Laucala , the private Fijian island owned by
Red Bull billionaire
Dietrich Mateschitz, has debuted the world's first resort-based
DeepFlight Super Falcon submersible. The private submarine will allow guests at the exclusive resort to get up close to the coral reefs and tropical fish in these pristine tropical waters are one of the biggest reasons people make the trip in the first place, and now guests can now explore these pristine waters.
The two-winged submersible has been created by San Francisco's
Hawkes Ocean Technologies, famous for supplying high tech undersea craft to filmmaker
James Cameron and other undersea explorers. The agile Super Falcon looks more like a plane than a sub and enables passengers to 'fly' around the ocean, rather than simply ascending and descending. Passengers sit in transparent 'bubbles' for an all-round view. Fellow billionaire Sir Richard Branson also has one to play with.
'We look forward to offering yet another exclusive and authentic experience to our guests with the new submersible,' said
Laucala Island General Manager
Andrew Thomson. 'This exhilarating underwater flight provides an unparalleled adventure in the beautiful waters of Fiji, with 360 degree views of magnificent coral reefs, abundant fish, amongst other marine life.'