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DiveMe Fiji is the official diving information source of Tourism Fiji. Fiji is world renowned as “The Soft Coral Capital of the World” but that’s only a small part diving in the Fiji Islands.

Fiji has 333 islands and atolls are embraced by a network of brilliant coral reefs. From shallow coral enclaves, Fiji is home to hundreds of different types of corals and sponges and resident micro-denizens of the deep. With around 1000 species of fish and several hundred types of coral and sponges, an apparently endless array of anemones, mollusks, crustaceans and other invertebrates, Fiji is the ‘smorgasbord of world diving.’

Diving in Fiji is also renown for sharks... and heaps from Grey Reef sharks, Silvertips, Hammerheads, White Tips, Tiers and many others. And if you’d like to get to know them a bit better and at closer range, expect an adrenalin rush as you dive with the sharks on one of Fiji's many famous ‘shark feeding.’ Definitely not for the weak at heart.

In Fiji you can also swim with the giant Mantas. These space-like creatures are a joy to observe as they go through the motions of their ballet in the sea with apparent endless choreography. Fiji’s turtles, the most famous being the Humpback Turtle, are now a protected species and should be observed with care and respect.

For a different experience in King Neptune’s domain, Fiji has various species of Spinner Dolphins that can be seen with reasonable regularity in pods of up to 30-40. Their name is indicative of their penchant for flying upwards out of the ocean and then spinning in several spectacular rotations (up to seven) before submerging once again only to repeat the performance as an encore. In Fiji you can also have an experience of a lifetime whale watching. These docile giants of the ocean pass through Fiji waters with Humpback whales migrating from colder climes to our warm water to mate and give birth while Minke, Orca and Sperm whales pass through intermittently.

Fiji is an underwater photographer’s dream. The startling clarity reveals the underwater world of many striking coral creatures. Pipefish, squid, sea stars, a myriad of colorful soft corals, butterfly fish, batfish and triggerfish reside here with the blue starfish, seemingly lifeless, adding yet again another dimension of blue.

Fijians love a feast and are renowned for their preference for feasts of the rather grandiose and humungous size. Fiji's diving feast is a Fijian feast so now you know what to expect!

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