Drift
down to 40 m
Garuae Pass (North Pass)
Fakarava & Rangiroa, French Polynesia
French Polynesia's widest pass, 1,600 m across, dived on the incoming tide for sharks, tuna and barracuda; some dives end at Ali Baba.
- Advanced
- Grey reef sharks
Diving in French Polynesia
1 destination and 9 documented dive sites. The strip under each destination shows its season, month by month.
Where to dive in French Polynesia
Dive sites to know
All dive sites in French Polynesia
Fakarava & Rangiroa, French Polynesia
- Garuae Pass (North Pass)Advanced40 m
- MaiuruExperienced29 m
- Tiputa Pass (Rangiroa)Advanced46 m
- Tumakohua Pass (South Pass)Advanced35 m
- Avatoru PassAdvanced20 m
- The Angle (Tiputa Pass)Experienced40 m
- The Canyons (Tiputa Pass)Experienced26 m
- The Step (Tiputa Pass)Experienced50 m
- The Windmill (L'Éolienne)Advanced25 m
Photo credits
- Jetty over the lagoon at Rotoava, Fakarava, Frédéric Jacquot (deelight@poulet.org), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
