Dive Review of Kai Viti/Wananavu in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Viti Levu

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Kai Viti/Wananavu, Nov, 2004, by Tracey Bennett, NV, USA . Report 1568.
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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	I was looking for land based accomodations but wanted to experience the sites where livaboards take divers. Kai Viti Divers was a great solution. When the weather cooperated, we were taken out to the Bligh Waters to dive sites such as Black Magic Mountain, G-6, Garden of Eden, and many more. We saw schools of tuna and fusiliers, grey, whitetip, and blacktip reef sharks,numerous baracuda, hawkfish, peacock nudibranchs, lionfish, amazing soft corals,huge sea fans,caverns, swimthroughs, and millions of anthias. On rough days we dove inside the passage at surprisingly good sites where we saw bommies topped with soft corals and swirling anthias, crevices with soft corals lining entire walls, grey reef sharks, octopus, blennies, anenomefish and more. The owners, Julie and Mike Trussel, cater to more experienced divers and were eager to get us to the outside sites. Mike was flexible with dive site choices and we dove our own profiles. The boat is fast and comfortable, with a head,camera table,plenty of dry storage areas, protected seating areas, and camera designated rinse buckets. The staff will rinse and dry your gear and then have it set up for you when you get to the boat the next morning. Wananavu is a two hour drive north of Nadi and Kai Viti docks their boat in front of the resort. The staff were extremely friendly and cheerful and the rooms were clean,well equipped and comfortable. The two bedroom villa has an enormous deck, washer and dryer, and kitchen. Meals were pretty good, however it was very evident when the head chef had the day off. Breakfast is a continental buffet plus menu items. Lunch is a choice of various soups, sandwiches and burgers, and dinner is a choice of three entres, starters, vegies and desserts. This was my sixth trip to Fiji and some of the best diving I've had.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Costa Rica, Belize, Honduras, Cozumel, Yucatan, Columbia, Palau, Yap, Hawaii, Grand Cayman, Fiji
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	depth limits, buddy
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Kai Viti/Wananavu in Fiji and Tuvalu/Viti Levu

Kai Viti/Wananavu, Nov, 2004,

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Dive Review of Kai Viti/Wananavu in
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