seawolf737
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We are heading out to Fakarava in Tahiti and looking for any suggestions for dive sites or operators that may be good for underwater photography.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Diving Fakarava Tahiti
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Manuel Sam
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If you have enough days definitely do both the North and South Passes. In the South, stay at Tetamanu Dive Resort - the key attraction is the pass dive on the incoming tide, altho you could have a thrill just strapping on a tank just to see all the life near the resort in shallow water, specially near the piers. The accommodations are rustic but the diving is top notch.
In the north, I highly recommend Serge and Carinne at Fakarava Diving Centre. Their shop is near the village dock but they will come pick you up and drop you off. Similarly, the best site is the pass dive on an incoming tide, but when the tide is going out, the dives are on the wall on the outside on either side of the mouth of the pass.
In the north, I highly recommend Serge and Carinne at Fakarava Diving Centre. Their shop is near the village dock but they will come pick you up and drop you off. Similarly, the best site is the pass dive on an incoming tide, but when the tide is going out, the dives are on the wall on the outside on either side of the mouth of the pass.
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seawolf737
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Thanks we want to maximize the Photography Opportunities. We will be on Fakarava for one week and then plan snorkeling with the Humpback Whales around Tahiti and Moorea. We are staying at the Pension Tokera which I think is on the north end.
Sounds like the diving is good for wide angle.
Sounds like the diving is good for wide angle.
kneptoon
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I have a lengthy thread regarding Fakarava diving on the Pacific Islands forum it may help you.
Bren Keller
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For what it's worth, I just got back from Huahine and Moorea. The reefs have devastated since 2008 by the Crown of Thorns. The locals claim that the only good diving left in the Society Islands is Fakarava, which unfortunately, was not on our itinerary this time. While in Moorea, we use Top Dive which has a dive shop on Fakarava. Very trustworthy. Take lots of $$ and bug spray. Dengue fever was rampant when were were there last month. Have fun!
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seawolf737
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Thanks for the detailed trip report. You mention the 1:30 boat ride from north to south. Is this the only way to get there or is there transportation between the dive shops??
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I can only strongly second any recommendation to dive with Serge. He was working on Rangiroa when we dove there, and nowhere in all the diving I have done have I had a better guide. His enthusiasm and passion for the reefs and the animals that live on them was matched by his knowledge of the sites . . . and best of all, his absolute joy in doing what he was doing radiated into the water.
A lot of folks here on SB deplore guided dives. They haven't dived with Serge. He was the icing on the cake that was the fabulous diving in Rangiroa. If I were to go to Fakarava, I would not for a moment consider diving with anyone else.
A lot of folks here on SB deplore guided dives. They haven't dived with Serge. He was the icing on the cake that was the fabulous diving in Rangiroa. If I were to go to Fakarava, I would not for a moment consider diving with anyone else.
Seawolf, I'm about to head to Fakarava myself, so I'm afraid I don't have answers for you. However, there are some superb posts on ScubaBoard about the place, and I planned my whole trip based on ScubaBoard advice!
I do have a question for you though: humpback whale snorkelling in Tahiti and Moorea? That would be awesome. I know this activity can be done successfully in Rurutu (French Polynesia) and in parts of the Kingdom of Tonga, but in Tahiti and Moorea? Are you sure? If so, can you tell me where? I'm going to these islands too and would love to do this. I was even considering going to Rurutu, but got no time.
Thanks!
kneptoon
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The boat ride from Fakarava north to south is an hour and a half and is the only way to get to the south. Our trip south was rough, windy and daunting. Into the wind and into the current and took longer than usual. The trip north was lovely. The lagoon is large and is not protected from prevailing weather. It is well worth the trip.
Manuel Sam
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Pension Tokerau is on the north side and is one of the nicer pensions to stay at in my opinion. It's where I've stayed the three times I've been there. The bungalows now have mosquito nets set up for the beds, but you can also ask Mme Flora or Mme Gahina for those green spiral things that you can light up to keep the mosquitoes at bay. I've always gone during our wintertime, which is their summertime - don't know if the mosquitoes are any better or worse when you go.
There is now hot water for showering.
If you took the half-meal plan (breakfast and dinner), I hope you like fish. For lunch, Carinne can drive you to a nearby sandwich shop before dropping you off back at Tokerau.
If they have enough people interested, Serge will do a 2-tank day trip to the South, with a stop at the Tetamanu resort in between dives and maybe at a pink sand beach nearby for lunch.
There is now hot water for showering.
If you took the half-meal plan (breakfast and dinner), I hope you like fish. For lunch, Carinne can drive you to a nearby sandwich shop before dropping you off back at Tokerau.
If they have enough people interested, Serge will do a 2-tank day trip to the South, with a stop at the Tetamanu resort in between dives and maybe at a pink sand beach nearby for lunch.
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