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Please see what our guests have to say: AMAZIN’ DIVES – GRRREATT! We’ll be back to see the TIGER. All the crew, dive masters and team were first class. Thank YOU. Roy and Lin, Bristol England – June '09. Managed to meet Scarface last weekend. It was my first shark dive and she's a beauty. Diving with them changes all your previous feelings about them. They are just majestic. Tafazul Gani, Fiji - May '09 Live long and prosper to the Sharks! SF Keith – May '09  SNIF! SNIF! No hemos visto ninguno de los tibunoes tigre. Es una pena, sunque lo de los tiburones toro as sido incredible!! Thank you very much! You are the the best! Incredible staff! I love you Fiji! We will come back again. One of the greatest experiences of my life! Simply outstanding. I want the whole world to know about it, and I hope my children come to experience it as well. Bula BAD team,  Paul Gaugin Cruise Ship Fiji is wonderful of course, but it was a magic experience to be with the diver people of the Harbour. Nice and friendly and very experimented. What a pleasure. Thanks you so much for a unique experience. Maggy et Jean Luc, French/California – Dec '08 Unreal, wicked, insane. The sharks were way cool. Bec, Australia – Nov '08 I had a great time, thank you guys for taking care of the very scared Singapore girls. Michelle Kim – Nov '08 So glad to be certified as Open Water Diver here and with you folks rather than in some cold, murky water in Pennsylvania. Amazing reefs and sea life and such blue water. Petero is a fantastic instructor but everyone at Beqa Adventure Divers has been great.  SHARK DISNEY WORLD!! Ein herzliches Dankeschön an den ganzen Tauch-Staff, wir haben den Tiger-Shark 2x aus nächster Nähe erleben dürfen! BAD, You guys are amazing! 8 shark dives and 4 soft corals, all awesome. I’ll never forget you and I will be back some day. Vinaka. Una de las mejores inmersiones con tiburones en tan solo una inmersion 6 espescies diferentes. Manasa, Andrew and all of the crew, Thank You very much for some great dives. But also for all your efforts to help us protect and conserve our graceful sharks!  Great to be with the BAD boys again!! Vinaka Vaka Levu! 3rd year in a row, FANTASTIC! Shark Diving International Kat Fisher and Lawrence Groth – May '08 A very big Thank You to all the staff of BAD. Excellent and unique diving with very professional staff - the sharks truly are awesome. I could recommend the shark dive to anyone visiting Fiji - it instantly dispels the myth that sharks are aggressive cold blooded killers and allows a full appreciation of their grace and power. Best of all, its great to see how the dive operation is protecting the reef and all its fish – this is a really fantastic example of conservation is action and I congratulate all of the people of BAD and the villages of Galoa and Wainiyabia for making it happen. Jonathon Clay BBC – April '08 "Beqa Adventure Divers - the name says it all - a magnificent adventure every dive. The shark dives are without peer. Nowhere else can you see bull sharks up close and personal with a competent and fully-professional crew watching over every diver's safety. The bulls are beautiful and Rusi handles them with the skill of a bullfighter. The operation is well thought out, efficient, friendly and warm. The staff of BAD is a delight to dive with and all arrangements have been perfect. The only way to see sharks: BAD. Thank you Andrew for showing us this marvellous operation and one of the best examples of a positive story in marine conservation. Good luck and best fishes."  Brian & Anna (Scotland) - Mar '08 "The best, the very best of shark diving. Thank you, thank you." "There are very special locations and dives on Planet Ocean and this is one of the very best. A great operation and staff make it even better. Thanks to all for the ten days. Everyone in our group were totally blown away by the diving." "Having dives around the world, this was the best, without doubt. So well organised and friendly. Great day, great experience. Thank you." "Greatest dive adventure ever. Lovely, friendly, courteous, fun staff. Excellent equipment. Excellent tea and biscuits (FMF!!). Brilliant location. For a shark diver, I have never felt safer diving and there is no other shark dive like Beqa Adventure Divers. God bless to all the staff. Hope to see you again and have a Happy New Year!" "Yeah!! Marin from California was here. I drove 6 hours to get here and it was worth it! So exciting and I love those amazing creatures. I felt so safe and Rusi is the best!! Can't wait to come back some day! Vinaka." "The most safe and professional dive operation that I have seen in my 15 years of diving. Great sharks, hope for the tiger next time."  "Thanks to all of you for an incredible diving experience! Bull sharks + one tiger on the last day. I had a phenomenal time. I will see you guys soon." "Awesome times with the flying Fijians. Cheers guys for the good dives & the many sharks and bulls on parade. All the best." "In July 2007 I made my 3rd visit to BAD. Shark Reef has the biggest diversity of shark species I have ever encountered anywhere. The BAD dive team is the perfect organisation, they exude professionalism, quality and true Fijian hospitality. The boats and equipment are top notch and well maintained. Diving with BAD is always a pleasure and the team goes above and beyond to help me get the images I am looking for. However, BAD are not just about sharks. The diversity of fish species on Shark Reef is incredible and the crew knows just where to find the hard to spot critters." "I'm going to miss everyone so much! I'm going to come back as soon as I can! Thank you for everything!" "Sharks! Sharks! Huge Sharks! Diving with sharks doesn't get any better than this!" "One of the highlights of 18 months travelling. Felt really safe...absolutely professional. Thanks for the awesome experience...gotta do that again." "The most professional shark feeding dive operation I have ever worked with. The bull sharks were unbelievable!! Thanks to you all so much. The film 'Shark God' is now completed and will be shown on Discovery Channel." "Wow!! The crew is top notch, best in the business. The shark experience is truly the world's best big fish encounter. Cheers to you guys." "Thanks for two fantastic weeks of fabulous shark diving - and what a wonderful way to turn 40! It was great to finally meet Mike, Andrew, Gary & Juerg - not to mention Manasa, Rusi, David and the rest of the extremely professional team. I will be promoting this as the best model for eco-tourism that I have found anywhere in all my sharky travels. Looking forward to returning with my own groups very soon."  "This is our 3rd time diving with the BAD boys & girls in 18 months! Best diving, best dive shop & staff and the fishes & the big sharks just make it a a very special place to come back time & time again. An awesome experience that makes all other dives seem tame. We will be back again. A very big "Thank You" to all the staff who looked after us so well and Andrew, thank you for all your help in arranging this 3rd trip. The kava was also great!!" "To the staff; Had a fantastic week's diving - Bulls, Whitetips, Silvertips, Grey Reef, Blacktip, Turtles, Queensland Grouper, brilliant boat crew, tremendous weather. Superb!!" "Loved everything - We had a great time & would love to stay longer. Excellent service." "Disappointed on Saturday but had to come back and try to see a Tiger Shark. Well we finally saw one and a big one 'Scarface'. Purely Awesome! Vinaka, will let everyone know at home what great diving we had." "Shark Reef is a marine reserve recognised by the Ministry of Fisheries and monitored by Beqa Adventure Divers who feed nine (yes nine!) species of shark four times weekly. The dive is promoted as The Big Fish Encounter and from the moment the handing out of 300 plus kilos of chum is begun, the reef is a frenzy of activity. Giant trevally, red bass and rainbow runners are usually the first bigger varieties in on the action but it's not long before larger shapes loom into view. White tip, black tip and grey reef sharks circle in numbers and on the day I dived they were soon joined by a large silver tip and a pair of large tawny nurse sharks. Although sighted a couple of times in the first deeper dive it wasn't until the shallower second dive that the bull sharks came in to feed. Much more staid in comparison to the reef sharks and contrary to what most would imagine the bull sharks (and indeed the three tiger sharks which are regularly fed but which unfortunately didn't make an appearance for me) were actually very timid, circling several times before warily coming in to take the bait. But what a sight when they did! The feed is conducted by an extremely experienced and professional crew with strict rules for both diver and shark alike. No decompression limits and diver conduct are discussed thoroughly in the comprehensive pre-dive