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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 		 
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 		 
TOPdive/ White Sands Full report   Fakarava   5 Dives in Fakarava, French Polynesia (aka Tahiti) from July 30th to August 1st, 2011. There are really only two main dive areas ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
7/2011   Gary
250+ 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 		 
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 		 
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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 		 
Bora Bora Blue Nui Diving Center / Bora Bora Pearl Resort Full report   BoraBora   The Bora Bora Pearl was perhaps the prettiest resort I have ever seen. There were photo ops everywhere. Food at the resort was v... Full report  
4 stars
4 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 		 
Top Dive/ Multiple Full report   Bora Bora, Moorea, Rangiroa   We went to three different islands, dived with one op on all three. Top Dive had locations on all three islands. On Bora Bora an... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
8/2008   Ken Metz
500+ Dives 		 
Fun Dive/ Te Nunoa Full report   Moorea   Moorea Fun Dive. Small but clean boats. 15- 20 minute boat rides to dive sites. We were picked up each morning on time. We dove in ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2008   Christopher Aviles
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 		 
Top Dive/ Hotel Kaveka Full report   Moorea   Diving was very good. It rained in Moorea on the first three days. On the third day, seas were very rough. Top Dive does not charge... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
5/2006   Edward Leibowitz
250+ Dives 		 
Top Dive/ Club Med Full report   Bora Bora   The dive company and boats were in great shape, they had aqualung calipso regs and scubapro bcs. all tanks were yoke (nitrox tanks... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
4/2006   Morgan Richardson
250+ Dives 		 
Top Dive/ Club Med Full report   Bora Bora   Top Dive was a very professional well run organisation, located at a hotel and restraunt of the same name in the only town on Bora... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2005   Arik Olson
<100 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     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 		 
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 		 
Te Ava Nui/ Havaiki Pension Full report   Fakarava atoll   This is the biggest pass in all of Polynesia, and I was ready for just about anything to swim up beside me. What I mostly got was... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
9/2003   Laura Todd
100+ Dives 		 
Centre Plongee Nuku Hiva Full report   Marquesas   Good: Saw hammerheads & mantas on same dive, sharks were 5- 7 ft. away and not afraid. Good: Saw octopi frequently during day. Good... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
8/2003   Linda Dunn
250+ Dives 		 
Tahiti Aggressor Full report LiveAboard     First trip on Aggressor, the only live- aboard in Tahiti. Rangiroa is beautiful, and it's a good thing since due to a blown engine ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
8/2003   Linda Dunn
250+ Dives 		 
Bora Dive Center Full report   Bora Bora   This was a trip with diving, not a pure "dive vacation. " My girlfriend is a fairly new diver (less than 20 dives) We dove for 3 da... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
8/2003   John McGill
250+ Dives 		 
Te Ave Nui/ Maitai Dream Full report   Fakarava   Operation offers essentially two superb dives: high energy pass dive with inbound tide into lagoon, and a wall dive outside the l... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
7/2003   DAVID SHEM-TOV
<100 Dives 		 
Blue Nui/ Pearl Beach Resort Full report   Manihi   Blue Nui Manihi, as run by shop manager Stèphane Hamon, is absolutely top of the line. They tried hard to please, we never had to... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
5/2002   Bob Woods
250+ Dives 		 
Moorea Blue   Moorea   "Great opeartion, disappointing reef"
Moorea is a beautiful place above the water. Unfortunately, the reef is almost completely dead, acres of gray broken coral. We did... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
4/2024   Michael Kay
250+ Dives 		 
TOPdive/ Havaiki Lodge (Fakarava) Maitai Ran   Fakarava, Rangiroa   "Good diving, topside experience, unhealthy reef"
Fakarava and Rangiroa are small islets on their respective lagoons. I chose these destinations, hotels, and dive operator based on... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
3/2024   Michael Kay
250+ Dives 		 
Moorea Blue Diving/ Cook's Bay Hotel   MOOREA   "Crown of Thorns Devastation"
The Hotel: Cooks Bay Hotel is only 5 months old and everything is pretty much brand new and very clean. That being said, it's kin... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2023   DEE FOSTER
500+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Nemoz Diving Center   Moorea   "Decent Dive and interesting"
My wife and I did an 11 day cruise that started in Tahiti and ended in Hawaii. The cruise ship did not offer any diving excursions... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2023   Richard Meyerholz
500+ Dives 		Photos available 
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 		 
6 Passenger/ Kia Ora Full report   Rangiroa   "Dolphins, Yes/Disappointment Plenty"
6 Passenger has 2 locations. We used the one at the resort in which we stayed. The resort itself is overpriced and very tired. We ... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
10/2021   Rose Mueller
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 		 
TOPdive/ Intercontinental Le Moana Full report   Bora Bora   "Two Easy Dives in Paradise"
Dove Anau and Tapu dive sites in the Bora Bora lagoon with TopDive while on vacation in Bora Bora. Divemaster Berton was solid an... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2019   Zygmunt Dembek
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful 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
Paul Gauguin Luxury Cruise Full report LiveAboard Bora Bora, Moorea   "Reserve Early, Reserve Often"
This was my first opportunity to dive in the South Pacific. The M/ S Paul Gaugin is a luxury cruise ship that majors in land tours ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
8/2019   Richard M Tavan
