“Fantastic Fiji” Matava - The Astrolabe HideawayThis property is out of the way-and takes an effort to get there-WORTH IT! Kadavu is a real getaway. The property is unique-grounds are nice. The staff is very friendly-Maggie the host is amazing. Food is fabulous. Diving was great-astrolabe reef is fantastic. Truly a find-if you are adventurous. If you are looking for the Holiday Inn-go elsewher
Matava - Kadavu Enchants a World-Weary FishermanBy Bill BoyceANYONE WHO TRAVELS THE WORLD IN SEARCH OF FINEfishing locations eventually has what I like to call,'The Century 21 Moment.' You finally find one of those places that you barely dreamed could exist: one full of insane adventures, gorgeous blue water and friendly locals eager to share their little slice of heaven. When you leave, you vow to return as soon as you can possibly make the trip.But when you do make that much-anticipated pilgrimage back to paradise, the first thing you see as your vehicle leaves the airport is a gold, Century 21 sign. That's the moment you know that your paradise is lost.Marlin Magazine Nov 2007, Fiji ArticleYou know the scenario; we fishy types in our baggy shorts and tournament T-shirts are soon outnumb
Matava diving with mantas Video sent by MatavaFiji A very special dive and one of the few places in the world where manta rays can be seen regularly. You'll be taken by the size and graze of these beautiful creatures as they circle inquisitively. Though almost within touching distance all you'll do is stand back in awe.
“To everyone who is part of Matava and the magic that makes Matava the paradise it is, Vinaka vaka levu, We had the most wonderfully perfect start to our extended honeymoon (except it was too short) Hopefully we will find our way back to your gardens, bures and grassy paths but until then we will rave about you to anyone who will listen. Love” Laurie & Josh Kahm
“To everyone who is part of Matava and the magic that makes Matava the paradise it is, Vinaka vaka levu, We had the most wonderfully perfect start to our extended honeymoon (except it was too short) Hopefully we will find our way back to your gardens, bures and grassy paths but until then we will rave about you to anyone who will listen. Love” Laurie & Josh Kahm
Congratulations to Matava’s latest PADI Open Water Divers. Part of the Long Island University Marine Biology group, here for 3 weeks, these girls had only just been snorkelling for the first time then one night at dinner decided they wanted to learn to dive. After only 2 days they had already established themselves as the loudest and most troublesome members of the 22 students, so I thought, “hmmm, this could be interesting.” It turned out to be one of the funniest PADI Open Water courses ever.It was a bit slow at first, with both girls trying to convince themselves that they weren’t actually going to die. But confidence grew, skills were mastered and I was even reprimanded for a couple of incidents. Firstly I was stopped half way through a demonstration to be told that I was too c
Após virar hit em vídeo na Web, Jeremias processa sites por dano de imagem . Três anos após protagonizar vídeo em que aparece supostamente embriagado, o pernambucano Jeremias José do Nascimento entrou na Justiça contra 10 empresas — entre elas os portais UOL, iG, Terra e Globo.com, o buscador Google, a rede de televisão SBT e o site de e-commerce Camiseteria. Ele alega que a veiculação do vídeo, campeão de acessos na Web, causou danos à sua imagem e rendeu lucro às empresas. Leia a matéria na íntegra.02/01/2008 - 17h00 | CAIO TERRERAN | Do UOL TecnologiaAs Máximas do Joe Baloo
Matava Resort's 'Mad Fish Dive Centre' offers guests a full range of PADI Dive Certifications.During the Christmas to New Years Eve week, Mad Fish Dive Centre qualified seven guests to full PADI Open Water Certification , a dive qualification that they will have for life. 7 new OW Divers at Matava
TripAdvisor:Matava gets TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 hotels in Kadavu Island TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 hotels in Kadavu Island "Bite Me"
Matava Resort
Kadavu
Fiji Islands
www.matava.com
Very cool Manta video, although IMO the music sucks! Why does everyone put BORING music to anything underwater. It's almost like bad porn music! How about some Buzzcocks or Stiff Little Fingers? It would certainly make it all a LOT more Fun! anyway that's my tuppence...
