Exploration Dive from Taravao, Peninsula of Tahiti

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1 half day
Sporty
From 12 years-old and up
New
From€147

If you have Open Water certification or higher, don't delay in discovering the richness of Polynesian waters on exploration dives in Tahiti iti!

The unspoilt coastline between Hitiaa and Tautira, to the east of Tahiti, offers an unforgettable experience of exploration diving from Taravao. Much less frequented than the west of the island, this maritime area will allow you to admire the incredible underwater flora and fauna of French Polynesia in complete tranquillity, at around 20 sites accessible to divers of all levels:

THE ROSE GARDEN (reef dive, -8 to -50 m) / Open Water min. - a famous reef highlighted by UNESCO in 2022 as the world's largest coral reef in pristine condition, with rose-shaped corals, mainly of the montipora foliosa and porites rus types, over 3 km long (accessible from PE40, but Open Water / Level 1 divers can dive on the upper part of the reef where the first roses form at 23 m). This is an exceptional site where you can encounter turtles, coral sharks, heterocongers and all the reef fish.

TOTORO PASS (diving in the pass, -10 to -50 m) / Open Water min. - an enormous drop-off rising from the abyssal depths to -40 m, at which depth the plateau begins, rising gently towards the lagoon to the foot of a step from -25 m to -15 m. Here you can see barracudas, turtles, coral sharks, jacks of various species, schools of milkfish, starry tetrodons, etc.

TAUTIRA FAULTS (dive in the pass, -6 to -40 m) / Open Water min. - superb relief on the side of a pass (the drop-off has collapsed, forming a maze of corridors, cavities and rock passages between -6 and -20 m). Here you can see many green and hawksbill turtles, sleeper sharks, coral sharks, yellow gorgonians at -30 m, schools of bigeye trevally, perch and sauper.

THE BELVÉDÈRES (wall dive, from -6 to -50 m) / Open Water min. - diving along a drop-off where 2 overhangs (‘belvédères’), spaced about a hundred metres apart, jut out into the blue, between which the relief forms a sort of circus that plunges into a half-basin to a depth of -50 m. Here you can see schools of mackerel trevally, black triggerfish and fusiliers, green and/or hawksbill turtles, star tetrodons, all the reef fish and many other species.

And there are plenty of other dive sites, most of which are accessible to Level 1 divers! You will dive in groups of 4 divers with 1 dive master, on 2 exploration dive sites in Tahiti iti. Enjoy the beauty of the Polynesian underwater world with the Mokarran Diving team, who will take you diving from Taravao!

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Practical information

Course of events

- Welcome at the Mokarran Diving centre in Taravao: verification of certification cards, completion of the declaration of aptitude for scuba diving and distribution of equipment (tanks and weights are already waiting for you on the boat)


- Boarding of the boat, then navigation to the first dive site chosen according to the day's weather conditions and your diving level

- Briefing on the course of the dive

- Launch for 45 minutes to 1 hour (depending on your consumption)

- Return to the boat for a 45-minute to 1-hour surface interval, during which you will have tea and biscuits

- Sailing to the second dive site

- Launch again for 45 minutes to 1 hour, depending on your consumption

- Return to the dive centre, debrief and rinse your equipment

- Validation of your dives in your logbook and end of the activity

Activity requirements

A minimum Open Water or Level 1 of scuba diving is required to take part in this activity, as well as a dive in the previous 12 months.

Written parental authorisation is required for minors to participate in this activity without an accompanying adult.

A minimum number of 4 participants is required to run this activity.

Special terms

This activity is not accessible to pregnant people.

A refresher dive will be necessary if your last dive was more than 1 year ago for Level 1s, and more than 2 years ago for higher levels: the price will therefore not be the same if a re-adaptation dive is required.

Please note you are not allowed to fly for up to 24 hours after your last dive.
Meeting point:
MOKARRAN DIVING - Tahiti, Polynésie française
Spoken languages:French, English
Included
  • Dive master
  • All the scuba diving equipment (mask, fins, snorkel, buoyancy compensator, wetsuit , regulator, tank)
  • Water
  • Tea
  • Biscuits
Do not forget to bring
  • Swimwear
  • Towel
  • Sunglasses
  • Dive logbook
  • Diving certification

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