ACCOMMODATION & DIVING

ABOUT UEPI ISLAND RESORT

Uepi Island Resort is located on the edge of the longest salt water lagoon in the world, Marovo Lagoon. A 20 minute scenic boat ride from the mainland, Uepi staff will meet you at the airport and ensure an easy journey to and from the island. The island itself is 2.5km long with Uepi island Resort the only occupier of the island. The resort takes up only a small section on the island, leaving plenty of tropical garden and rainforest to explore, beaches to comb and ocean to discover! Breakfast and dinner served by staff in the mainhouse and lunch is brought to your room. The resort offers accommodation options for all budgets and numbers of people and you will feel at home from the moment you step off the boat on to the palm fringed beach!

ROOM CATEGORIES

• Beachfront Bungalows
• Garden Bungalows
• Family Beachfront Bungalows
• Dual Units
• Guest Rooms
  

  Uepi Island Resort – Beachfront Bungalow

RESORT TIP

Bring a light rain coat – you will have a 30 minute boat ride from the mainland to Uepi and sometimes it can get a little wet!

PROPERTY FEATURES

• Bar
• Restaurant
• Dining Room
• Dive Shop (Dive Uepi)
• Library

ROOM FEATURES

• Photography Desk
• Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
• Ensuite
• Mosquito Screening
• Balcony
• Refrigerator
• Clothing Storage
• Beach Towels
• Hammock

*Please note that some room features apply to only certain rooms

OFFERED ACTIVITIES

• Snorkelling
• Scuba Diving
• Walking Tracks
• Kayaking
• Kayaking Expeditions (multiple day long)
• Stand-up Paddle Boarding
• Village/ Local School Tours
• Day Trips
• Volleyball
• Ping Pong
• Darts
• Coconut Crab Walks

*Please note that the offered activities include both complimentary and paid activities

DIVING: UEPI ISLAND DIVE

ABOUT

Uepi Island Dive allows the islands guests to dive the incredible sites surrounding the island. Whether straight out the front of the dive shop, off the side of the island or a short boat ride away, each site is unique and provides for an memorable dive. The shop also has night dives on offer which is an incredible experience, particularly when the sharks are hanging around!

The dive staff aim to make every guests dive a memorable one through showing only the best of sites in the optimum conditions. They can cater to divers of all experience levels and have sites on offer to suit your exact experience. They ensure all groups are kept small so that each individuals needs are accommodated and ultimate safety is achieved. Please note that there are no custom fees for Uepi dives however there are small fees for those sites further away from Uepi.

DIVING

Diving from Uepi Island is year round with temperatures staying around 29 degrees throughout the year and visibility ranging from 20 – 30 metres. The underwater landscape surrounding the island is unsurpassed and offers all sorts of sites including swim-throughs, small caves trenches, coral gardens, plunging walls and coral encrusted mounds. One side of Uepi drops off into a 2000m channel. This meets a trench resulting in diverse marine life. Simply jump off the entrance jetty and you will find sharks cruising by! Expect to see just about anything in the waters such as manta rays, sharks, whales, schooling pelagic fish, macro life and even bioluminescence! See below for a small sample of some of the dive sites:

Deku Dekuru

This site is 25 minutes away from the island but well worth the trip. The dive involves a chain of cav systems in which you will need an experienced guide to simply find some of their entrances! Once inside ‘Hidden Cave’ you will twist and turn your way through. Opposingly, ‘Open Cave’ is a large canyon in which you can look up and see the lush green forest growing above your dive!

Azusa Maru Wreck

This is a 50 metre long Japanese Freighter used in WWII, now lying in around 35 metres of water. The wreck is mostly intact and has endless features to discover. Explore the cargo holds, engine room, the deck and more. The entire ship is coated in corals including gorgonian fans and black corals.

The Elbow

This site is just off the island and is a wall coated with gorgonian fans and incredible brightly coloured corals. This site gives guests the best chance to see pelagics including grey whaler sharks, schools of trevally, tuna, kingfish and barracuda, white tip reef sharks, spotted eagle rays, turtles and even hammerhead sharks! Less common sightings include manta rays, dolphins, sailfish, marlin and even orcas!

DAILY RATE INCLUSIONS

• Tanks, weights and airfills
• Use of a professional dive guide
• Boat driver

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Contact one of our friendly staff today to organise your diving on Uepi Island.

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