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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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
TOPdive/ Hitlon - Overwater Bungalows Full report   Moorea   "My wife and I dove 2 days (Aug 5 and 6, 2011) with Top Dives- Bathsys in Moorea. The dive operation was ok (some of the dive mast... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2011   Gary
250+ Dives 		 
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 		 
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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 		 
Moorea Fun Dive/ Moorea Full report   Moorea   We checked all the dive shops on Moorea while we were there, Moorea Fun Dive had the best mix of friendliness and price, bear in m... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2009   Joyce & Matt
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 		 
Paul Gauguin Cruises Full report   French Polynesia&Cook Islands   Having vacationed on both cruiseships and liveaboards, we found the best of both worlds in the Paul Gauguin (PG), a floating 5 sta... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2009   David & Candy Cohen
250+ Dives 		1Helpful vote(s) received
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 		 
Bathy's Full report   Bora Bora   We did 2 dives in Bora bora. We had not planned on diving but we bought a 10 dive package in Rangiroa and they honored it at there... Full report  
5 stars
5 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 		 
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 		 
Blue Nui Full report   Bora Bora   We did two 2- tank dives with Blue Nui in Bora Bora. Our dive master was great - very personable, knowledgable and experienced. H... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2009   Michael Benenson
500+ 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 		 
Top Dive Full report   Moorea   We had a great dive experience with Top Dive in Moorea. We were met at the scheduled pickup location on time; the dive operation ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2009   Michael Benenson
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 		 
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
Tetamanu Village Full report   Fakarava   A bit of French helps a lot, without it´s deaf language. Arrival at Fakarava on Air Tahiti around 4 p. m. Due to heavy seas an... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
9/2008   Michael Joest
1000+ Dives 		Photos available 
Top Dive/ Kia Ora, Full report   Moorea, Rangiroa, Bora Bora   Spent 14 days in French Polynesia. First 5 days were spent in Moorea in which 2 days of diving were done. Moorea is simple and g... Full report  
5 stars
1 stars  
8/2008   Morgan Armstrong
250+ 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 		 
Top Dive/ Maitai Dream Fakarava Full report   Fakarava   We arrived via Air Tahiti from Papeete to the small Fakarava landing strip without the hassles of big airports, and within 30 minu... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
5/2008   jeff thornton
250+ Dives 		 
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 		 
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/ 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/ 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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
Bora Dive Center/ Sofitel Motu Full report   Bora Bora   Bora Bora is a truly beautiful island - lust, with photogenic mountain looking like Bali Hai. Nice people, but remember for most ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2005   Ken Davis
<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
Top Dive/ Hibiscus, Maitai Polynesia Full report   Moorea,Bora Bora   Dove with Top Dive in both Moorea and Bora Bora. Took 10 dive inter- island package. 6 dives in Moorea and 4 in Bora Bora. Top D... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Michael Kamens
100+ Dives 		 
Manihi Blue Nui/ Pearl Beach Resort Full report   Manihi   Manihi is a tiny attol in the same vicinity as Rangiroa. While Rangiroa has gotten big due to high energy drift dives with school... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2005   Michael Kamens
100+ 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 		 
Bora Diving Center/ Intercontinental Hotel Full report   Bora Bora   We booked with Bora Diving Center through Trip N Tour Travel agency because they said Bora Diving Center were friendly, flexible a... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2005   Art & Gerry Burke
250+ Dives 		 
Moorea Fun Dive/ Sheraton Hotel Full report   Moorea   Moorea Fun Dive is owned and operated by Edmee & Roland. We learned of Moorea Fun Dive through our travel agent Trip N Tour. The... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2005   Art & Gerry Burke
250+ 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
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 		 
Bora Diving Center/ Club Med Full report   Bora Bora   Incredible pelagic diving. Schools of large lemons and good size black tip and gray reef sharks. Lots of mantas and a large scho... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2004   Ed Gross
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
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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3 stars
3 stars  
6/2003   David S. Wisdom M.D.
<100 Dives 		 
Moorea Blue Diving/ Moorea Pearl Resort Full report   Moorea   Raphael Bonneau has just started the dive program at this 6 month old resort after working for other dive operations for 10 years ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2003   Gary Redman
100+ Dives 		 
Bora Bora Blue Nui Dive Center/ Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort Full report   Bora Bora   Gilles and Frank run a solid, top- notch operation. We never dove with more than 4 people. Entry is back roll and BC and tank can b... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
12/2002   Gary Redman
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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 		 
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