Dive Review of Taveuni Ocean Sports/Taveuni Island Resort in
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Taveuni Ocean Sports/Taveuni Island Resort, May, 2014, by Mary A Graff, NC, US ( 1 report with 1 Helpful vote). Report 7609 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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
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Comments	Diving operation is first class, Julie Kelly owner has established an operation that is client focused with emphasis on safety and ensuring divers have good experience. All of the crew are master divers, knowledgeable about the reefs, currents, fish life and corals. Dive day begins at 8:00 am with pick up from your hotel, once group is assembled and paperwork complete, short dinghy ride out to dive boats (2) one large (max 12 divers) one smaller (max 6 divers). Once on boat, captain provides boat safety briefing and plan for day. This is the only dive operation that has an AED in addition to all other safety equipment. Boat time to dive sites around 20-25 minutes. Once at site, comprehensive site briefing by dive master, groups identified and plan for dive reviewed. Groups descend and ascend together, dive masters monitor groups, they informally lead dives, pointing out great fish, corals using underwater slates to write names, etc. All dives are in the Somosomo strait on various sites of the Rainbow Reef. Corals (both hard and soft) are very healthy. The white and purple walls are gardens of soft corals! On one dive saw blue ribbon eel, octopus, green scorpion leaf fish, gobies, sharks...and more!. 2 Dives each morning with an hour surface interval, either on boat or at sandy beach. Home made banana bread, papaya bread, chocolate or carrot cake, fresh fruit, cookies, water and heavenly red hibiscus and passion fruit sweet tea!. The crew takes care of all gear from initial set up to rinsing each night, set up again the next day ready to roll. This was our second trip to Taveuni and diving with Julie Kelly, we have dove many places, the customer service experienced here is second to none. Taveuni Island Resort - This resort is an adults only resort with individual bures that are very spacious(large living area, adjoining bedroom, bathroom, patio and outdoor shower), equipped with coffee tea service and in room stocked refrigerator. Used a/c at night only, during day rooms wide open, resort sits on a cliff overlooking the ocean with great views, there is an infinity pool at resort next to the common building with dining terrace, bar, lounge areas, access to the beach is down set of stairs near pool. Spa on grounds offering massages, facials. Food is excellent, fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, well stocked bar. Meals are included in room rates, beverages are extra. The resort will organize trips to waterfall, snorkeling or kayaking. Resort owners Doe and Ric (New Zealanders) have been in Taveuni for 40+ years, staying with them is like visiting good friends at their home. The staff is warm and attentive.
Websites	Taveuni Ocean Sports Taveuni Island Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Saba Marine Park Caribbean, Costa Rica, Belize, Cozumel, Red Sea, Turks & Caicos, Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Manado, Wakotobi, Bali, Komodo, Baqua Fiji
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	calm, surge, currents
Water Temp	80-8°F / 27--13°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	1st Dive 80-100 feet, 2nd Dive usually 60-90 feet, small groups max 4 per dive master, dive plan to end dive with 1000 psi to allow for safety stop in blue water away from reef, most dives 40-50 minutes. Groups sorted by experience to allow experienced divers,
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	The crew took care of any camera's on boat, rinse bucket if needed, no camera table available on boats.

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By Alice Ribbens in MN, US at Jun 03, 2014 08:29 EST

Nice to hear that the place is doing well--as are Do and Ric. We stayed there in 2000 (when it was Dive Taveuni), loved it, loved the diving, and have always wanted to go back.

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Dive Review of Taveuni Ocean Sports/Taveuni Island Resort in Fiji and Tuvalu/Taveuni Island

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