Arbo
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I have 2 daughters, 13 and 15, and want to get them PADI-certified when we are there in early February (soon!). It's our first time to Fiji and we have 8 days, so the ideal place would:
- of course have great diving (as my wife and I would like to do 2 dives a day while the girls are learning)
- have good snorkeling right near the hotel / bure (as my wife would snorkel multiple times a day if possible)
- have great instructor(s) with experience in teaching kids. (the 15 year-old is psyched, the 13-year-old currently a little anxious, given unpleasant memories of snorkeling with leaky masks)
- be an interesting place when we're not in the water, somewhere that gives us a real sense of Fiji
- be pretty accessible from Nadi, so we're not spending too much time traveling
Since we only have 8 days total in Fiji, on way to Australia, and have never experienced Fiji before, I am wondering if heading to the Beqa Lagoon is the best way to combine great diving with experiencing Fiji, or if folks would recommend a different path.
Has anyone had any experiences, good or bad, with any of the dive shops / resorts in the Beqa area training younger divers?
Thanks in advance!
Arbo
- of course have great diving (as my wife and I would like to do 2 dives a day while the girls are learning)
- have good snorkeling right near the hotel / bure (as my wife would snorkel multiple times a day if possible)
- have great instructor(s) with experience in teaching kids. (the 15 year-old is psyched, the 13-year-old currently a little anxious, given unpleasant memories of snorkeling with leaky masks)
- be an interesting place when we're not in the water, somewhere that gives us a real sense of Fiji
- be pretty accessible from Nadi, so we're not spending too much time traveling
Since we only have 8 days total in Fiji, on way to Australia, and have never experienced Fiji before, I am wondering if heading to the Beqa Lagoon is the best way to combine great diving with experiencing Fiji, or if folks would recommend a different path.
Has anyone had any experiences, good or bad, with any of the dive shops / resorts in the Beqa area training younger divers?
Thanks in advance!
Arbo
