A half-day trip can be booked with us to Raiyawa wreck from Nadi, Viti Levu, all year round:
1 advanced wreck dive: USD 112 per diver
Departs every Mon/Thu/Sat from Port Denarau Marina at 9:30 am and returns at 12:30 pm.
Day trip prices normally include: One way transfer from Nadi and Denaurau hotels, refreshments, wreck dive, qualified divemaster, and sales tax. Full dive equipment is also provided as part of your package. This includes BCD, regulator, mask, snorkel, fins, tank, weights and weight belt. Wetsuits are not normally required in the Mamanuca warm waters. A rash vest is normally sufficient. You are also welcome to bring your own dive equipment at no extra charge.
Prices exclude (mandatory, unless customer provides own): None.
The day begins with an arranged pick up from your hotel between 8-9 am (depending on the location of your hotel) and transfer to the marina. From there, you'll embark the fast boat at 9:30 am for the 35 minutes journey to Tivua island. Once at the island, you'll be escorted to the dive centre to register and after the dive equipment has been set up, it is time for the wreck dive (around 11:30 am) which usually lasts 40-50 minutes.
At 11:30 am you begin to make your way home and the boat arrives at the marina at around 12 noon - 12:30 pm.
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The diving excursion is available through the 5 Star PADI dive operator, Viti Water Sports. No diver visiting Fiji should miss this exhilarating advanced diver wreck dive on the MV Raiyawa at Tivua Island, where the 30-metre-long wreck rests in 28 metres of water. Explore the waters of one of the most beautiful places on earth with our PADI 5 star diving experiences.
If you have a non-diving partner who would like to get a taste of Fiji and its underwater world, we can also organise introductory dives as part of a full-day 'Reef and Sail Cruise' to Kadavu Lailai Island in the Mamanucas - ask us for more details.
The Raiyawa wreck is an exciting and relatively new artificial reef created by the intentional sinking of the MV Raiyawa, a former government vessel. The wreck sits upright on the sandy seabed at around 25-30 metres (82-98 feet), making it suitable for advanced divers only due to the depth. The Raiyawa was a 40 metre (131 foot) steel-hulled vessel, and now offers swim-throughs, open cargo holds, and intact deck structures to explore. It attracts schools of fish, reef sharks, barracudas, and occasional eagle rays. Soft corals and sponges are also starting to colonise the structure. The wreck lies near a reef slope, so divers can explore both the wreck and nearby coral formations. The site is gaining popularity among scuba divers for its unique structure, marine life, and accessibility.
Diving in the Mamanucas is being surrounded by coral reefs teeming with marine life. The waters at Tivua Island are part of a protected marine sanctuary, ensuring healthy coral formations and abundant sea creatures. Divers can expect to see colourful reef fish such as parrotfish, angelfish, and butterflyfish, stunning soft and hard corals crawling with nudibranchs, octopus, and reef critters. There is also the opportunity to encounter white-tip and black-tip reef sharks, as well as green and hawksbill turtles.
Tivua is known for its excellent visibility, often exceeding 15-25 meters (50-85 feet). The clarity allows divers to fully appreciate the underwater scenery. The dry season from May to October has the best visibility but cooler water (~26°C / 79°F), whereas the wet season from November to April has warmer water (~29°C / 84°F), occasional rain, but still great diving. Fiji is not only a Pacific island paradise, but also a top quality diving destination. Watch this Fiji diving video with footage of its spectacularly colourful soft coral slopes.
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