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Matana Beach Resort - Dive Kadavu

Matana Beach, Kadavu Island, Fiji
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Matana Beach Resort - Dive Kadavu
4.0 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

I stayed at the resort with my brother for just over a week; we went suba-diving everyday except the last. The scuba-diving itself was very good; the corals were beautiful; we were taken to the dive sites on a big aluminium hulled boat, two out-board motors with a canvas covering for the sun and rain; it was really easy going... More

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Sydney
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012
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Mantana has elegantly simple, clean and comfortable bures, ours (number one) set in the garden with ocean views. The beach is lovely and faces west for fantastic sunsets. Meals are tasty, especially the fresh fish, Fijian-style. Great snorkeling, especially at Long Beach which is a short kayak across the inner coral reef, as well as on the outer reef (via... More

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Camrose
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012
5
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Just spent two great weeks (Feb 9th to 23rd) with Issac, Maxine and the staff at Dive Kadavu. Our vacation was everything we expected it to be, the bure was clean and comfortable, the staff warm and accommodating. They had had a month of stormy weather so the visibility was a little cloudy on some of the first dives but... More

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Suva, Central, Fiji
2 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 October 2011
5
people found this review helpful

We just spent 3 wonderful days at Dive Kadavu. Anne, the new manager, was incredibly warm and welcoming when she and Sam, the boat driver, met us at the airport. Since there were 4 of us (my husband, 2 kids, and myself), we stayed in Bure #3 which is one of their 2-bedroom bures right next to the village. It... More

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Sydney, Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2011
4
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Booked into Matana for a long weekend after finding it difficult to get a booking anywhere else on Kadavu. Seriously disappointed with the stay experience, food and diving. Being charged $FJ175 per night, I was initially the only guest in a resort swarming with local Fijian people, apparently off duty staff and others from the village next door. Impossible to... More

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Epsom, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2011
1
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I spent a few nights at this resort in June 2011, primarily for a diving holiday. As for the dives - they are excellent, and pretty varied. There are amazing soft corals, a spot with a large number of white tip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, and morays. Then there's the Astrolabe reef on the other side of the island,... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This is a resort that you will either love or hate depending on your perspective. It is fundamentally set up for diving, and they have a wide range of dive and snorkelling sites available, with a knowledgeable and effective dive master (Soreli - a really good guy) and good dive boats. The accommodation is right on the beach and the... More

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Suva, Fiji
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2011
3
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What a beautiful beach!!!!! Diving is fab...... The food was what you would expect at a mid range backpacker, rooms are clean and tidy and staff are friendly and helpful, however i do feel that the price is not befitting the service. There was some rubbish wash up on the beach and there appeared to be a slight rodent problem... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Great, friendly service, good food and accomodating for special requests. The room was large and airy with nicely decorated Fijian theme. The location is absolutely idylic for a relaxing holiday, a beautiful sandy beach out the front with nearby coral reefs for snorkeling. Plenty of options for sunbaking or finding a pleasant shady spot to sit in, I thought maybe... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2010

Rustic yet comfortable, this hotel provides cozy bures with awesome beach views and extremely friendly staff from the nearby village. Immersion in local culture was awesome (despite some “island time” issues…). New managers – Glenn and Sharon – became our friends and did absolutely everything they could to make sure we enjoyed every minute of our stay. Great diving! Great... More

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Matana Beach, Kadavu Island, Fiji
Price range (per night):* S$179 - 231

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