Taveuni is ‘The Soft Coral Capital of the World’ and Paradise is in the heart of it. Paradise Dive is owned and operated by Paradise Taveuni and is located on site within the Resort grounds. Paradise owner, Allan Gortan, is one of our Resort Dive Instructors and he and Fijian Dive Instructor, Christine Riley, lead our Paradise PADI Dive Team. Our PADI Team offer daily dive trips to Rainbow Reef and local areas nearby. We offer a selection of PADI Dive Courses. Learn to Dive in Paradise or upgrade your current Certification with us
The Rainbow Reef is a 32km reef in the Somosomo Strait between the islands of Taveuni and Vanua Levu and only a 20-30 minute boat trip from Paradise. It is one of the most famous dive sites in the South Pacific.
Paradise Taveuni offers diving on the one of the ‘Top 10 Dive Sites in the World’ The Great White Wall, on the legendary Rainbow Reef. It is named because of the white coral inhabiting the area at depths between 15 and 65 metres (49 and 213 ft).
WHY CHOOSE PARADISE TAVEUNI AS YOUR NEXT DIVE VACATION DESTINATION?
We have the best Dive Boats in Fiji (some of our Guests say the best they have been on). Taveuni Explorer takes 26 divers and crew, galley, bathroom, shower. Lady Paradise takes 12 divers and crew. With a total of 38 divers, Paradise is the ideal boutique dive group destination.
• Complimentary air conditioned Camera Room for our dedicated underwater photographers to rinse, clean, recharge their cameras.
• Owner / operator Allan Gortan is our DI and is on board with all Dive Groups. He leads our great Team of dedicated local divers who help us operate the Paradise Dive Centre.
• Luxury Diving for all divers – our Dive Team takes care of all of Guests dive gear. No lugging gear to the boat – our Dive Team does this for you.
• Paradise offers Nitrox tanks and courses.
• We choose our Dive Sites based on our Guests requests
• Mantas and Pilot Whales are often seen on the boat trip to and from the reef. We stop so you can get in and swim with these wild, natural creatures.
• Humpback Whale season is June – September each year and we encounter these beautiful mammals as they migrate with their new calves from the Dive boat and from the oceanfront of Paradise.
FREE SHORE DIVES
Paradise is the only Resort on Taveuni offering FREE Shore Diving when you take a Dive Package. Experience an abundance of fish life including: Anemone fish, Maori Wrasse, Lionfish, Reef Sharks, Rays, Turtles, Octopus, Garden Eels, Blue Ribbon Eels, Ghost Pipe Fish, Moray Eels and much, much more. With a variety of deep wall drop offs and shallow drift dives, there is something here for every diver. Whether you are just learning, or have been a Scuba Diver for your whole life.
Paradise will offer you many opportunities to explore the amazing underwater life of Fiji.
Paradise offers Nitrox
Paradise offers the Enriched Air Diver Specialty Course and it’s easy to see why Nitrox is so incredibly popular – no decompression time means more underwater time, especially on repetitive scuba dives. You can typically stay down longer and get back into the water sooner. No wonder we are seeing many Paradise divers enjoying the benefits of Nitrox diving.
Paradise is Home of The Taveuni Explorer
Our custom built 15mt / 45ft cruiser, is made of aluminum and features galley, bathroom, freshwater shower, sleeping quarters and on-board Bar & lounge. Taveuni Explorer is powered by twin 350 Mercury Verado outboard motors and has a ladder for ease of exit and entry.
Taveuni Explorer caters to 26 Divers and crew.
THE GREAT WHITE WALL
The soft coral capital of the world’s signature dive offers an astounding wall of pure white soft coral. This site is definitely the world famous Rainbow Reef’s top draw. A coral encrusted swim – through leads onto the wall from the reef top. A dazzling myriad of colour and life inhabits the reef top. Manta rays glide past with ethereal grace. On exiting the water from this site an awed silence lasts for a while before an excited chatter that lasts for days starts among divers. Not to be missed! We recommend Advanced Divers only on this site, due to depth, current and narrow swim-through.
