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eqa Laggon Resort has an on-site nitrox compressor, allowing west of Beqa Lagoon barrier reef, Frigates provides surfers with
one of the most consistent surf breaks in Fiji. There is no over
B divers to take advantage of extending their no-decompression
limits, spending more time looking around the reefs in awe of crowding on these fast wall rides, or beautiful top to bottom

the colors or searching for the amazing cryptic macro life hidden tubes, which lie just a short boat ride from Beqa Lagoon Resort,

in plain sight. You are able to undertake a wide variety of PADI because it is fairly unknown. (See the last section of this flipbook

specialty dive courses including Enriched Air Nitrox, a course that discussing surfing in Fiji).

can be done in just one day. The full-service PADI 5 Star dive centre T he most striking feature of Beqa Lagoon is its seclusion. Only
is able to teach a wide range of courses from basic introduction to fifteen square kilometers, villages are scattered around the
scuba diving and the popular PADI Open Water course, through to

entry level professional level courses such as PADI Divemaster and perimeter and only connected by footpaths or boat. Our resort is

PADI Assistant Instructor. a proud extension of its neighboring villages, employing over 75

T he resort’s house reef is perfect for diving any time of day or local staff members who in turn support nearly 250 friends and
night. Located straight out from the resort, the reef boast family members. The resort also hosts visiting doctors, dentists
and teachers to help foster community development. Guests that

healthy hard corals, numerous juvenile reef fish, stingrays and would like to help the local community are encouraged to bring

illusive seahorses hiding in the shallow eel grass. Reaching a pencils and other school supplies which they can hand over per-

maximum depth of 25ft (8m) this site is not only perfect for diving, sonally on the visit to the school.

but makes an ideal protected area for snorkelling your day away. W hen staying at the Beqa Lagoon Resort, you in turn will
The resorts dive center has snorkelling gear available for guests, support the local community directly as the resort purchase
as well as a full range of dive equipment for rental, including wrist

mounted dive computers, BCD’s, regulators, full length wetsuits for all vegetables and fruits at market prices that they can raise in

the shark dive, night lights and even UV lights if you want to try their gardens. This is an excellent income for those that are not

fluorescent night diving. employed by the resort directly. No middleman, the proceeds go

F rigates Pass, also known as the Fiji Pipeline, is a perfect world- straight in their pockets. The resort is an active participant in the
class left hand break. Located slightly offshore on the south Sustainable Livelihood Project - Farm to Table - of the University of
the South Pacific.