Phil & Stacy are 3rd time Paradise Guests

The Paradise Team were elated to welcome back to Paradise 3rd time return Guest’s Phil & Stacy Stein from Texas, USA.

Both Phil and Stacy are avid divers with hundreds of dives under their belt. They return to Paradise again and again for the sensational diving and the warm and friendly Paradise Staff.

They dived the White Wall during their stay, amongst many other amazing dive sites. “I’m pleased to say that the reefs around Paradise are just as beautiful as our first visit over 3 years ago” said Stacy. “I love the diving, of course, but I love the people of Paradise, the peaceful setting and the personal feel. Don’t change a thing!” she advised.

After an 11 night stay, Phil said ‘We’ll be back!”

Return Guests are all offered guaranteed FREE upgrade to Oceanfront accommodation, Sparkling and Tropical Fruit Plate on arrival, FREE upgrade to the Paradise Meal Package and 2 hour Spa Package in the Oceanfront Serenity Spa.

Just more good reasons to return to Paradise.

‘We had our Wedding and part of our honeymoon here in Paradise. We had a fantastic time from the moment of our arrival. The grounds were maintained  beautifully and the service was second to none. Every effort was made to ensure we had a fantastic time. The food was delicious and served with this freshly made bread you could not stop eating!

If you want a holiday that you can just relax in a gorgeous location and be looked after by absolutely lovely people that greet you by name with a smile every day - then this is it. You may go to places with more modern and luxurious rooms but the traditional bures lended to the atmosphere were still really comfortable and had a private jacuzzi attached.

For the overall holiday experience in Fiji this was by far our favourite.

We  were able to eat, snorkel, go kayaking, visit a village, have a lovo feast, have a cooking class etc. Oh, most nights you had Fijian seranaders accompanying your meals- talk about atmosphere!

We will definately be back”

Tim & Marguerite -

Tim & Marguerite's Wedding in Paradise

Paradise Taveuni offers a large selection of Fiji Wedding Packages and Fiji Honeymoon Packages to ensure your special time together is perfect.

Contact Terri in Paradise for more information….

Paradise Taveuni recently received a write up in Time Magazine, featuring the legendary Rainbow Reef….

“Consistently rated as one of the world’s best dive sites, the wall is reached via a tubular swim-through and starts at a depth of 20 m. Between a tangle of flexible, treelike soft coral are explosions of the harder stuff, home to millions of beautifully colored anthias and other pelagic fish. Larger species of marine life lurk there too, including manta rays, barracuda and harmless reef sharks.”

Rainbow Reef is only a 20 minute scenic boat ride from Paradise Taveuni and our divers visit this spectacular reef every second day, or on request according to water conditions.

With our own Dive Shop at the Resort, Paradise divers experience ‘Luxury Diving’ with full service from our Dive Team who are ready to assist and introduce our Guests to some of the BEST diving in Fiji.

Click here to read the full Time Magazine article.

Experience awe inspiring dive sites! Experience Paradise!

White Wall is one of the Top 10 Dive Sites in the World

Paradise Taveuni attended the  Dive Fiesta held in Nadi recently. Jon, the Resort’s PADI Instructor from the USA, represented the popular Resort and presented the Resort to the Dive Industry Agents from all over the world.

Paradise Taveuni also hosted 3 VIP Dive Wholesalers before and after the Dive Fiesta. Janet - USA,  Holly - UK and Jan - USA all experienced the spectacular diving coupled with the genuine and friendly Fiji service that Paradise Taveuni is renowned for.

Spectacular underwater life in Paradise

Tavoro Waterfalls, also known as Bouma Falls, is a beautiful 3 hour return hike with 3 trails of increasing difficulty taking you up into the hills above the village of Korovou and past the awe-inspiring waterfalls of the Tavoro River.

The trail starts out with a 10-minute stroll to the first and most famous waterfall of Fiji, Bouma Falls, and then continues up a series of switchbacks past gorgeous panoramic views to the second and third falls.

Along the way you will see and hear many of the sites and sounds of the Taveuni Forest which can be heard nowhere else in Fiji. Cool off by swimming in any of the refreshing volcanic pools beneath the falls.

Stop in at the Tavoro Visitor Center for drinks and refreshments after your walk.

This popular trip departs from Paradise Taveuni 3 times weekly and includes the local markets, natural waterslides, Meridian Timeline visit - where yesterday and today meet, the Holy Cross Catholic Mission visit an a delicious picnic lunch. Our local guides will fill you with tales of the island, it’s culture and the people.

Paradise Taveuni Resort owners 6 year old son, Thomas, lost his top front tooth today.

It had been wobbly for a week or so, however an elated Tomasi joyously showed his ‘gap’ to all in Paradise.

Thomas Gortan and the missing tooth!

Thomas is now eagerly awaiting a visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight, however he is concerned that the Tooth Fairy may get lost and not be able to find Fiji.

Mum and Dad reasoned that she made it here the last few times and they are sure she will remember the way!

Fiji Night in Paradise is a great experience!

Start with a day full of Fijian cultural activities - frond weaving, sulu tying, lovo preparation, coconut lesson… and more. Add Cocktails at sunset followed by a 4 course Lovo Feast with Guests dining together. Follow dinner with a meke (dance performance) and then you are invited to a kava ceremony with the Resort staff, friends and family.

Jessica doing the Meke with the village girls

5 year old Jessica Gortan has just joined our Village girls doing the meke for their 2 numbers. Jess practices daily with her Nanny and is trying hard to keep up with the bigger girls. “I love doing the meke on Fiji night” Jessica says. “I get to stay up late and dance for the Resort Guests. It’s fun”.

