Taveuni has an unspoiled quality that is hard to find in today's world. The rugged mountains, verdant rainforest, exotic flora & fauna, lakes, plus the surrounding sea with its colourful reefs and multitudes of tropical fish make up an ecosystem of incredible diversity. It's nickname "Garden Island" applies not only to the landscape, but also to the underwater coral gardens.

The Diving

Taveuni’s 30km Rainbow Reef is home to one of the world’s greatest displays of soft coral. Fed by the nutrient-rich waters that flow through the Somosomo Strait, sea life and soft corals are everywhere in technicolour profusion - hence the name. In fact the first thing that strikes you on arrival are the abundance of bright colours on the reef. 

Combine this with other dive sites such as the Great White Wall, Fish Factory, The Zoo, The Pinnacle and other spectacular drop offs, the myriad varieties of fish, warm water, easy accessibility and great visibility, and it’s easy to see why the reef has won such international acclaim.

Diving in Taveuni is truly world class.

Contact us; let us know your interests, and we’ll put together your ideal dive package. Remember - We’ve dived there!

The Dive Locations

1. Dakuniba Pass is a 30m wall dive where you’ll see pelagics such as barracuda, sharks and tuna.  There are also some beautiful gorgonian fans at this site which is about 30 minutes by boat from the resort.  This is the most distant dive site you are likely to visit, and is only done on outgoing tides.
2. The Zoo, a 20 minute boat ride away, also has its share of big fish including barracuda, reef sharks, bronze whalers, eagle rays and manta rays.  It’s a wall dive with a 30m maximum depth that is only done on outgoing tides.
3. The Great White Wall is a legendary dive named because of the unusual soft coral that inhabit the area.  Starting at a depth of about 15m and continuing to over 60m, this underwater escarpment is covered with an almost luminescent white coral, tinged with lavender.  It’s only 15 minutes by boat from Garden Island Resort, and is explored at a maximum depth of 30m.  Only dived on incoming tides.
   


4. Annies Bommie has been likened to a coral head that glows like a Christmas tree.  Only 20m down, it is lined with spectacular multi-coloured soft coral that includes all shades of red, purple, violet, blue, yellow and white.  The diversity of fish is extraordinary including wrasse, parrot fish, damsels and a host of other species.
   
5. The Corner is located on the same reef as Annie’s Bommie and is roughly the same distance from shore (15 minutes) and located at the same depth (20m).  There is a wonderful variety of multi-coloured soft coral.  It’s called “The Corner” because it’s actually a corner of a large reef.  It’s an oasis of soft corals and there is often an unbelievable amount of fish life here.
   
6. The Ledge, located only 10 minutes from shore and at a depth of 20m is one of the most popular dives aside from the Great White Wall.  It consists of a pinnacle of coral that rises from a depth of 80-90m almostto the surface.  It’s a magnet for reef fish and pelagics, with lion fish in residence in the overhangs and crevices.  There are also outstanding soft corals here as well as a tremendous variety of underwater flora and fauna that makes for good night diving.  Another plus is that it’s easily accessible and great for photos.
   
   
   
7. Jerry’s Jelly is a series of coral heads in every conceivable colour of soft coral.  It’s a favourite of photographers because of the colours, the
   abundant tropical fish life, and the numerous small caverns and crevasses that mark the reef.  It’s located 15 minutes away by boat and is at a maximum depth of 20m.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Blue Ribbon Eel Reef, a 15 minute boat ride and 20-25m dive, is done as a drift dive.  There are some incredible violet soft corals as well as an amazing density and variety of fish.  The main attraction is the blue ribbon eel, which measures about the length of a finger, but has strikingly vivid bands of blue and yellow.  Despite the colouration these eels are hard to find for novice divers, but your dive guide will easily point them out.
9. The Yellow Tunnel is located 10 minutes away by boat and is at a depth of 25m.  It’s an astounding display of yellow soft coral on a wall with a vertical swim-though.  One actually swims through a chimney-like structure.  There is also a wonderful variety of fish here.
10. The Cabbage Patch is a garden of unusual cabbage-shaped hard coral ranging in size from 1-5m in diameter.  It’s not unusual to see cabbage-shaped coral, but why they are here in such abundance is a mystery.