Dive Crusoe’s is set at Crusoe’s Retreat resort. Crusoe’s Retreat resort a small, intimate and secluded Resort set amidst the lush tropical rainforests of Fiji’s world famous Coral Coast. The resort is nestled amongst 10 acres of extensive and picturesque gardens with the brilliance of the vegetation contrasting magnificently with the turquoise/aqua blue waters inside the reef. Dive Crusoe’s is a dive operation that reflects the uniqueness of Crusoe’s setting. Mares hire gear is available to those divers who travel lightly equipped. All gear is serviced regularly and in excellent condition. There is an onsite compressor to deliver clean air. A pricing structure that reflects the needs of those who bring their own gear and wish to do multidive packages. All padi dive courses are available up to and including dive master. A 25ft custom appointed and covered dive boat powered by twin 40hp motors ensures safe delivery and pick-ups from the dive sites, which are all within 5 & 15 minutes of the Resort. Surface intervals are spent reliving the dive over a coffee or tea at the retreat. Non-diving partners are welcome on the dive boat at no charge to share the excitement. Maybe to see dolphins playing around the boat or turtles surfacing for a breath. All equipment is maintained at the highest possible standard. A comprehensive first aid kit is available as well as oxygen onsite. DIVE CRUSOE’S can also offer dive trips to Beqa Lagoon. Apply named “ The Soft Coral Capital Of The World”. HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED. (P. O. A) Take advantage of our Underwater Camera hire facility or Let us photograph ( still photos ) your dive for a small fee. DIVE CHARGES With Own Gear With Hire Gear Dive 1 $90 Dive 1 $120 2 $155 2 $205 3 $220 3 $290 4 $285 4 $375 5 $340 5 $450 6 $395 6 $525 7 $450 7 $600 8 $500 8 $670 9 $550 9 $735 10 $600 10 $800 Extra 10+@ $55 each Extra 10+@ $70 each Night Dive $160 (Includes Torch hire etc.) PADI accredited Resort, operated by Don Woods Master Scuba Diver Trainer (PADI) and based at Crusoe’s Resort. This operation extends its services to guests of Coral Village. PADI DISCOVER SCUBA DIVING (DSD) If you have never experienced scuba diving, this is for you! Introductory pool sessions are held daily and are FREE for residents of Crusoes Retreat resort. Orientation (DSD) includes, pool lesson, fist sea dive (with an instructor) and certificate valid for 2 weeks. $180 1st dive, $150 2nd dive, $120 3rd dive. PADI SCUBA DIVER COURSE This is half the PADI OPEN WATER COURSE and on completion you are certified to dive with an instructor or Dive-master anywhere in the world. $480 PADI OPEN WATER COURSE This course enables you to become a qualified recreational diver in 3-4 days. An internationally recognized certification. $680 PADI OPEN WATER REFERRAL Come to FIJI to complete your OPEN WATER COURSE in our clear, tropical waters, having already completed your academic and confined water sessions at home. $430 IMPROVE YOUR SCUBA PADI ADVANCED OPEN WATER COURSE This course develops your diving skills to make your diving safer and more enjoyable while giving you a taste of specialty diving activities. $590 PADI RESCUE COURSE You learn about how to cope with and prevent diving related and non-diving accidents. $795

You can find DIVE SITES OVERVIEW, like: The sites are many and varied. There is something here for the diver who wants to view a variety of corals. Hard, soft, whip, black corals and gorgonion fans abound. However the facet that sets Crusoe’s sites apart is the marine life. Within five minutes of the resort you can view leopard sharks, shovelnosed rays, large nurse sharks, oceanic whitetips, black tips, bronze whalers, the occasional hammerhead and of course the ever present white tipped reef shark. “ if you are in the right place at the right time the oceans amazing creatures will pass you by. “ A multitude of rays abound. A rarely encountered manta, blue spotted rays, eagle rays and very large stingrays are found here. Turtles rest in alcoves on the wall or swim languidly in front of you. Very large turtles with attendant remora are seen here. Remora have even been known to attach to divers off the wall. Sea snakes slither through the coral hunting for small tidbits. Large pelagics swim here. Tuna, Giant trevally, walu and mahi mahi are seen. Dolphins often play around the boat. The variety and number of smaller fish will astound. Chromis, anthias, angel fish, triggerfish, including the clown trigger and the aggressively territorial Titan trigger are in abundance. Photographers will find they have not brought enough film to capture the variety of clownfish that colonise the channels and walls. Macro photographers will enjoy the long nosed hawkfish, porcelain crabs and the popcorn shrimp. Beqa lagoon is easily accessed from Crusoe’s. A twenty minute boatride, on a good day, puts you amongst the amazing colours and fish action of one of the worlds premier dive sites. Beqa trips are all arranged for you by Dive Crusoe’s . VITAWATAWA CHANNEL/ the way across Begins at a shallow mooring ( 6 metres ). Home to lionfish, giant cod, trumpetfish, schooling baitfish and juvenile batfish. Turtles can be seen here. Moving with the flow; anemonefish colonies brighten the rocks and are great for photography. As we drop onto the channel floor at 12 to 14 metres white tip sharks and shovel nosed rays can be seen. Traversing the channel we can see blue spotted rays exploding from the sand. Barracuda and huge schools of unicorn fish appear. Large titan triggerfish build copius nests in the channel floor. The eastern side of the channel is home to many resting leopard sharks and white tips are omnipresent. These provide excellent photographic opportunities. As the current picks up bronze whaler sharks can be seen. Huge nurse sharks lie in caves on this side of the channel. The dive ends on the outside wall where myriads of small colourful coral fish can be seen. This is only one of the dives available in Vitawatawa. The level of dives here range from novice to advanced depending on profile and current.