Exhilarating diving in Rangiroa’s two passes coupled with the Garuae pass in Fakarava makes this a thrilling adventure for shark lovers.
This trip idea concentrates on the two largest atolls of French Polynesia, quite possibly the best spots for diving in the remote archipelago. Spend a week on each for an incredible diving holiday experience.
Rangiroa is a natural aquarium with plenty of impressive pelagic encounters and seasonal visitors such as great hammerhead sharks and manta rays. The UNESCO Biopshere Reserve of Fakarava offers visitors so much more than amazing diving adventures as you enjoy thrilling drift dives in the Garuae Pass where sharks are prolific. Expect an incredible abundance of fish life here too.
Suggested Itinerary
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Day 1:
Depart the UK for Tahiti
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Day 2:
Arrive in Tahiti & overnight
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Day 3:
Fly to Rangiroa
Today you take a domestic flight to
Rangiroa and transfer to your accommodation for a 7-night stay in resort in a local guesthouse.
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Days 4-9
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Dive Rangiroa
Your five day (10 dives) dive pack begins today. The crystal clear waters of the huge lagoon are filled with marine life and the two passes open on to the ocean, the twice-daily tide surges offering great drift diving, known as ‘shooting the pass’. Expect plenty of marine life including rays, turtles, barracuda, tuna and several species of shark including the Great hammerhead in season.
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Day 10:
Transfer to Fakarava
Today you will transfer by domestic flight to
Fakarava where you'll be met on arrival and transfer to your accommodation for a 7-night stay in a pension.
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Days 11-15
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Dive Fakarava
Your five day (10 dives) dive pack begins today. Diving here is concentrated in the passes at the northern and southern ends of the atoll offering thrilling drift diving, prolific marine life and numerous species of shark, predominantly grey reef.
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Day 16:
Day at leisure
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Day 17:
Fly to Tahiti Island & overnight
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Day 18:
Depart Tahiti
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Day 19:
Arrive UK
Depending on flight schedules, it's possible that you will require an overnight stay en route.
Please note: This itinerary is changeable according to domestic flight schedules. It's possible to stay longer at each location. Recommended for experienced divers, this trip is available throughout the year, but concentrates on the hammerhead shark season.
