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

No doubt you have heard of the world Famous Rainbow Reef and it’s #1 dive site The White Wall.

Experience the best diving in Fiji in Paradise

The Rainbow Reef is a fantastic 30km long reef in the heart of the Somosomo Straits, just a 20 minute scenic boat trip from Paradise Taveuni, and has over 20 spectacular dive sites to choose from.

The Somosomo Staits bring in nutrient rich waters allowing soft corals and fish to grow to remarkable sizes, beautiful sizes and huge numbers.

But diving Taveuni is not just restricted to the Rainbow Reef. You will alsoo find the pristine Vuna Reef at the southern tip of Taveuni, only 4 minutes boat ride from Paradise Taveuni, offering over 10 dive sites that are comparable to the Rainbow Reef to the north.

With 3 dive boats in Paradise, holding 28 divers, we visit  Rainbow Reef  and Vuna Reef on request and according to the water conditions. Our local Dive Team members are born and bred in this area and know the Taveuni waters well.

Paradise Taveuni also boasts 3 beautiful shore dives and at least another 10 dives around the protected corner of Dolphin Bay, just 2 minutes boat ride from Paradise.

The choice is yours.

18 divers from the USA arrived in Paradise yesterday and were delighted with they chose Paradise Taveuni as their dive destination.

The Aquaventure Group is from Minnesota USA and are now enjoying the legendary Rainbow Reef .

Taveuni is well known as the ‘Soft Coral Capital of the World’ and the diving in Paradise proves to be some of the best that this dive group has encountered.

When we dive the Rainbow Reef we offer a double dive with the surface interval on a picturesque white sand beach on Vanua Levu. A triple dive on Rainbow Reef is also available for those dedicated divers. We arange a picnic lunch for our divers should they wish to experience this.

Paradise Taveuni is the only Taveuni resort with a PADI dive shop on site, offering LUXURY DIVING every day. With over 40 dive sites on offer, there is something here for everyone.

Taveuni is the 'Soft Coral Capital of the World'

Diving in Paradise is spectacular with over 40 dive sites including the legendary Rainbow Reef, pristine Vuna Reef and 3 shore dives.

Diving in Paradise

Our Dive Team will get you under the water whenever you want to be. Carl & Jon are our American PADI Instructors. Charlie is a FijianPADI Dive Master and you’ll enjoy our local guides, Ronnie, Mauri and Villi.

Our shore dives alone will ensure you meet our resident moray eel, blue ribbon eels, lion fish and a multitude of tropical fish.

“Wow! What an incredible place. The grounds and views are breathtaking. We felt welcome from the moment we arrived. The service was the best I have experienced anywhere! The diving…Wow! It was spectacular! The Rainbow Reef and White Wall exceeded our expectations and the dive staff were great. There is nothing we would change. It was perfect!” Paradise Guests - Ken & Heidi, USA

Dive into Paradise soon!

On our last trip to Rainbow Reef, our divers experienced 6 Hammerhead sharks close by. Our Canadian Dive Instructor - Jon said “They didn’t even seem to notice we were there and we we able to observe them for some time”.

6 Hammerheads spotted at Rainbow Reef

Hammerheads are aggressive hunters, feeding on smaller fish, octopuses, squid, and crustaceans. They do not actively seek out human prey, but are very defensive and will attack when provoked.

Hammerhead sharks are consummate predators that use their oddly shaped heads to improve their ability to find prey. Their wide-set eyes give them a better visual range than most other sharks. And by spreading their highly specialized sensory organs over their wide, mallet-shaped head, they can more thoroughly scan the ocean for food.

Found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, far offshore and near shorelines, hammerheads are often seen in mass summer migrations seeking cooler water. They are gray-brown to olive-green on top with off-white undersides, and they have heavily serrated, triangular teeth. Their extra-tall, pointed dorsal fins are easily identifiable.

Most hammerhead species are fairly small and are considered harmless to humans. Hammerhead populations are not accurately known, but appear stable worldwide, and they are not considered threatened.

This carnivore’s average lifespan in the wild is 20 to 30 years and grow in length 13 to 20 ft / 4 to 6 metres. They weigh from 500 to 1,000 lbs / 230 to 450 kg.

Did you know? Hammerheads use their wide heads to attack stingrays, pinning the winged fish against the sea floor.