Fiji Islands - Taveuni Island Diving

Paradise Taveuni Resort/Pro Dive Taveuni
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Paradise Taveuni / Pro Dive Taveuni, located on the secluded southern end of Taveuni Island, Fiji is the only resort on Taveuni offering diving on pristine Vuna Reef. They also offer trips to the legendary Rainbow Reef.

Divers will experience extraordinary formations of hard and soft corals and an abundance of fish life including anemonefish, Maori Wrasse, lionfish, reef sharks, rays, turtles and much, much more.

With a variety of deep wall drop offs and shallow drift dives, there is something here for everyone.

Pro Dive Taveuni operates 3 custom built dive boats. Trips to Vuna Reef are less than 5 min. while the Rainbow Reef is less than 20 min. from Paradise Taveuni Resort.

Paradise Reef, the house reef located right in front of Paradise is in one direction a labyrinth of lava flow covered in stunning hard and soft corals, swarming in tropical reef species, shallow and bright - a photographers dream!

In the other direction it is a fantastic training site with a variety of terrain to make the most of your learning experience. Pro Dive Taveuni utilize this site for night diving and you can snorkel it any time during your stay. All our local species are represented here and the colors are stunning.

Free shore diving is included with 11 dive packages at Paradise Taveuni.

There is no minimum number of divers required to make a dive trip to Vuna Reef, do some shore diving or a night dive. If there are two or more divers, Rainbow Reef is possible.

Dive groups are welcome. A group booking requires only 5 bures/10 divers. The entire resort can be booked for your group with a maximum of 20 divers if the 10 bures are double occupancy or 30 divers if bures have triple occupancy.

Pro Dive Taveuni has PADI dive instructors on permanent staff and offer a full range of PADI dive courses.

Choose from the introductory Discover Scuba and PADI referral courses to PADI Divemaster and Master SCUBA Diver.

Please pre-arrange dive courses in advance of your stay.

Paradise Taveuni / Pro Dive Taveuni Diving FactsAbout the Dive Operation:

• Paradise Taveuni owns its dive operation, Pro Dive Taveuni
• PADI Gold Palm Dive Resort certified, Pro Dive Taveuni, PADI #
• All divemasters and dive Guides are PADI certified DiveMasters or higher

Areas Dived:

• Vuna Reef, Paradise Reefs, Dolphin Bay, Rainbow Reef

About the Diving:

• two (2) morning dives
• two (2) afternoon dives
• 1 night dive
• no minimum number of divers required for Vuna Reef, Shore dive, night dive
• 2 divers required for Rainbow Reef dives
• shore diving available, free with an 11 dive package
• shore diving is guided
• maximum 4 divers per dive guide
• maximum 8 divers per boat
• 3–5 min. to Vuna Reef, 15-20 min. to Rainbow Reef

About the Dive Boats:

• 3 custom made dive boats
• Divers Reef, 28ft fibreglass dive boat
• Unplugged, 25ft aluminium dive boat
• Underwater connection, 25ft fiberglass dive boat
• each boat has shade, safety and nav. system

Dive Groups, Dive Clubs- Group Dive Trips:

• 10 Guests / 5 bures booked minimum for group booking
• 30 (triple share) 20 (couple / twin share) guests / 10 bures maximum group bookng
• contact us for details on dive group offers

Dive Instruction

• Dive Instruction Available
• Dive Instructors are on permanent staff
• Diving courses must be arranged in advance

Diving Courses Offered:

• PADI Discover Scuba Course
• PADI Refresher Course
• PADI Scuba Diver
• PADI Open Water Diver
• PADI Referral
• PADI Adventure Diver Course
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
• PADI Rescue Diver
• PADI Divemaster
• PADI Specialty Courses
• PADI Emergency First Response – EFR,
• PADI Master Scuba Diver

Dive Equipment:

• Nitrox is not available
• Sherwood, Genesis, Tusa, Scuba Pro and more. 3mm and 5mm full length wet suits, Booties, BC’s, Regs, Computers. Gear rental is included in dive packages