Kadavu Island: Matava - The Astrolabe Hideaway - Traveler Reviews - matava a priceless peice of paradise. - TripAdvisor"what can i say!but perfect one day,better the next!Matava was everything one could want in a holiday, the best diving I've done in fiji, world class fishing the best results one could ask for,and as for service and food well say no more,the beer was cold,the food off the planet 5star+and just the whole resort oozed good karma which as a guest you noticed,the staff had perpetual smiles and were always well presented, not to mention the management the guys were hands on with daily activities and always had time for questions on the best options for day trips,or any activity you wished 2 persue whilst here..."Kadavu Island: Matava - The Astrolabe Hideaway - Traveler Reviews - matava a priceless peice of paradise. - TripAdvisor
Sport Fishing Fiji Video - From Matava Resort, Kadavu Island - Wahoo, Sailfish and Spanish Mackerel with Capt. Adrian Watts aboard the Bite MeIGFA Angler’s Digest brings you light-tackle fishing from Fiji with IGFA Certified Captain Adrian Watts and First Mate Joe Tucco. We target Wahoo and Sailfish and tie into a Spanish Mackerel for good measure. The area we work is up tight to the Great Astrolabe Reef where finding sailfish just a couple of hundred yards from the reef is just as common as tying into huge wahoo that run in packs. We'll finish up the episode with some underwater footage filmed on a few dives on the Great Astrolabe Reef – this reef has perhaps the healthiest coral any of us has ever seen.If you're looking for an unspoiled place to dive, snorkel or a world-class fishery just minutes from your accomodation, you have to do yourself a favor and check out Matava Resort and the Bite Me sportfisher on Kadavu Island in Fiji.Sport Fishing Fiji Video - From Matava Resort,
MATAVA RESORT KADAVU, FIJI GETTIN’ FISHY IN FIJI By Bill Boyce To anyone who has traveled the world in search of fine fishing locations, an un-deniable fact we keep contending with at so many of these destinations is .. Paradise Lost.. Paradise Lost… Paradise Lost. For we have all been to places we dreamed could never exist, and once there, had the most insane adventure, vying to return as soon as humanly possible. But when we did make that much anticipated pilgrimage back to paradise.. It was indeed .. Lost.Typically due to over development, to people who for one reason or another just don’t seem to belong there. You know the scenario, we fishy type people in our shorts, and industry related T-shirts, keep getting replaced by the dreaded “suit and tie on the be
For the waters around Kadavu Island- Fiji IslandsCharter Operator – Matava Resort GamefishingBoat Names – Bite Me (Offshore) and Offensive Tackle (Inshore)Average Water Temp – 25.5Average Sea State – Wind chop to 6ft, Occasional groundswell to 4ftAverage Winds – Breezy to 20kts mostly ESEWater Clarity – Good inshore, good offshoreWe are now well into the winter wahoo and Pacific sailfish run but this year continues to disappoint a little. The large packs of marauding wahoo that congregate along the barrier reef are fewer in number than normal. Though packs are being found in some of the usual places, some sites that normally hold wahoo packs are just not firing up yet. The average wahoo size is also lower than normal at about 20kg rather than 26kg though some big solitary fish have been seen. The sails have also been down in numbers though some very nice fish to 60kgs have been tagged & released. Normally the average sail pack consists of about 5 to 6 fish but this yea
Matava - IGFA Fishing Records"Fishing recordsIGFA.jpgThese records were compiled from records kept by FIGFA, Game Fish Club of Fiji, Royal Suva Yacht Club Game Fishing Association and Pacific Harbour Game Fishing Club to 1985 and from catch forms submitted for acceptance.IGFA maintains and publishes world records for saltwater, freshwater, fly fishing catches, U.S. state freshwater records, and junior angler records, awarding certificates of recognition to each record holder. Recognized as the official keeper of world saltwater fishing records since 1939, IGFA entered the field of freshwater record keeping when Field & Stream transferred its 68 years of records to the association in 1978.For a full version of the IGFA rules see here: IGFA rules." "Bite Me"
