Dive Review of 6 Passenger/Kia Ora in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa

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6 Passenger/Kia Ora: "Dolphins, Yes/Disappointment Plenty", Oct, 2021, by Rose Mueller , MO, US ( Sr. Contributor 27 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 12061.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	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 had to re-book this trip 4 times to make it happen. The island kept closing. My husband's dream was to dive with dolphins and this was to be a great place to do it. The diving was from zodiac boats and it was difficult. We were paired for 2 days with an older American couple that couldn't dive. She asked the first dive, "Which button do I use to inflate?" He defecated in his wet suit! We were in 30-35' with so much surge it was sickening. The director, Benoit, could have cared less until we caused so much trouble he finally gave us a guide for one dive. That dive was incredible. We were in the mouth of Tiputa Pass. At about 85' we saw the column of barracuda enjoying the bubbles of the divers. The dolphins came. The dive master of another group had a great admirer-a female dolphin. She wanted him to caress her and that he did. A 9', very large black dolphin came towards us. I began to pet it and he quickly bit my two wrists. I was quite shocked as we were told they did not bite! He was controlled but bit none the less. The one bite still flares up at times. I gather he was the alpha male and she was HIS! I was there and he took out his aggression on me. They are lovely to watch and the interaction is quite stimulating. We never were allowed to do tiputa pass with current. Again, we faced age discrimination. I would never suggest diving with this operation. I would not stay more than 2 days either. Aside from the dolphins it was a huge disappointment.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Most places it's warm
Closest Airport	Papeete	Getting There	San Fran or LA to Papeete and puddle jumper to Rangiroa
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	80-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	They do not match divers with equal experience
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	There was little to see other than the dolphins and barracuda and juvenile fish close to the surface.

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Dive Review of 6 Passenger/Kia Ora in French Polynesia/Rangiroa

6 Passenger/Kia Ora: "Dolphins, Yes/Disappointment Plenty", Oct, 2021,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of 6 Passenger/Kia Ora in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa