2013 snorkeling week dates
Here are the plans for our snorkeling weeks in 2013 – and please note our new introduction: For the first time we will be offering a day trip to Namena Marine Reserve on the boats of the dive operation at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort. The dive company, L’Aventure Jean-Michel Cousteau, has been exploring [...]
2012 snorkeling weeks
We’ve got three more weeks planned for snorkeling vacations in 2012: April 21 – 28 ; June 9 – 16 ; September 22 – 29 – and if they don’t suit you, let us know and we’ll see if we can arrange something to suit you. The delight of snorkeling holidays is that they [...]
Pro Photographer Comes Snorkeling
As cameras get better and better, lots of people now come armed with digital cameras that can be used underwater; others have small waterproof casings that they can load their camera into. As a result, we all have much better photos. But when you go out with a pro with all the gear – well!! [...]
Guided Snorkeling Tour in June
The snorkelling week at Daku Resort in June was our biggest yet. We had uninterrupted sunshine although the opening few days were windy and the sea had a fair chop. Nevertheless, the snorkelers saw plenty of fish and several sharks which is always a buzz. There was also a turtle sighting – a special joy [...]
Jean Michel Cousteau Ocean Futures: A 10 Day Course
~ A 10 day course of marine ecosystems and their role in the planet’s future ~ 9 – 17 July, 2011 An Interdisciplinary Program for Students and Educators Travel to Fiji with Dr Richard Murphy, marine biologist with Jean Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society, and Jill Caporale, professor of biology at Northern Virginia Community College, [...]
Why Snorkel?
Snorkeling has to be one of the biggest buzzes of a sea-and-sun holiday. No heavy equipment needed, no lengthy training – and a whole wonderworld of marine life just beneath you. Glorious coral reefs, multicoloured fish, warm seas – and all a quick and easy boat trip away. If you’ve never snorkelled before, come and [...]
Snorkeling While The Others Dive
Don McKern came to dive at the end of last year and his wife Bridget looked down on him as she snorkelled 30 foot above. Here’s her account of the week: When Don and I booked for our Fiji Dive trip we were both pretty sick in bed with flu. The email with the special [...]
Snorkeling near Daku
The last two months have been fantastic for snorkelling – great visibility and lots of fish. Split Rock continues to astound me – and everyone I take there. Last time I swam out from the beach with a family staying at Daku, and we saw a striped sea snake in the shallows. Although venomous, they [...]
Snorkeling in Fiji
The crystal clear tropical waters of Fiji, together with its extraordinary variety of marine life and coral reefs, makes the Fiji islands an ideal spot for snorkeling. Visibility in the water is unbelievable with distances of 100 ft (30 meters) being very common. The best times to go snorkeling in Fiji is May through to [...]
