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French Polynesia/Rangiroa

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TOPdive/Kia Ora: "If you like swimming with lots of sharks, this is the place to be!", Mar, 2017, by Christine Nidd, WA, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 9725 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
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Comments	Fantastic for swimming with lots of sharks, especially if you are comfortable with current. The best sightings occur is very strong current. As long as you are comfortable drifting along and controlling boyancy, it's fantastic! Something to keep in mind is there is really only one dive site, so it can be very repetitive. If I were to do it again, I wouldn't stay on just the one island. Would have been better to do 2-3 days max and change islands. The overwater bungalows were worth the extra money, but don't leave anything behind! There is nowhere to buy anything - we couldn't even purchase sunscreen (which I could swear I packed). Very close encounters with spotted eagle rays, manta rays, hammerheads, silver tip and black tip and white tip sharks, silky sharks, dolphins who come right up to see you, and even the odd tiger shark. The water is so warm you don't even need a 3mm shorty!
Websites	TOPdive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, Indonesia (Wakatobi), Honduras (Roatan), Phillipines (Anilao), Hawaii (Maui & Kona), Belize, Mexico (Cozumel)
Closest Airport	land in Fiji, then small plane to Rangiroa & a short drive	Getting There	many flights
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	currents
Water Temp	87-88°F / 31-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	80-100 Ft/ 24-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	You pretty much need to dive with nitro - you go right to the bottom at about 90 feet and stay there for the length of the dive. You don't want to be at a different depth than your dive group or you will quickly be separated.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great arena for black & white photos. Used almost exclusively ambient light. Need to be at the ready as subjects can be here and gone in seconds.

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Dive Review of TOPdive/Kia Ora in French Polynesia/Rangiroa

TOPdive/Kia Ora: "If you like swimming with lots of sharks, this is the place to be!", Mar, 2017,

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 TOPdive/Kia Ora in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa