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Taveuni Dive Resort: "Dec. 2022 - 9 nights in Paradise", Dec, 2022, by Robert S Kuhn, IL, US ( Contributor 14 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 12297 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	Trip was rescheduled for the third time to Dec. 2022. John Pipcorn the Taveuni Dive reservations specialist was fantastic, quick to respond, flexible and very helpful with all aspects of the rescheduling including resort details and Fiji information. We stayed at Taveuni Dive resort(TDR) for 9 nights and 8 days of diving. TDR is the closest dive resort to popular dive sites on the Rainbow reef in the Somosomo Straits including: the famous White Wall, Purple Wall, Yellow Tunnel and Cabbage patch. TDR has 4 high speed boats that raced us to the best sites within 15 minutes and no dives were repeated. Easy currents and a little surge in the shallows keep the soft and hard coral reef healthy. Nitrox 32 and Air provided dive times from 56 to 73 minutes and depth ranging from 50 – 108ft with water temperatures in the low 80’s . TDR often has 2 dive guides in the water allowing flexibility in dive profiles. TDR has the safest dive operations we have ever experienced with Divemasters who knew the, reef, currents, tides and spotted many interesting critters. TDR has brand new Scubapro rental gear. The 8 Eco Friendly bures are huge with lots of hot water, front patios with 2 ceiling fans and screened window on all four sides allow a gentle Fijian breeze in each bure. Most of the power is provided from solar panels. The bures were cleaned daily and had beautiful like new towels and linens The swimming pool is huge and clean. The grounds were well maintained with many fruit trees and parrots flying near us during the day. The restaurant is phenomenal with both a menu and 2 daily specials to choose for lunch and dinner and no meals were repeated during our stay. The kitchen and wait staff prepared and served fresh local fruits and vegetables and often asked us what we wanted for the next meals. We often choose the fresh fish for our meals. Vegetarian meals are offered when requested along with a well stocked island bar. TDR also offers a daily Fijian led activity to experience some local culture on Taveuni including: Kava ceremony, Coconut peeling, Food and Plants of Fiji, History and Basket weaving. TDR has on site owners with many Fijian employees who have been at TDR 7+ years. TDR far exceeded our expectations and we highly recommend TRD to others. We loved this place and were sad to leave the Fijian paradise with fantastic diving and great freshly made food. If you demand color TV, Air Conditioning, Huge parties all night this might not be the place for you.
Websites	Taveuni Dive Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Philippines, Palau, Truk/Chuuk, Caribbean, Indonesia, Bonaire, St.Croix, Grand Cayman, Curacao,
Closest Airport	Taveuni	Getting There	Chicago to LA or SFO - Nadi Fiji - Taveuni Fiji
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	60-100 Ft/ 18-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow your compouter,
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Pack all photo gear you want, lots of room in your bure for charging, cleaning, setup.

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Dive Review of Taveuni Dive Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu

Taveuni Dive Resort: "Dec. 2022 - 9 nights in Paradise", Dec, 2022,

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Dive Review of Taveuni Dive Resort in
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