Scubareefing
Soft corals
Fly to Nadi, Viti Levu. From there it's a two- to three-hour drive to Wananavu Resort or Pacific Harbor, to board the Nai'a or Fiji Aggressor III.
Year round and April through June
Bligh Water, between Vanua Levu and Viti Levu, Fiji
Aggressor (aggressor.com), Kaviti Divers (kaivitidivers.com), Nai'a (naia.com)
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By Stuart Westmorland (Adapted from "passport to diving the world")
Witness some of the most concentrated and pristine soft corals.
Bligh Water is named after the famous Captain Bligh of HMS Bounty fame. The water movement between the two largest islands of Fiji makes for some of the most concentrated and pristine soft corals imaginable that start at the surface and continue well past diveable depths. The profusion of soft corals are seen in every colour of the rainbow, and when the current is in play - which is much of the time - the variety and numbers of anthias hovering is a photographer's Nirvana. Brilliantly tinted coral cods, manta rays, fusiliers, and lionfish are just a few of the other reef decorations.
(Ok enough with the stories, I'm itchin' for a dive)