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Fiji Learn to Dive: SSI Open Water, 5 Days

Get certified in the Yasawas: 4 ocean dives, gear included, 4 island nights.

Learn to dive where the water is warm and clear: an SSI Open Water course on Mantaray Island, four ocean dives, all gear and four nights on the island.

📍 Fiji ⏱ 5 days · 4 nights · Mantaray Island 👥 Solo > Small Crew 🔥 Active 🎂 Ages 18+

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Overview

Fiji is one of the easiest places on earth to learn to dive: warm water, good visibility and reef close to shore. This package puts you on Mantaray Island in the Yasawas for four nights with the resort's own dive team, and you leave with your SSI Open Water certification, the licence that lets you dive anywhere in the world to 18 metres.

The course is theory, one shallow-water skills session straight off the beach (no pool), then four open-water dives at different reef sites. All your dive gear is included, so is the certification fee and your photo ID card, and so is a day at Malamala Beach Club before or after. Outside dive time you're on a manta-country island with a beach bar, hammocks and, from May to October, mantas in the channel. The catamaran leaves Port Denarau daily at 8.45am and your Nadi hotel transfers are included.

Why you'll love it

  1. 1

    SSI Open Water certification, valid worldwide

  2. 2

    4 open-water dives plus a shallow-water skills session

  3. 3

    All dive gear, certification fee and photo ID included

  4. 4

    4 nights on Mantaray Island in manta country

  5. 5

    Malamala Beach Club day pass

Itinerary at a glance

1 Day 1 · Ferry to Mantaray Island (day 1)

Hotel pickup and the 8.45am catamaran from Port Denarau into the Yasawas. Check in, meet the dive team, start your theory.

2 Day 2 · Learning to dive (days 2–4)

Shallow-water skills session off the beach, then four open-water dives at different reef sites. Between dives: hammocks, snorkelling and, May to October, mantas in the channel.

5 Day 5 · Certified, back to Denarau (day 5)

Pick up your SSI card, then the afternoon ferry to Port Denarau, in about 6pm, and your Nadi hotel.

What's included

✓ What's included

  • 4 nights' accommodation at Mantaray Island Resort (dorm; bures on request)
  • SSI Open Water course: theory, shallow-water session and 4 open-water dives
  • All dive equipment
  • SSI certification and photo ID card
  • Malamala Beach Club day pass, before or after the trip
  • Return ferry from Port Denarau
  • Coach pickup and drop-off at Nadi, Denarau and Wailoaloa hotels
  • A real-human booking concierge who sets every reservation

✕ Not included

  • ✕Flights to/from Nadi (NAN)
  • ✕Travel insurance with scuba diving cover (required)
  • ✕Resort meal plan, compulsory and paid on arrival
  • ✕Ferry fuel surcharge, set monthly by the ferry operator (currently FJ$20 per person)
  • ✕Optional activities and personal spending

Optional add-ons

Optional extras you can add after you book, or just ask us on the road.

  • +Extra nights on Mantaray Island
  • +Fun dives once you're certified

Common questions about this trip

  • Do I need any diving experience?
    No. This is the beginner course: you finish it certified to dive to 18 metres with a buddy, anywhere in the world.

  • Can I do it if I have asthma or epilepsy?
    Only with a doctor's medical clearance for diving. Tell us when you book so we can let the dive team know.

  • Do I need special insurance?
    Yes. Your travel insurance must cover scuba diving.

  • Are meals included?
    No. The resort runs a compulsory meal plan, paid on arrival, since there's nowhere else to eat on the island.

  • Is there a fuel surcharge?
    Yes. The ferry operator sets it monthly, currently FJ$20 per person, paid locally before you board.

  • How do you confirm the booking?
    Island beds are confirmed on request; our concierge confirms every component within 48 hours. If we can't confirm your dates, you don't pay for it.

  • What's the cancellation policy?
    Cancellation terms for this trip are set by the operator and confirmed on your booking voucher. Refunds mirror the operator's policy, if they can refund, so can we. Wanderlust handles the refund for you, refunds mirror the operator's terms 1:1 (including if the operator cancels) and we chase it on your behalf. Message us for the exact day-by-day terms before you book.

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