Special Facilities for Underwater Photographers & Videographers

• Rinse tank
• Computer
• DVD burning

  Paradise Taveuni is the only resort on the island offering diving on pristine Vuna Reef. We also offer trips to the legendary Rainbow Reef. Divers will experience extraordinary formations of hard and soft corals and an abundance of fish life including Anemone fish, Maori Wrasse, Lionfish, Reef Sharks, Rays, Turtles and much, much more. With a variety of deep wall drop offs and shallow drift dives, there is something here for everyone.

Favorite Dive Sites:

• Rainbow Reef's White Wall – Famous
• Vuna Reef's Orgasm – Favorite

A Selection of Dive Sites:

Dive Sites in Paradise

Dive sites are classified into these levels of experience.

• Level 1: Beginner diver. Maximum depth 18 meters, gentle with no current
• Level 2: Intermediate diver, depths range from 20-25 meters, some current, some surface waves at times
• Level 3: Advanced diver, depths up to 30 meters, expect current and exposed surface conditions at times

Paradise Reef (house reef) Level 1
This is the reef located right in front of Paradise. In one direction, it is a labyrinth of lava flow covered in stunning hard and soft corals, swarming in tropical reef species, shallow and bright - a photographers dream! In the other is a fantastic training site with a variety of terrain to make the most of your learning experience. We utilize this site for our night diving and you can snorkel it any time during your stay. All our local species are represented here and the colors are stunning.

Dolphin Bay Level 1
Located just a bay over, this drift dive is on the island wall. Resident eels and lionfish
make this a popular dive. Large fish like snapper and trevally make regular appearances adding spectacle to one of our favorite sites.

Coral Gardens Level 1
Nicknamed Nirvana and only a few minutes by boat from Paradise Taveuni Resort, this is one of their best dive sites. Three fingers of lava once streamed into the ocean and are now covered with a variety of hard and soft coral species. Rays, sharks and big schools of barracuda are the keepers of the Coral Garden. Schools of trevally, snappers and tunas abound. It’s an overdose of everything!

Steve’s Corner Level 1
This dive site reveals a huge variety of soft corals feeding in the current. Turn the corner and come up shallow to enjoy a large archway swim-through guarded by the resident anemonefish and filled with Ghost Coral. Sharp-eyed divers will also spot the juvenile Blue Ribbon Eels here.

Zoe’s Delight Level 1
Named after our resident Marine Manager, this dive site is situated close to Paradise Taveuni Resort. A steep slope of hard corals hides many small treasures – Dwarf Lionfish, cowries and nudibranchs have all made their homes here, as well as an array of feather stars and sea cucumbers.

Orgasm (Vuna Reef) Level 2
Vuna Reef at its finest! This wall dive faces open ocean and it is here that we have seen some of our favorite regulars: sharks, rays and Napoleon Wrasse. Drift by schools of Spanish Mackerel or Giant Tuna from the deep. All this in only 60f /18m, a truly awe-inspiring dive site that never seems to disappoint.

Tavoro Cave (Vuna Reef) Level 3
This deep wall dive has got it all. A spooky cave at 90f/27m, swim - throughs, and lots of life. The topography of this site is striking: a sheer wall with plenty of gullies.
Look up into clouds of reef fish, look down to reef sharks, and look out to barracuda, tuna and turtles. A dive not easily forgotten!

Yellow Fin Wall (Vuna Reef) Level 2
Drift along this section of Vuna Reef and enjoy a fabulous vista of soft corals. Keep a watch in the blue for the namesakes of this site – large Yellow Fin Tuna that speed gracefully past in the company of other pelagic fish and turtles.

Cabbage Patch (Vuna Reef) Level 1
Sheltered within Vuna Lagoon, dive down to an almost lunar landscape. A shallow dive perfect for novices, cruise around the huge cabbage-like corals that sit on brilliant white sand and marvel at the marine life that finds a home amongst them.

