OZtEK'09
Sydney Australia
March 2009
Sydney Australia
March 2009
Monday, 23 March 2009
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Take A Dive on Kadavu Island
Very few places on the Fiji islands offer you the opportunity to experience the real culture and feel of this great country the way the Kadavu Island does. So it's of know surprise that this remote island still as a lot of its natural beauty, valleys, hillsides and beautiful bays and reefs. Which in return as stopped a lot of the general tourists from coming to the island.
The Kadavu Island is a great destination for anyone looking for great diving locations that have not been overtaken with international resorts, but as still got all it's natural charm which is why you need to go and give this place a go.
With it being home to the amazing Astrolabe Reef on the southern end of the island and is estimated to being the 4th largest reef in the world with its colourful corals, reef sharks and schooling fish it makes it a great region to explore if you like the easy way of living, remote hideaways, undiscovered gems and hard corals.
Some of best diving sites around island are:
1. Yellow Wall
This is an all year round diving site and suits people of all levels. Here you will experience thick soft yellow coral, sweet lips, sergeant major fish and garden eels.
2. Eagle Rock
Being part of the Astrolabe Reef it as a lot to offer, but is recommended for divers of advanced level. It is also an all year round diving site.
Diving Season
This is an all year round water sport on the Kadavu Island. However the months of November to April will see the most rainfall, but is also the most tropical months when temperatures can reach as high as 32C. It is the most coolest months between July to October when the waters will be generally a bit more cooler.
Take A Dive on Kadavu Island
The Kadavu Island is a great destination for anyone looking for great diving locations that have not been overtaken with international resorts, but as still got all it's natural charm which is why you need to go and give this place a go.
With it being home to the amazing Astrolabe Reef on the southern end of the island and is estimated to being the 4th largest reef in the world with its colourful corals, reef sharks and schooling fish it makes it a great region to explore if you like the easy way of living, remote hideaways, undiscovered gems and hard corals.
Some of best diving sites around island are:
1. Yellow Wall
This is an all year round diving site and suits people of all levels. Here you will experience thick soft yellow coral, sweet lips, sergeant major fish and garden eels.
2. Eagle Rock
Being part of the Astrolabe Reef it as a lot to offer, but is recommended for divers of advanced level. It is also an all year round diving site.
Diving Season
This is an all year round water sport on the Kadavu Island. However the months of November to April will see the most rainfall, but is also the most tropical months when temperatures can reach as high as 32C. It is the most coolest months between July to October when the waters will be generally a bit more cooler.
Take A Dive on Kadavu Island
Friday, 20 March 2009
Kadavu Island Where Crowds Don’t Go
The Island of Kadavu offers the traveller a real taste of Fiji with it’s very few roads and plenty of rough terrain it makes it great way to experience the real natural beauty what the country as to offer. With the island having only a very few resorts ranging from backpacker accommodation to 5 star hotels, its main audience it attracts are travellers with a touch of adventure within their spirit.
With few roads on the islands as it is, just getting there is an adventure all on its own. So there is no surprise that the main reason people come here is because they want to get away from the crowd and the big name hot spots.
Reasons why travellers come to this island
1. It offers great surfing breaks in particular areas of the island. Nagigia Surf being one of them
2. You get to experience world class diving in one of the top destinations, known as the Astrolabe Reef.
3. Great island to explore eco-tourism, because of it’s excellent rainforest and bird life.
4. Great budget accommodation on both the Island of Kadavu and Ono.
Kadavu Island Where Crowds Don’t Go
With few roads on the islands as it is, just getting there is an adventure all on its own. So there is no surprise that the main reason people come here is because they want to get away from the crowd and the big name hot spots.
Reasons why travellers come to this island
1. It offers great surfing breaks in particular areas of the island. Nagigia Surf being one of them
2. You get to experience world class diving in one of the top destinations, known as the Astrolabe Reef.
3. Great island to explore eco-tourism, because of it’s excellent rainforest and bird life.
4. Great budget accommodation on both the Island of Kadavu and Ono.
Kadavu Island Where Crowds Don’t Go
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Scuba Diving Eagle Rock In Kadavu
Eagle Rock is one of the very best dive sites that the Great Astrolabe Reef as to offer any keen diver. With its amazing rock formations, hard corals and great selection of fish life.
Getting to the site can be a task on its own with surface swells telling you weather or not it is to strong to take on, so timing is the key, but once you get to the eagle rock site you will initially experience eagle rays past by and see very few hard corals that give in to the currents here.
Then once fully into the channel you will find yourself been given access to an underwater paradise, with so much in site you first won’t know where to look. As you will be passing over the rough rock bed with grey reef shark flying past you will start looking in amazement.
With the truly amazing colours of hard corals and great selection of life that it as on offer here, there is something for every diver. Whether it be the green lettuce corals, pale grey corals, lime corals or violet finger corals, this great diving site as something new for everything individual to discover.
This is a site that will keep the attention of any diver that can get bored quick because of its truly amazing variety on offer.
Diving Season
This is an all year round water sport on the Kadavu Island. However the months of November to April will see the most rainfall, but is also the most tropical months when temperatures can reach as high as 32C. It is the most coolest months between July to October when the waters will be generally a bit more cooler.
