South Pacific
The world's largest archipelago with countless islands, some even unnamed . . . .
Overview:
Scuba diving in the South Pacific enjoys the reputation as being the very best in the world. Exotic marine life, including turtles, sharks, rays and whales, and a stunning seascape with corals, walls, drops offs and wrecks galore make the South Pacific a diver's paradise.
Top destinations are Papua New Guinea with its pristine dive sites, wrecks and marine life. Fiji is famous for its coral reefs and tiger sharks. Tahiti's beautiful turquoise waters and oceanic drop offs attract large pelagics, especially sharks and rays and vase schools of tropical reef fish.
Dive with Humpbacks at Tonga and remember the world famous Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, home to the entire Japanese 6th fleet, sunk in 1944.
What to see:
| Wrecks : | Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Chuuk (Truk) and Guam |
| Sharks : | Tahiti |
| Manta Rays: | Yap |
| Jellyfish Lake: | Palau |
| Humpback Whales: | Tonga |
| The Soft Coral capital of the world: | Fiji |
| Pristine diving and fascinating culture | Papua New Guinea |
Great location and all-round diving!
Sam's Tours, Palau
Added: 18th April 2012 by arnekuilman
I visited Palau in the fall of 2007 and unfortunately we had the tropical cyclone Man-yi terrorizing our weather, which made it impossible to dive the outer – more spectacular – reefs )-:
We dived the German Channel and saw multiple mantas and small sharks and lots of rays and small...
Island Dancer-Fiji
Island Dancer II, Fiji
Added: 26th March 2012 by CindyM
Fiji was an amazing place and we just loved it! The crew on the Island Dancer was excellent and did everything possible to make our stay safe & wonderful. The diving was excellent. The big disappointment was the boat. It does not look like the boat in all the pictures...
The worst fleet absorbed by the largest, worse fleet
Aggressor Fleet, Galapagos Islands
Added: 23rd February 2012 by racerbruce
I can say without a moments hesitation, that The Aggressor is the most incompetent, and overblown ripoff on the oceans and seas. Crap rundown gboats, dangerous dive practices, and owners that were absolutely abysmal to deal with. Boats that need dry dock repair are pitched to the unsuspecting consumer as...
Our Trip to Beqa
Beqa Lagoon Resort , Fiji
Added: 8th February 2012 by mdamant
Our trip was amazing. The lagoon has very healthy reefs- we saw a shark on almost every dive, and the pinnacles and walls are filled with healthy soft and hard corals. We have never seen so many fish and invertebrates! Most of the diving was easy although there were some...
Reef Safari - Fiji (Denerau Island)
Reef Safari Diving , Fiji
Added: 25th December 2011 by trustmetom
I recently returned from a SCUBA dive trip to Fiji. There I purchased a ten-dive package from Reef Safari. The advantages were: The per-dive price was discounted and my dive buddy and I could redeem the dives as we wished anywhere Reef Safari operated. The disadvantage, which we only discovered...
Dive Adrenalin - Fiji
Dive Adrenalin, Fiji
Added: 22nd December 2011 by trustmetom
I dove two dives with Dive Adrenalin on the last day of my Fiji SCUBA vacation. Although the dives were enjoyable, DA was not quite as good an outfit, in my opinion, as the other Fiji operators I dove with on this trip. (See my other reviews on this site.)
I...
Aqua Trek Beqa, Fiji
Aqua Trek Beqa, Fiji
Added: 22nd December 2011 by trustmetom
My dive buddy and I dove two shark feeding dives with Aqua Trek and earned our PADI specialty certification as Extreme Shark Divers. In between the two dives, Brandon Paige, the shark expert attached to Aqua Trek, spoke at length about sharks, shark habits, threats to sharks, and so on....