2 passes, Otugi (400m) and Fakatahuna (150m). This atoll is frequented especially by habitants of Fakarava who come there to fish and to gather coconuts. Visible 10 minutes before your landing in Fakarava. Fishing / French Polynesia / kiteboarding / Pacific / Sailing / scuba diving / Travel. Toau atoll This atoll is 1 hour by boat from Fakarava. During an outgoing current, dive the fringing reef to the side or in the lagoon, and look for juvenile sharks and mantas. Tuamotu part 2 Toau, Apataki & Secret spot. By the time the divers surface, they have moved through a mile of South Pacific crystal-blue warm water in about 45 minutes. It has a deep sandy lagoon without any passes to the ocean. The shape of Taiaro Atoll is roughly a polygon 3.7 km across. Taiaro lies 42 km to the northeast of Raraka Atoll. It is one of the smallest of the Tuamotu atolls. Rangiroa Atoll, Kaukura Atoll, Toau Atoll. Taiaro, or Maro-taua, is a small atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. Once divers drift into the lagoon, there is a final surprise: A depression in the reef has created a low-current haven for hundreds of bigeye scad. The Tuamotus are the largest chain of atolls in the world, located in the Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. The Taiaro atoll is a ring-shaped island built up on an ancient volcano that. From SportDiver Planet’s 50 Greatest Dives, 34, Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, To’au Atoll in French Polynesia has pristine hard-coral gardens on its seaward slopes, and its lagoon serves as a nursery for myriad reef fish. As the divers reach the mouth of the pass, large schools of gray reefs and some silvertips make passes. and atolls: Aratika, Fakarava, Kauehi, Niau, Raraka, Taiaro and Toau. Otugi Pass, To’au, Toau Atoll is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Fakarava, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Taiaro is only visible because of the rim of coral that forms a barrier reef 5 km in diameter around the original volcano. The guide drops into the blue, leads his divers down to 80 feet, where curious gray reef sharks cruise in the mild currents. The Taiaro atoll is a ring-shaped island built up on an ancient volcano that has sunk into the ocean due to the drift of the Pacific Ocean floor.
But it’s Otugi Pass, a thrill ride like a controlled car crash, that’s the real fun. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. Otugi Pass, To’au, Toau Atoll is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Fakarava, Tahiti, French Polynesia.įrom SportDiver Planet’s 50 Greatest Dives, #34, Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, To’au Atoll in French Polynesia has pristine hard-coral gardens on its seaward slopes, and its lagoon serves as a nursery for myriad reef fish. Fakarava is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia.
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