French Polynesia
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Diving and snorkelling
Fakarava (Muro de Tiburones)
The second largest atoll in French Polynesia, with an enormous lagoon and only two passes connecting it to the ocean: Garuae to the north, the widest navigable channel in Polynesia at some 1,600 m, and Tumakohua to the south, barely a hundred metres across. It is in that southern pass that the 'shark wall' forms: hundreds of grey reef sharks resting in formation through the day as the current floods in.
View dive siteLagoon/ReefBora Bora
An iconic turquoise lagoon with manta ray cleaning stations reachable even by beginners.
View dive siteAtoll pass/CurrentRangiroa (Paso de Tiputa)
The second largest atoll in the world. At the mouth of the Tiputa pass a shoal of grey sharks gathers at around 40 m when the current is right.
View dive siteEspecies documentadas en French Polynesia
140 species found
Live Sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
Sloane's Viperfish
Chauliodus sloani
Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish
Exocoetus volitans
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula
Silver Moony
Monodactylus argenteus
Day Octopus
Octopus cyanea
Telescope Octopus
Amphitretus pelagicus
Humpback Anglerfish
Melanocetus johnsonii
Black Angler
Antennarius pictus
Bryde's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dorab Wolf Herring
Chirocentrus dorab
Common House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
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Based on what we already know about French Polynesia.