Scuba Dive With Sharks On Pacific Islands

בתאריך 4 דצמבר, 2017

There are many colorful reefs on the islands of Fiji. If you are planning for a vacation in Fiji, Scuba diving and snorkelling are the best adventurous activity you can get your hands on. In this post, We have covered some of the most exotic places for scuba diving in Fiji.

Scuba Dive With Sharks On Pacific Islands

You will find some of the most colorful reefs in Fiji. If you have planned vacations in Fiji specifically for scuba diving, then, believe me, it is the right decision from every angle.

It gets better:

Fiji scuba diving offers many things which includes sea swimming, wall dives, grotto, abyss and shark encounters. Boat diving is all possible here. With over 390 coral species, around 1200 fish species and five of the world's seven marine turtle species, it’s a dream coming true for a naturalist.

Want to know the best part?

The people in Fiji are considered to be the most friendly and welcoming community. There are 300+ islands which makes your vacation in Fiji an exotic experience of your life.

Fiji Scuba Diving Locations You Don’t Want To Miss:

The Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu

This is the world’s 3rd largest barrier reef and the largest living organism in the South Pacific. Hosting many dive sites, Manta Ray encounters here are common and numerous channels and passages can be explored while viewing pristine coral formations teeming with tropical fish. Kadavu is also one of the least commercialized areas in Fiji.

Shark Reef Marine Reserve, Pacific Harbour

Regarded by some as the best shark dive location in the world. An educational dive where you can see more than eight shark species – bull sharks, tawny nurse sharks, white-tip, black-tip and grey reef sharks, sicklefin lemon sharks, Silvertips and the occasional tiger shark. Wrasse, grouper, rays and over 400 species of fish also call the shark reef marine reserve home.

Somosomo Strait, Taveuni

The Rainbow Reef is located in the narrow passage between Vanua Levu and Taveuni and includes the famous Great White Wall. You can swim through tunnels and along walls covered in brilliant displays of white, purple and yellow soft corals with colorful sea whips, gorgonian fans, sponges, and crinoids. Look for pelagics off the wall and lionfish, octopus and morays in the shallows.

Yasawa Islands

The Yasawa Island Group are located north-west of Nadi and are rich in beauty both above and below the water. Unique underwater topography, healthy hard corals, an abundance of fish life and only a boat ride away from Nadi. The Yasawa islands offer a more remote tropical island feel. Manta ray and shark encounters are also possible in the region.

Namena Marine Protected Reserve, Savusavu

This magnificent barrier reef is a protected marine reserve populated by brilliant soft corals, invertebrates, and hard corals. It hosts several dive sites with bommies and pinnacles. Along with some sharks and other pelagics, you may spy pigmy seahorses if your eyes are good enough. Venture out from Savusavu to dive with the nearby resident school of scalloped hammerheads.

Fiji Scuba Diving Summary


Water Temperature

Seasonal averages from 23°C/75°F in winter and 30°C/86°F in summer across the islands.

Visibility

Excellent visibility at most sites averaging from 20-40 metres/70-130 feet during most of the year.

Weather

Fiji is warm and tropical most of the time with air temperatures reaching lows of 19°C/65°F at night to 35°C/95°F during the day, year-round.

Featured Creatures

Many sorts of sharks – silvertip, bull, tiger, white-tip reef, black-tip reef, leopard and other species can be seen on Fiji’s reefs. Schooling trevally, Maori wrasse, lionfish, sweetlips, fusiliers and countless other reef fish.

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