The rainbow reef in between the islands of Taveuni and Vanua Levu is considered to be one of the best soft coral dive spots on the planet. Even with our rather limited diving experience we would be hard pushed to disagree. Which island is best? If you wish to dive from Vanua Levu you will need to fly to Savu Savu directly. From here it is then a long bus ride to the resorts that are on close to the reef. Staying in Savu Savu means long boat trips out the reef itself. I dived around Savu Savu back in 2008 and whilst the diving was very good it was not at the level of the rainbow reef in my opinion. If you are planning on staying in Savu Savu check with dive operators first if they do go out to the rainbow reef. We chose to fly to Taveuni…