Îles Sous-le-Vent

French Polynesia

Nice site with coral pylons and some urchins.

From fare

Huahine

Cite corail

An interesting dive, with a lot of sharks (mostly white tip, and grey sharks) and some rays.

No shark feeding is done on this site, so you will really see natural shark behaviour.

Dive site is only few minutes from Fare, NW of Huahine island.

Avapeihi pass is also known as Fitii pass.

Avapeihi pass

All the lagoon in front of the hotel is interesting. Starting from the channel (leopard rays) to the reef (lionfishes, surgeon fishes, etc.).

Take care of the numerous urchins in the lagoon !

This motu is located on the NE side of Huaine, just fron of an hotel.

Enter the lagoon by the Tiare pass, and go to the north by a small channel. The hotel is located at the end of the channel.

The dive site starts from the end of the channel to the outer reef.

Mahara motu

The SW part of Huaine is an outstanding place for free diving and snorkeling. Many corals scattered into a shallow lagoon.

It's an outstanding place for macro-photographers !

This site is in fact a large lagoon area located SW of Huaine, in front of Avea bay.

Safari Aquarium

Some sharks (white tip, grey, black tip), barracudas, napoleon fish, surgeonfishes, triggerfishes, etc.

Teavapiti pass is located at the East side of Raïatea, SE from Uturoa.

Teavapiti pass

Dive down the pass at 32 m deep, and find the long peak in the middle of the pass. Stay at the top en enjoy the view !

The reef at the bottom is not very interesting, only Yellow sylaster (hydroids) are coloured...

This site is located into the Toahotu pass, at the east site of Taha island.
The two small islands around around the pass, called motu in Tahitian, are absolutely fantastic.

The Mounts of Céran

Excellent dive ! Many sharks (black tip), some turtles, and fantastic corals (Roses shapes). One of the best dive of Raïatea.

North from Rautoanui pass, on the West side of Raïatea.

Miri-Miri and Roses

One of the best dive of Bora, but unfortunately a bit far. Great coral structures below 30m.
Occasionaly, you may see Humpback whale (middle of august until september).

SE of Bora Bora (outer reef).
S of Piti Aau motu. It takes between 45 min and 1 hour to get there. That's why this dive is not often proposed.

Tupitipiti is also known as The Wall, The labyrinth, Tupititi.

Tupitipiti

This is a typical snorkeling dive. This spot is a sanctuary of eagle-rays. You can see and swim with many of them. Bottom is a sandy floor.

SW of Bora Bora, in the S part of the lagoon.

Eagle-rays' station

Dive Manta rays at Anau!
There are usually 5 to 10 manta rays in this channel. Don't touch them. Best period to dive with mantas is may to december.

Into Bora-Bora lagoon.
E of Fitiiu point, NE of Anau.

Anau

This is a typical snorkeling dive. Usually, some guys from nearest hotel come for some feeding. There are many reef fishes.

SW side of Bora Bora lagoon. S of Piti Un Uta motu.

Cite corail

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Cite corail