Octopus Resort has its very own dive operation - right here at the resort, not only can you experience some of the best virgin diving in the Yasawa Group, but you can start and complete a PADI dive course all before you head home!

Fredrina in action 

Fredrina, our dive team leader and senior instructor has been diving with us for over 5 years, she leads a team of four highly skilled dive instructors & Dive Masters. The dive masters in our team consist of experienced Fijian men, doing her bit for "girl power" on the team with Fredrina, is Jodi, who hails from the U.K.  Our dive instructors have completed literally hundreds of dives all over Fiji, so whatever your level of experience we have a dive expert on hand to enure you have a truly awesome dive experience.

Our dive boat, the " Bubblemaker" can comfortably take up to 10 divers to explore one of the world's great diving locations. 

Bubblemaker on the beach 

We have a fulll range of equipment, it's all brand new and includes wetsuits, fins , masks, B.C.D's etc, all housed in our new dive shop. Bring your own gear or use ours and be guided through the Yasawa Island's crystal clear tropical blue waters or take the plunge for the first time and do a one-off resort dive.

We offer free scuba lessons 3 times a week, so if you have been thinking about giving scuba a go there's no excuse not to and no better place to do it !

Fiji's famous throughout the world for its spectacularly rich and vibrant soft coral reefs. Fed by nutrient rich currents, these soft coral gardens are havens and food sources for thousands of species of fish and invertebrates.

Here are just some of the numerous dive sites you can explore, amazingly they're only 5 mins from Octopus. Our first dive site is just 300 meters off the beach !

BLACK ROCK - NORTH POINT

A great site with Gorgonian Sea fans, multi colored soft coral, schools of banner fish, eagle rays and other pelagic, which cruise pass at times.

A swim through from about 20m, ascending all the way to about 10m. A slight current is always present, which make it a great drift dive.

Average visibility is 25m

Maximum depth 25m

Certification level Novice / Experienced.

BLACK ROCK CORAL GARDEN

This dive site is arguably one of the best in the world. If you�re interested in corals this is the place to be. Hard corals are still well and truly alive with millions of small coloured tropical fish living in them, neo blue
Anthea fish just scattered all over the bottom.

Soft coral, sea whips, gorgonian sea fans and its just teaming with life.

White tip reef sharks, moray eels, bump head wrasses, napoleon wrasse, octopus and other pelages.

This site is best for underwater photography or videography speciality course. So come along and let our dive professionals show you this beautiful underwater haven.

Average visibility 25m

Maximum depth 20m

Certification level Novice or Experienced. 

NOVA WALL

This site is just 3 mins from the Resort. The best dive site for a drift dive. Sea fans galore and a vertical wall which drops to about 70m is just full with soft corals from top to bottom.

Napoleon wrasses, turtles, bottom dwelling rays or eagle rays are always cruzing pass against or with the current. Moray eel, crayfish are always living in the wall crevices.

A nice site for deep dive speciality course.

Average visibility 20m

Maximum depth 70m

Certification level Novice or Experienced.

THE BOMMIES

This dive site features swim throughs and massive pinnacles, which looks like towers and passages between them. It�s like going through streets in town or a city.

A current is always present. These great pinnacles are overgrown with soft and hard coral and also sea fan galore. Eagle rays, grey reef sharks, moray eels, Spanish mackerel, travelli�s and other bigger fish.

Average visibility 20m

Maximum depth 30m

Certification level Novice or Experienced.

BARREL HEAD

A beautiful site with nice visibility. If you're in need of a really relaxing dive or a refresher, we can highly recommend this dive site. Great corals, loads of fish, including ever present grey reef sharks and if you're lucky you may come across a majestic turtle or two .

NIGHT DIVE MINIMUM 2 PAX

$110.00 PER PERSON

Well, we've dived the reef off black rock, it's better than the rock!! the other day we saw a marlin, it came within about 10m of us ! I heard the guy I was guiding screaming thru his reg!my first thought was big shark! it was so fast heading straight at us, then it turned away which was when I realised what it was! It was chasing some fish! phew! on barrelhead I saw 4 menacing sharks!

I don't know for sure what they were but one turned and came towards us which put the @#$% up me!!! I ended the dive just after! We've also seen dolphins and get this - 3 whales!!

Nick Fiji

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