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Six Passengers/ Kia Ora Resort Full report   Rangiroa   "In Polinesia"
I chose Six Passengers instead of Top Dive (which has shops all over French Polinesia) because I like smaller, independent dive o... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2015   Giuseppe Trunfio
250+ Dives 		 
Y aka. / Top Dive/ Kia Ora Full report   Rangiroa   Let me review the diving first. My report I feel is incomplete for the reason the the island has basically two dive site, both ar... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
10/2014   Anthony Bracco
250+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Y AKA Full report   Rangiroa   Rangiroa is one of the dive destinations in French Polynesia. Y AKA is a relatively new dive operation run by Marco and Katy, two... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2014   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
TOPdive Full report   Rangiroa   Rangiroa is one of the dive destinations in French Polynesia. Topdive is located in many of the French Polynesia destinations. I... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
6/2014   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
The Six Passengers/ Pension Loyna Full report   Rangiroa   I've spent a week diving Tiputa and Avatoru Pass twice a day with Six Passengers Dive Centre but also they are available for a 3 d... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2013   Giuseppe Corcione
1000+ Dives 		 
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Six Passengers/ Kia Ora Full report   Rangiroa   6 Passengers- Dive operation is not affiliated with Kia Ora. They seem to push Top Dive which is affiliated with Kia Ora. Th... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
12/2011   Douglas C. Spencer
500+ Dives 		 
TOPdive/ Kia Ora Resort Full report   rangiroa   Stayed at Kia Ora Resort which was just re- opened after a huge (reported $20 million) re- modeling. EVERYTHING at the resort is fir... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
12/2011   Andy Wiessner
250+ Dives 		 
Six Passengers/ Kia Ora Full report   Rangiroa   I've been diving for nearly 20 years, in such places as the Maldives, most of the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Mexico (both coas... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2009   ellen Gooch
500+ Dives 		 
Top Dive Full report   Rangiroa   We did 8 dives in Rangiroa with Top Dive. We had heard that there are hundreds of sharks and an awesome dive through the 2 passes ... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
9/2009   Molly Rosenberger
500+ Dives 		 
Blue Dolphin/ Kia Ora Resort Full report   Rangiroa   I am glad that we dove Bora Bora as well. Rangiroa boasts some tricks like dolphins that failed to appear for us. Riding the cur... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
8/2009   Karen Guthrie
100+ Dives 		 
Top Dive Full report   Rangiroa   Very friendly and knowledgable dive masters. Although they were native French- speakers, their English was great and it was very e... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2009   Michael Benenson
500+ Dives 		 
The Six Passengers/ Hotel Kia Ora Full report   Rangiroa   The Six Passengers was a short walk down the beach from our hotel. Most of the staff spoke little English, but enough to provide b... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2006   Vicky Polashock
100+ Dives 		 
Raie Manta Full report   Rangiroa   Raie Manta Club is a great operation. Professional, courteous staff especially Lydie, Marco, Rene and Valerie. They picked us up e... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
9/2001   Lisel Doreste
<100 Dives 		 
Top Dive/ Pensions Full report   Rangiroa & Fakarava   Tahiti- Rangiroa- Fakarava Trip report 12- 25- 06 to 1- 06- 07 Wow…where do I begin…First off the waters were a chilly 83 to 85 degre... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
12/2006   scott johnson
250+ Dives 		 
The Six Passengers Full report   Rangiroa Atoll   "Wonderful Diving + Exceptional Service"
As is typical in French Polynesia, this is not aresort with overnight accommodations, but a dive center serving mostly the Tiputa ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2021   Blake Hottle
500+ Dives 		 
Master Liveaboards Full report LiveAboard Rangiroa to Fakarava   "French Polynesia Master"
I took a group of 20 divers from Mexico City plus an American couple and a Polish lady in the hope of repeating our fantastic 2003... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
2/2017   Mario Mizrahi
1000+ Dives 		10Helpful vote(s) received
Yaka Plongee, Dive Spirit/ Raira Lagon, Havaiki Full report   Rangiroa, Fakarava   Buy your plane ticket 9 months in advance - mine went up 500 bucks 6 months in advance and I am told this is pretty standard. Don'... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2013   M. B.
