A rich and diversified basin from 2 to 30 metres deep. Each time you dive here you can see sleeping white-tipped sharks, enormous pufferfish, scorpion fish, sixline soapfish, milkfish, anemones, a magnificent rose coral, spondyles, a sunken sailing boat…
To end on a high note, we’ll watch leopard rays flying by the dozen (sometimes 40 rays!)!
A natural tunnel, shaped like a horseshoe, is carved into the coral and allows the lagoon to meet the ocean. On the side of the ocean you can see white-tipped sharks sleeping on the sand, dancing heteroconger eels, and pipefish (cousin to the seahorse).
A drift dive which allows us to better observe the leopard rays drifting in the current.
The cave, recently discovered Lionel Hertrich, is situated in a lavatube between Teahupoo and Tautira. Along a length of 200m, you will encounter many different species: sponges, prawns, lightening fish. Lionel Hertrich participated alongside the IRD (Institute of Research for Development) in the March 2013 census campaign to study Polynesian sponges. He will be able to speak with you in more detail about the discoveries that have been made in this cave…
A spectacular terrain : chimneys, a peak (called Oti point), water which is almost always crystal clear. An untouched fauna and flora: gorgonians, octocoralia, anemones, sea slugs, jack fish, murena eels, napoleon fish… We’ve even spotted a red-eyed cod there! At the end of the dive you can cool off in the canyons which have been naturally etched into the coral reef.
This is the name of the river which flows down from the valley. Here you will discover an overhanging reef covered with gorgonians. You can also spot white-tipped sharks fast asleep.
Several gaps in the coral house a variety of different fish (surgeon fish, wrasses, soapfish, juveniles…) In the deep blue we might just bump into fusiliers, bonitos, tuna… Ocean diving up to 50m.
A dive up to 50m in depth, perfect for budding photographers: orange and violet gorgonians, black coral, octocoralia, soft coral, ghost coral, sea slugs… On the reef: rabbit fish, surgeon fish, triggerfish, murena eels, multi-coloured damselfish.
A reef which drops down to 50m in depth, covered in gorgonians, octocoralia and soft corals. Dozens of black-tipped sharks patrol the reef. They are accompanied by emperor fish, parrot fish, jack fish, murena eels, octopuses, anemones and lots of shells : trochi, burgots, cone shells…
Here you can spot copper sweepers, cardinal fish, red mullets, lobsters, cowries…
An excellent dive from 3 to 15m.
This reef drop-off is covered with gorgonians and soft coral. Without fail you’ll see schools of chubs and paddletail snappers at a depth of 20m. In the deep blue you might just meet mackerel scads
being chased by bonito or tuna.
Spadelfish (paraha peue) are regulars to this spot! We even saw a harlequin prawn on the coral reef! The coral is otherwise magnificent – every species seem to be here! Researchers from the CRIOBE (Insular Research centre and Environment Observatory) come to this site from Moorea to study the coral.