For All The Scuba Diving Lovers, Coral Coast In Fiji Is The Place

Looking for fun and that scuba diving experience? Come and discover and explore the underwater world of Fiji's famous Coral Coast. Experience the natural assets of this beautiful stretch of coastline on Fiji's main island Viti Levu.

The magnificent tropical environment of the Coral Coast hinterland extends into the sea and takes on a vibrant dimension underwater. The Coral Coast is the name given to the southern coastline of Viti Levu, which became a popular tourist retreat before the Mamanuca Islands were made accessible. 

A pretty sweep of beach, it offers all sorts of accommodation from international-style hotels to simple Fijian style bures.

About 190 kilometres on the Queen's Highway between Nadi and Suva, the Coral Coast offers tours to other islands and to sights on the mainland, as well as coral viewing, hiking and shopping. Along the coast are roadside stalls and village shops selling handicraft. One of the villages further inland, Nakabuta, is known as the pottery village because of the variety and finesse of the work.

One place well worth visiting is the unspoiled beach at Natadola. Tours to the beach are available on the sugar train which runs from Kalevu Cultural Centre at Sigatoka. The Centre is a duty free shopping town on the beautiful Sigatoka River.

An interesting side trip can be made to the Sigatoka Sand Dunes, a site of tremendous archaeological interest where human bones and pottery dating back to 1,500 BC have been discovered. The site was once a burial complex where 55 skeletons were buried under elaborate coral formations.

Accommodation on the Coral Coast is for every taste and need and ranges from the large multi-storeyed international hotels to delightful bure cottages, some with full amenities and others quite simple. Activities include swimming, coral viewing either snorkelling or by glass-bottomed boat, sailing, and windsurfing.

Some 50 kilometres west of Suva is Pacific Harbour. This joins the eastern most fringe of the Coral Coast.  Here visitors can visit the Na Fijian Cultural Centre and Dance Theatre with its demonstrations of handicraft-making techniques. Not too far from here you can visit the legendary Beqa island, home of the Fijian fire walkers who often perform their fire-walking ceremonies at several major Fijian hotels and resorts.