Savusavu Scuba Diving Sites

Nasonisoni Passage

Nasonisoni passage has more current than a Christmas cake, if you get my drift. This is a real rip-roaring Savusavu dive which you will either love or hate and you should know which before you throw yourself into the mixer. This is not for those who fear a drift dive. You will have no time for moseying around or stopping to look for things like commensal shrimps on whip corals as the current here is in charge.

If you relax and let it take you, this can be a great, fun ride. You will most likely dive along the north wall here which means the first few minutes will be like the calm before the storm. The wall itself is carpeted in a vibrant purple of soft coral trees and there may well be trevallies, sharks and barracudas around. There is nothing like the sight of several barracuda hanging in the current with seemingly effortless grace, to make a diver feel like a clumsy rag-doll! The wall drops to well over 50 metres here so be sure to keep an eye on your depth gauge if you want to get closer to the big boys.

Flying along adjacent to the wall there is plenty of colour and fish life to see, although it may be more of a blur and one would not be advised to bring one's camera along to Nasonisoni Passage. As the two kilometre long passage comes to an end you can swing into a little sheltered inlet where you can get your breath back and finish the dive in comfort. Here you can at last examine things for more than a nano-second and there are plenty of hard corals and attendant creatures to keep you amused as your heart rate stabilises again.

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Nasonisoni Passage Reef Basics: Wall passage dive
Depth: 12 - >40m
Visibility: 15 - 40m
Currents: Can be very strong
Surface Conditions: Can be rough
Water Temperature: 26 - 30°C
Experience Level: Intermediate - advanced
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving Season: All year round
Distance: 43 km from Savusavu, 500 m from mainland Vanua Levu
Access: Savusavu dive resorts

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