Dive Review of Six Passengers in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa, Polynesia

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Six Passengers, Jan, 2006, by Richard Bruch, NC, United States . Report 2298.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Rangiroa is an atoll located about an hour by air north of Papeete, Tahiti. Air Tahiti Nui has been cancelling a lot of international flights. The inter-island carrier, Air Tahiti, is excellent and reliable, but will charge for extra baggage weight; for us this was about $130 as we carry our own dive and camera equipment, dive repair supplies, batteries and books. Showing a C card when checking in with Air Tahiti will save money, as will requesting the "circle route" baggage fee if traveling to more than one island. Six Passengers dive operation in Rangiroa is within walking distance from the Kia Ora which has deluxe overwater air-conditioned bungalows available. Kia Ora has excellent snorkeling, the best we have had anywhere. Six Passengers, located near Tiputa Pass, dives from a zodiak with a maximum of six divers per boat and backroll entry. All dives are led by a competent divemaster. They observe safety precautions but do let the diver breathe down his/her tank. we used Raie Manta Dive operators 6 years ago, but felt they were reckless and also once had bad air. The best Rangiroa dives are "pass" dives beginning in the ocean and going with what can be a quite brisk current through the pass, ending in the lagoon. Beware: attempting to ride the current the other direction can be fatal. All the creatures and the fishes large and small love the movement and nutrients of the current and are seen in the pass when the current is running in. We saw many sharks, napoleon fish, manta rays, eagle rays,and titan trigger fish. On one dive dolphin came close. And we have seen hammerheads from a distance. Also see many eels, unicorn fishes, various butterfly fishes, many more varieties than in the Caribbean. At Avatura Pass, both last year and this year witnessed a ball of several hundred jack fish. Also have seen African Pompano, this trip seven of them together. This was our third trip to Rangiroa, the diving is world class, not much in the way of soft corals, but great fish life. For dining, we tend to only have breakfast at Kia Ora. For dinners, most restaurants will provide pick-up service. Call them and usually pick up is at 7 pm. We enjoy dining at Vaimario, Chez Josephine and Kai Kai.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Carribean, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef. Withing Polynesia: Manihi, Bora Bora, Nuka Hiva, Moorea, Taha'a
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny,rainy,dry	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	80-0°F / 27--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Diving from a zodiak so no rinse bucket or protective area for camera. Camera is handed to the diver after backward roll entry. No criticism if diver wanders to get a "good shot"

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Dive Review of Six Passengers in French Polynesia/Rangiroa, Polynesia

Six Passengers, Jan, 2006,

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

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Six Passengers in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa, Polynesia