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Birding Kadavu and Nadi in Fiji

10,000 Birds

More importantly the airport in Nadi (pronounced Nandi) on the main island of Viti Levu is a major air hub and frequent stop on flights between the United States and Australia or New Zealand. It is popular with surfers for its great waves and divers fro its profusion of marine life.

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Sperm Whales in Kaikoura

10,000 Birds

Just offshore is the Kaikoura Canyon, a marine crevasse that means you can quickly pass over water that is a thousand metres deep. This makes the waters massively productive, which attracts fishermen and marine life close to the shore, where it can be watched without hours spent reaching the continental shelf.

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