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Scuba Diving Tahiti

Schooling Sharks, Manta Rays, and much more...

Scuba Diving Tahiti, Photos courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme.

Diving Tahiti: The best dive trips, liveaboards, resorts, tour and dive operators in Tahiti are represented here.

Tahiti and her islands are tantalizing, tropical treasures! Tahiti is cascading waterfalls, lush green valleys, sparkling mountain streams, tropical beaches and coconut palms swaying in the sun. Tahiti is paradise found. The islands are breathtakingly beautiful and the diving is WORLD CLASS! It is a great destination for divers and non- divers alike, as the romance and seduction of the islands beckons to our adventurous character!

Tahiti and her islands, officially known as French Polynesia, is an overseas territory of France. Covering over two million square miles in the South Pacific Ocean, the territory is comprised of 118 islands within five great archipelagos. Nearly all of the islands are protected from the ocean by coral reefs, which often have one or more fish filled passes leading into a sheltered, multicolored lagoon.

Tahiti is a very close destination to the USA, only 7.5 hrs from Los Angeles, you do not lose any days as you do NOT cross the International date-line. Tahiti is ideal for those who can only get away for a week or so and are in need of a revitalizing adventure!

Lush green high islands with their peaks in the clouds surrounded by barrier reefs or no reef and with beaches of black basalt sand or white coral sand. Mountains, with all the colors of Gauguin, are blue, violet or brown depending on the angels of the light as they range majestically over this tranquil ocean of a faraway blue.

A rich cultural heritage was given to the Polynesians from their ancestors, the proud Maohi warriors and chiefs. Oral history recounts the colorful myths and legends of gods and heroes. The word tattoo comes from Tahiti, Tohu, god of tattooing, painted all the fishes in beautiful colors and patterns. A new generation of tattoo priests sculpt the ancient designs on Tahitians and tourists.

The history of old Polynesia is veiled in the mists of time. The discovery of buried villages and stone petroglyphs are pieces to the puzzle. Yet the mystery of origin is still unsolved. Legends tell of the sky Father and Earth mother. Parents of the Haohi people, whose ancestral home was a place called Havaiki. The race of brave seafarers arrived in double- hulled outrigger sailing canoes. They came from Samoa or Tonga to discover the Marquesas Islands. The Maohi ancestors of today's Polynesians discovered all the Islands of Tahiti.

DIVING TAHITI

Diving Tahiti: Diving in all the islands is very exciting diving! The water is very clear, not much in the way of soft and hard coral, however a wonderful array of colorful tropical reef fish for snorkelers. For more experienced divers and shark lovers, there are more sharks in Tahiti than anywhere! However not in a bad way, this is a wonderful way to be in the water with Black tip, white tip & grey reef sharks! The dive operators offer very safe and exciting shark feeds so you can photograph and experience these beauties up close!

Bora Bora has a wonderful Manta Ray cleaning station for those of you who have yet to see a Manta, here you will see many! They live in the lagoon, very easy diving and they can guarantee them. Moorea has sting rays, Rangiroa has the swift currents in the passes with lots of fish and sharks! How about Rurutu for Humpback whales? Or the very remote Marquesas, Polynesia central, also where Paul Gauguin is buried. This is a magic place for divers as there is a resident large pod of pygmy Orca's or mellonhead whales that are very friendly with divers and snorkelers and so much more!

Austral Islands - Rurutu

Rurutu is the most northerly of the Austral Islands, located 355 miles southwest of Tahiti. A very pretty and hilly island with a circumference of 20 miles. Rurutu's main village is called Moerai, and home to the islands 2000 inhabitants.

Rurutu does not have the wide lagoons found in the Society Islands. Limestone grottoes with stalactites and stalagmites invoice explorers. This is great for snorkeling and diving.

The most special attraction and most important to divers are the arrival of the HUMPBACK whales from July through October! Here you are able to get very close on snorkel. This is a very remote place and the accommodation is very basic. Who cares when you have the whales to yourself!

Bora Bora

The Romantic Island! Bora Bora, the inspiration for the South Pacific musical, is the most famous Tahitian island. Bora Bora though small in size, it's lagoon resembling an artists palette of colors of blues and greens is love at first sight. The environment and sea life make it a favorite for film makers, honeymooners and travelers world wide. The majestic beauty of Mt Otemanu, rising up from the center of the island, overlooks the warm turquoise lagoon and exotic coral reef. A rainbow display of sea life and inquisitive dolphins greet outrigger canoes as they drift on gentle breezes and warm waters of this truly breathtaking paradise. Bora Bora is the most famous of the Lee ward Society Islands.

DIVING: Bora Bora has a wonderful Manta Ray cleaning station for those of you who have yet to see a Manta, here you will see a legion of them! They live in the lagoon, very easy diving and they can guarantee them. The diver operators here are friendly and very professional. This is also a great place for sharks. Moray eels, huge Napoleon wrasse, barracuda & sea turtles. The lagoon here is huge.

Tuamotu Archipelago

The Tuamotu Archipelago comprises 78 low islands or coral atolls, scattered over several hundred miles of the eastern Pacific Ocean governed by French Polynesia. The most common for divers are Rangiroa, Manihi, Apataki, Toau, Kaukura & Fakarava. Life on these remote atolls is simple and normally quiet and peaceful. The interior lagoons are heaven for black pearl farms, fish parks, snorkeling and scuba diving.

Rangiroa

Rangiroa with it's 42 mile long, by 16 mile wide turquoise lagoon, is the largest atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Only an hour flight from Tahiti and you have landed in the most well know diving paradise of Tahiti so far. The famous dive sites of Rangiroa attract divers from around the world. A breathtaking array of large species awaits divers outside the reef along the oceanic drop-off, including squadrons of eagle rays, schools of black tip, silver tip, and Great Hammerhead sharks, tuna, jacks, and barracuda. The lagoon waters are teeming with neon-colored fish, dolphins, turtles, and giant Manta Rays.
'Shoot the pass' is the adrenaline rush as divers and fish of all kinds are carried away through the pass between the open ocean and lagoon alongside and infinite array of marine life!

Tahiti and her Islands are waiting for you to discover the dream........

HONEYMOONING & ROMANCE

Discover why the seclusion and setting rank the Islands as one of the world's most desirable honeymoon destinations. You could explore the idea of a traditional Tahitian wedding, meaningful yet not legally binding. This is a great ceremony for couples wishing to wed or renew your vows. Couples are bedecked in pareus, flowers and shells. The groom is brought to the beachside location in a canoe while the bride is carried on a rattan throne. Music and dancers enhance the ceremony while a Tahitian priest performs the rites and graces the couple with their Tahitian names!

Romance…. Celebrate a new romance or share a special anniversary accompanied by the glow of a South Pacific sunset.

Tahitian Black Pearls, the world- renowned iridescent luster of the black pearl can only be created in Tahiti's warm lagoon waters. The color of a black pearl can range from the darkest black to shimmering shades of green, blue, bronze auberguine, or even pink. Visitors can tour a pearl farm on Manihi, Rangiroa, Raiatea, Huahine, and Tahaa or explore the Pearl Museum in Papeete.

Over water Bungalows are the perfect medium to find the meaning of true relaxation while sleeping above soothing lagoon waters in the world's perfect hotel room. These are remarkable as they are traditional thatched-roof bungalows perched above the turquoise lagoon waters. In many of the rooms, tropical fish swim below as you look through the glass floor or coffee table. With all the amenities of a first- class hotel room on land, here you can enjoy breakfast (often delivered by canoe) on your private balcony surrounded only by water and sky.

Photos courtesy of Tahiti Tourisme

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