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Itinerary
& Dive Sites
Throughout the week aboard the Fiji Aggressor II, guests
explore the reefs, bommies and walls of Nigali Pass, Wakaya,
Koro and Namenalala Islands which are located towards the
North-East of the main island of Viti Levu. This is a very
remote area where you can expect to experience exciting
drift dives with eagle rays, mantas, turtles, sharks. Giant
groupers are also on the itinerary along with visits to
many remote dive sites,some of which are listed below:
Jim's
Alley - Gau Island
Consists of 3 large bommies that start at about 15 feet
from the surface and drop to the floor at about 60 to 70
feet. The bommies are covered in soft and hard corals, sea
fans, whipsand anemones. This sight also frequently has
white tips, turtles, barracudas and an occasional ray
Ningali
Pass - Gau Island
Ningali pass is a small cut in the reef that can only be
dove 1 1/2 hours before low water to 1 1/2 hours after low
water, otherwise the visibility is poor and the current
can exceed 4 knots. At this sight we see large grouper/jew
fish, barracuda, big eyed jacks, snapper, big gray reef
sharks and an occasional sea snake. We also have seen eagle
rays, mantas and hammerhead sharks.
Black Rock Cavern - Island of Koro
In the mouth of Dere Bay and the host of many swim-throughs,
caverns and caves. This is also one of our favorite night
dive sights that is the host to large file fish, many decorator
crab, white tips, flashlight fish, eels and occasionally
squid. This site also has a large school of barracuda. It
is in the lee of the island of Koro and can be dove most
any time during the year but visibility is usually limited
to 60 feet. .
Koro
Gardens
- Island of Koro
Koro Gardens is marked by a single large bommie that comes
to within 15 feet of the surface. The area around the bommie
is about 45 feet to the bottom and drops off to 95 feet
in some areas. Hard corals cover everything while an abundance
of reef fish crowd the waters and make the diving spectacular.
Shark
Fin Point - Island of Koro
This site on the north east point of Koro Island can be
action central. On most dives you will see a large school
of about 500 barracudas, eagle rays, many white tip, lots
of grey reefs, lobster, eels, and we have even seen whale
shark here, yes we really have. Not only are the fish and
shark abundant but it's covered in both hard and soft corals.
When the tide is running this can be a most enjoyable drift
dive because little effort is needed to move and its seems
as if the show just swims by you.
Makongi
Island
At the turn of the century Makongi Island was the home of
the last leper colony in Fiji but today its the home of
the Fijian turtle and clam farm. The north end of the island
is protected by a barrier reef which has a lot of great
dive sights. The foremost popular are White rock, Rustic
arch, coral garden and Makongi channel. Each of these sights
has wide variety of bright indigenous little fish
Coral
Gardens - Makongi Island
A series of bommies that have a beautiful supply of hard
and soft corals. This sight also has turtles, white tips
sharks, moray eels, lion fish and once in a while a nurse
shark. Visibility can sometimes be below 40 feet because
of heavy plankton.
E-6
and Hi-8 - Makongi Island
These two sites are aptly named: "E-6" for the
amount of film shot at this site and likewise "Hi-8"for
the amount of video footage taken. Both E-6 and Hi-8 are
pinnacles that start at a depth of 3,000 feet and rise to
the surface. E-6 has a horseshoe shaped grotto which is
filled with anemones, large clams, lionfish and spectacular
red sea fans and soft corals. Each has a virtual smorgasbord
of soft corals, hard corals, sea fans, sea anemones, octicoral,
swim-throughs and are teeming with smaller fishes of the
South Pacific. Included at both sights are sweet lips, hammer
heads, white tips, occasional silver tips and if we're lucky
a whale.
Makongi
Channel - Makongi Island
Makongi channel is most often a drift dive due to the fact
its at an entrance to the inner reef. On an incoming tide
the visibility is quite good and sometimes exceeds 100 feet.
