Paradise Taveuni Tipping guidelines

[Tunaman68]

Hey all,

Headed back to Fiji in 2026 and have chosen Paradise Taveuni based on cost, location, the availability to do more than 2 dives a day, AC, nitrox and what I hear is an excellent shore dive with night dives available. Hoping for new mattresses given some of the reviews I've read haha!

Just working the budget, does anyone have recent drink costs for beer and soda? (and what the happy hour discount is)? At Volivoli we would stock up on cans of Fiji Bitter during happy hour when they were 2 for 1. Does this work at PT? I know the resort is down a dirt road and secluded so popping to the local market is not a possibility. We were not able to stop at a store for refreshments on our first trip to Beqa as we were on a bus full of people, but I've read the trip from the airport at Taveuni might be in a smaller shuttle so a grocery stop MIGHT be possible. Any insight?

At Beqa and Volivoli there were separate Xmas funds for hotel staff, restaurant staff, and dive staff and we tipped around $10 a tank for the dive shop, $5 a meal for the restaurant and $5 a day for housekeeping with an extra bit for the hotel staff and grounds crew per diver. Does this strategy hold true for PT or is there a guideline anywhere? Voli and Beqa had that info as part of their FAQ but have not been able to find any info about Paradise.

Thanks all!

 

[Feney]

The happy hour (5:39-6:30) at paradise is only 10% off. I don't drink beer but the glass of wine was about $10 us.

 

[Living4Experiences]

Fiji is not a tipping culture, so you are very generous. PT has a centralized tipping box at the reception desk. Cocktails and beer are expensive, as @Feney mentioned. A can of soda is about $4.

PT has their own driver and vehicle to pick you up at the airport, not through a third-party transport company. When I got picked up at the Taveuni airport, there were three of us in a six-passenger van. PT doesn't offer anything to eat between meals, but there is a bakery on site that you can purchase goodies. The driver will stop at a grocery store on the way so you can get your snacks and drinks. Bring your own shopping bags or you can buy them for 25 cents FJD when you check out at the register. Credit cards are charged a fee. FJD is best throughout Fiji.

The ride is VERY rough, like four-wheeling rough, on the dirt road, so an empty bladder is recommended.

 

[Tunaman68]

The ride is VERY rough, like four-wheeling rough, on the dirt road, so an empty bladder is recommended.

Great tip!! Cheers! nobody wants to slosh down a pot hole infested dirt trail after flying for 13 hours from LAX! Got some Fiji dollars left from last trip (we were at voli voli a couple days after you in 2024 and heard the broken ladder story)! I'll grab some more as I hate paying extra to Visa whenever I can avoid it!