Beqa Lagoon Resort - Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef
The team at Beqa Lagoon Resort are the real deal, no doubt about it. We’ve always found their operation to be smooth, friendly, and incredibly focused on getting you to the best spots safely. They’re PADI 5-star, sure, but it’s the personal touch that sticks with you. You’re not just another diver; they remember your name, your preferred gear, even how much sugar you take in your coffee. Look, you’re coming to Beqa for the sharks. Specifically, their private dive site, "The Cathedral." It’s an absolute spectacle. We're talking bull sharks, tiger sharks, often a few silvertips cruising through – the sheer power of these animals up close is genuinely humbling. The divemasters here know the sharks intimately, reading their behaviour, ensuring you get incredible views without ever feeling unsafe. Beyond the big stuff, the reef dives around Beqa are healthy and vibrant. We particularly love the feeling of drifting over untouched hard coral gardens, schools of fusiliers so thick they block the light, while a reef shark might ghost past in the deeper blue. They run a tight ship with their boats, getting you out quickly, often to sites where you'll be the only divers. This is our pick for divers who want a reliable, high-adrenaline shark encounter mixed with solid, quiet reef diving.
- Location
- Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -18.400000, 178.100000
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
Diving Capabilities - Beqa Lagoon Resort
- Nitrox / EANx
Dive Sites Near Beqa Lagoon Resort
Beqa Lagoon Resort provides access to 15 dive sites in Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef.
- 3 Sisters - 23m
- Always Cool - 19m
- Amazing Maze - 19m
- Annie’s Bommie - 20m (reef)
- Anytime - 22m
- ANZAC - 22m
- Aquarium - 17m
- Arch - 20m (cave)
- Backyard Beach - 13m
- Barracuda Drift - 18m (drift)
- Barracuda Hole
- Base Jump - 20m
- Bats Reef - 18m (reef)
- BAWAQA - 0m (wreck)
- Beqa Lagoon (reef)
Other Dive Centres in Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef
Marine Life in Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef
Home to 385 recorded species including 289 reef fish, 66 hard corals, 12 sea snails & nudibranchs, 3 clams & mussels, 3 sharks & rays, 2 other.
Notable Marine Life
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Parrotfish (Thalassoma hardwicke) - Reef Fish
- Parrotfish (Thalassoma lutescens) - Reef Fish
- Roundhead Parrotfish (Scarus globiceps) - Reef Fish
- Dusky Parrotfish (Scarus niger) - Reef Fish
- Dot and dash Butterflyfish (Chaetodon pelewensis) - Reef Fish
- Bird wrasse (Gomphosus varius) - Reef Fish
- Schlegel's Parrotfish (Scarus schlegeli) - Reef Fish
- Lineated Butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifasciatus) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish