Activities: Dolphin Watching
W elcome to Moon Reef! Home of the spinner dolphins ( Stenella longirostris .) The dolphins of Moon Reef have been here for many generations. Legend amongst the people of Silana village share how in the times of old, a large community and village stood where the reef now is . One morning the villagers woke up to see the rising sea cover their entire village, they left all their belongings and headed to land . To this day divers have reported seeing old Fijian clay cooking pots and bowls seen amongst the coral . The reef is known in Fijian as "Makalati". It is a scared place, our ancestors treated it with the utmost respect. We here at Takalana Bay do the same. We discourage any littering in the reef, we also do not allow swimming with the dolphins as this can change their behaviour patterns, we also discourage removing any coral or old clay pots you may see within the reef. The dolphins come into the reef early in the morning . They feed a