Explore Volivoli

Starting with the Bligh waters, named after Captain Bligh of The Bounty, this stretch of sea separates Fiji's two main islands of Vanua Levu and Viti Levu. There are a few dive resorts and dive centers dotted around this region, though it’s mostly liveaboard territory. Nutrient-rich waters attract a myriad of species through the channels, that hosts life from the smallest of the small, to the big stuff. The Koro Sea that begins opposite Bligh Waters is also a diving haven, where liveaboards roam. 

Strong currents can limit many of the dive sites in Bligh Water and the Koro Sea to experienced divers, although there are some spots suitable for beginners, particularly around Volivoli’s resort and the Rakiraki coastline.

Within this area also lies the iconic Vatu-I-Ra Passage, which holds over 50 dive sites, including a large wreck. Divers are kept entertained for multiple days, exploring bommies, reefs, canyons, and walls, all offering some of Fiji’s most colorful corals and marine critters.

Overall, scuba diving in Volivoli and its nearby hotspots offers pristine conditions at uncrowded sites. The varied conditions, including walls, pinnacles, drop-offs, deep sites and strong currents can make for excellent training conditions for advanced dive courses.

Courses and Events

Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

14 February +2 More
EUR 478.16
FJD 1,250.00

Enriched Air Nitrox (40%)

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

15 February +1 More
EUR 95.63
FJD 250.00

Enriched Air Nitrox (40%)

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

15 February
EUR 95.63
FJD 250.00

Open Water Diver

This globally recognized certification program is the best way to begin your lifelong adventures as a certified scuba diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to ensure you have the skills and experience required to become truly comfortable underwater. You will earn the SSI Open Water Diver certification.

21 February
EUR 478.16
FJD 1,250.00

Enriched Air Nitrox (40%)

As a Nitrox diver, you can increase your bottom times and safety margins, plus shorten your surface intervals - so you can spend more time diving and less time waiting! In this program, you will learn new skills and increase your diving knowledge whilst learning how to safely plan and dive with enriched air mixtures of up to 40% oxygen. Upon completion, you will earn an SSI Enriched Air Nitrox 32% or 40% certification.

21 March
EUR 95.63
FJD 250.00

Advanced Open Water Diver

If you cannot decide which specialty programs are the best choice for you, join the SSI Advanced Open Water Diver program! With this program, you can try a variety of specialties before committing to full specialty programs. It is a great way to experience what advanced diver training is all about and how valuable it can be to your diving adventures. During the Advanced Open Water Diver Program, you will try out 5 different specialties. You will complete one open water training dive per specialty after a comprehensive briefing with your SSI Instructor. With this trial program in specialty diving, you will have total freedom to explore. You can complete the full specialty programs any time in the future and credit your Advanced Open Water Diver training towards them.

11 February +23 More
EUR 95.63
FJD 250.00

Divemaster

The Divemaster program is the first step on an exciting journey. Earn the respect of your dive buddies and become an ambassador for diving by taking the Divemaster program. All you need to get started are 40 verified/logged dives and certifications in Deep Diving, Navigation, Night & Limited Visibility or at least 5 logged/verified dives experience in each area plus Diver Stress & Rescue. You will be certified as a Dive Guide after successfully completing the Divemaster program. When your interest is to turn your passion into a profession by guiding certified divers, teaching Ecology programs, assisting instructors or even becoming an instructor yourself, your next step is the Divemaster Upgrade with a minimum of 60 logged/verified. Upgrade to Divemaster right away or any time after by self-studying the Science of Diving materials, passing the Digital Final Exam which makes you an SSI Professional.

29 June
EUR 956.31
FJD 2,500.00

Open Water Instructor - Professional Crossover / Courses

Start today - You need to be a Divemaster or equivalent to join SSI´s 3-Step Instructor Training Approach. The training process starts with joining the Assistant Instructor / Instructor Training Course combination accompanied with Digital Learning. After successful completion of the Instructor Training Course (ITC) you will enroll in an Instructor Evaluation (IE) to qualify as an SSI Open Water Instructor. This 10 day training program entitles you to teach various key SSI programs independently like Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver, Enriched Air Nitrox, Diver Stress & Rescue and Dive Guide. For those who want to take more time to learn and to gain valuable teaching experience between the training programs the 3 parts can also be taken as single steps - Assistant Instructor, Instructor Training Course (ITC) and Instructor Evaluation (IE) one after the other at own pace and with a flexible schedule.

