@LindsayGuilfoyle Thanks Don, Annette and I were at Taveuni Dive Resort at the same time as Xian Fang and you. We shared several dives together. You and your wife make a cameo appearance in one of my Rainbow Reef videos. Cheers Lindsay
Holy smokes, truly a small world! I remember hearing about your adventures, surviving that category 5 hurricane and being inspired to add more places to our list to visit such Papa New Guinea, French Polynesia, etc. Super awesome that you have a channel on RUclips! Would love to connect, we are always planning trips a couple years out and have hard plans for Malpelo, Komodo, Dominica, and Galapagos.
Thanks Don , planning for 5 nights there for snorkeling, and learn scuba diving. Have you heard about Paradise Taveuni ? if you do , how do you think about it Thx Don oh one important thing ? you mentioned about not many mosquitoes there? especially nearby waterfall?Thx for your video, very informative
You'll love Taveuni and am super excited to hear about your scuba diving experience! It's hard to go back to snorkeling once you're comfortable with scuba. I don't know enough about Paradise Taveuni as we didn't stay there, but it does have good reviews, and the island is small enough. You will be in the same vicinity to everything. All the resorts are just a short ride away from Rainbow Reef, where all the action is. As for mosquitoes, check with the resort and see if they offer mosquito repellent. If not, bring some. There are mosquitoes, but it's not bad in the dry season. I've been scarred by mosquitoes in the past, so maybe my tolerance is higher. When we were out hiking, we didn't use mosquito repellent, and it was pleasant. If you're there during the we season, I'd expect more mosquitoes, though. I still remember how legendary the biting flies and mosquitoes are in Belize, which is a different level, so in comparison, Fiji is quite pleasant. There are some mosquitoes out at sun rise and sun set, though.
Wonderful.
Really glad you enjoyed! Taveuni is a truly wonderful place, and its reef is quite healthy!
@LindsayGuilfoyle
Thanks Don,
Annette and I were at Taveuni Dive Resort at the same time as Xian Fang and you. We shared several dives together. You and your wife make a cameo appearance in one of my Rainbow Reef videos.
Cheers
Lindsay
Holy smokes, truly a small world! I remember hearing about your adventures, surviving that category 5 hurricane and being inspired to add more places to our list to visit such Papa New Guinea, French Polynesia, etc. Super awesome that you have a channel on RUclips!
Would love to connect, we are always planning trips a couple years out and have hard plans for Malpelo, Komodo, Dominica, and Galapagos.
Trip booked for 2026 honeymoon dive action!!!
Woohoo! I hope the video was useful! Make sure you check that white wall schedule and ensure your time overlaps with it so you can see that dive site!
@ yes that’s a part of what 😮 l waiting for to go a 360 immersive video. Great post brother!!
@scubadiveforculture
I love it. Don't brag to loud. Big biz will come claim it.
Good point! Will have to be more careful in revealing treasures like Taveuni more as the channel grows!
@@itravelwisely grateful you understand 💖 some places need to stay a mystery as long as possible. Tourism is rough. -From a Floridian
Thanks Don , planning for 5 nights there for snorkeling, and learn scuba diving. Have you heard about Paradise Taveuni ? if you do , how do you think about it Thx Don
oh one important thing ? you mentioned about not many mosquitoes there? especially nearby waterfall?Thx for your video, very informative
You'll love Taveuni and am super excited to hear about your scuba diving experience! It's hard to go back to snorkeling once you're comfortable with scuba.
I don't know enough about Paradise Taveuni as we didn't stay there, but it does have good reviews, and the island is small enough. You will be in the same vicinity to everything.
All the resorts are just a short ride away from Rainbow Reef, where all the action is.
As for mosquitoes, check with the resort and see if they offer mosquito repellent. If not, bring some. There are mosquitoes, but it's not bad in the dry season. I've been scarred by mosquitoes in the past, so maybe my tolerance is higher. When we were out hiking, we didn't use mosquito repellent, and it was pleasant. If you're there during the we season, I'd expect more mosquitoes, though.
I still remember how legendary the biting flies and mosquitoes are in Belize, which is a different level, so in comparison, Fiji is quite pleasant. There are some mosquitoes out at sun rise and sun set, though.