Dive Review of Wananavu Divers in
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Wananavu Divers, Sep, 2012, by Douglas Hansen, CA, US ( Contributor 15 reports). Report 6781.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	Wananavu is a beautiful resort. The bures are large, immaculate and very comfortable. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The food ranged from quite good to quite poor, so we were never quite sure which one it would be for any particular meal. For most meals you choose from a menu; once while we were there it was a buffet. We did most of our dives in the Bligh Waters. The diving was beautiful, with clouds of anthias over the bommies and lots of soft corals in amazing hues. We only saw one shark while we were there. The dive operators told us that the Fijian government has contracted with an Asian fishing company, allowing them to remove sharks at an alarming rate. When we were in Fiji ten years ago, we certainly saw a lot more sharks than we did this time. The dive operator was very good. They were friendly and helpful, and were willing to take suggestions. They also did not take offense when I corrected them on a critter identification. While we were there, the boat was quite crowded since there was a large group of Australians there at the same time. The ride out to the Bligh Waters is about an hour or so each way, and on one day it was pretty choppy. We did one shore dive. Due to the runoff from the heavy rains, the visibility was quite poor, but we managed to find a few critters in the muck. We participated in a spinner dolphin encounter, where we observed spinner dolphins from a boat: we were not allowed to dive or snorkel with them. We also saw a few humpback whales during surface intervals.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Baja California, British Columbia, Hawaii, Florida, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Curacao, Bahamas, Fiji, Indonesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy, cloudy	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-80 Ft/ 6-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	One hour dive time, come back with 500 psi
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	> 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	There were no dedicated rinse tanks for camera equipment on the boat or at the dock. Cameras were placed in baskets alongside the dive gear. They are clearly not set up for photographers.

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

Wananavu Divers, Sep, 2012,

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