Hi: Well I spend about 3 months of each year traveling around Fiji to keep up to date on all the resorts. Here's some of my favorite places:
Koro Sun Resort - Vanua Levu, Fiji (up North).....great diving places like Namena, Somosomo Straights and DreamHouse. But lots of other things to do like village visits, waterfall tours, kayaking offshore islands and the largest salt lake in the South Pac.
Papageno Resort - Kadavu, Fiji, (down South).....beautiful beach.....really, really good diving on the 3rd largest reef in the world, very isolated but lots of area to explore like hiking to waterfalls, visiting the village, kayaking at sunset. Really nice bure's and organic food.
Bega Lagoon Resort - Beqa, Fiji, ( just off the main island)....super fantastic food, good diving, lots of other divers to spend time with....great bures with plunge pools. Not so great beach....but okay. Also has a village nearby to visit and fire-walkers.
Lots of little properties in the Yasawa Islands - like Oarsmans Lodge - really great pricing and super great beaches. Good diving and Manta's. Great place to explore the islands by staying a couple of nights at each island.
All these properties are well within your budget. I would love to help you plan this trip. I own my own wholesale South Pacific travel company and everyone that works for me is a diver. Fiji is 90% of our business....so we really know it well and our pricing is the best. If you would like me to send you information on the resorts above or send you a quote.....just email me:
dolphinadventures2004@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Mary Jane Augustine