Dive Review of Subsurface Fiji/Malolo Island Resort in
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Subsurface Fiji/Malolo Island Resort, Sep, 2007, by Dean and Lori Conrad, tx, USA ( 1 report). Report 4414.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	We chose Malolo because we are u/w photographers and wanted to avoid the frustrations of trying to shoot in the currents we've heard about in some of the areas of Fiji better known for diving. However, we cannot recommend Malolo for a dive vacation. The viz was very disappointing, due in part to the fact that it rained part of our first five days there, even in the dry season! Boats are small and cramped, with no rinse tanks or drinking water on board!! There are not even rinse tanks or gear storage at the dive shop! In 8 or so days of 3-tank diving, we repeated many sites over and over, some ad nauseum! Currents in the passage can be quite strong, but there are more soft corals there as a result. We saw sharks reliably at the "Supermarket," but it's otherwise unremarkable. The only "WOW!" site for us was "Plantation Pinnacle' - it was very beautiful, with lionfish, clownfish, anthias, etc. Back at the resort, the menu never varied, and if you don't like Indian food/curries, plan to eat a lot of pizza and fish and chips at the beachside bar. Ice is a precious commodity, and ice water is just cold water -- no ice. The tap water is fine to drink (it IS Fiji, after all!) -- good thing, since you need to provide your own on the boat, and you don't even want to KNOW what a 6-pack of bottled water will cost you in the gift shop! Save the bottles and refill them from the tap in your room. Be sure you take whatever batteries, spare parts, etc. you need, as there is NOTHING available at the resort or in the dive shop. Also, plan to get to know your neighbors in the adjacent room well, as there is no sound-proofing between them. Perhaps the biggest disappointment is the inability to get shore tanks to dive the resort lagoon. We saw things -- pipefish, juvenile picasso triggers, etc -- snorkeling there on our last afternoon that we NEVER saw on any of our boat dives! If you do decide to visit the Mamanucas, the South Seas Cruises ferry is a great way to see several of the picturesque islands on your trip from Viti Levu. You'll board the bus to Denarau Harbor across the street from the Nadi airport -- not the most convenient arrangement, but it will afford you the opportunity to chat with the very friendly locals at the bus stop. Fiji's tourism industry has suffered as a result of the coup(s), and so tourists are welcomed with open arms, almost literally! We honestly saw no sign of unrest, even in the Nadi.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Bonaire, Little Cayman, Maui, Hawaii, Cozumel, Mexico, Saba, Cayman Brac, Florida Keys, Bay Islands of Honduras
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	cloudy	Seas	currents
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No facilities for cameras whatsoever -- no rinse tanks, even at the dive shop.

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Dive Review of Subsurface Fiji/Malolo Island Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu

Subsurface Fiji/Malolo Island Resort, Sep, 2007,

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Dive Review of Subsurface Fiji/Malolo Island Resort in
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