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Fiji
Melanesia
A South Pacific archipelago of more than three hundred islands centred on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, ringed by soft coral reefs and reef-pass surf breaks, with a highland interior of grassland and cloud forest and a living iTaukei culture of kava ceremonies, village life and festivals.
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What you can do in Fiji
Scuba Diving
- Beqa LagoonMay Jun Jul Aug Sep OctBeqa Lagoon is where you dive with big sharks in the open, no cage between you and the animals. Off Pacific Harbour, the Shark Reef Marine Reserve was set up in 2004 as Fiji's first marine protected area, funded by a levy on every dive and patrolled by local wardens, and in 2014 it became the country's first national marine park. On a single feed dive you can share the water with up to eight species, from tawny nurse and grey reef sharks up to hefty bull sharks and, in the cooler months, the occasional tiger. The lagoon is ringed by roughly three hundred kilometres of barrier reef, so beyond the shark arena there are soft coral bommies and wrecks, and the whole thing sits close enough to the main island to dive without a liveaboard.
- TaveuniApr May Jun Jul Aug Sep OctTaveuni is the soft coral capital of the world, and the reason is the Somosomo Strait that runs between it and Vanua Levu. Tides force nutrient rich water through the narrow channel, feeding a thirty two kilometre stretch called the Rainbow Reef where the current switches on the soft corals like a light. The signature dive is the Great White Wall, a sloped face that drops away under a blanket of pale lilac soft coral, listed among the top ten dive sites in the world. It is drift diving tied to the tide table, so trips run on slack and building current, and the same waters bring grey reef sharks, barracuda schools and the occasional manta. Two long established island operators run the strait daily, and the house reefs off the resort jetties can be dived on any tide.
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