Scuba Diving Eagle Rock In Kadavu
Getting to the site can be a task on its own with surface swells telling you weather or not it is to strong to take on, so timing is the key, but once you get to the eagle rock site you will initially experience eagle rays past by and see very few hard corals that give in to the currents here.
Then once fully into the channel you will find yourself been given access to an underwater paradise, with so much in site you first won’t know where to look. As you will be passing over the rough rock bed with grey reef shark flying past you will start looking in amazement.
With the truly amazing colours of hard corals and great selection of life that it as on offer here, there is something for every diver. Whether it be the green lettuce corals, pale grey corals, lime corals or violet finger corals, this great diving site as something new for everything individual to discover.
This is a site that will keep the attention of any diver that can get bored quick because of its truly amazing variety on offer.
Diving Season
This is an all year round water sport on the Kadavu Island. However the months of November to April will see the most rainfall, but is also the most tropical months when temperatures can reach as high as 32C. It is the most coolest months between July to October when the waters will be generally a bit more cooler.
Scuba Diving Eagle Rock In Kadavu
Monday, 16 March 2009
I Thought You Went Diving?
So we are heading out to a dive site, Jo is driving and myself, Jeanie and Richard are getting our gear ready.
All of a sudden a yellowfin leaps from the water in a dramatic slow motion arch, and I find myself watching in awe, then another and another. And within split seconds the small dive boat has spun around and Jo is frantically unwinding a handline at the rear of the boat while Richard is giving direction towards the silver jumpers.
And in all this time all I have managed to do is keep breathing. Adrenaline rush!
'Whats going on' I tell myself 'Im pretty sure I don't even like fishing!'. But it was to late to reason with myself, I was already standing on the seat in the middle of the boat screaming with excitement that Jo had hooked the Yellowfin Tuna... On a hand line!
So as the experienced fisherman play the game they know so well, I watch like a spectator at a game where I still havn't decided who I want to win.
All this time I keep saying to myself 'I didn't even know fishing was fun!'
Soon the game ends and indeed Jo has one this round, with his fingers bleeding from the line and the fact there was no gaf on the dive boat (naturally) meant him and richard had to use there brute strength to pull the beautiful fish from the water... and we still have the dive to go!
Kate the Kiwi Diving Instructor at Mad Fish Dive Centre
All of a sudden a yellowfin leaps from the water in a dramatic slow motion arch, and I find myself watching in awe, then another and another. And within split seconds the small dive boat has spun around and Jo is frantically unwinding a handline at the rear of the boat while Richard is giving direction towards the silver jumpers.
And in all this time all I have managed to do is keep breathing. Adrenaline rush!
'Whats going on' I tell myself 'Im pretty sure I don't even like fishing!'. But it was to late to reason with myself, I was already standing on the seat in the middle of the boat screaming with excitement that Jo had hooked the Yellowfin Tuna... On a hand line!
So as the experienced fisherman play the game they know so well, I watch like a spectator at a game where I still havn't decided who I want to win.
All this time I keep saying to myself 'I didn't even know fishing was fun!'
Soon the game ends and indeed Jo has one this round, with his fingers bleeding from the line and the fact there was no gaf on the dive boat (naturally) meant him and richard had to use there brute strength to pull the beautiful fish from the water... and we still have the dive to go!
Lucy, the resort cat, suprised to see the dive boat return with fish.
Kate the Kiwi Diving Instructor at Mad Fish Dive Centre
Saturday, 14 March 2009
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Dive Kadavu, Fiji with Mad Fish at Matava
5 day/7 nights in Oceanview traditional Bure, 10 dives , free shore diving at The Critter Junction.
All meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner, unlimited tea/coffee) including traditional Lovo Feast and Kava Ceremony.
Boat transfers to/from Kadavu airport and all taxes
Based on double occupancy, as a basic 2 for 1 package, valid to 1st July 2010
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See you soon at The OZTeK'09 Dive Exhibition
We are leaving in a couple of days bound for Sydney. Hope to see some of you at OZtEK. Come on over for/with coffee to Booth 8 & 9 to see the Matava crew!
The OZTeK'09 Dive Exhibition
21 - 22 March 2009 (09.00 - 18.00)
Combining the internationally acclaimed, OZTeK Diving Technologies Conference with a full-scale Dive Exhibition, OZTeK'09 is poised to set new standards of excellence in Dive Events.
Offering exhibitors the opportunity to tap directly into one of the world's most dynamic regional diving markets, OZTeK'09 is targeted towards that affluent and influential audience of industry professionals and diving consumers who want more.
Focussed on the full spectrum of underwater activities, (from recreational, technical, commercial, military and scientific diving through to free-diving and marine conservation issues) the two-day OZTeK'09 event will merge all facets of diving into one exhibition aimed at promoting the excitement and adventure of diving to an enthusiastic audience. .
Showcasing the very best that the world of diving has to offer, a presence at OZTeK'09 allows exhibitors the opportunity to:
• Preview new diving equipment, trends and technologies.
• Attend update seminars, training programmes and the OZTeK'09 Conference.
To be staged at Australian Technology Park, (in Sydney, Australia,) on the weekend of the 21st - 22nd March 2009, OZTeK'09 promises to be a highlight event on the international dive industry calendar.
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