Dive Academy Fiji

Tucked into Viani Bay, Fiji, Dive Academy Fiji is a 5-Star PADI Dive Resort and Freediving Center that pairs personalized diving with the easy comfort of a boutique eco-resort. It's the only PADI Freediving Center on Rainbow Reef, and its course range runs the full distance — from Discover Scuba Diving right through to Assistant Instructor — backed by the widest selection of PADI specialties.

What sets it apart

Trips stay deliberately small, with just four guests per boat, and each excursion is shaped around the tides, the conditions, and the experience level of the divers aboard. From April to November, runs out to Manta Reef bring the chance to identify or even name manta rays, while overnight guests can head out for night dives on Rainbow Reef.

Conservation runs through everything here: the team keeps a coral farm and supports the local community, so every visit leaves a mark. With two PADI Instructors, a house reef on the doorstep, and staff speaking English, French, German and Italian, it suits divers from first breath to budding professional.