TIKEHAU - DIVING

Tikehau is a virtually circular atoll in the Tuamotu group, with a 26 km long lagoon and a single inlet allowing the passage of only the smallest of boats. When captain Cousteau’s research team made a study of the polynesian atolls in 1987, the Tikehau lagoon was declared to have the highest fish population of all the polynesian « low » islands. Fish parks constitute the greatest source of income for the 312 inhabitants who regularly ship their parrot-fish and other lagoon fish off to Tahiti. Its lagoon is the focal point of the island. An excursion trip to the fish parks and the motu provides the opportunity for some spear-fishing and a dive in the crystal clear water of the lagoon. A good walk will reveal the beauty of the village and its surrounds. The dive centre, open seven days a week, is in the village itself and a twenty to thirty minute boat trip will get you to the dive spots, with the exception of a few lagoon dives. This has led to the centre to offer day-trips, with a dive in the morning, a picnic on a motu, and a dive in the afternoon.

	Diving Spots in Tikehau
	Tikehau Diving Clubs

DIVING SPOTS IN TIKEHAU

1 - MARA.

Surrounded by Napoleon-fish, you can observe at leisure the great Manta rays which come here to have their parasites dealt with by the little cleaner-fish. Meetings with albimarginatus sharks are not uncommon.

2 - RAIRA CAVE.

Numerous grey sharks live in these caves and along a fault in the reef. You will also find there a great school of barracudas then, safe in the clefts of the reef, hundreds of rougets.

3 - THE TUHEIAVA INLET.

The dive is performed on the incoming current. Manta rays are often found, as well as a large school of carangues. Then a little further along the inlet, about ten white pointer sharks squeezed together under a rocky outcrop.

4 - TURTLE HOLE.

Flanked by dolphins, the boat will drop anchor above a basin which doubles as a nocturnal refuge for turtles. In this subsidence of the reef, you can count, within a small area, a multitude of different species. An easy and relatively shallow dive ( 18m), notable for the diversity of fish.

5 - TEAVATIA.

Once an inlet, slowly occlured over the centuries; the coral here shows outstanding diversity, colour and richness. Sharks and rays are quite common.

6 - THE THRUST.

A relatively deep dive ( 45m), reserved for experienced divers. You’ll observe the passage of « big » school - tune, swordfish, sail-fish or white pointer reef sharks. The red coral is breathtaking.

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TIKEHAU DIVING CLUBS

Tikehau Blue Nui Dive

Tikehau - Tuamotu French Polynesia
Tel. (689).96.23.01

Tikehau Blue Nui was constructed within the Tikehau Pearl Beach Resort in 2001. It is located by the reception of the hotel about 20 yards from the arrival and departure dock.

Diving Schedule For certified divers We organize two-tank dives each morning. The meeting time is generally at 8:30am. This way, while limiting the transportation time, you can enjoy two different dives in one half-day. The return is usually between 11:30 and 12 noon depending on the distance of the sites. This leaves you the rest of the afternoon to take advantage of other activities. If you would also like to do another (or only one) dive in the afternoon, no problem! A second outing is scheduled, but this time to only one site. The meeting time is at 1:30pm with a return at around 3pm. By request, for a minimum of 4 divers, night dives can be arranged. For beginners : Fun dives or lessons are organized each morning and afternoon as needed. Initiation dives are organized each afternoon and meet at the center at 1pm. The dive center is open all year long.

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