Garden Island Resort

Garden Island is a boutique resort offering excellent personalized service and luxurious service. The resort consists of 30 rooms offering spectacular views of Vanua Levu and the Somosomo Straits, home to the world-famous Rainbow Reef.

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How To Get There

The resort is situated on the island of Taveuni just 15 minutes from the domestic airport at Matei. They airport transfers at additional cost.

Dive Overview

20 spectacular Rainbow Reef dives sites within 10 - 20 minutes from the resort. Fed by the nutrient-rich waters that flow through the Somosomo Straits, Taveunis Rainbow Reef is home to world class dive sites including, the Great White Wall, The Zoo, Barracuda Hole, Yellow Tunnel, The Ledge, Annies Bommie, Blue Ribbon Eel Reef and many more.

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Accommodation Overview

Comprising of 15 ocean front suites with a private patio, and 15 ocean view suites fully refurbished with private balconies, each of the Garden Island Resort's rooms offers a private space for luxurious comfort. All ensuite rooms are serviced daily and feature:

• King Size Beds or Two Twin Beds
• Air Conditioning & Ceiling Fans
• DVD Player with Flat Screen TV
• Mini Fridge
• Complimentary Coffee/Tea

Food & Drinks

• Breakfast is included, lunch and dinner are a la carte with an option to add full board.
• The restaurant serves local and international cuisine with fresh local seafood, produce, meats, and poultry.
• Cocktails, drinks and light snacks are available at the bar.

Dive Information

Fiji has become one of the worlds most popular tropical dive destinations and much of this interest is due to the superb diving at Taveunis acclaimed Rainbow Reef. Here we find reefs ablaze with every color of the rainbow, as multi-hued soft corals and fish feed in the tidal currents of the Somosomo Straits. Add to this clear, warm tropical water and you have truly world-class diving.

All dives with Garden Island Resort are at the world-renowned Rainbow Reef. This area includes the scatteredreefs in the Somosomo Strait and the fringing reef south of Vanua Levu. The closest reefs are just 10 minutes away.

The boats depart at 9:00 am for the daily 2-tank dives, (please be at the Dive Centre by 8:30 am) and arrives back at the Resort at approx. 1:15 pm in time for a relaxing lunch. There are occasions when we will offer a 3 tank dive (additional cost for 3rd dive applies) and the boat will go to a beach where a picnic lunch will be offered, the 3rd dive will be done after lunch on return to the resort.

Dive Center Information

Garden Island Resort, a PADI 5 Star Dive Resort, has a fully equipped dive center on site with professional and friendly dive crew. With their newly built pier providing immediate access to the water, their dive crew will make sure you experience the best of the Rainbow Reef. They offer introductory Discover Scuba up to Divemaster PADI Certification courses, as well as a variety of specialty PADI courses. Nitrox is available and must be pre-confirmed.

Practical Information

• Electricity: 220 V
• Time zone: UTC+12
• Languages: Fijian & English
• Accept Credit Cards?: Visa, Master Card & American Express