<100 Dives 		 
TOPdive/ Pension Havaiki/ Relais de Josephin Full report   Rangiroa, Fakarava   The diving in the atolls is exponentially better than the main islands. (I dove Bora Bora in 2009 and was underwhelmed. ) If you a... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2011   Elizabeth Crapo
250+ Dives 		 
Six Passengers Full report   Rangiroa, Polynesia   Rangiroa is an atoll located about an hour by air north of Papeete, Tahiti. Air Tahiti Nui has been cancelling a lot of internati... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
1/2006   Richard Bruch
250+ Dives 		 
TOPdive/ Maitai Rangiora   Rangoria   "Great diving / poor rental equipment"
We stayed at the Maitai which was an excellent hotel. The accommodations were very nice – all bungalows, and the restaurant was f... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
3/2024   Hugh Westermeyer
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Blue Dolphins Dive Center/ Kia Ora Full report   Rangoroa   The flight to Rangiroa took us from LAX to Papeete, the capital on the island of Tahiti, via Air Tahiti Nui. It's an eight hour fl... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2009   William Ungerman
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Raie Manta Club/ Pension Teutamatea Full report   Rurutu   Between July and September humpback whales can often be seen off the coast of Rurutu, in the remote Austral chain. RMC offers 3- h... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2003   David Shem-Tov
<100 Dives 		 
Raie Manta/ Ariana Pension Full report   Rurutu (Austral Island Group)   This trip was for whale watching, not diving, but is easily combined with the quite good diving elsewhere in Tahiti. This operatio... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
9/2003   Laura Todd
100+ Dives 		 
Blue Nui Full report   Taha'a   Compared to our dives with Blue Nui in Bora Bora, which were great [see other posting], our dive with Blue Nui in Taha'a was a pre... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
8/2009   Michael Benenson
500+ Dives 		 
Fluid Tahiti Plongee Full report   Tahiti   "TIGER shark dive, WOW!"
Fluid does a special tiger shark dive at Le Vallee Blanche on the north side of Tahiti. It's expensive, but it's very well operate... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2018   John Sommerer
500+ Dives 		 
Tahiti Iti, Eleuthera plongee and Bora Diving/ Cruise, Pacific Princess Full report   Tahiti and BoraBora   We went to Tahiti on the Princess Cruise ship in late October. Ship was great. Smaller size but very elegant. Great Meals. and po... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2003   Bruce Thompson
<100 Dives 		 
Moorea Blue Diving/ Manava Beach Resort & Spa Full report   Tahiti and Moorea   "A Photographer's paradise!"
In a nutshell, here is what you will see: [. . . ] First of all, let me say that I wo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2021   Giorgio Bonmassar
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
TOPdive/ Oceania Cruise Ship - Marina Full report   Tahiti,Moorea,Bora-Bora   "Diving French Polynesia Again February 2018"
This was our third trip to the French Polynesia Islands –(2001, 2013 were two previous – 2013 stayed at the InterContinental Bora- ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2018   Richard E. Heath
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Raie Manta Club Tikehau/ Le Tikehau by Pearl Resorts Full report   Tikehau   "Amazing location, wonderful dive op"
First getting there. Living on the East Coast US we traveled from Newark to San Francisco, short lay over, then onward to Tahiti ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2021   Sean Brady
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Blue Nui/ Pearl Beach Resort Full report   Tikehau   there are only 3 dive sites in tikehua. there is a mantas cleaning station, and two dive sites on the pass that allows access in/ o... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2010   robert knourek
250+ Dives 		 
World Wide Dive and Sail- French Polynesia Master Full report LiveAboard Tuamotos   "Good Trip for Sharks and Good Visibility"
This is my second trip on this live aboard ( both were dedicated photo trips). I made one several years ago. The boat is well laid... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2019   Mark Vanderlinden
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Lindblad National Geographic Orion Full report   Tuamotu and Marquesas   "expedition cruise which offers diving, but not a dedicated liveaboard"
I've recently returned from a fine 2 week "expedition cruise" on the National Geographic Orion, an itinerary that included almost ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
10/2018   Fred Kolo
250+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
