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Sau Bay divers: "3 dives/day on Rainbow Reef, 15 min boat ride each way", Mar, 2025, by Don Vinh, MA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 13351 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
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Comments	Sau Bay Resort and Spa is a very small isolated resort, accessible by boat only, located on the very Eastern tip of Vanua Levu across Somosomo strait from Taveuni. We went at the end of March, which was transitional weather from rainy (low season) to dry (high season). We had great weather the whole time, with intermittent afternoon rain and choppy afternoon water (but nothing that prevented us from diving Rainbow Reef the entire time). Mornings are flat and calm. Water temp 83 degrees F, Air temp 85-89 degrees, visibility 40-80 ft. We chose Rainbow Reef based on our dive travel agency’s recommendation. Our family of three were the only divers the whole week. We had the boat all by ourselves, except for one trip we also had a couple of snorkelers, who were dropped off in the shallows while we dove at the world famous White Wall. Being the only divers we pretty much could choose where to dive, so we were able to dive the White Wall twice, one during slack current and one during strong current. The difference was astounding. Being so close to the Rainbow Reef, we were able to make two morning dives and one afternoon dive each day. 15 mins boat ride each way! Boats from Taveuni-based resorts could only make 2 morning dives at Rainbow Reef because their rides are 20-45 mins each way. It was totally worth it, as we were the only divers on afternoon sites. The comfortable 32-foot, fast 300-hp aluminum boat Sau Diver could accommodate 12 divers, but there were only 3 of us, so we had plenty of room under the shade to stretch out. Gia ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
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Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Solomon Islands, Cayman, Malaysia, Tanzania, Florida, Mexico (both coasts and Sea of Cortez), Bonaire, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, Chuuk, Galapagos, Massachusetts, St Lucia, Honduras, Antigua, St Kitts, Barbados, Philippines
Closest Airport	Matei, Taveuni	Getting There	LAX overnight to Nadi, 15-pax turbo prop to Matei, 30 min speedboat ride to resort
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents, no currents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-80 Ft/ 9-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	60 mins bottom time
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
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Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
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Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	no accommodation for UW photography that we could see ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Sau Bay divers in Fiji and Tuvalu/Rainbow Reef

Sau Bay divers: "3 dives/day on Rainbow Reef, 15 min boat ride each way", Mar, 2025,

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Dive Review of Sau Bay divers in
Fiji and Tuvalu/Rainbow Reef