We have snorkeled all over the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Bora Bora and Moorea in French Polynesia, but are always looking for those exceptional, pristine reefs offering healthy soft and hard corals and all varieties of marine life.

This stop in Fiji is most likely our only opportunity, so we’d like to make the most of it. We’re wanting to do anything and everything of high-quality boat tours. If you did any you feel were outstanding please share.

Also, is there such thing as a good or bad place to head out from the shore for self-snorkeling along their house reef? I’ve been reading good things about it so far.

Abby, I’d love to hear if you made it to The Remote Resort and how your trip turned out. I am looking into going there mid-March 2027 and always like knowing the most recent snorkeling updates. We would do any guided snorkel trips they offer along with the house reef, if you can snorkel there on your own directly from the shore. If you have any other feedback to offer that would be much appreciated!

What was impressive how alive the coral is. Hard and soft coral, so varied and vibrant! Although we took excursions, including a few to the Rainbow Reef, the house reef could’ve kept us occupied all week long.

Sorry for the late reply! Still the same camera – Canon G7X, though I did get a new Fantasea housing last year.

Our return trip to Fiji last month was terrific. Remote Resort was still amazing, though not as magical as our first stay. We did finally have an extremely calm day and spent 3 straight hours exploring incredible the house reef but it was quite windy several others so we skipped the manta snorkel and one other.

Be aware, they typically only schedule one trip to Rainbow Reef each week – on Saturdays as of last month. You can book a private trip (or see if other guests will join to split the expense) but most of their regular trips are to closer sites like Sau Bay and Kioa Island.

Fabulous photos! Thanks for sharing.

Doug, your pictures are stunning! What camera setup did you use, if you don’t mind my asking? I know the trip was a few years back, so your setup may have changed since then…

Beyond the snorkeling, the Remote Resort remains the most intimate, personal, friendly, special, [several additional positive adjectives] stay we have had anywhere in the world. Just a fabulous experience all around. Hopefully it lives up to our memories upon our return!

My husband was there for diving, but also joined me on a lot of the snorkeling trips, because they were so good. I did not see a lot of large creatures (too much fishing by the local villages), but the multitudes of colorful soft and hard corals with abundant smaller fish made up for it.

The Remote Resort in itself is an amazing experience – incredible location and wonderful people and service.