Fed by nutrients that emerge from the depths of the Tongan trench, Taveuni is famous for its multitude of reef fish. However, if there is one trademark or signature species in the area, it is soft coral, which billows and undulates in the currents. Soft coral comes in dramatic, often electric hues of orange, red, pink, and white-fringed by purple.
Aqua-Trek Taveuni dives the Somosomo Strait, a narrow waterway located between Taveuni and Vanua Levu. Scuba diving in the Somosomo Strait is said to be "... unequaled anywhere else in the world". Along the southeast shore of Vanua Levu one will find a barrier reef continually fed by microorganisms washed in by the currents which are driven by the narrowing of the funnel-like strait. Protruding into the strait from the Vanua Levu side is the magnificent Rainbow Reef. Here one can find one of the most famous dive sites in the South Pacific, the Great White Wall. There are a number of other world class dive sites located throughout the area and new attractions are found all the time. It is estimated that divers have explored only 3% of the entire reef system in the Taveuni area. |
