Dive Review of Tetamanu Dive Center/Tetamanu Hostel in
French Polynesia/South Pass Fakarava

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Tetamanu Dive Center/Tetamanu Hostel: "Trip of a lifetime, I'm glad I went, but beware.", Jul, 2025, by Donna Jones, MT, US ( 1 report). Report 13429.
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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	Fakarava, Tetamanu Hostel and Dive Center July 2025 I just got back from my trip to Fakarava this week. It was a trip of a lifetime; it was my 70’Th birthday present to myself. One condition was a deal breaker for me. Did they have Nitrox? If yes, I would go, if not, it was a NO. When we got there, there was no Nitrox. The reasons were vague, and the length of time they didn’t have Nitrox were varied, from two months to never. After 3 days, they did procure 10 tanks for me, they said they were 35% O2, EAN. After asking the dive operator what the Oxygen percentage was, he said 35% . I asked for help to reset my computer, after h ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Catalina Island, Channel Islands, Cocos Island, Solomon Islands, Fiji, PNG, Australia,
Closest Airport	Fakarava	Getting There	Rather difficult, long trip via boat and numerous planes
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	currents
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-80 Ft/ 30-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Guided dives, stay with the group, surface when dive master directs.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
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	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There were photographers there. I do not take underwater photos. I didn't see a designated camera area or rinse tank, ie. there was none. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Tetamanu Dive Center/Tetamanu Hostel in French Polynesia/South Pass Fakarava

Tetamanu Dive Center/Tetamanu Hostel: "Trip of a lifetime, I'm glad I went, but beware.", Jul, 2025,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Tetamanu Dive Center/Tetamanu Hostel in
French Polynesia/South Pass Fakarava