Matava Resort
Kadavu
Fiji Islands
www.matava.com
Kadavu Island: Matava - The Astrolabe Hideaway - Traveler Reviews - paradise found - TripAdvisor"Friendly people, friendly places. It is a pleasure to wake up every morning. Welcome to hot coffee, fresh tropical fruits freshly picked flowers and on special days, mini bagels still warm from baking that morning. Enjoy the communal breakfast talking about the night before and the up-coming day's events. So many choices of what to do and advice given from the guests who've been there for a while and suggestions for newbies that have just arrived."Kadavu Island: Matava - The Astrolabe Hideaway - Traveler Reviews - paradise found - TripAdvisor
underwater.com.au | Listing | Matava - The Astrolabe Hideaway:On the beautiful island of Kadavu, minutes from the Great Astrolabe Reef, Matava is the genuine eco-hideaway.Here you can participate in affordable and exclusive diving and experience the true beauty of Fiji. Our intimate oceanfront resort has charming and comfortable Fijian bures, outstanding cuisine and we stock a wide selection of wines, beers and spirits.PADI dive professionals ensure an unforgettable and safe diving holiday and also offer a full range of PADI certifications.Our diving offers enormous fish variety, pristine corals and a real chance to dive with Mantas and sharks. You can also participate in, game fishing (catch and release); kayaking, surfing, snorkeling, trekking and local village events. With no roads and a maximum of 20 guests, at Matava you really can have your own little piece of paradise."
underwater.com.au | Listing | Matava - The Astrolabe Hideaway:On the beautiful island of Kadavu, minutes from the Great Astrolabe Reef, Matava is the genuine eco-hideaway.Here you can participate in affordable and exclusive diving and experience the true beauty of Fiji. Our intimate oceanfront resort has charming and comfortable Fijian bures, outstanding cuisine and we stock a wide selection of wines, beers and spirits.PADI dive professionals ensure an unforgettable and safe diving holiday and also offer a full range of PADI certifications.Our diving offers enormous fish variety, pristine corals and a real chance to dive with Mantas and sharks. You can also participate in, game fishing (catch and release); kayaking, surfing, snorkeling, trekking and local village events. With no roads and a maximum of 20 guests, at Matava you really can have your own little piece of paradise."
Matava is an eco adventure getaway offering you a fun and unique blend of cultural experiences and adventure activities in the environmentally pristine and remote island of Kadavu in Fiji.Experience the true underwater beauty of Fiji with Matava Resort. You’ll benefit from our exclusivity because you’ll hardly ever see another diveboat! You’ll also be able to explore all of the diverse passages and outer reef sites the Great Astrolabe Reef has to offer. The hard corals are stunning, the fish diversity is enormous and encounters with pelagics and sharks are the norm rather than the exception. Of course, The Manta Dive is a must! Dive with us and our PADI dive professionals will ensure you have a fun and an unforgettable diving holiday.
Matava is an eco adventure getaway offering you a fun and unique blend of cultural experiences and adventure activities in the environmentally pristine and remote island of Kadavu in Fiji.Experience the true underwater beauty of Fiji with Matava Resort. You’ll benefit from our exclusivity because you’ll hardly ever see another diveboat! You’ll also be able to explore all of the diverse passages and outer reef sites the Great Astrolabe Reef has to offer. The hard corals are stunning, the fish diversity is enormous and encounters with pelagics and sharks are the norm rather than the exception. Of course, The Manta Dive is a must! Dive with us and our PADI dive professionals will ensure you have a fun and an unforgettable diving holiday.
