FANTASY

Best months: Apr–Jul

Protected Area

Hunga SMA

Why dive here

With 312+ marine species recorded in the area - including barracuda, giant moray eels, humpback whales, sperm whales and whitetip reef sharks - FANTASY offers some of Vava'u Group's richest wreck diving. Water ranges 25-29°C, warmest January, February, March.

Best timeApr–Jul

WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit

Marine lifeBarracuda, Giant Moray Eels, Humpback Whales, Sperm Whales and Whitetip Reef Sharks · 312+ species recorded

Water25-29°C · warmest January, February, March

CharacterWreck dive · max 10m

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

We love Fantasy. It’s a modest wreck, just a sailing yacht that found the wrong rock in a rainstorm back in ‘79, but it’s sitting upright in only 10 metres of water. We’ve always found it a gentle, almost melancholic dive, especially on a sunny afternoon when the light streams through the water. You drop straight onto the deck. The mast lies broken across the hull, a tangle of lines that have become nurseries for juvenile damselfish. Inside the saloon, now stripped bare, you’ll often find lionfish perched on what’s left of the bulkheads, their fins fanned out. The coral growth here isn’t spectacular, more a patchwork of encrusting sponges and small brain corals, but it gives the wreck a soft, aged texture. Out on the bow, a resident school of fusiliers often hangs, moving as one with the surge. It’s an easy dive, perfect for photographers wanting to play with ambient light and a forgiving subject, or for anyone who enjoys the quiet contemplation of a wreck slowly returning to the sea. We’d suggest going early in the morning, before the day boats get there, for the best chance of spotting a reef shark cruising by.