15 November
EUR 1,908.80
FJD 4,990.00

Dive Activity

Diving in Volivoli

Sublime reef diving is popular along the coast, though the most popular dive sites typically involve drift diving, wall diving, deep diving and even cave diving in areas that are better suited to experienced divers.

Top Wildlife Sightings in Volivoli

“What can’t be seen?” – That’s a more realistic question. Indo-Pacific species abound, from reef fish, intense vibrant corals, adorable macro critters like nudibranch and shrimp, to schools of snapper and barracuda, turtles, rays, several species of reef shark and even manta rays. This region truly has it all in terms of abundance and diversity, and puts Fiji on the map.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
123 Sightings
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12
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28
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13
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7
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5
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14

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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
74 Sightings
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12
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2
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5
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7
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7
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14
A
9
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6
O
4
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2
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6

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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
30 Sightings
J
3
F
2
M
7
A
10
M
0
J
6
J
0
A
2
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0
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Green Turtle
22 Sightings
J
2
F
1
M
7
A
4
M
1
J
1
J
3
A
1
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0
O
0
N
1
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1

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Total number of species: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
438 Sightings
J
41
F
59
M
19
A
31
M
27
J
41
J
78
A
31
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30
O
21
N
12
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48

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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
329 Sightings
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38
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38
M
18
A
25
M
18
J
26
J
52
A
23
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20
O
17
N
9
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45

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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
294 Sightings
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33
F
36
M
14
A
16
M
22
J
30
J
49
A
22
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17
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10
N
8
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37

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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
205 Sightings
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30
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26
M
7
A
2
M
10
J
19
J
40
A
14
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11
O
4
N
6
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36

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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
205 Sightings
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23
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8
M
0
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11
M
15
J
27
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43
A
18
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14
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11
N
5
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30

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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
190 Sightings
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27
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26
M
0
A
13
M
15
J
16
J
22
A
16
S
18
O
16
N
4
D
17
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
184 Sightings
J
25
F
20
M
0
A
9
M
19
J
13
J
32
A
19
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13
O
6
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6
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22
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Common Seahorse
174 Sightings
J
22
F
24
M
10
A
19
M
14
J
10
J
16
A
10
S
10
O
11
N
5
D
23

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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
171 Sightings
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23
F
20
M
7
A
11
M
6
J
14
J
36
A
15
S
11
O
3
N
3
D
22

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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
157 Sightings
J
13
F
15
M
14
A
24
M
12
J
7
J
22
A
13
S
8
O
9
N
1
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19

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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
144 Sightings
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34
F
14
M
2
A
10
M
7
J
6
J
20
A
10
S
11
O
5
N
4
D
21

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Total number of species: 8

Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl

Bannerfish
142 Sightings
J
16
F
18
M
5
A
11
M
6
J
14
J
24
A
9
S
9
O
3
N
5
D
22

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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
132 Sightings
J
17
F
9
M
0
A
7
M
18
J
16
J
19
A
13
S
12
O
8
N
4
D
9

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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
125 Sightings
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20
F
12
M
3
A
0
M
3
J
11
J
24
A
7
S
12
O
10
N
0
D
23

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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
122 Sightings
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17
F
13
M
6
A
8
M
9
J
10
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20
A
8
S
7
O
2
N
2
D
20

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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
113 Sightings
J
19
F
3
M
0
A
1
M
3
J
12
J
29
A
6
S
8
O
0
N
4
D
28

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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
94 Sightings
J
13
F
4
M
0
A
2
M
2
J
10
J
20
A
12
S
6
O
3
N
1
D
21

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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
84 Sightings
J
14
F
7
M
0
A
2
M
4
J
4
J
17
A
9
S
11
O
4
N
3
D
9

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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
79 Sightings
J
12
F
3
M
0
A
5
M
5
J
9
J
14
A
8
S
11
O
3
N
3
D
6

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Total number of species: 120

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Flounder
73 Sightings
J
21
F
5
M
2
A
1
M
6
J
5
J
4
A
6
S
7
O
5
N
1
D
10

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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
72 Sightings
J
9
F
9
M
5
A
2
M
3
J
13
J
17
A
5
S
3
O
0
N
1
D
5

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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
71 Sightings
J
13
F
6
M
0
A
1
M
1
J
11
J
8
A
6
S
4
O
3
N
0
D
18

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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
65 Sightings
J
14
F
5
M
0
A
2
M
3
J
7
J
12
A
6
S
8
O
1
N
2
D
5

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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
62 Sightings
J
7
F
6
M
4
A
9
M
2
J
5
J
11
A
8
S
4
O
0
N
3
D
3
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Spiny Seahorse
61 Sightings
J
7
F
10
M
4
A
13
M
4
J
7
J
3
A
3
S
1
O
0
N
2
D
7

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Total number of species: 250

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Skate Fish
40 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
5
A
4
M
1
J
0
J
4
A
3
S
5
O
1
N
4
D
1

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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
37 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
9
J
6
J
8
A
2
S
2
O
4
N
2
D
0

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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
36 Sightings
J
9
F
1
M
3
A
1
M
2
J
6
J
6
A
3
S
4
O
0
N
1
D
0

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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
32 Sightings
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3
F
3
M
0
A
2
M
3
J
7
J
7
A
1
S
2
O
2
N
1
D
1

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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
31 Sightings
J
2
F
4
M
0
A
1
M
5
J
2
J
4
A
7
S
2
O
0
N
3
D
1

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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
28 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
1
M
1
J
2
J
7
A
4
S
6
O
1
N
1
D
4
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Moon Jellyfish
23 Sightings
J
9
F
3
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
8
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
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Blue Jellyfish
23 Sightings
J
0
F
19
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The best Months to Dive in Volivoli

Divers enjoy Volivoli diving year-round thanks to the tropical climate. Visibility lingers between 20–40 meters, while waner temperatures vary between 27°C–29°C from October to March, which is the ideal diving season when surface conditions are calm, allowing liveaboard vessels to access the more remote dive sites. Plankton blooms may reduce visibility at times, though this attracts hungry pelagics like manta rays.

Better visibility but cooler waters ranging between 22°C–26°C, can occur from April to September.

Dive Centers

RA DIVERS

Volivoli Circular Road, 0000 Rakiraki, FJI

Dive Sites

RA DIVERS, 0000 Rakiraki

House Reef EAST (★4.1)

Site starts in 1m & drops off to 14m, best diving is typically within the 5msw to 10msw range, visibility is typically low, can be dived 24/7 however incoming tide offers better visibility. Easy walk in shore entry or boat drop, excellent for macro lovers with a keen eye (bring a maginifying glass) & go slow.
RA DIVERS, 0000 Rakiraki

House Reef WEST (★3.9)

Easy entry either walk in from directly in front of resort or boat drop. Starts in 1msw with undulating drop off to 18msw however the best dive depths are typically 2msw to 12msw. Can be dived 24/7 however incoming tides provide cleaner water, visibility is never typically more than a few meters (macro diving)
RA DIVERS, 0000 Rakiraki

Block 24 (★4.5)

Another lovely shore dive with lots of fish life, it can also be done by a boat drop just 3 or 4-minutes (1km) from the resort, visibility is typically low at around 6m/20’ however excellent for searching for critters and can be dived 24-hours a day. This is best dived on an incoming tide. Enjoy!
RA DIVERS, 0000 Rakiraki

Navigation Ninja (★4.2)

Purely a navigation specialty course training site or a test for experienced underwater navigators w/several way-points, compass headings & legs covering a combination of sandy/muddy reference void bottom, sloping sand, sea grass, reef structure, coral & moorings between 1msw to 16msw. Put yourself to the test!
RA DIVERS, 0000 Rakiraki

SY Fiji Siren mooring (★4.7)

Heavy duty mooring for SY Fiji Siren starting at the surface & dropping to 19msw in heavy thick mud. Typically we dive this site for a NAVIGATION specialty course w/students setting compass bearing back to shore. Bottom is flat dark grey mud w/no visible refrences so this is ideal for ’trusting your equipment’.
RA DIVERS, 0000 Rakiraki

House Reef FRONT (★3.3)

A super easy site directly in front of the resort, walk-in/walk-out entry/exit starts in 1msw & gradually slopes down to 18msw, best diving is typically 2msw to 10msw. Initially looks quite sparse however for the macro lover with a keen eye there is lots to see. Can be dived 24/7 however incoming tide is best.