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Two legendary passes, shark-rich drift dives, and a lagoon that still feels wild
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Fakarava is a pass-diving destination first. Local operators such as Dive Spirit Fakarava, Kaina Plongee, O2 Fakarava, Topdive, and Tetamanu Diving plan dives around tides because the best sites only work when current, visibility, and entry timing line up. Garuae in the north is broad, exposed, and dramatic. Tumakohua in the south is the shark-heavy signature zone with the Wall of Sharks and the famous June to July grouper aggregation.
French Polynesia's largest pass with broad drift lines, schooling fish, sharks, rays, and dramatic tidal movement.
Classic Garuae-area scenery with coral structure and fish life on a more reef-forward profile.
The south-pass main event with sharks, groupers, barracuda, and compact, current-shaped channel diving.
The famous south-pass shark concentration where grey reef sharks can seem to form a moving wall in the channel.
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