Vanua Levu Diving Sites

Dreamhouse

Dreamhouse is considered by many as one of the top diving sites in Savusavu, due mostly to the pelagic sightings that you can experience here. You will need to drop down quite quickly through the current here to where a wall begins at around 10 metres deep.

How your guide will plan this dive will depend very much on the conditions. Either you will spend your time casually diving around the pinnacle in the absence of current. In these circumstances Dreamhouse is a leisurely and interesting spot. The pinnacle is home to all manner of hard corals and sponges. Around the reef dance butterflyfish, parrotfish and damselfish. The jewel in the crown of the pinnacle is probably the blue adhesive anemone upon which scurry a couple of beautiful little popcorn shrimp. This makes such a photogenic scene than if there is more than one photographer in your group they will likely be elbowing each other out of the way to get 'that shot'.

The alternative plan will come into force when the current has kicked up. In these circumstances it is time to pull your head out of that crevice and feast your eyes on the big brutes. Small grey reef sharks at 15 metres or so often herald bigger things to come; and come they often do. Tiger sharks and big schools of hammerheads often appear to set the pulses racing. If you are fortunate oceanic whitetips may also do you the honour of skulking by. Apart from the sharks there are other meaty subjects to admire beyond the soft corals and sea fans including kingfish, jacks and tuna. Dreamhouse is a Savusavu dive worth doing in both sets of conditions but if you only have one opportunity, the site only really lives up to its name when in the company of the magic and pelagic.

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Dreamhouse Reef Basics: Pinnacle dive
Depth: 10 - 40m
Visibility: 15 - 40m
Currents: Can be very strong
Surface Conditions: Can be rough
Water Temperature: 26 - 30°C
Experience Level: Intermediate
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving Season: All year round
Distance: 34 km from Savusavu, 500 m from mainland Vanua Levu
Access: Savusavu dive resorts

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