Jessica is in the process of convincing her 4 year old brother Thomas to join the boys meke group. We’ll keep you posted on this!

Come to Paradise to experience ‘real Fiji‘.

Love in Paradise

Sorry Ladies, our prize catch single male has been caught!

Archie Taylor, pictured with his new Bride, Joan White were married in  traditional Fiji Wedding last month. Archie has been with us in Paradise for 5 years and  Joan is our return Guest too many times to remember.

The couple met in Paradise when Archie took Joan on a guided snorkel in the touquoise waters of Paradise. It was love at first snorkel! Something tells us that Archie was the real reason for Joan’s many visits to Paradise.

Congratulations Archie & Joan!

Fiji has been rated among the top 15 cheapest countries for American traveller’s during the current severe recession in the US financial market..

“Fiji is one of many places that’s suddenly (become) more affordable to American travellers,” said America’s Forbes.com.

The Reserve Bank of Fiji’s April end economic review said although visitor arrivals were weak in the first three months of the year, the devaluation is expected to make Fiji an attractive holiday destination in the coming months.

The website, listing the world’s top business leaders, said US travellers would now opt to travel to Fiji without making pricey commitments, following the devaluation of the Fiji dollar by 20 per cent in April.

“Though roundtrip airfare will set you back about $1600, the greenback gained 40 per cent on the Fiji dollar over the past year, which means that once you get there, everything is on sale at a deep discount,” Forbes reported.

Top on Forbes’ list is Hungary, buoyed both by airfares in the $590 range and a currency on which the US dollar has gained 30 per cent over the past year.

Second-ranked Sweden offers nearly identical currency perks.

“The dollar has gained a full 50 per cent on Poland’s zloty, meaning that $100 can now get you a $150 hotel room in Warsaw,” it said.

Forbes said these falling prices and a stronger dollar had made these exotic locales affordable for Americans

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Written by Paradise Guest Cathy McDondald, Queensland Australia. 7th June 2009. 

“It was with a growing sense of shame and humiliation that I read the article on Paradise at Taveuni 5th of June 2009. The undertones of racism and the white, western sense of superiority seemed to ooze from almost every paragraph. The author clearly did not have a good time and seems determined to infest the minds of others to turn them away from what, to me, is a fantastic experience. 

As a current Guest (yes, capital ‘G’) of Paradise, I could barely recognise your scribes descriptions of this beautiful Resort. Yes the Wedding Bure overlooking the calm idealic waters surrounding Taveuni is small. I believe the accurate discription is ‘intimate’. Having had dinner there one night, I for one felt special and pampered. 

The tin-roofed Massage Bure overlooking the Southern Pacific Ocean that your scribe describes bears no similarity to the palm thatched, sandy floor Bure that I see every day. 

And as for that person’s dismay at seeing the poverty of a third-world country, with poor dwellings along the way to the resort, I would have to advise them to never leave an Australian capital city. They also seem to expect Australian city freeway conditions for the roads here.  

As you freely and widely published the seemilng defamatory article of your scribe, I’m hoping you will apply Natural Justice and publish my account as well.  

I was met at Taveuni Airport by one of the Resort Managers who explained that the road to the Resort was pretty bad. The first 30 minutes of the drive was along a bitumen road that was one of the best I had experienced in Fiji. The last 30 minutes was on a dirt road with a few rocks and pot holes that the driver took care to avoid.  

I was greeted at the Reception Bure (Fijian for hut) by half of the Resort staff and presented with a hand made lei (flower garland), icy cold coconut to drink from, icy cold wet washer to refresh my face and hands. I was then given a short tour of the pristine resort and lead to my room. Sorry, ‘room’ does not do justice to my Bure - 3 large rooms - a bedroom with a massive king size bed, large lounge area with a mini bar fridge, tea and coffee making facilities etc, and a spacious bathroom with ample cupboard space. The bathroom leads to a private courtyard with outdoor shower set amoung a garden of ginger lillies, native ferns, flame trees and huge golden portos overhanging the walls of petrified lava rocks. 

I unpacked, showered and dressed, taking my time until night had well and truly fallen. When I was ready for dinner, I came out to my Bure deck to find a lit oil lamp to help me find my way to the Reception Bure which also houses the bar and dining room. The food is world class with a resonable choice of fine wines from Australia and New Zealnad as well as an impressive Cocktail list. 

I noticed the Daily Activities blackboard set for the following day and tried to decide what I’d do. From adventure hikes to diving world class reefs or simply snorkelling along the lava cliffs of the Resort or cutural avctivities or just doing nothing and enjoying the laid-back Fiji Time - the choice was mine. Many of the adventure hikes and dives came at an extra cost to pay for transport and trespass on other people’s property. I admit that I didn’t find the costs excessive as I’d already investigated these through the resort web-site prior to coming here. I must also point out that I had studied the menus thoughourly and was already looking forward to Fiji Night and Indian Night in particular where the Guests came together to enjoy sumptuous feast. Fiji Night is a truly wonderful cultural experience. 

I’ve been here for a week and am sad that I only have another 10 days of the best holiday of my life. I can thoroughly and honestly recommend Paradise to those travellers who want to experience and learn about the culture of these beautiful island people, while choosing, or not, some of the finest water sports available anywhere in the world. You will be made so welcome, that you as I, will be sad to leave my new-found Fijian family”