For the waters around Kadavu Island- Fiji Islands Charter Operator – Matava Resort Gamefishing Boat Names – Bite Me (Offshore) and Offensive Tackle (Inshore) Average Water Temp – 29.0 Average Sea State – Calm / mild chop Average Winds – 5-10kts Water Clarity – Variable inshore, good offshore Offshore The blue marlin fishing has gone quiet as the surface water temp finally spiked up to 29 degrees during a long calm sunny spell. Quite normal for March / April though I am happy to say that the water is already cooling and is now back down to 28 degrees and falling. Sometimes the water temp in April can go as high as 31 degrees which means a late start to the winter wahoo and sailfish season but this year, like last, the South Pacific is experiencing a La Nina event and the first wahoo and sailfish have started to show. Though not here in big numbers yet, it’s a good sign for the approaching season. The Yellowfin are still around with lots of fish around 30lbs close in to
A nice little write up (even if ti was a rainy week when she was with us!).See underwater.com.au for the full review,,,,"Finally we went to Matava in Kadavu Island. It rained. Ok, it rained a lot. This is a very small, quaint and very friendly resort. It does not have any features that you would see advertised in the fancy island resorts such as Beachcomber, Castaway, etc. It has very little tourist population and very little modern day conveniences but a most comfortable place to stay. You really felt as being part of the true Fijian lifestyle. There is little electricity with some bures only having light by lantern. Some bures have solar power for night light and hot showers. Hot showers are also available in a central convenience block. There was a community block where all meals were served and the socialising / relaxing was done. Matava specialises in water sports such as diving and fishing by it's wonderful location with abundant reefs and large marine life. Swam with Manta Ray
A nice little write up (even if ti was a rainy week when she was with us!).See underwater.com.au for the full review,,,,"Finally we went to Matava in Kadavu Island. It rained. Ok, it rained a lot. This is a very small, quaint and very friendly resort. It does not have any features that you would see advertised in the fancy island resorts such as Beachcomber, Castaway, etc. It has very little tourist population and very little modern day conveniences but a most comfortable place to stay. You really felt as being part of the true Fijian lifestyle. There is little electricity with some bures only having light by lantern. Some bures have solar power for night light and hot showers. Hot showers are also available in a central convenience block. There was a community block where all meals were served and the socialising / relaxing was done. Matava specialises in water sports such as diving and fishing by it's wonderful location with abundant reefs and large marine life. Swam with Manta Ray
At long last after many requests from past guests we have managed to get a place where we can all share photos from Matava.As many of you know we have very limited communications out in the resort in Kadavu. In fact if we even have phone lines that we can speak on we are grateful. The internet connection is a very ropey dial-up where we get an average of 9kbps if we're lucky.Therefore when kind hearted guests send us photos by email, we unfortunately spend hours shouting and swearing (who us?) and trying to remove these 2MB attachments form our servers before picking up email, and/or the line dropping out.SO... we have found a solution where we can see and share everyone's photos and still remain sane on our dial-up connection.Cruise on over to www.Flickr.com, (join up and get your free Yahoo! name if you don't have one already) and then post pictures and join our group:http://www.flickr.com/groups/matava/We hope to see your photos up there soon guys. (send us a small email to say y
At long last after many requests from past guests we have managed to get a place where we can all share photos from Matava.As many of you know we have very limited communications out in the resort in Kadavu. In fact if we even have phone lines that we can speak on we are grateful. The internet connection is a very ropey dial-up where we get an average of 9kbps if we're lucky.Therefore when kind hearted guests send us photos by email, we unfortunately spend hours shouting and swearing (who us?) and trying to remove these 2MB attachments form our servers before picking up email, and/or the line dropping out.SO... we have found a solution where we can see and share everyone's photos and still remain sane on our dial-up connection.Cruise on over to www.Flickr.com, (join up and get your free Yahoo! name if you don't have one already) and then post pictures and join our group:http://www.flickr.com/groups/matava/We hope to see your photos up there soon guys. (send us a small email to say