Dive Courses
As a PADI Dive Centre, we offer many dive courses for you to enjoy during your Fiji vacation. You can also take Your PADI Scuba Certification Online. Learn to Dive in Paradise or improve your scuba diving skills by upgrading to an Advanced Diver, Rescue Diver or Dive Master. We also offer Kids scuba dive courses for your children to enjoy during your Fiji vacation.
Ever thought about learning to dive? Do you want your scuba diving lessons in tropical waters and with a safe PADI Dive Operator? Then Get your PADI scuba certification in Paradise now!
PADI Discover Scuba Diving:
Have you always wondered what it’s like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren’t quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) is for you. 2 hour basic introduction to scuba diving includes 1 open water dive. This course allows you to dive in Paradise with your instructor.
PADI Open Water Course
This course normally takes 4 days if completed in Paradise and includes 4 open water dives, theory, exam and PADI Certification.
Complete the theory on-line with PADI E-Learning prior to arrival in Paradise
Purchase a PADI eLearning course for yourself and complete the classroom portion at your own pace – anytime, anywhere. Then, when you arrive in Paradise for your Dive Vacation, you are ready to complete the FUN PART! Diving in Paradise!
The PADI Open Water Diver Course online provides the knowledge development portion you need. You develop the remaining skills by actually diving with our PADI Instructor in Paradise.
After enrolling, PADI’s eLearning system presents you with interactive presentations that include videos, audio, graphics and reading. Short quizzes let you gauge your progress, and review and correct anything you might happen to miss. This lets you move through the program efficiently and at your own pace.
MORE COURSES
PADI Refresher Courses
This course is for certified divers who have not dived in 12 months or so. A 2 hour course reminding you of the basic skills of scuba diving includes 1 open water dive.
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course
2 day course includes 5 open water dives – Deep, Navigation, Drift, Boat, Night or Underwater Naturalist dives, theory, exam and PADI Certification. Must have PADI Open Water Certification
PADI Rescue Diver Course
3 day course includes theory, exam, dive rescue skills, practical scenarios and PADI Certification. Must have PADI Advanced Open Water Certification
Emergency First Response:
2 day first aid course
PADI Specialty Courses:
Deep, Night, Enriched Air Specialty Courses includes theory, exam, open water dive and PADI Certification
PADI Dive Master Course:
2-3 week course includes 6-7 tank dives, water skills + stamina exercises, water skills, stamina exercises, Skill circuit, open water assessments. You must have PADI Rescue and current First Aid course + 50 logged dives
Kids Scuba Diving Courses:
Scuba Diving is a great way for kids to learn confidence in the water and what a great Family Sport to enjoy together. Your kids can learn to dive as young as 8 years old.
PADI Bubblemaker Course:
Bubblemaker is as fun as it sounds – a chance for kids to blow bubbles by scuba diving. Children who are 8 years old or older can use scuba gear to breathe underwater and swim around in shallow water. Kids must be comfortable in the water, but no prior experience is necessary. Parental approval is required.
PADI Junior Open Water Course
This 4 day course includes 4 open water dives, theory, exam and PADI Certification. This course allows your child to dive anywhere in the world to the depth of 12 metres. Check out www.PADI.com to find out more about e-learning to complete the theory part of this course prior to arrival, with the remainder of the course completed in Paradise. Once your child turns 15 years old they are automatically certified as an adult Scuba Diver.
Advanced Junior Open Water Course:
2 day course includes 5 open water dives – Deep, Navigation, Drift, Boat, Night or Underwater Naturalist dives, theory, exam and PADI Certification. Must have PADI Junior Open Water Certification. This allows our child to dive to 21 meters once completed. Once your child turns 15 years old they are automatically certified as an adult Scuba Diver.