Tuamotus compared to other big fish destinations

[Liberty01]

Hi,

planning a trip to a big fish destination, I found a special cruise going from Raroia to Fakarava, including Toau etc.. Compared to places like Socorro or Cocos, there are no crossing of 24 hours or more, the water is warmer, the vis seems better than Socorro.
Who has been to typical big fish destinations like Socorro, Cocos, Malpelo and can compare the diving in terms of big fish and currents? My liveaboard experience is limited to Maldives and Sudan.
Thank you.
Cheers,
Liberty

 

[Dom@DiveAdvice]

Hi Liberty - not sure whether you had the opportunity to be at the Boot Show last week but if you were then I imagine you have been able to collect a lot of feedback on these destinations. I wrote another post here about the diving in the Tuamotus so I won't go into it all again but having had the opportunity to dive most of the world's top big animal destinations, i would rate the Tuamotus as one of my all time favorites for exactly what you stated above and much more. Currents can be wild but it is all drift diving and that is where you find the big stuff. For those with a lower budget there are several excellent land based options, and there are now several liveaboard options consisting of two catamarans and the new French Polynesia Master that has just started operations. As I am also in Europe, if you ever want to call and chat about it, then please feel welcome to contact me dom@diveadvice.com www.diveadvice.com