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A blog about Waitabu Marine Park, Taveuni, Fiji Islands, by Marine Ecology Fiji. Waitabu Marine Park offers 2 guided tours the Cultural Experience Tour with a Bilibili ride (traditional raft), a guided snorkelling tour with tea and refreshments while being serenaded by local musicians, they also offer a Backpackers Tour with a guided boat trip and guided snorkeling trips.

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By stuartinfiji - July 22, 2004

The new logo for Waitabu Marine Park

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Tovu Tovu Resort | Fijian Hospitality | Taveuni, Fiji

By stuartinfiji - July 16, 2009

Waitabu Marine Park Tour Tour Description: Waitabu Marine Park is a reef conservation success story. Visitors experience excellent snorkelling to see the transformation made to the marine life since the establishment of the park in 1998. Trained guides will snorkel with the tour and will point out and explain interesting sites. The half-day (5 hour Fijian time) trip should NOT be missed during your visit to Taveuni. Note this trip is subject to weather & tides. If the sea conditions are unsuitable the trip will be cancelled or postponed. Costs — FD $50 pp — Trip suitable for visitors aged 12 years and over Cost includes: — Snorkelling equipment — ' Bilibili ', Fijian raft ride — Local guides with intimate understanding of the natural area — Morning or afternoon tea & village refreshments, prepared by the women of the Waitabu Village What to Bring: — Sandals or running shoes for the lunch — Swimwear & cameras — Water bottle & sunscreen — Hat & sung...

Dive For Earth Day

By stuartinfiji - April 21, 2009

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Waitabu Marine Park & Campground Review | Taveuni | Fodor's Travel Guides

By stuartinfiji - August 05, 2009

Waitabu Marine Park & Campground Rate It Address: Near Vidawa village, about a 30-minute-drive southeast of Matei, Bouma National Heritage Park, Taveuni Phone: 888-0451 www.bnhp.org Category: Tours Location: Taveuni Fodor's Review: At Waitabu Marine Park & Campground you can swim and snorkel over a fringing reef that has been a marine-protected area (MPA) since 1998, when the Waitabu people and other villages agreed to stop over-fishing. There are guided snorkeling tours using bilibili or traditional bamboo rafts followed by tea and music on the beach. A cheaper option does not include rafts or tea. The campground offers 12 tent sites near the water's edge, and communal cooking and bathroom facilities. It's slightly north of Vidawa village on the coast. Cost: $40 with raft and tea, $20 without. Camping $10 per person per night Waitabu Marine Park & Campground Review | Taveuni | Fodor...