Wananavu Beach Resort

How To Get There

Wananavu is situated on the mainland, approximately 2.5 hours from Nadi International Airport. The resort offers airport shuttle service.

Dive Overview

Easy access to over 40 dives sites. Fiji offers excellent dive diversity. Fiji is home to an amazing variety of fish life, including colorful angelfish, anemone fish, anthias, frogfish, hawkfish, moray eels, ghost pipefish, and countless other photogenic species.

[Read More: Fiji Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Wananavu Beach Resort offers 35 deluxe bures (Fijian for home) and villas located in an idyllic 4-star resort setting. Choose from lush tropical garden views, hilltop ocean views or beach front bures and villas.

Garden View Bure

Garden View Bure

Set amongst lush tropical gardens, the garden bures offer paradise at your doorstep. Each garden bure is designed with a distinctive Fijian feel. The open plan design invites you to relax, unwind and enjoy the tranquility the garden oasis has to offer. The timber floors and double doors at the foot of the king-size bed, spill out onto your own private deck, where you can watch the coconut palms sway in the breeze. Perfect for couples looking for a tranquil setting nestled amongst the mango and flame trees.

Two-bedroom Garden View Bure

Two-bedroom Garden View Bure

The two bedroom garden bure offers you a place to kick back and enjoy your own slice of paradise, with its own Fijian interior flare. The relaxed living room is adjoined by two separate bedrooms; one with a queen-size bed, the other with two single beds, which makes this the ideal option for couples and families who are seeking a place to unwind amongst Fijis tropical gardens.

Ocean-View Bure

Ocean-View Bure

The open plan bedroom with king-sized bed and sitting area offers you a place to slip into the soothing pace of island time, and relax in a truly unique Fijian setting. Read a book or lap up the sun on your own private deck, as you watch the gentle waves lapping the shore line.

Perfectly suited for couples looking for a place to laze in an idyllic setting, evoking romance and relaxation.

Beach Front Bure

BeachFront Bure

The Beachfront Bures are located directly on the beach only steps away from the ocean itself. Right out the front door is your own private deck and then you are surrounded by palm trees with hammocks and lounge chairs sprinkled between.

These Bures are similar in all respects to the Ocean View Bures with the additional feature of being located on the beach frontage.

Two-Bedroom Beachfront Bure

Two-Bedroom Beachfront Bure

Two Bedroom Bures are ideal for families or small groups of friends and boast 2 sleeping areas, 1 large bathroom, tiled decks and green space just steps away from a private beach.

Ocean View Honeymoon Bure

Ocean View Honeymoon Bure

Honeymoon Bures each have a private plunge pool with a separate deck, a large lounge, a king-sized canopied bed, an outdoor shower in a private courtyard as a romantic addition to the indoor shower and bathroom. These Bures offer privacy, luxury and a great outlook.

Beachfront Honeymoon Bure

BeachFront Honeymoon Bure

One magnificent, soaring-roofed, huge traditional Fijian Bure. Enjoy the space, secluded plunge pool and a stone-walled outdoor courtyard shower to compliment the indoor shower. Staying in this Bure is like being in your own exclusive resort with your own private beach and your own private plunge pool.

Villa Vanua

Villa Vanua

Villa Vanua is the ultimate Wananavu accommodation, centered around guests privacy and luxury. Sleeping up to 10 guests, Villa Vanua includes four large bedrooms, three bathrooms and a full kitchen that opens out to an open plan dining and lounge area with state of art audio-visuals.

Villa Vanua makes for a perfect holiday for the whole family or reunion of friends and family. Villa Vanua is also a perfect option for your next conference event or function.

Family Villa

Family Villa

Located on its own, the Family Villa has superb views of the resort, ocean and outer islands.

The Family Villa is great for families or couples. Sleeping up to 7 guests, the Family Villa includes 3 large bedrooms (beds: king, queen & 2 singles), 2 bathrooms (one in the master bedroom), a full kitchen and laundry facilities. There is also a TV and DVD player for those times you wish to sit back, relax and enjoy some downtime.

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Fiji Dive Overview

Rakiraki (Fiji) is located on the northern most tip of the main Fiji island Viti Levu and showcases some of the best scuba diving Fiji has to offer out in the adjacent Bligh Water. Fiji is known for its world-class coral reefs and has been labeled the The Soft Coral Capital of the World. Fiji's vibrant coral reefs rise up from the ocean to depths less than ten feet (three meters) so that divers of all levels of certification can find amazing diving. From the smallest nudibranchs and cleaner shrimp to schools of trevally & barracuda and maybe even a shark or three. Trips to Fijis Bligh Water, Vatu-I-Ra Passage and Sailstone Reef never fail to impress their scuba diving guests. Whether divers are looking for a mind-boggling twist and turn maze dive with swim-throughs and plenty to see or dive on top of pinnacles with walls plunging into the abyss, Dive Wananavu can provide scuba divers with an amazing experience

Fiji Dive Sites

Here are a few of the dive sites in the world famous Bligh Water of Fiji to whet your appetite until your next diving adventure.

