Dive Review of Y AKA in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa

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Y AKA , Jun, 2014, by Michael N. Hofman, CA, US ( Sr. Contributor 25 reports with 11 Helpful votes). Report 7632.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Rangiroa is one of the dive destinations in French Polynesia. Y AKA is a relatively new dive operation run by Marco and Katy, two extremely nice and professional people. They previously ran the Topdive franchise on Rangiroa and have since opened this operation. They were very helpful in organizing the diving, making sure that everyone had all the equipment they needed and guiding great dives. Even though they are in the French "system" for diving, they are not as stringent in dive times and managing divers as other dive centers. They also group together divers by experience so that everyone enjoys themselves. Diving is about seeing large fish, and we did: sharks on about every dive, turtles, eagle rays, and had two chances to interact with dolphins. Katy (who speaks quite good English) and Marco (who doesn't speak much English) can organize your entire visit and are quite hospitable. Thomas is a very professional dive guide and he was also very helpful. I would strongly recommend them!
Websites	Y AKA
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Palau, Indonesia, Caribbean, PNG,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy
Water Temp	82-86°F / 28-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	while there were dive time limits not as restrictive as other dive operators
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
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	Sharks on every dive along with turtles, rays and dolphins. Very little small subjects.

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Dive Review of Y AKA in French Polynesia/Rangiroa

Y AKA , Jun, 2014,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Y AKA in
French Polynesia/Rangiroa