Fiji consists of some 300 islands and is located 1,750 miles north east of Sydney, Australia. English is the official language, but most locals speak Fijian or Hindi. The Fijian dollar is the official currency and most resorts accept credit cards. Fiji's main island is Viti Levu, but it also has a second large island Vanua Levu. Although most accommodation is found on the two main islands, many of the islands have resorts, providing a wealth of choice of where to stay.

Fiji is a true tropical island paradise, with golden sandy beaches, fringing reefs and lagoons, and a back drop of tropical palm trees and green vegetation. The natural splendors of the islands provide for all aquatic entertainments, and for shore based attractions you can try Kava drinking, visit the Orchid Island Cultural Center, or Thurston Botanical Gardens, or the Largest Hindi temple in the southern hemisphere, or see a fire walking display.

Fiji is considered the soft coral capital of the world and provides bountiful options for the visitng diver. We have considered Fiji diving in the below seperate regions.

Vanua Levu and Lavenuni Islands, the northern areas, offer extremely high quality drift dives. The Somosoma straights with Rainbow reef that runs straight accross them provide very fast and exciting drift dives where you can see just about everything that swims in the fish food chain plus dramatic spreads of corals. Visibility is typically about 90 feet and large pelagics are very commonly seen.

Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands, the western areas, are on the leeward side of Viti Levu. This protection gives rise to coral gardens, caves, swim throughs, arches and walls. Masses of marine life, including reef tropicals, turtles, dolphins, manta rays, and lots of sharks love this area. If you are real lucky you may even see a whale shark.

Vatulele, Kadavu, Beqa and Yanuca Islands, the southern areas, provide two unique pinnacles to dive on, located between the islands of Beqa and Yanuca. These pinnacles are nicknamed Ceasers and ET and are a great spot for both divers and snorkellers. Also of interest is the wreck of a 200 ton Taiwanese trawler and aquarium no1 and no2, which are small blue holes that plunge some 130 feet into the reef. Further south is Kadavu that has sheer wall diving which is very popular with divers and sharks. Typical marine life includes Tiera Bat Fish, Maori Wrassi, Yellow Fin Tuna, Wahoo and if you venture a bit deeper you may see Humpback whales, Hammerhead sharks and White Marlin.

Lomaiviti Islands, or the eastern areas, are considered to be the best that Fiji has to offer. This area is more remote and is accessable on a live aboard. You can experience the ultimate drift dive, a 3 or 4 knot ride at Nigali Pass where you can see giant groupers 100 - 200 pounds each, sea snakes, and platoons of patrolling sharks. Also typical to the area are schools of Jacks, Barracuda, Cornet fish, and the occassional Scalloped Hamerhead.