Subsurface Malolo - Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef
Down in Kadavu, where the Great Astrolabe Reef sprawls, you’ll find Subsurface Malolo, a PADI 5 Star outfit that knows these waters intimately. We’ve found their guides really shine at navigating the reef’s labyrinthine channels and outer walls, making them a solid pick for divers keen to explore the Astrolabe properly. You’ll spend your surface intervals soaking in the quiet Fijian pace, a nice contrast to the energetic dives. It’s a good choice if you're prioritising genuine reef exploration and a relaxed, unhurried dive operation.
- Location
- Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji, Central & South Pacific
- Coordinates
- -17.740000, 177.170000
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/fiji/subsurface-malolo/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star Dive Resort [padi:34032]
- Address
- Nadi Airport, Fiji
Dive Sites Near Subsurface Malolo
Subsurface Malolo 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