Dive Review of Dive Kadavu in
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Dive Kadavu, Nov, 2002, by Steve Evers, CA, USA . Report 315.
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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	Dive Kadavu (formerly Matana Beach Resort) is run by a very pleasant and enjoyable Australian couple, Bob and Rena Forster. This was our second visit in two years to this resort. There are 10 bures most of which are beachfront. The bures at the end (number 9 and 10) are the best if you want to get away from the main area where there is more foot traffic. The rooms are in good shape and are cleaned daily. Food is served in a main dining area. Breakfast is buffet and you specify lunch and dinner choices during breakfast from a limited menu which is posted each morning. Food runs from OK to quite good. The dive operation consists of two pontoon boats which each handle no more than about 8 divers, including guide, and are used for local diving. There is also a fast boat, which was recently upgraded by adding about 2 meters to the equipment/sitting area and an additional engine, to get to the dive sites at the west end of the island more quickly (this boat is also used to go to Astrolabe Reef when there is enough demand and conditions permit). There are two dive guides: Joeli, an indigenous Fijian divemaster, and Issac, a Kiwi dive instructor. For me it was Joeli, Issac, Bob, and Rena that made us want to return to this resort for a second time. These are some of the friendliest people I have met in my travels. I love to joke and goof with people and these folks love that! The local diving has degraded in recent years due to El Nino effects which have had a significant effect on the hard corals. Joeli, with his very thorough knowledge of the local dive sites, has made the local diving very enjoyable in spite of the coral damage. Joeli will give detailed briefings before each dive telling you where and when to expect many of the fish and critters on the dive. He carries an etch-a-sketch type writing tablet with him and will write down the name of any interesting fish or critter that he encounters. Diving on either end of the island will generally reveal healthier coral and a higher probability of big animals.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Palua, Truk, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Cozumel, Grand Cayman, Curacao
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	noCurrents
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Kadavu in Fiji and Tuvalu/Kadavu

Dive Kadavu, Nov, 2002,

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