not know how to scuba dive,        resorts in the Nadi offer full     you can take up lessons there or      diving facilities and there are    simply go snorkeling off the          numerous day packages for          pristine beaches.                     snorkeling and scuba diving. The                                         diving landscape in Mamanucas      The Fijian archipelago is             consist of shallow lagoons with    encircled by a huge reef and          hollows and bommies and excellent  therefore there are many shallow      marine life. There are some        lagoons to swim, snorkel or           interesting caves to explore,      frolick in. There are also            especially in Sawa-i-Lau in the    Yasawa Group.                         corals, reef bommies and                                                 passages. This dive location is    If you are in Fiji for a scuba        famous shark feeding activities    diving vacation, you must dive in     with many species of sharks        the world famous Astrolabe Reef       including hammerhead sharks.       on Kadavu in the Southern                                                Islands. This dive spot has           The Rainbow Reef in Northern       excellent hard and soft corals        Islands is another world famous    and abundance marine life. There      scuba diving destination. If you   are more soft corals along the        are diving in the Rainbow reef,    north and south coast with some       you will enjoy diving the Great    interesting caves to explore.         White Wall and advanced drift      Majestic drop-off can be found on     diving through channels.           the western tip of Kadavu.                                                                                     These are just some of the many    Another excellent dive spot is        excellent scuba diving sites in    the Beqa Lagoon to the north of       Fiji.                              Kadavu boasts of beautiful soft        About the Author: Chris Chew is a veteran scuba diver. More articles at Scuba dive Caribbean and Ski Breckenridge Read more articles by: Chris Chew Article Source: www.iSnare.com