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Tui Tai Adventure Cruises: the premier adventure experience in the South Pacific
"If you're going to fly halfway around the globe to a tropical wonderland like Fiji, you better be certain to go to places you could never go, do the things you could never do, and leave with the feeling that there's nothing better you could have ever done anywhere else. Such is a trip on the Tui Tai."
- Tim Neville, writer for Outside and Men's Journal magazines |
We hope you’ll join us for the trip of a lifetime, during which you’ll visit remote beaches, snorkel over incredible reefs, kayak to local villages, and experience the most breathtaking locations across Northern Fiji. The Tui Tai Adventure Cruise takes guests to places they never imagined, the natural beauty of Fiji, and the kindness and warmth of the Fijian people. Tui Tai Adventure Cruises is the premier adventure experience in the South Pacific.
LUXURY THAT DOESN’T GET IN THE WAY OF ADVENTURE
The word luxury can be defined in many ways. On Tui Tai, luxury means that everything has been made easy without being soft or pretentious. For example, while you’ll have same-day laundry service onboard, your clothes won’t come back wrapped in paper or tied with a frilly ribbon. We focus on the kinds of luxuries that matter: nightly turn-down service, air conditioning, the best shampoos and soaps, 800-count Egyptian Cotton Sateen sheets, superb exotic food, spa treatments, and the world’s kindest and most thoughtful service. The result is that Tui Tai is a luxury resort that moves through the South Pacific, offering guests views that change all day.
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ADVENTURE THAT DOESN’T GET IN THE WAY OF LUXURY
Like luxury, adventure can be defined many ways. To our guests it means spontaneity, having the flexibility and the resources to do and see amazing things, both above and beneath the surface. Even on the world’s least trodden beach, or surrounded by the mist of a giant waterfall, you can still get a massage right there – because we set up spa services right there. You might be kayaking up a jungle river, but our support boat makes sure chilled beverages and snacks are waiting for you upstream. Whether snorkeling, scuba diving, kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, visiting remote villages, or just sailing the clear blue waters, all our activities have been equally enjoyed by a 26-year old tri-athlete and an active 74-year old world traveler – and everyone in between.
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THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS
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The world doesn’t need another luxury yacht – it does need more compassion and contribution.
What if the two could go together? |
We all ask ourselves questions in life. Tui Tai’s owners recall the early questions in their (ad)venture:
Can we establish a new service, a new market, and a new approach to Luxury-Adventure?
When the answer was Yes, like all of life’s answers, another question came:
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Can we get our service to the top of its field… in Fiji, and the world?
After the good fortune to meet so many goals, after all the great reviews in the best magazines, after the awards and glowing mentions in the world media, the owners of Tui Tai heard new questions in their hearts:
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With the resources of this business, can we now make significant contributions to others?
Can we now assist others who ask similar questions in life, who are in a position to contribute, who want to give in ways that make a lasting and favorable difference to people in need, and even to the world?
This question led the owners to reconsider how they operate Luxury-Adventure trips. Instead of just tourism, we now facilitate Contributionism. Tui Tai guests can now personally participate in special education projects, giving their energy and life-experience to teach people in remote villages. Past guests have spent part of their holiday building a new library for a village that gets exactly one boat pulling into its tiny cove (The Tui Tai).
Our guests gave some of their time and energy to building a clinic on an island that didn’t previously have even basic medical supplies. Guests spend time teaching English at island schools, give out education awards to high-achieving students (and help the students who didn’t so well on their tests), train new mothers on aspects of health well-known in the West, and much-needed in a developing nation like Fiji.
Instead of just walking through a village as a curious tourist, a Tui Tai Guest can get involved, establish relationships, provide important services, deliver supplies, teach about resource management, and share new resources. The Tui Tai is now seen by islanders as bringing assistance, support, encouragement, and new friends – not just tourists. Villagers welcome Tui Tai guests in ways tourists on conventional vacations could not reasonably expect: With love, gratitude, entertainment, music, positive anticipation, and deep friendship. Contributionism trumps tourism.
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INSTEAD OF ACTIVITIES, WE FACILITATE ACTIVISM
Our guests have assisted on Humanitarian trips that brought doctors to remote islanders who hadn’t ever been treated by a doctor. Guests went along on the eight-island Humanitarian tour by Jazmin Grace Grimaldi, daughter of Monaco’s Prince Albert. That 2006 tour led to a new water collection system and storage tanks for a tiny village called Yanuca, classroom chairs and tables for a school in Rabi where students had been sitting on the floor, and 18,000 doses of pre-natal vitamins provided to a hospital that had none.
Other guests joined rock star Alanis Morissette on a humanitarian trip to islands damaged by a rare cyclone. Morissette’s trip brought emergency supplies such as food and drinking water; and also wheelchairs. The 2007 trip uplifted spirits by delivering Christmas toys for the kids, guitars and musical instruments for everyone.
