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Paradise Resort Tavenui

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We return to one of our favorite places in Taveuni, Paradise Taveuni Island Resort.  This is our third visit to this beautiful and very cruiser friendly resort and it does not disappoint.

Typically, resorts are not very welcoming to outside guests (ie: cruisers).  Understandably so, when you have paying guests.  But Paradise Resort is different. 

Paradise Resort has set up (10) free moorings in front of their resort.  In addition, they allow yachties to make use of their fresh water pool, showers, bathrooms, restaurant, spa, diving, and more. 

We hailed the resort on the VHF radio as we approached the mooring field.  We were instructed to follow the blue kayak to our designated mooring.  The greeter helped secure our bridle to the mooring and we were good to go.

Paradise Resort

Situated on top of a small cliff, the resort and negative edge pool overlook the lagoon. 

The grounds have lush with palm trees, flowers, grass, and walking paths.

We enjoyed several dinners that surround the negative edge pool.  It is super pretty at sunset.

Sugar Shack is next to the monohull closest to shore.

Check out the lower right photo with BCDs hanging on the palm trees. It is the quick dry method.  

And We are Off…

We left after 2 nights because we had a decent weather window to head NE toward the Ringgold Isles.

Important to realize this is a short trip.

  • 36 mile motor in light NE winds
  • 1kt-1.5kt current against us in the Somosomo straight
  • 6-hours to motor 
  • Average speed 5.5kts

Our blog posts run 7-8 weeks behind actual live events.  We were at Paradise Resort around mid-May, 2025.

We travel 2.5 hours by buy in search of a machine shop.  Did you read about it – check it out?

Sail: Fulanga-Taveuni-Savusavu

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Sugar Shack is in Fulanga which is in the southern Lao group.  Super fun place to be, but Wayne is coming to Fiji soon so we have to sail back North.  We head toward Komo, but quickly realize we have a great wind angle to go all the way to Taveuni.  There is a beautiful place called Paradise Taveuni Resort that we can stop at for a quick dinner before heading back out to sail toward Savusavu.

Trip Details

  • Total miles: 160nm
  • Passage time total: 22:35
  • Max Speed: 13.2
  • Average speed 6.9
  • Sea was huge and uncomfortable at 3-4 meters
  • Very sporty ride.

The resort is very cruiser friendly.  They provide (7) moorings for free for cruisers to stay with the hopes that we will patronize their resort. 

WE did not get to enjoy their pool or other services, but hopefully next time.

We arrived in time to have a late lunch with our friends on Sea Jay (they arrived shortly after us).  We

Sail: Taveuni (Paradise) to Savusavu

It was a really short visit, less than 12 hours, but we had to leave.  So, we pull off the mooring shortly after sunrise.

Trip Details

  • Total miles: 45nm
  • Passage time total: 6 hours
  • Max Speed: 13.7
  • Average speed 6.9
  • Sea was huge and uncomfortable at 3-4 meters (still)

We spend all of Friday and Saturday running around doing errands.  Not to bore you, but we hit (3) different grocery stores, (2) butchers, the bakery, liquor store, fresh market (produce and kava), fuel (gasoline), post office (buy toys for kids), Jack’s of Fiji (gift for Wayne’s bday), Digicel, and Vodafone.

Of course, I wanted to do my quarterly chores before Wayne arrived so I spent half the day cleaning all the stainless steel, oiling the exterior teak, cleaning the bathrooms and setting up Wayne’s room.

I’m exhausted before he gets here, but we are ready to entertain him for 3 weeks.  But we are ready…

We are invited to a lovo celebration in our last blog.  Events from this blog occurred in early July.  Our blog posts run 10-12 weeks behind actual events.