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Dive Review of NAIA in
Fiji and Tuvalu

NAIA, Feb, 2004,

by Donald "Digger" Rowe, CA, USA (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 10 reports). Report 923.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 5 stars Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 1 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments The boat is beautiful, spacious. Rooms were excellent. Crew was excellent. Food was excellent. Dive set up was great. Dove out of Pangas, roll in, pass gear up on end of dive.

Except for two dives, emphasis was on macro. Lots of beautiful hard and sofr coral and lots of little critters like pipefish. Two dives were in a channel much like Palau with a shark feeding on the second dive.

For Macro divers, I would rate the diving outstanding. Would have liked more large critters, but we did see large bull ray, some sharks, turtles, Wahoos while on safety stop.

No surprizes, I got what I expected.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Palau, PNG, Bali, Maldives, Red Sea, Tahiti, Socorros, Galapagos, Throughout Carribean, Throughout California, Sea Of Cortez,
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather rainy, cloudy Seas choppy, currents
Water Temp 82-84°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 60-75 Ft/ 18-23 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Dives were at scheduled times, but there were no limits set on dives themselves.
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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 I am not a photographer, but there were professional photographers on board who were very pleased with the set up.
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