Beqa Diving

Beqa Scuba Diving

The Beqa lagoon is a roughly circular, 40-mile reef that has formed from an extinct volcanic crater. To its western perimeter is the very large Beqa Island, but the lagoon also contains a number of smaller islands, such as Yanuca (also a good surfing destination).

This part of Fiji is easily accessed from the main international arrival airport at Nadi. Just an hour or so drive along a beautiful coastal highway and you are at Pacific Harbour on the southern coast. On the latter part of the ride you start to see the large island of Beqa offshore. On most days you will spot the brilliant turquoise hues outlining the Beqa Lagoon.

Beqa Dive Sites

Different types of diving is found here, namely soft coral, wreck diving, or shark feeding, providing a variety of options for visiting scuba divers. The coral dive sites include Caesar's Rocks, Nisici Rocks, and Side Streets, E.T.There are four wrecks in Beqa Lagoon, all purposely sunk in the last decade and already attracting the development of marine communities of cod, grouper, barracuda and fusiliers. Sites include Rusi's Pinnacle and Carpet Cove, both popular dive sites and which also include many magnificent soft corals also. Shark encounter dives allow divers to get up close to a variety of shark species including white- and black-tip, grey reef, sickle-fin lemon shark, bull shark, tiger shark, tawny nurse shark and silvertip shark. Beqa lagoon is also home to many schools of reef and pelagic fish.

Photo Credit: Aqua-Trek Beqa Diving