Dive Review of Nai'a/Castaway Resort in
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Nai'a/Castaway Resort, Apr, 2006, by Juli Tracy and Dick Gamble, CA, USA . Report 3011.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	GOOD -- Cabins were roomy, diving was beautiful, and easy. Dove from dinghies, but there was no time constraint -- they would pick you up wherever and whenever you surfaced. Divemasters were very safety conscious and knowledgeable. Diving in Fiji is excellent--beautiful hard and soft corals; although there was some bleaching, it made the corals even prettier--pastel colors. Tons of fish. Crew, native Fijiians and Liz and Josh, were excellent. Went out of their way to help and entertained us each night with their singing; we were always welcome to join in the kava party. Visit to Fijiian village was also fun -- not too long and we felt welcomed by the villagers. Itinerary on 14 day trip (another VERY good point -- if we have to travel for that long, we want to have a long liveaboard trip). We started diving the very first day, then motored overnight (very calm, in the lee of the big island Viti Levu) to our next destination. Dove mostly between the two big islands, where diving is probably the best in Fiji. Dove the regular dive schedule even on the last day, then motored back to port during the night, in time to disembark Saturday morning. So got good diving, easy travelling, and a full 13 1/2 days diving. BAD -- cockroaches upstairs, food.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean - BVI, Bahamas, Belize, Cayman, St. Lucia, Grenada, SVG, Turks & Caicos... Pacific - Palau, Yap, Indonesia, Fiji
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None, except common sense
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
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	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Separate Camera Room with lots of space for storage, but not much room for actually working on a camera (lots of shelves, but too high to work on). With only half the full complement of divers, we were fine, but with the boat full, it would be very crowded. Lots of cockroaches in the camera room!! Crew careful with cameras, and crew knowledgeable about camera techniques and settings. Liz and Josh (divemasters) showed videos of theirs (educational, too) each night, and these were excellent.

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Dive Review of Nai'a/Castaway Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu

Nai'a/Castaway Resort, Apr, 2006,

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Dive Review of Nai'a/Castaway Resort in
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