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T hey provide convenient and on-time pick up from many hotels light or just starting out, they offer a full range of the latest well-
on Taveuni. Carl and Muriel Fox’s mission to provide the safest, maintained rental equipment. Taveuni Dive is a prestigious Gold
most reliable access to the incredible locations around Taveuni. Palm 5-star IDC facility, offering a full range of courses — whether
They only employ experienced, local dive masters to assure you you want Discover Scuba or to become a Dive Instructor — they
enjoy the wonders of the Rainbow Reef. They have a modern and will teach you. Through its courses you can be sure of learning to
well-maintained, up to date equipment, and instruct PADI courses scuba dive safely and confidently; from introductory to master
with their talented instructors. diver. You will be well taken care of by one of Taveuni Dive’s four
(4) PADI instructors who have a wide range of experience.
T here are over 25 sites about 15 minutes away. The four (4)
fully maintained & equipped aluminum dive boats provide T he four (4) dive boats consists of modern, custom-built Leeda
comfort and carries mainly smaller dive groups so you get the best aluminum self-bailers thoughtfully designed for ruggedness,
in personalized guiding. Your surface interval may be discovering and stability to ensure optimum up-time and back-up. This is not a
a new bay or inlet close by or gently driving to the next site with one -man, one-boat operation that if a boat breaks down you are
light refreshments. You generally dive two (2) tanks in the morn- not diving. Taveuni Dive and the co-owned Taveuni Dive Resort is
ing, so the dive boats leave between 8 and 9 am. It takes about 25 a fully integrated professional organization that you and your fam-
minutes from Matei to reach the Rainbow Reef and about 10 min- ily can trust. They provide a six day a week schedule to the Great
utes from Soqulu. An added benefit to diving with Taveuni Dive, White Wall.
typically, after the first dive at Rainbow Reef, the surface interval
is at Waitutavi Beach, a private, tranquil beautiful paradise on the T here is a lot Carl and Mariel can tell you to help make your de-
neighboring island Vanua Levu. You are back at your accommoda- cision to dive with them easier. Visit their web sites at web at
tions between 1-2 in the afternoon. www.taveunidive.com and www.taveunidiveresort.com or contact
the resort or the dive operation. If you are going to travel half
Y our safety is paramount. Carl has 40 years of experience in the way around the world to experience the magical Rainbow Reef, be
dive industry and has been a PADI professional for more than smart and do it with the best to ensure the anticipated magical
30 years. Feel free to bring you own gear, but if you are traveling experience comes true.