At long last after many requests from past guests we have managed to get a place where we can all share photos from Matava.As many of you know we have very limited communications out in the resort in Kadavu. In fact if we even have phone lines that we can speak on we are grateful. The internet connection is a very ropey dial-up where we get an average of 9kbps if we're lucky.Therefore when kind hearted guests send us photos by email, we unfortunately spend hours shouting and swearing (who us?) and trying to remove these 2MB attachments form our servers before picking up email, and/or the line dropping out.SO... we have found a solution where we can see and share everyone's photos and still remain sane on our dial-up connection.Cruise on over to www.Flickr.com, (join up and get your free Yahoo! name if you don't have one already) and then post pictures and join our group:http://www.flickr.com/groups/matava/We hope to see your photos up there soon guys. (send us a small email to say
Fresh from their time as cruise directors aboard the Nai'a liveaboard Josh and Liz of www.undersaeasproductions.com headed to Matava to put the finishing touches to their soon to be published definitive fish ID DVD of the Fiji Islands. We'll let you know as soon as it is available and where to purchase a copy. Additions to the DVD filmed whilst diving the Great Astrolabe Reef from Matava Resort are:- Additional species:-Painted anthias - Pseudanthias pictilis (male)Painted anthias - Pseudanthias pictilis (female)Flame angelfish - Centropyge loriculaBulbnose unicornfish - Naso tonganusScott's wrasse - Cirrhilabrus scottorum (male)Scott's wrasse - Cirrhilabrus scottorum (female)Fourspot butterflyfish - Chaetodon quadrimaculatusFourstripe wrasse - Pseudocheilinus tetrataeniaOrangelined nudibranch - Gymnodoris striataSpinner dolphin - Stenella longirostrisAddidtional juvenile/female/malePeacock razorfish - Iniistius pavo (juvenile)Palebarred coris - Coris dorsomacula (
Fresh from their time as cruise directors aboard the Nai'a liveaboard Josh and Liz of www.undersaeasproductions.com headed to Matava to put the finishing touches to their soon to be published definitive fish ID DVD of the Fiji Islands. We'll let you know as soon as it is available and where to purchase a copy. Additions to the DVD filmed whilst diving the Great Astrolabe Reef from Matava Resort are:- Additional species:-Painted anthias - Pseudanthias pictilis (male)Painted anthias - Pseudanthias pictilis (female)Flame angelfish - Centropyge loriculaBulbnose unicornfish - Naso tonganusScott's wrasse - Cirrhilabrus scottorum (male)Scott's wrasse - Cirrhilabrus scottorum (female)Fourspot butterflyfish - Chaetodon quadrimaculatusFourstripe wrasse - Pseudocheilinus tetrataeniaOrangelined nudibranch - Gymnodoris striataSpinner dolphin - Stenella longirostrisAddidtional juvenile/female/malePeacock razorfish - Iniistius pavo (juvenile)Palebarred coris - Coris dorsomacula (
We have a film crew coming out in June 2007.They are from IGFA Anglers Digest - Make fishing TV programmes and want to film a couple of shows on Bite Me. They have close links with the IGFA and their shows are broadcast on the Sportsman Channel in the USA and Wild TV in Canada.They have an interesting website and a good story on it about the recent capture of a giant squid. IGFA Anglers Digesthttp://www.igfaanglersdigest.com/ "Bite Me"
Matava Resort
Kadavu
Fiji Islands
www.matava.com
The team at the Matava Resort in Fiji, is invaluable to the development of a quality lure. They are indeed a lucky group and what they call work, we call leisure, (No offence intended). Adrian's knowledge is keenly sought by Palmfishing and Lurestreet, we know how valuable his Field Tests are.Adrian and his team, aboard 'Bite Me' have tested many Lurestreet Lures included our small, but very effective range of Game lures. as well as several lures from our hard plastic range. Such lures as the Raptor 200SS, Raptor 150SS, Deceiver 225, Mother In Law (Popper), Clay's GT Special, (Popper), Classic Wood 230, Classic Wood 230/75, DEEP L Super Popper 160 (Sinking Popper), this is just a few.Read this full test article by Palmfishing & Outdoors here..."Bite Me"
Matava Resort
Kadavu
Fiji Islands
www.matava.com
