La Vallée blanche, Tahiti

One of the most beautiful dive of Tahiti for its fauna. Grey sharks, white tip, black tip, lemon and sometimes even the majestic tiger shark. The dive is particularly recommended for drift diving.

Apart from the incredible kinds of sharks, you will find schools of silver jacks, triggerfish and all kinds of Polynesian fish.

Level

Level

Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

19 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current
Ripping Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Drift Dive

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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Recommended Training

Boat Diving

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Stress & Rescue

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Enriched Air Nitrox Level 2 (40%)

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Night Diving and Limited Visibility

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Navigation

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Waves, Tides & Currents

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Deep Diving

Many exciting and iconic dive sites lie in deeper waters. The SSI Deep Diving Specialty will get you there - safely and with confidence. Learn how to plan and conduct dives to between 18 and 40 meters deep with SSI.

Scooter / DPV

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Perfect Buoyancy

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Photo & Video

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Shark Ecology

Sharks are vital for healthy oceans and are truly spectacular to dive with! Join the SSI Shark Ecology program and learn how to dive safely with sharks, why their behaviors are misunderstood and more. Start online today!

Marine Ecology

The SSI Marine Ecology Specialty program is the best way to discover the exciting science of marine ecology and become an underwater naturalist. Enhance your dives in a new way. Earn the SSI Marine Ecology specialty certification now!

Fish Identification

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Dive sites nearby

3 épaves

One of the few wreck sites in Polynesia. You will explore the wreckage of the Catalina PBY-5A, given by the US Navy to the RAI (Régie Aérienne Inter-insulaire, the ancestor of Air Tahiti) and flown in the Polynesian air in the 1950s.

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L' Aquarium, Tahiti

Certainly the best site for beginners in Tahiti. A coral ring which is ideal for a first dive. There are also 3 wrecks lying on the sand: a Cessna (5 m) and 2 boats.

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La Faille d Arue

This wall starts at 5 meters, after crossing a beautiful coral plateau and then, at about 25m, you will find a beautiful cave that looks strangely like a church door.

Taotoi

Privileged place to observe giant morays, sharks and all kind of reef fishes. It is a favorite dive site for beginners and first time divers in Moorea.

Tiki

Its a dive site 10 minutes max by boat, and runs from north to west, but is exposed to waves and sometimes current. Going there will always depend on the weather conditions. Drift dive is recommended on this dive site but not mandatory.

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Aquarium

The Aquarium is a magnificent coral garden, ideal for first-time divers and those looking to refresh their skills. The coral rock set on the beautiful white sand is home to a plethora of multicolored fish.

© TOPDIVE Bora Bora, 98713 Papeete

Anau

The dive site Anau offers easy and protected diving in the lagoon. It is possible to see manta rays all year because it is a cleaning station. Turtles are also sometimes observed.

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Toopua

Many tropical fishes gather along this drop-off, among them huge anemones and their clown fish. At the bottom of the wall, a large sand bank where leopard rays and eagle rays come to feed. The dive ends on a beautiful coral garden.

© TOPDIVE Bora Bora, 98713 Papeete

Fafapiti

One of two dive sites in Bora Bora where it is possible to see the ballet of mantas. The dive is done along a drop-off. Very easy diving without current at a shallow depth.

Teavanui Pass

As in all the channels/passes, it is possible to see big pelagic animals passing. The current can sometimes be strong, so this dive is more suitable for advanced divers.