• Mount Mutiny - Named after the legendary Capt. Bligh from the Mutiny on the Bounty story (also where Fijis Bligh Water gets its name). Rising up from the depths this pinnacle offers the diversity of pelagic fish such as schooling Barracuda and Jacks to name a few but is most remembered for its area nicknamed Rainbow Reef. Rainbow Reef is a wall of soft corals (which can be mistaken for fans) in a variety of color resembling colors of a rainbow. Some have said this is the best soft coral dive, in not only Fiji but the world
• Mellow Yellow - That is until you dive Mellow Yellow. Another pinnacle dive, Mellow Yellow is named after the large population of yellow soft corals trees decorating the current facing side and is one of the scuba divers favorite dive sites. When the current isnt running the soft coral can be rather, well, limp, but add a little current and this dive is a cant miss. Schools of Scalefin and Bi-colored Anthias so thick you cant see through them. Recent diver Bob complained, I wasnt able to see the coral through the schools of fish. If only every dive destination in the world can have that problem. But dont get hung up on looking just at the schooling fish, check the cracks and crevasses for small shrimp, nudibranchs, Scorpionfish and other macro life.
• Black Magic Mountain - BMM has very healthy coral, and in many other areas of the world some would say fantastic corals but when compared to Mt Mutiny and Mellow Yellow we living in Fiji say its lacking. What BMM lacks in coral it more than makes up for with its abundance of schooling fish. Black Magic Mountain is home to several huge schools of pelagic fish like Big Eye Jacks, Pickhandle Barris, Fusiliers, Anthias as well as several different species of Sharks and Eagle Rays.
• G6 - G6 holds the distinction of being several staff members favorite dive site at Dive Wananavu and with good reason. Amazing purple soft corals cover the side of this dive site with lots of golden Scalefin Anthias swimming through them make this another beautiful dive site in the Bligh Water. Often found off in the blue are personal favorites Thread Fin and Big Eyed Jacks, and schooling Barracudas. Dont get caught looking for just the big animals on this dive site, as hidden in the reef are several species of Scorpionfish, nudibranchs and we wouldnt be surprised if one day we find a Pygmy Sea Horse hiding in one of the many fans decorating this large bommie.
• E6 - Dive Wananavus furthest out site, and one of Fijis best-known dive sites. E6 was aptly named after the amount of E6 Slide film shot when this dive site was first discovered. This amazing pinnacle rises from the depth of the ocean some 3000 ft+ (900m) up to just a few feet (1/2 meter) from the surface and is teaming in hard corals on top, soft corals on the protected sides with reef fish and schools of pelagic fish found where the current rushes past. This current is what supplies the nutrients that make E6 and the whole
• Vatu-I-Ra passage and the Bligh Water so rich with healthy lush corals, but dont worry there is always somewhere to hide in the current shadow if you get tired of swimming.
• Wheatfield - Before we get to the area known as the Vatu-I-Ra passage we come across another reef system referred to as Midway Reef. One of the more well-known dive sites in this region is another pinnacle dive site known as Wheatfield. Named for the soft corals covering the top of this reef (15ft, 5m) that wave in the current like the wheat fields of Nebraska blowing in the wind. Scuba divers can expect visibility ranging around 80ft+ (24m) and Wheatfield is a great place to find several species of lionfish, and a new recent discovery of resident Ribbon Moray Eels.
• Neptunes Rhapsody - Neptunes Rhapsody is a series of coral bommies with schools of Anthias living within soft corals on top of the bommies and many swim-throughs hiding along the bottoms. This is a great dive site to find different species of nudibranchs and other invertebrates and also larger animals like White Tip Reef sharks. For those who like to crawl through cavern like holes surrounded by fans and soft corals during your scuba diving adventure, this is your dive site and a reminder that the Bligh Water covers more area than just the Vatu-I-Ra Passage.
• Dream Maker - For those with the desire to find more swim-throughs during their scuba holiday and for photographers who like divers framed by large sea fans and coral windows, then look no farther than Dream Maker. For a special treat swim to the current side of Dream Maker and watch the fish swirl around you as they feed on the nutrients being blown by. Just dont forget to look down once and a while to see if the resident White Tip Reef Shark or the Neploean Wrasse comes along to check things out. Lots of Gorgonian fans decorate the crevasse making for some spectacular wide-angle underwater photography.
• Golden Dreams - On the same reef system as the previous dive site, Golden Dreams reminds many divers of Mellow Yellow just on a shallower scale. The highlight of this dive is the current side rock face with many yellow soft coral trees and the near-by swim-though lined with the same soft corals. Keep a keen eye or ask your Divemaster to put his eyes in for the possibility of spotting the large resident Octopus living in the reef to the east of the boat mooring. Many of the Fiji dive sites in this area have a plethora of swim-throughs and Golden Dreams is no exception.
• Pure Magic - When the currents are running right the Wananavu Dive Boys and this site deliver, well, Pure Magic. Whether you're looking for schools of Fusiliers, White Tip Reefs Sharks, Grey Reef Sharks, Turtles or schools of umpteen other types of fish divers all get a kick out of what they find on this dive site. Underwater photographers may also find themselves snapping away at the Oriental Sweetlips cleaning station or the dozens of macro critters hidden amongst the reef with the Moray Eels and more.

[Read More: Fiji Dive Travel Guide]

Dive Center Information

Wananavu Dive Center Overview

Dive Wananavu is Fijis premier Scuba Diving resort facility, located on the Wananavu grounds. Dive Wananavu strives to offer the best Fiji scuba diving experience available and reflect the style and level of service Wananavu clients have come to expect from the Resort and, now, from the Dive operation. Wananavus Dive Manager leads an amazing staff of local Fijian Divemasters and licensed boat captains who take great pride in offering divers Fijis top quality scuba diving service. Dive operation is comprised of super fun, attentive dive crew members who focus on providing a holistic diving holiday with warm hospitality. Dive Wananavu has NITROX available and comfortable, non-smoking vessels.