Guitarcrazy
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Just booked flight to Tahiti in February. First trip to the area. We are still considering Tahiti or Moorea for lodging, and dive ops depending on where we stay. Any suggestions or local knowledge appreciated.
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We dove Bora Bora and Rangiroa back in 2006. Back then TopDive had a little boutique hotel with an amazing restaurant. So it was great staying there and diving with them. Two Swiss brothers owned it and we dove with one of them. Don't know why he picked the 2 of us for a personal tour Anyway, The diving is ok. Lots of sharks and possibility to see massive mantas! Topdive probably still does shark feeding dives if you are into that. Topside is absolutely gorgeous.We'll be in Bora Bora first two weeks of November. Never been to FP before but it's my wife's turn to pick a destination. Staying at the Conrad Hilton and I'll be diving with Top Dive. I don't have a lot of high expectations on the quality of diving.........but diving is diving......... so will just have to see how it goes...
That's worrisome to hear. I'm planning a trip to FP specifically to see sharks.We went to Moorea and Bora Bora in May. It was our second trip to Bora Bora. This wasn‘t a dive trip but did manage to get in two tank dives on both islands. We definitely liked Moorea. It had a few excellent beaches and you weren’t confined to the resort (Hilton) and could check out local restaurants and bike around the island. Also enjoyed the Jeep tour. If I go back I’ll look into Air BNB.
Booked with Top Dive on both islands though on Moorea they work with another dive shop. They were okay this trip. Seemed like the staff was inexperienced on both islands - probably still recovering from Covid shut down. Had some newly certified divers (same divers in Moorea and Bora) and they kept the dives shallow and short as a result. Saw lots of turtles on Moorea and colorful fish in Bora but no sharks on Moorea and only a few black tips in Bora. Worth doing for a day or two but best to keep your expectations low.
At the shop in Moorea they showed a video of some exceptional things like whales, manta rays, sharks, etc. They said the locations for most of these videos was further off shore. You might inquire about options for diving these sites.
Can't see a way to edit my post, but it was referring to Bora Bora regarding the diving. Rangiroa was amazing.We dove Bora Bora and Rangiroa back in 2006. Back then TopDive had a little boutique hotel with an amazing restaurant. So it was great staying there and diving with them. Two Swiss brothers owned it and we dove with one of them. Don't know why he picked the 2 of us for a personal tour Anyway, The diving is ok. Lots of sharks and possibility to see massive mantas! Topdive probably still does shark feeding dives if you are into that. Topside is absolutely gorgeous.