DIVING FRENCH POLYNESIA
A legendary destination, the mention of French Polynesia and Tahiti has always had everyone dreaming. Discovered in 1521 by navigator Magellan, a lot of famous names have since been associated with the five archipelagos of the South Pacific: Jacques Brel (greatest Belgian singer and songwriter), explorers Bougainville, Wallis and Captain Cook, or painters Matisse and Gauguin. When you think about Tahiti and French Polynesia, picture perfect images come to mind, with turquoise water, and long golden sandy beaches, towered by tall coconut trees that swing in time with a light breeze!
Underwater? The magic lives on... Ask any diver who's been there: it's a dream come true! With a wide array of dive sites it's a perfect destination for the beginner or the advanced diver. There are, as expected, all your classic drop-offs, walls, caves and other trenches... but, above all, you'll experience French Polynesia's special secret: Atoll's Pass and its crazy currents with abundant marine life!! Rangiroa's Tiputa Pass is probably the most famous, and Fakarava North and South Passes the most incredible. Pristine water, schools of trevallies and barracudas, hundreds of grey reef sharks, silver-tip reef sharks (called Tapete in Polynesian), dolphins and a few hammerheads will await you!
A great tropical diving destination, French Polynesia has a massive fringing reef, home to about 800 species of fish: a life-size aquarium you can explore immoderately! Feel free and enquire at the many serious, professional and very friendly dive centers you'll find scattered around the islands.
DIVING FRENCH POLYNESIA
A legendary destination, the mention of French Polynesia and Tahiti has always had everyone dreaming. Discovered in 1521 by navigator Magellan, a lot of famous names have since been associated with the five archipelagos of the South Pacific: Jacques Brel (greatest Belgian singer and songwriter), explorers Bougainville, Wallis and Captain Cook, or painters Matisse and Gauguin. When you think about Tahiti and French Polynesia, picture perfect images come to mind, with turquoise water, and long golden sandy beaches, towered by tall coconut trees that swing in time with a light breeze!
Underwater? The magic lives on... Ask any diver who's been there: it's a dream come true! With a wide array of dive sites it's a perfect destination for the beginner or the advanced diver. There are, as expected, all your classic drop-offs, walls, caves and other trenches... but, above all, you'll experience French Polynesia's special secret: Atoll's Pass and its crazy currents with abundant marine life!! Rangiroa's Tiputa Pass is probably the most famous, and Fakarava North and South Passes the most incredible. Pristine water, schools of trevallies and barracudas, hundreds of grey reef sharks, silver-tip reef sharks (called Tapete in Polynesian), dolphins and a few hammerheads will await you!
A great tropical diving destination, French Polynesia has a massive fringing reef, home to about 800 species of fish: a life-size aquarium you can explore immoderately! Feel free and enquire at the many serious, professional and very friendly dive centers you'll find scattered around the islands.
A legendary destination, the mention of French Polynesia and Tahiti has ...
