Dive Review of Tahiti Iti, Eleuthera plongee and Bora Diving/Cruise, Pacific Princess in
French Polynesia/Tahiti and BoraBora

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Tahiti Iti, Eleuthera plongee and Bora Diving/Cruise, Pacific Princess, Oct, 2003, by Bruce Thompson, MN, USA . Report 908.
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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
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Comments	We went to Tahiti on the Princess Cruise ship in late October. Ship was great. Smaller size but very elegant. Great Meals. and ports of call Eleuthera plongee The first dive site was a single dive in 40-60 feet of water. Started in sand then to a reef with lots of fish. Sharks all over. Black tipped sharks were around the whole dive. We had 12 divers in 2 separate groups. Only hard part is the English was spoken only minimal amount All other divers were French. Tahiti Iti- Small dive shop on the other end of the island. Shop is not much to look at but the service was top notch. First dive was only myself with the divemaster. Went to the lagoon about 100'. Coral, fish, eels lots of time spent teaching me to observe the little things. Ran out of Film way to quick. Second dive- we returned to the shop and picked up 7 more divers. Once again the other divers were Tahitian or French. but the divemaster spoke adequate English. We went outside the lagoon to a reef. The wall dive went down to 1500 feet. but we stayed about 90feet. Within minutes I got pictures of a Morey eel in the coral. It came out about a foot or so and retreated back in the coral. We saw more Eels that were swimming in and out of the coral. Lots of reef fish. Coral was great. Also saw a Giant Wraase a couple times during the dive. Once again lots of Sharks. about 2 dozen black tipped sharks. Great dive again. I was told that in September its easy to dive with the whales. Bora Dive Center. Two tank dive. First one outside the lagoon. A Wall dive at about 100'. Once again SHARKS. Black tipped ones. Good coral and reef fish. Giant Wraase also. Second dive was in the lagoon about 40-60' Good coral, reef fish, clams and a Manta Ray... about 12' across. This dive was a little crowded. about 60 snorkelers in the shallow areas. Had to get them out of the way to jump in the water.... Overall the diving was first class.... Snorkeling was great to. Did a drift snorkel at Tahaa. It was like a mouses maze... lots of color in fish and coral.... This was a great trip.....
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	0-25 dives
Where else diving	Minnesota - Certified in October.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, noCurrents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-150 Ft/ 30-46 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	Not more than 100 feet.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great subject matter(but these were my first real dives) Boats did not have fresh water to rinse equipment but did on shore. Boats had plenty of room to keep equipment.

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Dive Review of Tahiti Iti, Eleuthera plongee and Bora Diving/Cruise, Pacific Princess in French Polynesia/Tahiti and BoraBora

Tahiti Iti, Eleuthera plongee and Bora Diving/Cruise, Pacific Princess, Oct, 2003,

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