Coral

I will be staying with my daughter in New Zealand from mid-February to end March. My passion is snorkeling on coral and I would like to spend a week somewhere where good coral is accessible from the beach. I have been staggered by the cost though - £2,500 for one week, with flights from Auckland.
My grandson went last year, but he stayed in a 16-bed dormitory.
I am a 72 year old woman, so that is not an option. I don't want a five star hotel, or any nightlife. Just a clean and comfortable room.
One honest agent told me that the coral around several Pacific islands has been bleached or damaged - I have already been bitterly disappointed in Phuket and the Maldives.
Can anyone recommend some accommodation between a youth hostel and an hotel? Or better still, a package to include flights.
All advice gratefully received.

Most islands in the Yasawa group in Fiji have good coral off the beach.

Cheers,
Peter

Thank you, Peter, I will look for some accommodation and price flights.

This would be our choice.
http://resort.nanuyafiji.com/

Cheers,
Peter

Have you tried looking at booking sites such as orbitz.com, travelocity.com or expedia.com. I just saw an offer on the expedia site for flights AKL -NAN -AKL with a week in an Island Bure at Mana Island Resort for about CDN $1650 - dates of February 26 - March 5. You would have to add on transportation to Mana and meals. If you do a search on Mana you will find that it rates very well for snorkeling off the beach. You might find even better deals than that one - hope this helps!