Many people who have enjoyed success in business come to ask how they can give something back to the world. Tui Tai is grateful to be able to facilitate the experience of direct giving, while also helping people seeing the world’s most beautiful places, and most beautiful faces.
Tui Tai guests see amazing sites; they still enjoy great luxury and exciting adventures – only now, they leave behind something more than a few dollars, and they take home something more than a few photos.
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ECOTOURISM AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Tui Tai Adventure Cruises is operated with complete commitment to Ecotourism, fostering partnership and development with indigenous groups. Local villages share in the economic benefits provided by our operation. Tui Tai has fully funded new schools, purchased medical supplies and sponsored community development projects. By joining the adventure cruise, you are making a contribution to raise the standard of living in the more remote islands of Fiji.
An onboard marine biologist provides daily presentations on efforts to protect Fiji’s reefs and marine environment. Presentations are designed to increase awareness by teaching about the various fish, corals and other marine organisms that may come under threat. It’s a fun way to learn more about what you see on your snorkel and dive activities.
Tui Tai considers the Environment to be our partner – and we are dedicated to its protection. The clear blue waters we sail through are important to our hearts, our Nation, our fellow citizens, our children, crew, passengers, and business. In order to turn our commitment into action, we conduct regular environmental impact assessments.
We consider how we store, mix, filter, and dispose of oils, what fuels we purchase, what paints we use, and how we dispose of everything –even water – every detail is studied with the environment in mind. Tui Tai is proud to be one of the few Luxury Adventure services on earth that meets International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP) standards, and the environment will continue to have its say in all our business decisions.
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ADVENTURE CRUISES FOR EVERYONE
The Tui Tai Adventure Cruise is a unique holiday designed for active travelers looking to get off the beaten path and truly experience Fiji, not just a resort’s view of Fiji. The expedition combines tropical adventure and a chance to immerse you in the culture of Fiji. During your adventure you will kayak, mountain bike, hike through rainforests and waterfalls, snorkel pristine, vibrant reefs, scuba dive in a number of world-class dive sites, visit local villages, and more!
On our regularly scheduled expeditions we allow guests of age 14 and older; however, we now have select trips that are “Family Expeditions” where guests of age 8 and up are welcome. Please contact
our reservations staff for a schedule of our Family Expeditions.
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UNDERWATER EXPERIENCES FOR EVERYONE
As part of your adventure experience you will get a chance to view the colors and beauty of Fiji’s reefs and marine ecosystems. You don’t have to be a certified scuba diver; we visit some of the best snorkeling sites in the world. Certified divers will love the world-renowned dive sites in Northern Fiji, featuring dives that combine crystal clear visibility, big fish encounters, colorful coral, exotic small critters and breathtaking underwater topography. Tui Tai Adventure Cruises is a PADI IRRA International Dive Boat. Our instructors onboard can take you on a “Discover Scuba Dive” without any prior dive experience. If you’re already a certified diver, you can further your skills by completing the Advanced Openwater Course or a few Specialty Dives.
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PACIFIC ISLAND CULTURAL TRIANGLE (PICT)
Tui Tai is the only luxury-adventure ship operating in the Pacific Island Cultural Triangle, providing guests a remarkable look at three distinct cultures that history and circumstance have put together within a nearby triangle of islands. In addition to visiting islands where indigenous Fijians live, Tui Tai sails to islands where Polynesians and Micronesians were relocated after World War II, and where the villagers live in their historically natural ways. Only the Pacific Cultural Triangle offers adventurers a chance to experience such strikingly different cultures and histories during a one-week visit.
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MEDIA FEEDBACK:
What the top adventure travel industry press are saying about Tui Tai Adventure Cruises:
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| LONELY PLANET:"The crew is brilliant, providing absolutely stellar service and fantastic food, the gear is tops, the snorkeling and diving sites are some of the world's best, the sailboat itself is gorgeous." |
| NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC : "World Class Escape " |
| CONDE NAST: "World's Sexiest Cruises" |
| MENS JOURNAL: One of the "Greatest Adventures on the Planet" |
| OUTSIDE MAGAZINE: a "Trip of a Lifetime" |
| AWAY.COM: "The Tui Tai is hands down the coolest thing to do in Fiji... Tui Tai has only one purpose: to make sure you go to sleep each night swearing you just spent the best day of your life." |
| LONELY PLANET: "Perfect for
tourists who aren’t all that fond of tours, a voyage with Tui Tai Adventure
Cruises is a fantastic way to see and do a great deal in a short time.
Sailing between Vanua Levu, Taveuni and the more remote islands of Kioa and
Koro, you’ll get to snorkel, kayak, bike, trek, swim, fish, dive or just
lounge on deck to your heart’s content. Dolphins swimming alongside the
boat, star-lit dinners on deck, and the welcoming villagers you meet on the
out-of-the way islands all make it a blissful experience." |
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