Dive Review of Nuku Dive in
French Polynesia/Nuku Hiva

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Nuku Dive: "Nuku Hiva and Nuku Dive, Fr. Polynesia", Jun, 2025, by Terry H Anderson, TX, US ( Top Contributor 30 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 13412.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our first time to French Polynesia, so I read Undercurrents and we went to see the Mantas and Hammerheads on Nuku Hiva before the Groupers spawning and sharks on the Southern Passage on Farkarava (next report). Nuku Dive is the only shop in the small village, one boat for a max of about 8 divers, and it is owned and run by Instructor/DM ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Nuku Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Indonesia, Maldives, Caribbean, Galapagos, Fiji, all over the world.
Closest Airport		Getting There	Tahiti Air
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Nuku Hava--One boat taking about 4 to 8 divers, so you do go with the DM, but if someone runs low on air then DM Julie gives you her octopus so the group can stay down for 50-60 minute dives.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	After taking pictures and video of some incredible creatures, you take you camera gear back to resort or bungalows. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Nuku Dive in French Polynesia/Nuku Hiva

Nuku Dive: "Nuku Hiva and Nuku Dive, Fr. Polynesia", Jun, 2025,

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Dive Review of Nuku Dive in
French Polynesia/Nuku Hiva