Dive Review of Beqa Adventure Divers/Lagoon Resort in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Beqa Lagoon, Suva Is.

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Beqa Adventure Divers/Lagoon Resort, Oct, 2004, by dale johnson, mt, usa . Report 1540.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The dive operation emphasizes its "Big Fish Encounter" in which "fish scraps are reintroduced back in to the food chain to feed the fish and sharks of Shark Reef" (a marine reserve,$10 daily entry fee). Several of us , who did not want to participate in the shark feeding for ethical reasons, dove an adjacent reef from the same boat and saw lots of large fish which I am sure were attracted to the area by the feeding. We saw many blacktip, whitetip, and gray reef sharks in all sizes as well as a huge magnificent silvertip with a few smaller ones plus several lemon sharks. In addition there were many types of large jacks,including giant trevally,and some very large snapper and bass, etc. The Fiji natives on the boat/dive crew were wonderful to dive with. A negative note: one of the caucasian owners came along for the shark dives and insisted on smoking on the dive boat in spite of being asked not to do so by the divers. In addition, he was rude to divers tending to give abrupt orders rather than instructions or requests. Since the boss smoked, one of the other crew members did too. The resort itself is situated on a river about a mile from the ocean. Nice pool but no beach. It was built in the 70s as a casino/bordello/golf course tocater to wealthy Asians and Arabs. The large rooms are therefore much nicer than the average dive destination with tile floors, marbled baths, A/C, and the staff is wonderful. Free coaster bikes are available to ride to the village or around the golf course. This might be a nice place to spend a few days,perhaps to play some golf. Don't go to dive unless you want to support a shark feeding operation and tolerate a boat acrew that smokes.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, California, Micronesia, Belize, Tavenui (Fiji)
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	none. No nitrox available.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Small Bucket on boat, No table, etc.

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Dive Review of Beqa Adventure Divers/Lagoon Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu/Beqa Lagoon, Suva Is.

Beqa Adventure Divers/Lagoon Resort, Oct, 2004,

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Dive Review of Beqa Adventure Divers/Lagoon Resort in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Beqa Lagoon, Suva Is.