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Nai'a Fiji, Apr, 2012, by Ralph Arbeid, GE, Switzerland ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 6535.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The expectations to dive in Fiji were very high, maybe too high. Maybe we were unlucky as we arrived just after a major nature event with heavy storms and major flooding. The boat was excellent, the crew fantastic. The dive briefing so-so and underwater indications from the guides limited to the bare minimum. We have experienced better. Much better. The corals were the most beautiful we have ever seen, the reef fish by the millions, multicolor, but there was nothing really special. Pelagians very few (20 greys and 20 white tips in 35 dives), mantas few (4 or 5), turtles few (3 or 4), one sting ray and two eagle rays. No special critters. A few pipefish, literally two leaf fish. The money for value of the boat was excellent, the money for value of the diving was so-so. Was it worth traveling 48 hours each way? NO!!!! Absolutely not! It's a great destination for who lives in NZ or Australia, SE Asia, but not worth the trip from Europe. There is so much better in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia, less than half the travel time. What we did not appreciate was the fact that 2 weeks before the start of our cruise a fuel surcharge was dumped on us without appeal. So beware of surprises.
Websites	Nai'a Fiji
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Red Sea, Madagascar
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	28-29°C / 82-84°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	15-20 M / 49-66 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No restrictions. In fact nobody checked though briefing of best profile was given
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	Set up for photographers was perfect without hesitation

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Dive Review of Nai'a Fiji in Fiji and Tuvalu/Liveaboard

Nai'a Fiji, Apr, 2012,

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Dive Review of Nai'a Fiji in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Liveaboard