Dive Review of O2 Divers/Havaiki Lodge in
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O2 Divers/Havaiki Lodge : "Great diving in French Polynesia, and not much jetlag", Oct, 2023, by Kelley McDaneld, CO, US ( Reviewer 4 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 12865 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We took United through SFO to Tahiti—seemed very easy compared to traveling to Indonesia, only an 8 hour flight from SFO and only a 4 hour time change for us, so jetlag was minimal. We went for 17 nights, but you could easily go for 14 and feel plenty relaxed. Stayed at Kon Tiki in downtown Papeete on our first night—brand new hotel. Somewhat loud because of nightclub next door. Great location if you want to explore the downtown market or take the ferry to Moorea (hotel is directly across from Ferry building). Reasonable price for hotel in Tahiti. Some good croissants nearby. Overall food in Papeete was quite expensive and just okay. We ate more croissants, sashimi tuna and french fries than we ever have on this trip. Not a bad combo. On our way back through Tahiti, we stayed at the Hilton out near the airport. Really nice hotel—got an upgrade. Expensive but probably worth it. Great views. Flew Air Tahiti to Fakarava and stayed in the North part of the island at Havaiki Lodge. Our favorite place of the trip. Lodging includes 2 meals a day and food was very good. Small bar on site with good cocktails. We stayed in a beach bungalow directly on the beach—was nice, but nothing compares to the Indonesian style of lodging. Lunch restaurant on site is great. Not a lot of outside food options nearby, but there was one we tried called Hiranaki Lounge in the small town that was excellent! Met some sailboaters who had sold everything and bought a boat (German or Swiss so they spoke English) and compared stories. In North Fakarava we dove with O2 Divers—they picked us up at the hotel each morning. Very proficient operation, would dive with them again with some caveats. Some things to note: almost everyone dives with large tanks and almost no one dives with Nitrox. Almost all dives are deco dives, and this wasn’t communicated to us beforehand. We screwed up on the very first dive of the tri ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
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Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Komodo, Raja Ampat, Halmahera, Banda Sea, Islas Revillagigedo, Sea of Cortez, Fakarava, Rangiroa, Fiji, Phillipines, Grand Cayman, Bonaire, Roatan, Cozumel, Bahamas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	surge, currents
Water Temp	-°F / -°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	- Ft/ - M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
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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
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Dive Review of O2 Divers/Havaiki Lodge in French Polynesia

O2 Divers/Havaiki Lodge : "Great diving in French Polynesia, and not much jetlag", Oct, 2023,

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Dive Review of O2 Divers/Havaiki Lodge in
French Polynesia