BlueWay/ Pension Poerani Nui   Tuamotu Archipelago   "Personal treatment by top pros in their Tuamotu atoll paradise Manihi"
Two French diving Pros in their 50s decided after dive travel all over the world to find their dive paradise home in the tropics a... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2024   michele jacquin
<100 Dives 		 
Tuamotu Pongee, Y AKA Plongee, O2, Enata/ see story Full report   Tuamotu Archipelago   "Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia"
Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia Last night I dreamed of sharks. It was a river of sharks parading through a deep pass - ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
7/2019   Marie L York
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
11Helpful vote(s) received
French Polynesia Master Liveaboard Full report LiveAboard Tuamotu Archipelago   "10 Days Diving The Tuamotu Archipelago"
I put this trip together c. 5 weeks before departure and needed to ensure availability of international and internal flight in ord... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2017   SY
500+ Dives 		4Helpful vote(s) received
Aqua Tiki II Full report LiveAboard Tuamotu Islands   "Pleasant short cruise"
The hardest part of this trip was getting here the day the boat was scheduled to depart. We could not find a flight from Tahiti an... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
9/2019   Christopher Leahy
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Master Liveaboards/ French Polynesia Master Full report   Tuamotus   "Excellent, safe boat, great diving"
The French Polynesia Master is absolutely, by far, the best dive boat we have ever been on. Unlike most dive boats I've been on, ... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
8/2019   Steven E Holmstrom
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
French Polynesia Master Full report LiveAboard Tuamotus   "French Polynesia Master"
From Fakarava to Rangiroa. This trip is mostly about sharks. LOTS of sharks. The Wall of Sharks, the Shark Pool, a Shark Carpet, e... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2018   French Polynesia Master
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
French Polynesia Master Full report LiveAboard Tuamotus   "French Polynesia Master"
From Fakarava to Rangiroa. This trip is mostly about sharks. LOTS of sharks. The Wall of Sharks, the Shark Pool, a Shark Carpet, e... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
6/2018   French Polynesia Master
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Moorea Blue Diving/ Moorea Pearl Resort Full report   [Moorea   The island of Moorea is absolutely beautiful. The waters are just what you would expect from French Polynesia. We flew Air Tahit... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
9/2005   Rick Hart
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
O2 Divers/ Havaiki Lodge       "Great diving in French Polynesia, and not much jetlag "
We took United through SFO to Tahiti—seemed very easy compared to traveling to Indonesia, only an 8 hour flight from SFO and only ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
10/2023   Kelley McDaneld
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Moorea Ocean Adventures/ Hotel Kavika Full report       "A nondiving dive report"
Not sure if this qualifies as a “dive” report, but I’ll give it a stab anyway. A friend of ours reached out to us and asked, woul... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
10/2021   Pierre Hurter
1000+ Dives 		 
Moorea Ocean Adventures/ Hotel Kaveka Full report       "A nondiving dive report"
Not sure if this qualifies as a “dive” report, but I’ll give it a stab anyway. A friend of ours reached out to us and asked, woul... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2021   Pierre Hurter
1000+ Dives 		 
Eleuthera Full report       "Very good Tahiti diving"
Eleuthera diving is a very good dive operation. I had one day on the main island of Tahiti, and I simply wanted a relaxing day of... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2019   Curtis Kates
1000+ Dives 		 
French Polynesia Master Full report       "Diving the Atoll Passes"
Professional and courteous operation. Crew was the standout of the trip. Diving was in atoll passes on incoming tides only. Oth... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2019   Robert DeFeo
1000+ Dives 		3Helpful vote(s) received
Master Liveabaord Full report LiveAboard     "French Polynesia Master Liveaboard ; Look before you Leap"
For most of us, diving in the Tuomoto Islands is a bucket list destination. I know it was for me, having planned and hoped about t... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
7/2018   MAX WEINMANN
1000+ Dives 		8Helpful vote(s) received
Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise Full report LiveAboard     "m/s Paul Gauguin Tahiti Diving"
I tried to come up with a great dive trip that my non- diving wife would also enjoy. Having read on Undercurrent about diving from... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2017   Bob Sivak
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
TOPdive/ Kia Ora Full report       "Excellent"
Profusion of sea life, including Dolphins, dozens of grey reef shark, black tip reef shark, schools of barracuda, and large school... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2016   Barbara Zerbin
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise Full report       "Good cruise ship diving"
Took a 10 day cruise on the cruise ship Paul Gauguin that began in Tahiti and made stops in Bora, Bora, Taha'a, Rangiroa, Fakarava... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
2/2015   Roger Cooper
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise Full report       Single tank dives only at $95/ tank, but you can book as many as you want. There are usually 2- 3 day, but not every day. On a wee... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
12/2011   Brian Brown
100+ Dives 		 
Paul Gauguin Full report LiveAboard     The Paul Gauguin is actually a 300 passenger cruise ship which carries its own dive staff and sails (in this case) Tahiti or ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
2/2008   Judy Okamura
<100 Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
6 Passangers/ [same] Kia Ora Full report       With the most personal and professional help from our Travel Agent(dive@divetahitiblue. com) we were able to create and have the mo... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
7/2007   Chuck & Julie Feinberg
500+ Dives 		 
Fakarava Diving Center/ Le Maitai Dream Full report       Fakarava is a large atoll with two passages ( North and South) that create strong tidal currents to and from the open ocean. The ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
5/2005   Tracey Bennett
250+ Dives 		 
Tahiti Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Overall a very good trip. Some of the crew kept to themselves but others made up for them and were very entertaining. "Pass Flyi... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
5/2005   David L. Bader
1000+ Dives 		 
Paul Gauguin/ Cruise Ship Paul Gauguin Full report       There is a reason Radisson Seven Seas "Paul Gauguin" received Conde Nast's rating of the number one cruise ship in the world and t... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
12/2004   Russell Schroeder
100+ Dives 		 
Tahiti Aggressor Full report       Tahiti Aggressor Trip Report Steven Y. Davidson September 13, 2004 A group of 16 of us from Columbus Georgia just returned fr... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
9/2004   Steven Y. Davidson
1000+ Dives 		 
M/S Paul Gauguin&Dive Blue Nui/ [M/S Paul Gauguin&Tikehau Pearl Rst Full report       The M/ S P. Gauguin is not a liveaboard dive boat but is an exquisite small cruise ship. The accommodations and dining is outstandi... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
3/2004   David S. Wisdom M.D.
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Tahiti Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Food, Worst I have ever had on any live aboard. Some weather problems encountered but other than light, did not really effect the ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
11/2003   John J. Duggan
1000+ Dives 		 
M/S Paul Gauguin Full report       ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2003   David S. Wisdom M.D.
<100 Dives 		 
Tahiti Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     Exciting diving. Pass dives had strong current and were vigorous but pre- dive briefings were excellent. Corner dives had lots of... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
2/2003   Ron Duckett
250+ Dives 		 
Tahiti Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     The Tahiti Aggressor is a great way to dive the area around Rangiroa, which has the best diving in French Polynesia. The boat is a... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
12/2002   Bill & Jeanne Downey
1000+ Dives 		 
Moorea Diving Full report   [N/A]Moorea   "Excellent shore dive operation"
I am an experienced diver but my girlfriend is new. They were very helpful in making her comfortable in the water. Dive briefings ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2018   Bruce Hoyle
250+ Dives 		 
Tahiti Aggressor Full report LiveAboard [Tuamotus   The Tahiti Aggressor (formerly the Fiji Aggressor) began service in Tahiti in late September, 2002. It is a relatively stable 106 ... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
11/2002   Richard J. Troberman
100+ Dives 		 
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