French Polynesia · Bora Bora
Bora Bora's only natural pass, known for strong currents and shark action.
Bora Bora's only natural pass, known for strong currents and shark action.
Strong currents make guided access the norm.
Teavanui Pass is Bora Bora's natural channel between lagoon and ocean, a boat-access drift site where current shapes the whole dive. Expect a moving-water pass with sharks, jacks, barracuda, tuna, and occasional manta rays, plus a return wall lined in blue coral and coral walls that make the route feel alive. It is an experienced-diver site that rewards good timing, a guide who knows the flow, and respect for changing conditions.
Site Conditions
Safety Notes
Keep a tight buoyancy profile and respect the flow; the pass can turn quickly.
Access Restrictions
Guided access is the right fit because the pass can run strongly and is better for experienced divers and snorkelers.
Legal Notes
Use the pass only in suitable current windows and follow guide briefings.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Guided drift dive through a channel where current, blue water, and the return wall define the route.
Freediving
Only very experienced freedivers should consider it with a guide; current and timing are the main constraints.
Snorkeling
Only experienced snorkelers with a guide should consider the pass, and only when the current is suitable.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Last Updated
Research Sources
TOPDIVE Bora Bora operator listing with Teavanui Pass depth and marine-life details.
Official tourism page with Bora Bora visibility and fish-density context near the pass.
Aranui Bora Bora article with current and experienced-diver guidance.
Boat dive with coral plateau, sharks, and cave sections.