The usual party of Makongi sea life abounds here in the
channel as well.
Rustic
Arch - Makongi Island
This sight was discovered by photo pro Rusty Madsen during
an exploration trip in Feb. 98. This sight has excellent
hard and soft corals, sea fans, sea anemones, lion fish,
moray eels, white tips and a recently discovered home to
a large Napoleon wrasse.
White
Rock - Makongi Island
Located is at the entrance of Makongi channel and aptly
called because the waves always break on it causing the
reef to have a white cap. This sight has white tips, occasionally
eagle rays and mantas, eels, large file fish, an abundance
of hard and soft corals but most of all it has the friendliest
school of fuseliers.
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Namena
- Namenalala Island
The Namena barrier reef stretches a distance of over 10
miles. There is an abundance of dive sights here but many
are unprotected in open waters and can't be dove in bad
weather. Most of these sites have the possibility of high
currents and as a result the sea life here is abundant and
very active. It is not uncommon to see gray reefs, white
tips, silver tips, barracuda and dog tooth tuna on a 30
minute dive. The following are the most popular dive sights.
Namena
Chimneys - Namenalala Island
Three slender bommies which start at about 74 feet and come
to within 10 feet of the surface. On the sandy bottom you'll
find a field of garden eels with gobies and shrimp scattered
throughout. Everywhere in the bommies of this site you can
find pipe fish, cleaner fish, nudibranches, soft corals,
hard corals, sea anemones with clown fish, and free swimming
in the current above the bommies are unicorn fish and anthiest.
Between the bommies in midwater are resident barracudas
and it's not uncommon to see white tips or grey reefs.
Magic
Mound - Namena Island
This dive sight is a single bommie 80 to 100 feet long and
30 to 40 feet wide. It starts at 80 feet on one side and
comes up to within 15 feet of the surface. Its covered in
hard corals, soft corals, sea anemones, sea fans and lots
of lionfish lurking in between or hanging around under ledges.
This sight is also known for its white tips and grey reef
action.
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North
Save-a-tack - Namena Island
On an incoming tide the action is fast and furious. A diver
must descend to a depth of 70 feet in water that often has
a visibility of over 150 feet. On the bottom a diver may
see grey reefs, white tips, barracudas and dog tooth tuna
with an occasional silver tip without even moving. The current
is strong and during an incoming tide and the visibility
is excellent. Divers normally start on the east side of
North Save-a-tack and end their dive on the west side among
the hard and soft coral covered bommies. This side is excellent
for macro and wide angle shots.
Gem
Stone - Wakaya Island
Gem stone is on the outside edge of Wakaya passage. This
is a wall dive with swim throughs, hard and soft corals
and as one guests who has dove around the world said, this
sight is as good as they have in the Red Sea. Mantas also
frequently visit this location along with hammer head and
white tips sharks. When diving this location on a night
dive the light fish here are very abundant and make for
a great light show.
Golden
Rock - Wakaya Island
A bommie that starts at 35 ft. on the high inside edge it
then comes up to 10 ft. and is 20 ft. across. This site
has soft coral, hard coral, cleaner shrimp, blue ribbon
eels, lionfish, and most important it is a cleaning station
for mantas and we see mantas here 90% of the time.
Sand
Point - Wakaya Island
Sand point is a wall dive between the island of Wakaya and
Mokongi. On this dive we frequently see mantas, eagles rays,
turtles, white tips and the various colorful fish of the
South Pacific in abundance along with hard and soft corals.
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Wakaya
Pass - Wakaya Island
This site starts at about 35 ft. sandy bottom then you swim
out over a wall and turn to the left. As you come over the
drop off of the wall you can look straight down to about
140 ft. While swimming along the wall you may see blue ribbon
eels, White tip, Nurse, and Hammerhead sharks along with
Mantas, Marble Rays, Turtles, Eagle rays and Barracudas.
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