Dive Review of The Six Passengers/Pension Bounty in
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The Six Passengers/Pension Bounty: "Wild diving in Rangiroa", Jul, 2016, by Lindsay Battles, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 6 Helpful votes). Report 9291 has 2 Helpful votes.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We spent six days diving diving with Six Passengers. All of our guides were safety-conscious, knowledgeable about the dives sites and fun to spend time with. We saw at least a few sharks on every dive (typically many more), tons of Napoleon wrasse, and had several unforgettable encounters with wild dolphins. The condition of the coral varies - it's great in some places, broken in others. Rangiroa diving is no joke. Decompression diving is routine. Depending on the dive profile, dives can be up to 160 feet deep (often that's where the sharks are), and the incoming currents are swift. Six Passengers kept us safe and taught us how to better navigate these conditions. Even if you have great air consumption, consider the large capacity, steel tanks for incoming current dives (dives into the lagoon). These sometimes challenging dives are more relaxing with a surplus of air (and if you have a touchy dive computer, it will thank you for the added margin of safety). Because French Polynesia uses the CMAS system, you want at least PADI Rescue certification. Rescue divers are limited to 160. PADI OW and AOW are limited to 95 feet, regardless of whether you have the deep diver specialty. The dive shop itself is very comfortable - lots of lounge spaces overlooking the lagoon. Fabulous place to spend a surface interval. The dive boat could be crowded at times, but this wasn't a problem because the boat rides were very short (and dive groups limited to 6 or fewer) Pension Bounty: Pension Bounty is a lovely property. Excellent hospitality and value. We especially loved our host's gourmet meals. The lagoon is a short walk away (3 minutes), but the beach near Bounty is very narrow (not much space to lay out even a beach towel). Though would have preferred to be directly on the lagoon, we would return to Bounty with no hesitation. To enjoy the lagoon, you will have to (try to) use the beach at the neighboring resort, Kia Ora. This worked out fine for us, but we would not bank on such good luck if we were to return. [FWIW, we spent a lot of time at Kia Ora. Kia Ora has gorgeous bungalows overlooking the lagoon, some with hot tubs, plus a phenomenal infinity pool and over-water bar -- big resorts are not typically our style, but we would make an exception for Kia Ora if we were to return]
Websites	The Six Passengers Pension Bounty
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Komodo, Bali, Fakarava, Red Sea, Caribbean (Turks & Caicos, Roatan, Cozumel, Cayman, BVI), Zanzibar, California, Spain
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100-200 Ft/ 30-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No more than 10-12 minutes decompression time. CMAS depth limits.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters	N/A	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 The Six Passengers/Pension Bounty in French Polynesia/Rangiroa

The Six Passengers/Pension Bounty: "Wild diving in Rangiroa", Jul, 2016,

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Dive Review of The Six Passengers/Pension Bounty in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa