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A whitetip reef shark swims over a shallow reef of rounded boulder corals in clear blue water — Yasawa Islands

Yasawa Islands · Fiji · Wall

Tavaniko Point

Reef sharks at cleaning stations on a fan-coral wall

Area photo: Rickard Törnblad · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tavaniko Point, also spelled Tavuniko, is a deep wall in the Yasawas with a ledge along its face. Its large cleaning stations draw reef sharks, and fan corals cover much of the wall, which tops out at 12 m and reaches around 40 m at its base.

Also known as Tavuniko Point.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Tavaniko Point: typical dive 12–40 m (40–130 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit12 m40 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 50 m (164 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

17.2118° S, 177.1687° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

The dive begins where the wall tops out at 12 m and works down the face and along the ledge toward the bottom at around 40 m. Many fan corals grow on the wall, and several large cleaning stations sit along the ledge and wall, where reef sharks come in to have their mouths and gills cleaned.

Marine life and season

  • Reef sharks
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Season follows Yasawa Islands: Mantas run from May to October, and June to August has the clearest and coolest water; the resort boats dive every day of the year.

Dive videos

Fiji | Narara Island | Tavaniko Point · BSchaga on YouTube

Sources

  1. Tavaniko Point dive site — ScubaGo

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