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Taveuni Dive Resort: Designed By Divers For Divers

Taveuni Dive Resort is designed by divers... for the owners and have been managing the day to
divers. The island’s newest resort has 8 luxury day operations of Taveuni Dive since 2003. Carl,

bures and a destination restaurant & bar centrally originally from Colorado, is a PADI Master Instruc-

located at Soqulu. For 12 years, Taveuni Dive has tor and ScubaPro Technician; has been in the Dive

been the preferred choice for diving on the island Industry for over 35 years and Muriel, a Marine

of Taveuni. They listened to what their guests want- Biologist and Accountant, strive to make all guest

ed in a dive resort, and built it. The first sustainable experiences the safest, most comfortable and

resort on Taveuni, Taveuni Dive Resort provides enjoyable adventure. Taveuni Dive operates from

guest accommodations, dining, scuba diving, and Soqulu (Taveuni Estates) and in Matei on Taveuni

tourism activities to chartered dive groups, small Island in Fiji.

groups of scuba divers, and other tourists attracted The Matei locations has a storefront retail shop
to the locale. The resort operates a restaurant & open daily from 9-4, with a fully stocked shop
bar, as well as a small retail market for residents of

Taveuni Estates and tourists alike. Sustainable De- with almost everything you need or might have

velopment meets the needs of the present without forgotten to pack including Hats, T-Shirts, Board

compromising the future. The resort is “sustainable” Shorts, Bathing Suits, Bikini’s, & Sunscreen just to

because the design, construction, and operations of mention a few. They sell full lines of scuba equip-

the business meets environmental, economic, and ment and accessories. You never know when your

social objectives to further the goal of sustainabil- equipment may malfunction. They are there to

ity. Taveuni Dive Resort is the only 5-Star Instructor help. Staff include three (3) PADI instructors, four

Development Dive Resort on Taveuni. (4) PADI dive masters and two (2) boat captains and

Carl Fox and Muriel Biebesheimer opened this one (1) shop assistant. in addition; all dive masters
beautiful resort in November 2014. They are hold boat captain licenses.