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
TOPdive/ [4 season and Sofitel Full report   Bora-Bora andMourea   "Great water"
My wife and I went to French Polynesia that we did not know. The trip was organized by a new for us Travel Agent. The flight to L... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2018   Bernard Dubois
250+ Dives 		2Helpful 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
Master Liveaboards Full report LiveAboard Marquesas Islands   "Marquesas Islands - French Polynesia Master"
RULES: Regardless of experience, Open Water certified divers are limited to 60 feet, Advanced Open Water and Rescue divers are lim... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   David Marchese
1000+ Dives 		Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
TOPdive/ Maitai Polynesia Bora Bora Full report   Bora Bora   "Bora Bora in the Rain"
Despite the unusually heavy rains and runoff during our stay on Bora Bora, TopDive went the extra yard to keep us diving. The lago... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
2/2018   James Fox
250+ Dives 		 
Moorea Blue Diving/ Hotel Moorea Full report   Mooorea   If you're coming to Moorea anyway, this is a good operation to dive with. Coral and fish life is not extremely plentiful, and div... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2014   Michael N. Hofman
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive Spirit Full report   Fakarava   Fakarava is known as a shark destination. This dive operation is based near the north passage where most of the fish action is. T... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2014   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
Tetamanu diving center Full report   Fakarava   Fakarava is known as a shark destination. The south pass is known as a center for both sharks and groupers (there is an annual gr... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2014   Michael N. Hofman
1000+ Dives 		 
Moorea Fun Dive/ Hilton Moorea Full report   Moorea   Moorea Fun Dive is a great group of divers, and a great choice if you want something more personal than the large, established out... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
6/2012   Sherri Dullingham
100+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Blue Nui/ Four Seasons Full report   Bora-Bora   Lots of news about the impact of the 2010 hurricane on the reefs. You could see that there was lots of damage, but there is still ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
10/2011   robert knourek
250+ 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 		 
Bathys Diving/ Novotel Full report   Bora Bora   Good dive operation, good boats, helpful staff. Be advised that the regular air tanks have European- style valves, and although th... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
6/2009   Elizabeth Crapo
250+ Dives 		 
Hemisphere Sub/ Hawaiki Nui Full report   Raiatea   The dive shop has two locations, one at the Hawaiki Nui hotel and the other on the other side of Uturoa, the main town. The Hawai... Full report  
3 stars
2 stars  
6/2009   Elizabeth Crapo
250+ 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
TOPdive/ Club Bali Hai Full report   Moorea   We did not plan on diving with TOPdive. Rather, I read prior reviews in Undercurrent and other publications and settled on Scuba P... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
6/2007   Dennis Lewis
<100 Dives 		 
Top Dive Full report   moorea   Top Dive in Moorea is destroying the coral reef with their anchor! Rather than hire a skipper to man the boat during the dive, the... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
12/2005   peter joseph
100+ Dives 		 
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
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 		 
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
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     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 		 
Blue Nui/ Pearl Beach Resort Full report   Bora Bora   Blue Nui Bora Bora is a good, professional organization but not long on service. We had to set up, tear down, and rinse all our g... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
5/2002   Bob Woods
250+ Dives 		 
TOPdive Full report   Rangiroa   "Not what I expected"
We went in January, which was billed as "hammerhead season". I was expecting a lot of pelagics but other than a few small sharks ... Full report  
2 stars
1 stars  
11/2018   C Leroy Anderson
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
Nemo World/ Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort Full report   Bora Bora   Nemo World is right on the Novotel property, so it was very convenient for us. On some dives, we were very cramped, with dressed c... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Vicky Polashock
100+ Dives 		 
Bora Diving Center/ Novotel Bora Bora Beach Resort Full report   Bora Bora   While in Bora Bora we did one night dive with the Bora Diving Center. We were not impressed; it seems geared toward guests on crui... Full report  
2 stars
4 stars  
8/2006   Vicky Polashock
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 		 
Bathy's/ Hibiscus Full report   Moorea   We dove with Bathy’s Club at the Intercontinental Beachcomber, which is where we were supposed to stay before a forced schedule ch... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
5/2002   Bob Woods
250+ Dives 		 
Dive Spirit Full report   Fakarava Atoll   "A Dive operation in Transition"
I hate giving bad reviews, but this place demands it. For so many reasons. Not so much as a "Hi, how ya doin?" upon arrival sh... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
10/2021   Blake Hottle
500+ Dives 		2Helpful vote(s) received
TOPdive/ Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort] Full report   Moorea]   The worst thing is thjat the reef is dead. It is completely bleached. The Dive operator did the best they could to entertain us wi... Full report  
1 stars
3 stars  
8/2011   Dmitry K. Pasikhov
250+ 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 		 
TAHITI AGGRESSOR Full report   FAKARAVA TO RANGOIRA   I BOOKED AND PAID FOR TWO WEEKS ON THE TAHITI AGGRESSOR IN FEB 2005. PLEASE BEFORE YOU GO MAKE SURE TAHITI AGGRESSOR HAS ALL THE ... Full report  
1 stars
1 stars  
2/2005   Bernice Anderson
1000+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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