briefing as well as what you are likely to observe in terms of the larger sharks' behaviour. Audience positioning is a clear safety concern although the spectacle of the feed is never forgotten. Sharks are conditioned so that they are only fed when they approach from a certain direction, thus setting a standard yet also providing the audience with the best (and easily the scariest) view of their gaping jaws. Ridiculously awesome dive." "Bula, Phenomenal diving with Manasa, Rusi, Eliki and the rest of the Beqa crew. We had a wonderful time and will spread the word." "Awesome Shark Dive! Tiger shark was amazing and so close! Couldn't expect anything more. Great crew and very professional and friendly! We will definitely come back."  "The most awesome experience!! Congratulations on such a wonderful arrangement, everything so well planned for the comfort of the divers as well as your beloved sharks. Thank you for making this possible. See you next year." "Beqa Adventure Divers is top notch - extremely well organised, friendly + relaxed yet very professional. The reef dives were very good - lots of vibrant, healthy soft corals + gorgonians, abundant fish life and interesting topography. What I really came for though was the big animal encounter, and it exceeded my high expectations. You've done a superb job of balancing safety with high adrenalin shark action. Divers were thoroughly briefed, dive leaders obviously highly trained and very experienced. Thorough planning + preparedness resulted in a safe, very exciting & enjoyable dive for divers with a wide range of experience levels. And the animals....wow! I'd have been happy with even a couple of those massive bull sharks, but our dive was truly exceptional - over a dozen big bulls, plus tawny nurse, whitetip reef, blacktip reef, grey reef AND a huge tiger shark! Unquestionably one of the best shark dives in the world, and among the very best experiences I've had underwater in over 10,000 dives. Keep up the great work. P.S. Excellent effort on the shark conservation front as well!" "Vinaka Vaka Levu! Fear & awe for sharks! Incredible! They don't pay you guys enough to hold those fish heads for the bull sharks - huge mouths! Just hope I don't see any when I'm surfing and glad there's none in Ireland! I've faced my fear.... thanks to all the crew. P.S. I touched a shark!!!"  "We had the best time ever! The diving is the very best & the staff and reefs were absolutely wonderful - everyone is very courteous and very friendly - very knowledgeable about everything. I promise we will be back in 200*!! Everyone stay safe and we'll miss all of you very much!!" "Incredible experience with Beqa Adventure Divers! The staff is amazing and so helpful and amicable, knowledgeable.... they do it all fantastically well! Thanks for making Fiji one of our favourite dive sites!" "Thanks to the staff for the amazing diving experience! Great experience thanks to the crew. Take care of the sharks. Thanks Mini for your instruction."  "The best diving I have ever had. Whatever we asked to see, we saw. And it was the most entertaining surface intervals ever!!" Shirley - April '05 "What a wonderful adventure. We didn't know what to expect - your entire operation was more than we could have ever dreamed of. The sharks were wonderful- what a Tiger Shark! You made us feel comfortable and confident. Everyone we know will know what a wonderful time we have had. Thank you - we will be here again." David, Lauren & Mitchell (New Hampshire, USA) - March '05 "The hand feeding of the great Bull and Tiger Sharks sets a new standard for rapport between man and great predatory animals. My footage of the action is as dynamic as anything I have ever shot." Stan Waterman (USA) - Nov '04 "At B.A.D.'s Big Fish Encounter you have, not only the thrill of viewing multiple species of sharks at close range, but also the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing that if you weren't there paying to see these sharks, they would almost certainly be lying on the bottom with no fins instead of soaring gracefully through the undersea 'atmosphere'. Seeing the sharks totally focused on getting their share of the fish scraps and ignoring the divers is bound to be an attitude-altering revelation for the many divers who have been brainwashed by the media into believing that sharks will attack and devour humans on sight." Doug Perrine (USA) - Oct '04 "The best shark dive in the world!" Ron & Valerie Taylor (Australia) - Oct '04  |