Dive Review of Ra Divers/Wananavu in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Vitu Levu

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Ra Divers/Wananavu, Feb, 2011, by Victor A Bary, NJ, US ( Contributor 13 reports). Report 5940.
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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 $$
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Comments	Wananavu resort sits in the northwest corner of Viti Levu, and is the closest resort to the Bligh Waters. Our beach front bure was a bit smaller than some we’ve had in Fiji, but well laid out. The king size bed had good reading lights and the room featured two ceiling fans and air conditioning (although we chose to turn it off). The two sink bath ran the full length of the bure and featured a large glass walled (with privacy screen) shower. Bures have a partially covered front patio with table and chairs, and foot bath. Mosquito repellent is recommended. The main building, at the crest of the well manicured property, had a large inside and outside dining area. We chose Wananavu, in part, because food service was overseen by Beato, who was head chef during our 2005 visit to Lalati. Meals were good and varied and the wait staff was very friendly, quickly learning everyone’s name and personality, as we did theirs. We found ourselves looking forward to Vulo’s hearty greetings and Ma’s birdlike laugh. The 3 PM Fiji culture presentations by Evaluni should not be missed. Diving services are provided by Ra Divers, which maintains a building at the resort beach. Equipment was new and well-maintained, and rinsed and dried for you by Vinie at the end of every day’s dives. Ra’s two 35’ aluminum Robinsons were spacious, provided good overhead cover, and had oxygen, first aid kit, GPS and cell phone communication. Each dive was preceded by a thorough briefing and diagram of the dive site, and dive masters Bulo, Joe, and Bob went out of their way to find macro subjects for us. The Bligh waters, where most of the diving was conducted, were alive with soft corals and gorgonians of every color. The bommies held clouds of small fish, and we saw gray reef and white tip sharks about every other dive. We also saw a number of goby/blind shrimp pairs. While we have dived Fiji 3 times before (as well as Sipidan and Sulawesi), this trip introduced us to a number of nudibranchs of the facelindae and eubranchidae families which we’ve never seen before. On a dive at “Breath Taker” we lay on the reef at 50’ for 15 minutes watching sharks, schools of barracuda, jacks and snappers patrol the drop-off looking for prey. The prices for dives and equipment rental seemed reasonable, until you realized they were quoted in Fiji dollars (57 cents US), and then they were very reasonable. The same was true for drinks at the resort ($6 Fiji for local beer, $8 Fiji for premium European beers).
Websites	Ra Divers
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Aruba, Bermuda, Bonaire, Borneo, Cayman Brac, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, North Sulawesi, St Lucia, Turls & Caicos
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Max recommended depth and time (60 minutes) given at beginning of each dive, and were recorded at the end of the dive. Divers with computers were free to dive their own profile.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	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	Boats had separate camera rinse tanks. Dive masters looked for macro subjects when we showed great interest in them

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Dive Review of Ra Divers/Wananavu in Fiji and Tuvalu/Vitu Levu

Ra Divers/Wananavu, Feb, 2011,

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Dive Review of Ra Divers/Wananavu in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Vitu Levu