#77392 - 10/29/08 09:00 PM
Diving Recommendations : Rangiroa or Fakarava ?
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Frankie
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Registered: 10/29/08
Posts: 1
Loc: Hong Kong
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Hi, I am planning my diving trip to FP on March 2009 and I have short listed Rangiroa and Fakarava. Any recommendations?
I like diving with sharks and large pelagics. Rangiroa seems to be a good place for Hammerhead & silvertip which I have never seen before, what is the chance of seeing Silvertip in Avatoru Pass?
But I heard that Fakarava is even better, tons of Grey reef sharks in both passes of Fakarava which seems amazing. However, I have seen Grey Reef many times before, Anybody seen any silvertip or lemons or Hammerhead in Fakarava? Thanks.
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#77395 - 10/30/08 04:56 AM
Re: Diving Recommendations : Rangiroa or Fakarava ?
[Re: Frankie]
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Old Wife
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Registered: 02/21/03
Posts: 2302
Loc: Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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We saw a lemon shark on Fakarava on one of our daily snorkelling expeditions. There were some other sharks we saw, too (silky?). By the way, the sharks at the southern pass were black-tips (I don't know if that's the same as greys). They're pretty common throughout FP, I think.
Edited by Old Wife (10/30/08 04:57 AM)
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#77604 - 11/10/08 09:37 PM
Re: Diving Recommendations : Rangiroa or Fakarava ?
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Suki (689)
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Registered: 10/29/07
Posts: 890
Loc: ELA US of A
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We've seen alot of HINANO sharks in between the passes in the bar XXXXXXX (FP4LIFE) XXXXXXX
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#78236 - 12/30/08 03:04 PM
Re: Diving Recommendations : Rangiroa or Fakarava ?
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Gary & Cath
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Registered: 04/01/06
Posts: 1243
Loc: Wollongong, Australia
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Apparently the Giant Hammerheads school at Rangi in October/November (hence our next trip is in November to Rangi), but they are at 40 metres and below. You'll see Lemon sharks everywhere in FP. If you like large pelagics, again, any pass in FP has plenty (Moorea, Bora Bora, Taha'a are the places I've dived). I'm going to dive Tahiti next time as well - been there 4 times but never dived there.
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#86533 - 08/15/10 07:05 PM
Re: Diving Recommendations : Rangiroa or Fakarava ?
[Re: Gary & Cath]
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apriljune
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Registered: 06/29/10
Posts: 34
Loc: philippines
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thanks for sahring guys...keep posted
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