Incredible Reef (Vuna Reef) Level 3
On the inner side of Vuna Reef, this deep dive explores a large wedge-shaped area cutting into the reef wall. Schools of pelagics glide past as smaller reef fish swarm in the shelter of the wedge. This site certainly lives up to its name!

Pinnacles (Vuna Reef) Level 3
This deep seamount stands a little off Vuna Reef and attracts Manta Rays in season and other large visitors as well as smaller schooling species. Soft corals are abundant and bright thanks to the sea current passing by.

The Stairs (Vuna Reef) Level 2
On the top of the reef, you are greeted by hard plate corals of all colors, and clouds of fish, including Titan Trigger Fish, parrotfish and wrasses. From here, dive down through a swim through covered in soft corals and out onto an inverted wall swathed in pure white soft coral. Back up the stairway, under the arches enveloped in white and purple soft corals. All types of reef sharks and barracuda often visit this site. A favorite amongst Pro Dive Taveuni’s Dive Team!

Fish Factory (Vuna Reef) Level 2
Stunning hard plate corals, lots of ambient light, multicolored patches of soft coral, giant clams and swarms of reef fish at a depth of less than 60f/18m make this a popular site for photographers, beginners and experienced divers.

Purple Wall (Rainbow Reef site) Level 3
This is one of the truly stunning sites on the Rainbow Reef. It deserves its billing as one of the world’s top dive sites - a solid wall of purple soft coral and more species than can be counted. You will not want to leave!

The Great White Wall (Rainbow Reef site) Level 3
The “Soft Coral Capital of the World” offers an astounding wall of pure white soft coral. This site is definitely the world famous Rainbow Reef’s top draw. A coral encrusted swim - through leads onto the wall from the reef top. A dazzling myriad of color and life inhabits the reef top. Manta Rays glide past with ethereal grace. On exiting the water from this site an awed silence lasts for a while before an excited chatter that lasts for days starts among divers. Not to be missed!

Jack’s Place (Rainbow Reef site) Level 2
Situated on the Rainbow Reef, this dive site offers an immense coral bommie covered with vibrant colors of soft coral and fish. The site is a haven for Spanish Dancers, boxfish and White Tipped Reef Sharks.

Rainbow Passage (Rainbow Reef site) Level 2
In terms of fish life and soft corals, the sheer abundance on this Rainbow Reef site is incredible. The top of the reef starts at 40ft/12m and gradually slopes to 70ft/21m. Rainbow Passage is covered by some very unique soft corals not found in similar form or in this abundance anywhere else in Fiji. Well, the name speaks for itself!

Annie’s Bombie (Rainbow reef) Level 2
A submerged reef with many big coral bommies including the large “Annie’s Bommie”. Weave through the coral and enjoy the schools of fusiliers, bandits and anthias – and the occasional leopard shark

The Zoo (Rainbow Reef) Level 3
An extreme marine experience! Schools of barracuda are common here, swimming above the white tip reef sharks resting on the sand. Moral eels, groupers and small reef fish are plentiful and lucky divers will glimpse the graceful bronze whaler sharks patrolling the deep blue waters.

Nuku Reef (Rainbow Reef) Level 2
Drift dive along this gently sloping reef and marvel at the small critters that reside here – Christmas tree worms, clams and sea anemones are all in abundance, along with their resident clown fish and trigger fish.

Fish Factory (Rainbow Reef) Level 2
Dive along this steep wall and meet many fish feeding in the current – parrotfish, Spanish Mackerel and angelfish are all resident here. The sharp-eyed can also spot stonefish and Leaf Scorpionfish hiding in the wall crevices.

Rainbows End (Rainbow Reef) Level 3
Soft coral heaven! Beautiful purple, yellow and red soft corals make sure Rainbow’s End lives up to it’s name. Add in lionfish, Moorish Idols and hundreds of anthias and this is a true explosion of color.