Vanua Levu Diving Sites
Dreadlocks
Why this site called Dreadlocks is not entirely obvious since there are no Bob Marley or Bronze Whalers to be seen. No woman no crinoids either ...
Thanks to the location of this site, right in the heart of Savusavu Bay, it is one for all levels and can make a nice relaxing change from the adrenaline charged diving in Vanua Levu, beyond the bay. As you drop in through the calm water you will sink down over two bommies that flank a picture postcard coral garden. This really is a very pretty site and one that deserves a deliberate and inquisitive approach. The tips of the bommies lie at about five metres in depth and are themselves covered in hard corals that bask in the sunlight.
As you make your way down and around these bommies the hard corals give way to their soft cousins which proliferate in varying hues of red, purple, orange and yellow. Keep an eye out for nudibranchs which are found in as good a variety here as anywhere in Fiji. Similarly there are plenty of unusual flatworms lurking in and around the soft coral coverage.
Oriental sweetlips and lionfish also tend to lurk in overhangs and other quiet spaces in the bommies. Across the fabulous coral garden, which varies in depth from about 16 to 20 metres, you should keep your eye out for more lionfish, as well as some harlequin filefish and butterflyfish going about their business. There is nothing to dread about dreadlocks. It is in fact a nice easy dive for all levels yet still a pleasant and rewarding spot for a little underwater entertainment. Tui Tai also visits this dive site on its liveaboard cruise in Savusavu
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Dreadlocks Reef Basics: Coral garden bay
Depth: 15 - 20m
Visibility: 15 - 40m
Currents: None to gentle
Surface Conditions: Calm
Water Temperature: 26 - 30°C
Experience Level: Beginner - intermediate
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving Season: All year round
Distance: 17 km from Savusavu, 4.5 km from mainland Vanua Levu
Access: Savusavu dive resorts
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