Dive Review of Papageno Resort in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Kadavu, Fiji

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Papageno Resort, Sep, 2009, by Tracy Johnson, CA, USA ( Contributor 14 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 5116.
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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	You can buy booze at Nadi duty free and carry it on to the inter-island flight. Papageno Resort,Kadavu is a 30 minute flight from Nadi and then a 30 minute boat ride to the resort. This place is remote but does have good wifi and phone service. This report is being uploaded on our last day. They do a good job of provisioning such a remote resort and the staff is very helpful. They give minimal or no dive briefing. We had 24 mostly experienced divers and almost overwhelmed the resort. They don't have dive boats with tank racks but somehow they got us to the dive sites and no one got hit by a loose tank. Only 3 lb weights were available. We changed out our own equipment. Best dive was at the volcano where we saw a hammerhead. Not many large fish but saw many interesting carpet anemones and clown fish. The wreck dive in 110 Ft is worth doing but don't expect to see many fish. I wouldn't go here for large animals but the corals were interesting. Do the waterfall trip but be advised that when they say rigorous, it really is.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Isla de Coiba, Panama, Easter Island, Bonaire, Cozumel, Turks&Caicos, San Salvador, Bahamas, Martinique, St. Lucia, Curacao, Aruba, Florida Keys, Hawaii
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	75-77°F / 24-25°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-130 Ft/ 15-40 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Group dives lead by dive master sent you up as air ran out.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	1 or 2
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
UW Photo Comments	Small freshwater tank on boat looked like river water and that was the only safe place for cameras. Plenty of outlets in rooms for chargers.

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Dive Review of Papageno Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu/Kadavu, Fiji

Papageno Resort, Sep, 2009,

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Dive Review of Papageno Resort in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Kadavu, Fiji