Dive Review of O2 in
French Polynesia/Fakarava - North

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O2: "Great Diving for the Experienced Diver", Nov, 2022, by William J Marlow, FL, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 4 Helpful votes). Report 12140 has 3 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Going to the "out islands" is very interesting. English is not spoken widely, making getting around somewhat of a challenge. But everyone is very friendly and the team at O2 Diving Center all speak relatively good English. The service from O2 is exceptional. They met us at the Airport, even though they were not providing us transportation. We got all the basics (experience, equipment needed, weight required, etc) out of the way while we waited for our luggage. They made sure they knew where we were staying and that we knew what time they would pick us up. They were always a few minutes early to pick us up and waited for us when we were a little late. The diving is nothing short of spectacular. O2 was VERY respectful of our experience, separating us with a dive master to do some of the more difficult diving. In all of the out islands they use 15L / 100 cubic ft tanks. They set them up, let you check them and they do all the heavy lifting to get you into the gear. You dive off large zodiacs, so you sit on the edge, they lift your gear to you as you sit and then you back roll into the water. Very easy and efficient. Fakarava North is spectacular diving! Incredibly healthy coral and more fish life and macro life then you can imagine. On every dive we were visited by various Mantas, Sharks and turtles. But the highlight of the dives is riding the current into the lagoon as you pass through huge schools of fish. When you return to the boat - you hand up your weight belt/fins, remove your BC in the water - they pull it up into the boat and you get back into the boat via a very stable ladder. We actually enjoyed diving Fakarava North more than we did the south.
Websites	O2
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Florida Keys, Mexico, Bonaire, Hawaii, Aruba, etc.
Closest Airport	Fakarava	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	The Diving is great for the experienced diver and a dive master is assigned to show you through the pass
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of O2 in French Polynesia/Fakarava - North

O2: "Great Diving for the Experienced Diver", Nov, 2022,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of O2 in
French Polynesia/Fakarava - North